HARDWARE
1. List down different kind of motherboard for the PC.
Ans : ATX & AX motherboard
2. What is the different between AX & ATX motherboard?Sketch the layout of the motherboard.
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Ans : ATX & AX motherboard
2. What is the different between AX & ATX motherboard?Sketch the layout of the motherboard.
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- AX motherboard is the old type of motherboard while ATX is the new type of motherboard.
- The position of CPU for an AT motherboard is in series to the expansion slot where as for an ATX, is in parallel to the expansion slot.
3. LIst the pins number of various kind of connector on the motherboard and at the back of the PC.
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On the motherboard:
At the back of the PC:
4. What are the DC voltages we can find from the DC power supply?
Ans : +12V
5. List down the electrical problem we are facing when operating our PC?
Ans : Electrical problems can be from outside of the PC entirely (a frayed power cable, a bad socket, a dying UPS battery) or from within it ( a failing system power supply, a faulty soft switch).
6. What are ESD, EMI and RFI?
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7. List Different kind of PC storage.
Ans :RAM, ROM, Floppy disk
8. List various kinds of RAM and their pins number.
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On the motherboard:
- IDE connector - 40 pins
- ATX power connector - 24 pins
- Floppy connector - 34 pins
At the back of the PC:
- USB - 4 pins
- P/2 - 6 pins
- Serial port - 9/15 pins
- Firewire 1394 - 6 pins
- VGA - 16 pins
4. What are the DC voltages we can find from the DC power supply?
Ans : +12V
5. List down the electrical problem we are facing when operating our PC?
Ans : Electrical problems can be from outside of the PC entirely (a frayed power cable, a bad socket, a dying UPS battery) or from within it ( a failing system power supply, a faulty soft switch).
6. What are ESD, EMI and RFI?
Ans:
- ESD -Electro Static Discharge
- EMI - Electric Machine Industry
- RFI - Radio Frequency Identification
7. List Different kind of PC storage.
Ans :RAM, ROM, Floppy disk
8. List various kinds of RAM and their pins number.
Ans :
- SDRAM - 168 pins
- DDRRAM - 184 pins
OPERATING SYSTEM
1. What is the function of OS?
Ans : Operating System is an interface between hardware & user which is responsible for the management and wordination of activities & sharing resource of computer.
2. List down some of the OS that we can use in a small computer.
Ans : GUI, Multi-user, Multiprocessing, Multitasking & Multithreading.
3. What is the different between text based and graphic base OS?
Ans : A text based OS which doesn't have desktop just text to let the OS do something, you need to type the command. Graphic based OS has desktop has a desktop and isn't just text on your screen. Windows 3.1 was the first graphic based OS.
4. List down some of the internal and external command of the text based and briefly explain the function of these command.
Ans :
Internal
cd - change directory
dir - list the directory
cls - clear screen
External
Fdisk - create set, delete & display partition.
Format - format primary partition
Setup - install operating system
5. What is FDISK used for and then list down the menu that we can find under FDISK.
Ans : FDISK is used to create or delete partition in the hard drive.Create, set & display partition menu can be found.
6. Explain briefly what File System is.
Ans : File System is a method for storing and organizing computer files and the data they contain to make it easy to find it and access them.
7. What is the difference between physical and logical drive?
Ans : Physical disk is the actual tangible unit of hardware of a disk. Logical disk is a device that provides an area of usable storage capacity on one or more physical disk drive component in a computer system.
8. List down the complete steps on how to install Windows 98 OS ?
Ans ;
- Start up Win98
- Press key to the BIOS setup
- By pressing F2
- Detect Drive
- Select & then boot from CD
- then set the setting to
- Hard disk drive
- From Floppy A
- Click F10 to save
- On the screen
- Enter FDisk for partitioning
- Select from the menu
- create
- Then choose from the list
- to create a primary disk drive
- Then set up the no. of
- drive you want to have
- Then save, then partition is made
- Then set the partition to be set active
- Then restart the program by clicking Ctrl + ALt + Delete
- Then go to D:\ then to F:\
- Enter format, to format your disk
- Then the Win98 is setup
9. What is the difference between basic & dynamic disk?
Ans : Basic disks are the ones that IT pros are most familiar with, and the typical terms and technologies apply. Dynamic disks support new features and spot new terminology.