Digital Information Technology Ch. 5 Purchasing, Maintaining, and Troubleshooting
Across
- 2. (device firmware upgrade) provides the ability to upgrade or downgrade the firmware
- 5. occurs when the computer completely ceases to function
- 7. restarting the system
- 8. Windows boot setting in which the computer starts up with the minimum number of functions necessary to run
- 10. process of keeping the computer hardware in good working order
- 12. location on a hard drive where data is stored
- 13. software feature that allows the current installation to be corrected without completely uninstalling and reinstalling the software
- 14. (Microsoft Design Language - programming design language created by Microsoft that emphasizes simplicity
- 16. copy of the system files in their state at an earlier date or time
Down
- 1. process of keeping the software in good working order
- 3. utility that analyzes what is going on in the system and reports the results
- 4. process of systematically analyzing a problem to find a solution
- 6. using the restart function of the operating system; also called a warm reboot
- 9. original settings that the device had when it was new before the user made any changes
- 11. automated process of removing unneeded files
- 15. powering down, or shutting off, the system and then restarting it; also cold cold reboot