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Computer Repair

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A___________________can be used to test a USB port.






2. 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?






3. 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






4. 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






5. A nonprofit organization dedicated to creating trade and communications standards.






6. 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.






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






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






9. The duplication of everything written to a hard drive.






10. 4- - 6- - or 8-pin connector that supplies extra voltage to the motherboard from the power supply.






11. The resistor added at the end of a SCSI chain to dampen the voltage at the end of the chain.






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






13. 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






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






15. 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.






16. Troubleshooting tool that allows the computer to boot from a disk when the hard drive will not boot.






17. POST means __________________.






18. Hardware or software systems that can use interfaces and data from earlier versions of the system or with other systems. Also known as backward-compatible or backwards compatible.






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






20. A preventive maintenance plan tends to evolve from a history or pattern of __________malfunctions within an organization.






21. Standard that specifies full SATA cabling for external disks.






22. __________________cards report computer errors and conflicts at POST.






23. 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.






24. Expansion card that increases the number of controllers and ports available on a computer.






25. Network with each computer






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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.






32. 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:






33. A drive with no moving parts. Uses nonvolatile flash memory.






34. 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.






35. The volume is assigned a drive letter (such as drive C: or drive D:) and is formatted using a file system. Also called simple volume.






36. 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.






37. Temporary drop in AC power.






38. Performed from the operating system - such as by pressing the key combination Ctrl+Alt+Del or by choosing a Restart option from the Shut Down dialog box. Less stressful on the computer.






39. A sealed - magnetic coil device that moves across the surface of a disk either reading data from or writing data to the disk.






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






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. Order of drives checked for an OS. Example: Floppy (1st) - CD-ROM (2nd) Hard Drive (3rd)






43. When two hard drives are configured as a single volume.






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






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






46. A transfer mode used by devices - including the hard drive - to transfer data to memory without involving the CPU.






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






48. 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.






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






50. An IDE cable that has 40 pins but uses 80 wires - 40 of which are ground wires designed to reduce crosstalk on the cable.