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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Speed at which bits are transmitted - usually expressed in bits per second (bps).






2. The one bootable partition.






3. 20-pin or 24-pin internal power supply connector.






4. 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.






5. Temporary drop in AC power.






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






7. 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.






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






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






10. 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.






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






12. __________________cards report computer errors and conflicts at POST.






13. 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






14. 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.






15. 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.






16. Network with each computer






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






25. 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.






26. Windows Vista technology that supports a hybrid drive.






27. 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






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






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






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






31. 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.






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






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






34. 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






35. 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.






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






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






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






39. 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.






40. 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:






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






42. 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.






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






44. POST means __________________.






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






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






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






48. A___________________can be used to test a USB port.






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






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