Question Bank

COMPUTER ASSEMBLING AND TESTING

I FILL IN THE BLANKS:

1. An IDE controller can support up to _________ number of devices in a bus.
2
2. ___________ entry on CMOS setup tells the BIOS to skip some errors during POST.
Halt On

3. IDE drives below 528 MB are usually set in ________ addressing scheme in CMOS.
CHS or Cylinder Head Sector

4. The first 64KB of extended system memory is known as _________.
High memory Area
5. Individual devices on the bus could assume control and initiate data transfers to and from memory without the direct intervention of the CPU is termed as ________.
DMA

6. The most commonly used interface material for cooling is _________.
Thermal Grease

7. Software provided by the manufacturer for the proper working of hardware is __________.
Driver

8. Tx stands for ________ in a serial port.
Transmit
9. Usually printer is connected to ________ port.
Parallel

10. ____________ is the process of dividing the physical drive spaces into pieces.
Partitioning
11. ________ in CMOS setup controls the order in which system drives are checked for an OS.
Boot sequence

12. __________ function in CMOS setup allows the IDE drives transfer several sectors at a time.
Primary PIO
13. __________ is a computer used primarily as a peer server for file or printer sharing.
Network Server
14. __________ is the cooling technique employed in most computer monitors.
Static Convection
15. The maximum power that an AGP slot can provide is ________ W.
42
16. ____________ should be provided inside a cabinet to decrease overall temperature.
Chassis fan
17. Burn proof technology for protection against buffer under run was developed by ___________.
Sanyo Corporation
18. MMX was developed by __________.
Intel
19. Damaged MBR can be rebuilding using ____________.
FDISK
20. ___________ file system supports security features.
NTFS
21. SCSI-2 was defined in the year________________ 1994
22. ____________ is the mostly used keyboard layout. QWERTY
23. AT Attachment was the original name for _____________ IDE
24. _______________ type of connector is used to connect phone line to modem. RJ-11
25. VESA local bus was capable of data transfer exceeding _____________ 100 MB/s
26. ___________ Jumper allows to set floppy drive to 0,1,2,3 in a Motherboard. DS
27. AMD’s first chipset was _____________ AMD Operon
28. ___________ Program is always located in a special reserved memory area, the upper 64K of the first megabyte of system memory. BIOS
29. The logic circuit that controls the video card is referred to as __________ VIDEO CHIPSET
30. 1X read speed in DVD ROM drive transfers ____________kb/sec. 1500
31. A 1600* 1200 pixel screen display in true colour contains almost_________MB of data. 6
32. IDE devices use a __________ to connect to each other.
Ribbon cable

33. ATX connector has _____________ pins. 20
34. Disks and Tape Drivers come in two sizes,____________and _________inches. 3.5 and 5.25
35. __________Utility in windows XP helps to restore system to a previous state. System Restore
36. Usually a sound card is placed in __________ slot. PCI
37. Ordinary motherboards support up to ___________ IDE drivers. 4
38. IDE stands for ________________ Integrated Drive Electronics
39. SCSI stands for _____________ Small components system interface
40. ____________ refer to performing proactive maintenance in order to prevent system problems. Preventive maintenance
41. _______________ disks can hold more than a floppy disk.
Zip disks
42. _______________ tool under Windows 95 can be used for scheduling maintenance tasks. System Agent

43. ___________ utility under Windows 98 can be used to trace hard drive errors.
SCANDISK
45. The data encoding format of a 1.44MB floppy disk is ________.
MFM
46. Number of pins on an IDE cable is _________.
40
47. Printer Control Language was developed by ___________.
Hewlett Packard
48. Number of pins in an AT style connector is __________.
12
49. PCs connected with …………………can also be used for education, entertainment, etc.
Modem
50. 1X read speed in DVD ROM drive transfers ____________kb/sec. 1500
51. Comm 1 share an IRQ with which other Comm por________ Comm 4
52. A male DB25 port is most likely as ___________ Serial Port
53. __________port can be used for serial port DB 9
54. All UPS systems are rated in terms of _______.
Volt Amperes
55. ___________ Power management system allows the system to wake and perform predefined tasks based upon real world events.
ACPI

56. Pen Drive is _________Device USB
57. Slot A has __________ pins 242
58. ___________ is a computer hardware device similar to a printer that is used to create plots.
Plotter
59. ISA stands for_____________ Industrial Standard Architecture

60. ________ Processor was the first to access more than 1MB of RAM. 80286

II State whether TRUE or FALSE:
1. FAST ATA drives use LBA.
True

2. Disabling the floppy drive is a good technique for adding some security to a PC.
True
3. FAT 16 uses smaller clusters than FAT 32.
False

4. An integrated cache is also called a buffer.
True

5. 32 bit processor can support a maximum of 8 GB RAM.
False
6. AWARD is a BIOS manufacturer.
True
7. Thermal Calibration is done to ensure proper performances of CD recording.
True

8. BIOS can be updated b flashing BIOS chip.
True
9. Setting g Password Clear Jumper can clear CMOS password.
True
10. Intel Corporation is the largest seller of microprocessors.
True
11. The drives bays open to the front of the case are called external drive bays. True
12. CMOS password can be cleared by setting password clear jumper. True
13. ATX form factor does not support built in I/O port cabling. False
14. The laser printers should not be connected to UPS.
True
15. An ATX board can be fit onto an AT case. False
16. BIOS stand for Basic Input Output Services. True
17. AGP connector has 140 pins. False
18. A SCSI bus can accommodate only 4 devices. False
19. FDD uses two rings.
True

20. BIOS play a major role in booting up the system. True
21. The video card requires more I/O bandwidth to the processor and memory than any other device in the system.
True
22. It is possible to store multiple layers of data on a DVD.
True
23. The procedure of approaching a stable operating speed by the motor of a drive is called spin up.
True

24. Refilling inkjet cartridges will reduce its life.
True
25. NTFS supports long file names.
True
26. AWARD is a BIOS manufacturer.
True
27. CRT monitors are much more expensive than TFT monitors.
False

28. DIM connector has 5 pins True
29. Zip disks can hold more than a floppy disk.
True
30. The transition from pits to lands and vice versa
corresponds binary levels in a CD. True
31. CD’s cannot be made bootable. False
32. IX stands for 300KB/s data rate on a CD-ROM drive. False
33. The procedure of approaching a stable operating
speed by the motor of a drive is called spin up. True
34. Refilling inkjet cartridges will reduce its life. True
34. CMOS password can be cleared by setting password clear jumper. True
35. A SCSI bus can accommodate only 4 devices. False
36.Striping takes two disks and treats them as a single disk drive. True
37.DIMMs are the successor to SIMMs. True
38.RAID 0 is first and it is also known as a Striped Array. True
39.The major advantage of RAID 1 is redundancy. True
40.IC chips are tiny electronic circuits, which are crammed with transistors. True
41. Joysticks has 15 pins True
42. USB is Universal serial bus True
43. 51/4 disk capacity is 720 KB True
44. IDC stands for Insulation Displacement cable. True
45. SRAM is cash memory True
46. 2 ID controller in motherboard True
47. 512 RAM has 72 pins True
48. Floppy Disk has 34 pins. True
49. LPT 1 is a 25 pin Female port True
50. CMOS battery voltage is 2.5V False
51. 3XX represent keyboard problem. True
52. CGA support Colour True
53. Windows 98 not supporting multiprocessor True
54. Protected mode support virtual memory True
55. 164 is memory size error True
56. EDO RAM means extended data output RAM True
57. DRAM is a volatile memory True
58. PCI bus has Plug and Play configuration. True
59. 2YY represent keyboard problem. False
60. IRQ 8 is serial port False

III. SHORT QUESTIONS:

1. Compare features of IDE and SCSI drives.
2. What are the steps involved in installing an operating system.
3. Explain about the Power management setup in CMOS.
4. What are the various software diagnostic tools available for a service engineer? Explain.
5. What are the precautions that we should take to prevent static hazards during installation of a PC?
6. What does low level formatting mean? Explain.
7. What are the processors that undergo when POST is taking place?
8. What are the steps involved in installing a video card? Explain?
9. What is modem? What is its function?
10. What is meant by solid fault?
11. What is meant by intermitted faults?
12. Explain about Advanced Chipset setup section in typical BIOS.
13. Compare Zip drive and a Hard drive.
14. What does disassembling of a PC mean?
15. What it is the necessity of disassembling?
16. What are factors that we should consider before partitioning a hard disk?
17. What is meant by BIOS?
18. What are various steps involved in installing a video card?
19. Compare NTFS and FAT32 file system.
20. Explain in detail about any three parts of a PC.
21. Differentiate between Active and Passive maintenance?
22. What are the basic building blocks of a Microprocessor? Explain.
23. What is an instruction set?
24. Explain RISC and CISC.
25. Compare the pros and cons of AMD Athlon.
26. What is a chipset? Explain the working of each component of a chipset.
27. Explain ISA
28. Compare the pros and cons of Intel Pentium III
29. What are the functions of the PnP BIOS?
30. Compare AT and ATX power supplies.
31. What are the various steps involved in troubleshooting a soundcard.
32. Explain IDE Hard Drive.
33. Explain Modem.
34. What are various steps involved in installing CD-ROM
35. Explain Memory.
36. What are the functions of an Operating System?
37. Explain Video Card.
38. What are various steps involved in installing Operating System?
39. What are the differences between PCI and VESA local bus?
40. Explain the major components in a Motherboard.
41. Explain Sound Card.
42. Explain the most important display adapter with their characteristics.
43. Explain PIC.
44. Explain in detail about troubleshooting of a Hard Drive
45. What are the steps involved in installing the Hard Drive devices:
46. What is Defragmentation? Why is it necessary?
47. Explain in detail installation procedure for KEYBOARD.
48. Explain UDP.
49. What is a firewall?
50. Distinguish between TCP and UDP.
51. Explain MDA Video adapters.
52. Explain the working of a keyboard.
53. Explain in detail installation procedure for MODEM,
54. Compare and contrast CD-ROM and DVD ROM.
55. What are the different types of pointing devices?
56. What is the function of CMOS setup?
57. What are the steps involved in installing the Memory devices.
58. What is a mouse? What is the difference between Track Ball and Mouse?
59. Explain TCP.
60. Explain in detail about troubleshooting of a Motherboard.

IV ESSAYS:

1. What re the various maintenance procedures? What are the steps involved in controlling heat, temperature, EMI, Humidity, Shock and Vibration.
2. Explain the various options under CMOS setup
3. What do you meant by assembling?
4. Explain ISA bus architecture?
5. Explain in detail installation procedure for HARDDRIVE and CD-ROM.
6. What is NIC? What is the difference between a switch and Hub?
7. What are the steps involved in installing the following devices:
a) Memory
b) Hard Drive
c) CD-ROM
8. Explain in detail about troubleshooting of a Sound card
9. Explain the features of Intel 815 chipsets.
10. Explain what are the different generations of processors?
11. What are the steps involved in installing the Motherboard.
12. Explain in detail about troubleshooting of a Floppy Drive.
13. Explain the different types of Power supplies.
14. What are the steps involved in installing the Processor
15. What are the different components found in the Motherboard of a computer.
16. What is a printer? What are the different types of printers?
17. What is a Cache Memory? Explain L1 and L2 Cache.
18. Explain SCSI and IDE.
19. What is a computer Network? Explain its uses.
20. Explain different types of multiplexing techniques.
21. Explain various display technologies available in market.
22. How data are organized in a harddisk? Explain?
23. What is the function of s keyboard controller? Explain.
24. What is the function of a scanner?
25. Explain different Video adapters.
26. What are different types of powersupplies used in a computer?
27. What is the difference between Active and Passive Hub?
28. Draw the diagram of an Intel 815 Motherboard.
29. Explain IDE and SCSI drives.
30. What does Upgrading mean? Differentiate between capacity upgrade and feature upgrade.