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Computer Repair

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






2. 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.






3. __________________cards report computer errors and conflicts at POST.






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






5. 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?






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. POST means __________________.






8. Standard computer case form factor for modern computers.






9. 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.






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






11. 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.






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






13. Network with each computer






14. 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






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






16. 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.






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






18. 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.






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






20. 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.






21. 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






22. Temporary drop in AC power.






23. 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.






24. 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.






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






26. 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






27. The one bootable partition.






28. 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.






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






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






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






32. 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






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






34. 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?






35. A number assigned to a logical device (such as a tray in a CD changer) that is part of a physical SCSI device - which is assigned a SCSI ID.






36. Windows Vista technology that supports a hybrid drive.






37. 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.






38. 4- - 6- - or 8-pin connector that supplies extra voltage to the motherboard from the power supply.






39. 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:






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Another name for the primary volume.






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






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






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