Test your basic knowledge |

Computer Repair

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. 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.






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






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






4. 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?






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






6. 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






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






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






13. 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.






14. 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.






15. 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.






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






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






18. 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?






19. 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.






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






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






22. 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






23. 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:






24. Network with each computer






25. 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






26. 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.






27. 4- - 6- - or 8-pin connector that supplies extra voltage to the motherboard from the power supply.






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






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






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






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






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






33. Used to repair and reinstall Windows






34. A___________________can be used to test a USB port.






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






36. The one bootable partition.






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






38. 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






39. 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.






40. 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






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






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






43. 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.






44. 20-pin or 24-pin internal power supply connector.






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






46. Another name for the primary volume.






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






48. 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






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






50. 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.







Sorry!:) No result found.

Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?


Let me suggest you:

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests



Major Subjects

Tests & Exams


AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests