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Computer Repair

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






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






4. 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.






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






6. 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?






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






8. 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.






9. Network with each computer






10. 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:






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






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






13. Used to repair and reinstall Windows






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






15. 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






16. The process - you specify the size of the partition and what file system it will use.






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






18. 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






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






21. Temporary drop in AC power.






22. Windows Vista technology that supports a hybrid drive.






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






24. POST means __________________.






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






26. 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.






27. 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.






28. 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.






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






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






31. 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.






32. 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






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






34. 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.






35. This is how the BIOS communicates errors during POST






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






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






38. 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?






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






40. 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.






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. 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






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






44. 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.






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






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






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






49. 20-pin or 24-pin internal power supply connector.






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