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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. 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.






2. Windows Vista technology that supports a hybrid drive.






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






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






5. Backs up user-selected files to tape. This backup does not reset the archive bit.






6. 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






7. Another name for the primary volume.






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






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






10. Used to repair and reinstall Windows






11. 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.






12. 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






13. 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






14. Set of conductors - bundled and sheathed together - made of insulated copper or optical fiber that transport signals and power between electrical devices.






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






16. A process (usually performed at the factory) that electronically creates the hard drive tracks and sectors and tests for bad spots on the disk surface.






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






18. 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.






19. Method for encrypting data on a network. Uses a private key for writing messages and a public key to decode the messages. Only the private key needs to be kept secret. Public keys can be distributed openly.






20. A number from 0 to 15 assigned to each SCSI device attached to the daisy chain.






21. 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.






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






23. 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.






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






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






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






27. 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.






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






29. 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.






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






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






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






33. 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






34. 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.






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






36. 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.






37. 20-pin or 24-pin internal power supply connector.






38. 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.






39. List managed by a network administrator that itemizes what a user is permitted to access and the type of access granted.






40. 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






41. 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?






42. __________________cards report computer errors and conflicts at POST.






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






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






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. 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.






47. Uses space from two or more physical disks to increase the disk space available for a single volume. THIS writes to the physical disks evenly across all disks so that no one disk receives all the activity - and therefore improves performance. Windows






48. The term__________refers to the computer bringing itself up to a working state without the user having to do anything but press the on button.






49. 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.






50. The one bootable partition.