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Computer Repair

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Another name for the primary volume.






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






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






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






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






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






7. A___________________can be used to test a USB port.






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






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






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






11. 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






12. 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.






13. Temporary drop in AC power.






14. Used to repair and reinstall Windows






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






16. Physical connection between an interface processor or card - the data buses - and the power distribution buses inside a chassis.






17. 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.






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






19. 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.






20. 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.






21. 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.






22. 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.






23. Also known as redundant array of independent disks: Technology uses an array of hard drives used to provide fault tolerance and/or improvement in performance.






24. Four Main Parts of the boot process: 1. BIOS checks hardware through POST. 2. The ___________ searches for and loads an OS. 3. The OS configures the system and completes its own loading. 4. The user executes application software.






25. Windows Vista technology that supports a hybrid drive.






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






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






32. The first sector of a floppy disk or logical drive in a partition; it contains information about the disk or logical drive. On a hard drive - if the THING is in the active partition - then it is used to boot the OS. Also called boot sector.






33. 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






34. In Windows XP - you should choose the _______________setting for updates.






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






36. 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






37. The one bootable partition.






38. 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






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






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






41. 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.






42. 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?






43. Standard computer case form factor for modern computers.






44. Network with each computer






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






46. 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.






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






48. POST means __________________.






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






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