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Computer Repair

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Command used to check the integrity of files and folders on a hard drive by scanning the disk surface for physical errors.






2. Having the ability to connect and disconnect a drive while the system is running. Also called hot-plugging.






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






9. The one bootable partition.






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






11. 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.






12. A___________________can be used to test a USB port.






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






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






15. 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.






16. 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






17. 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.






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






19. 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






20. Standard computer case form factor for modern computers.






21. 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






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






23. 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.






24. 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






25. Another name for the primary volume.






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






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






28. 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.






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






30. 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.






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






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






33. Windows Vista technology that supports a hybrid drive.






34. 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






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






36. Temporary drop in AC power.






37. 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.






38. __________________cards report computer errors and conflicts at POST.






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






44. 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.






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






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






47. 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.






48. 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.






49. 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?






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