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Computer Repair

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A preventive maintenance plan tends to evolve from a history or pattern of __________malfunctions within an organization.






2. The ________________makes sure the computer meets the necessary system requirements and that all hardware is working properly before starting the remainder of the boot process.






3. The advantages of ______________: To reduce the likelihood that the events that causes PC failures will occur and to lessen the damage if they do.






4. Used to repair and reinstall Windows






5. A number assigned to a logical device (such as a tray in a CD changer) that is part of a physical SCSI device - which is assigned a SCSI ID.






6. This is how the BIOS communicates errors during POST






7. Memory that does not lose its data when the power is turned off.






8. A method of data transfer between hard drive and memory that allows multiple data transfers on a single software interrupt.






9. To power up a computer from the off position.






10. Issues dial - hang up - reset - and other instructions to the modem. It is based on the Hayes command set.






11. The process - you specify the size of the partition and what file system it will use.






12. A drive that uses both solid state and magnetic technologies.






13. A feature of system BIOS and hard drives that automatically identifies and configures a new drive in CMOS setup.






14. A________________CD can be used to boot a system and repair or reinstall Windows.






15. Having the ability to connect and disconnect a drive while the system is running. Also called hot-plugging.






16. You should write down or backup changes to CMOS/BIOS setup ____________________.






17. Data storage area that provides high-speed access for the system.






18. A hard drive whose disk controller is integrated into the drive - eliminating the need for a controller cable and thus increasing speed - as well as reducing price.






19. Five possible questions that should be asked of a user who is experiencing computer problems: What had just happened? What recent changes did the user make? When did the computer __________? What error message do you see?






20. This can be divided into one or more logical drives. Each logical drive is assigned a drive letter (such as drive G:) and is formatted using its own file system.






21. A table on a hard drive or floppy disk that tracks how space on a disk is used to store files.






22. A self-monitoring technology whereby the BIOS monitors the health of the hard drive and warns of an impending failure.






23. This tool can be used to test a USB port.






24. Media through which data is transferred from one part of a computer to another. The bus can be compared to a highway on which data travels within a computer.






25. An ATAPI cabling method that uses a narrower and more reliable cable than the 80-conductor cable.






26. A computer's ability to respond to a fault or catastrophe - such as a hardware failure or power outage - so that data is not lost.






27. Network with each computer






28. A transfer mode that uses the CPU to transfer data from the hard drive to memory. This mode is slower than DMA mode.






29. Cable that contains four pairs of wires - with a maximum data rate of 1 Gbps.






30. Fastener used to bundle cables inside and outside of a computer.






31. A drive with one - two - or more platters - or disks that stack together and spin in unison inside a sealed metal housing that contains firmware to control reading and writing data to the drive and to communicate with the motherboard. The top and bot






32. When troubleshooting a failed boot - if you do not see any lights or hear any noises - what hardware system do you first assume is at fault?






33. The top or bottom surface of one platter on a hard drive. Each platter has two of these.






34. A___________________can be used to test a USB port.






35. Speed at which bits are transmitted - usually expressed in bits per second (bps).






36. How do you change a computer's Boot Sequence?






37. The circuit board that controls a SCSI bus supporting as many as seven or fifteen separate devices. This device controls communication between the SCSI bus and the PC.






38. Most often called a hard drive - comes in two sizes for personal computers: the 2.5" size is used for laptop computers and the 3.5" size is used for desktops. In addition - a smaller 1.8" size (about the size of a credit card) hard drive is used in s






39. Storage area used for handling data in transit. Buffers are used in internetworking to compensate for differences in processing speed between network devices. Bursts of data can be stored in buffers until they can be handled by slower processing devi






40. The 12-bit wide - one-column file allocation table for a floppy disk - containing information about how each cluster or file allocation unit on the disk is currently used.






41. The overall structure an OS uses to name - store - and organize files on a drive. In it - a cluster is the smallest unit of space on a disk for storing a file and is made up of one or more sectors. A it tracks how these clusters are used for each fil






42. Discovers the local address (MAC address) of a station on the network when the IP address is known. End stations as well as routers use ARP to discover local addresses:






43. An interface standard - part of the IDE/ATA standards - that allows tape drives - CD-ROM drives - and other drives to be treated like an IDE hard drive by the system.






44. Layer 7 of the OSI reference model. This layer provides services to application processes such as electronic mail - file transfer - and terminal emulation that are outside of the OSI model. The application layer identifies and establishes the availab






45. Formatting performed by means of the DOS or Windows Format program (for example - FORMAT C:/S creates the boot record - FAT - and root directory on drive C and makes the drive bootable). Also called OS formatting.






46. A standard for managing the interface between secondary storage devices and a computer system. A system can support up to six serial ATA and parallel ATA IDE devices or up to four parallel ATA IDE devices such as hard drives - CD-ROM drives - and DVD






47. Another name for the primary volume.






48. A unit of measure that describes the size of a data file - the amount of space on a disk or other storage medium - or the amount of data being sent over a network. One byte consists of 8 bits of data.






49. Is a type of drive imaging. It duplicates data on one drive to another drive and is used for fault tolerance.






50. An older IDE cabling method that uses a 40-pin flat data cable or an 80-conductor cable and a 40-pin IDE connector.