Why systems fail Flashcards

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Software freeze

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Cause: It tries to do multiple things at once and it goes to deadlock as nothing will work

Solution: Turn it off and on, close any un-needed programmes

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Software crash

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Cause: Wehn the RAM has overwritten itself (deletes) so it doesn’t know what to do

Solution: restart software

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File will not open

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Cause: Disk may have been disrupted

Solution: Try to fix the disk, back up

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File not found

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Cause: probably been deleted/relocated

Solution: Find the file, back up

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Device is not ready

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Cause: May not have installed drivers, msy noy be connected properly

Solution: re-connect, try to get the software

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Storage full

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Cause: saved too much, capacity has been reached

Solution: Back it up/delete files that are not needed/get more capacity

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Access denied

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Cause: Wrong password, parental controlled, access provalage eg if i tried to get on staff public

Solution: Get correct password/change password if persistent

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Paper jam

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Cause: crinkled paper

Solution: Take paper out and sort it out

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