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Computer Repair

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. __________________cards report computer errors and conflicts at POST.






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. A file system designed to provide greater security and to support more storage capacity than the FAT32 file system.






4. Stripes data across three or more drives and uses parity checking - so that if one drive fails - the other drives can re-create the data stored on the failed drive. Data is not duplicated - and - therefore - THIS makes better use of volume capacity.






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






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






7. 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?






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






9. 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.






10. High-speed - 32-bit bus technology designed to support the acceleration of 3D computer graphics.






11. A fast interface between a host adapter and the CPU that can daisy chain as many as 7 or 15 devices on a single bus.






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






13. 20-pin or 24-pin internal power supply connector.






14. 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:






15. Commonly called the host adapter. The host adapter is inserted into an expansion slot on the motherboard and is responsible for managing all devices on the SCSI bus. A host adapter can support both internal and external SCSI devices - using one conne






16. 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






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






18. The latest SCSI standard - serial SCSI - also called serial attached SCSI - allows for more than 15 devices on a single SCSI chain - uses smaller - longer - round cables - and uses smaller hard drive form factors that can support larger capacities th






19. Protocol suite to network Macintosh computers. It is comprised of a comprehensive set of protocols that span the seven layers of the OSI reference model.






20. Generally the label for the first hard drive in a computer system. Drive A and Drive B are reserved for floppy drives. Drive B is rarely used on current computers.






21. 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.






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






23. Command used to check the integrity of files and folders on a hard drive by scanning the disk surface for physical errors.






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






25. 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.






26. A set of tools - routines and protocols used to develop software applications that will be compatible with an operating system.






27. 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






28. A Data Link layer device that connects and passes frames between two network segments. The frames are filtered and forwarded using MAC addresses.






29. Operating system feature that enables a computer to assign itself an address if it is unable to contact a DHCP server. The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) has reserved private IP addresses in the range of 169.254.0.0 -169.254.255.255 for A






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






31. This is how the BIOS communicates errors during POST






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






33. One or more sectors that constitute the smallest unit of space on a disk for storing data (also referred to as a file allocation unit). Files are written to a disk as groups of whole clusters.






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






35. Standard computer case form factor for modern computers.






36. Involves restarting the computer by pressing the on/off switch. Stressful on computers.






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






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






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






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






41. Applet or small program created by Microsoft to control interactivity on web pages that has to be downloaded to gain access to the full functionality.






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






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






44. Windows Vista technology that supports a hybrid drive.






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






46. Network with each computer






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






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






49. A single hard drive that works independently of other hard drives.






50. Temporary drop in AC power.