COMPUTER HARDWARE & NETWORK TROUBLESHOOTING UNIT 1 1. What is processor? (NOV 2013) 2. Define system clock? (NOV 2013) 3. What are the two types of hardware interrupts (NOV 2010) 4. List the type of switching logic control in SMPS? (NOV 2010) 5. What is BIOS? (APR 2011), (NOV 2012) 6. List any four components of Mother Board? (APR 2011) 7. Expand SMPS, DMA? (APR 2012) 8. What are the types of memory? (APR 2012) 9. List out the Hardware components of PC? (NOV 2012) 10. Define personal computer? (NOV 2012)(April 2016) 11. What is meant by cache memory? (NOV 2012) ( May 2016) 12. What are the two types of system boards? (NOV 2012) 13. What is AMD K6? 14. What is K8 series processors? 15. Write slot types? 16. Write socket types? 17. Define cache memory?(april2016) 18. How dose speculative execution increases the rate of instruction execution?(nov 2016) 19. Differentiate fully associative mapped cache,direct mapped cache and set associative cache.(nov 2016) 20. What is over checking?( April 2015) 1 P a g e C o m p u t e r H a r d w a r e a n d T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g
1. Explain parallel and serial interface with block diagram? (NOV 2010) 2. Describe the DMA Architecture of the PC in detail? (NOV 2010)(April 2016)( May 2016) 3. Draw the functional Block diagram of the PC and explain its parts (APR 2011, Nov 2016) 4. List and explain the various test performed by POST sequence? (APR 2011), (NOV 2012) 5. Explain the working principle SMPS with functional block diagram. (APR 2012), (NOV 2012) 6. Explain in detail about computer mnemonics. (APR 2012) 7. Describe the classification of computer? (NOV 2012) 8. Briefly explain the terminologies of the processor (NOV 2012) 9. Explain the types of Microprocessor. (NOV 2013) 10. Describe in detail about computer room preparation (NOV 2013) 11. Explain in detail about Data flow inside the PC 12. Briefly explain Processor types and specifications and features of Processos?(NoV 2016) ( May 2016) 13. Explain in detail about 16-bit to 64-bit evolution 14. Explain in detail about Processor Features of System Management Mode, Super scalar execution, Dynamic Execution 15. Briefly explain Dual independent bus architecture 16. Explain in detail about socket and slot types, Intel s Pentium and Core Processors 17. Briefly explain AMD K6 to K8 series processors. 18. Explain briefly how hyper threading technology works.(nov 2016) 19. Explain dual core processor(nov 2016) 20. Explain power management (April 2016) UNIT 2 1. Define IDE. (NOV 2010) 2. Differentiate LAN and WAN. (NOV 2010) 3. What is PCI? (APR 2011) 2 P a g e C o m p u t e r H a r d w a r e a n d T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g
4. Define MODEM. (APR 2011), (APR 2012) 5. Expand SCSI. (APR 2012), (NOV 2012) 6. Write an example of peripheral devices. (NOV 2012) 7. What are the two types of system boards? (NOV 2012) 8. What do you mean by BIOS? (NOV 2012) (APR 2011) 9. Expand: ISA, PCI, MCA and SMPS. (NOV 2013)(April 2016) )(April 2015) 10. What is meant by Plug and Play? (NOV 2013)(April 2016) )(April 2015) 11. List any four components and various of mother board.? (APR 2011) (April 2015) 12. Expand SMPS, DMA. (APR 2012) 13. What are the two types of RAM module? (NOV 2012) 14. What is AGP? 15. What is CMOS setup? 16. Define maskable interrupts (nov 2016) 17. State the function of bootstrap loader (Nov 2016) 18. Explain PCI bus structure with diagram. (NOV 2010) 19. Explain the following: a) ISA, b) PCI, c) IDE, d) USB (APR 2012)(Nov 2016) 20. Explain the detail about network interface card (NIC) with neat diagram. (APR 2012) 21. Discuss about various types of cables and connectors. (NOV 2012) 22. Explain in detail about modem with diagram. (NOV 2012) 23. Describe the detail about mother board architecture. (NOV 2012) 24. Give the detail notes on CMOS. (NOV 2012) 25. Describe the SMPS and its function. (NOV 2013) 26. Write detail note on Connector and Switches. (NOV 2013) 27. Explain in detail about of Traditional North/South Bridge architecture 28. Explain in detail about of VIA, SiS and NVIDIA chipsets 29. Describe the detail about of Power specifications 30. Explain in detail about of Connectors and Switches(Nov 2016)(April 2016) 31. Describe the detail about of CMOS setup and Plug and Play 32. Write short notes on interrupts. (Nov 2016) 3 P a g e C o m p u t e r H a r d w a r e a n d T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g
33. Explain ROM shadowing in detail. (Nov 2016) 34. Various components and various of motherboard (April 2016) (April 2015) 35. Write short notes of error message and switches(april 2016) 36. Discuss in details about BIOS. (April 2015) UNIT 3 1. Define Scanner? (NOV 2010) 2. What are the two types keyboard interfaces. (NOV 2010) 3. What is the Joystick? (APR 2011) 4. List some of the display adapters. (APR 2011) 5. What is Track Ball? (APR 2012) 6. What are the types of Mouse? (APR 2012) 7. What is the use of Connector? (NOV 2012) 8. What are the different types of Scanner? (NOV 2012) 9. What is the function of the memory? (NOV 2012) 10. What is the hard disk and how does it work? (NOV 2012) 11. What are the types of RAM module? (NOV 2013) 12. Write about serial ATA. (NOV 2013) 13. What are the two types of Memory?(APR 2012) 14. SCSI stands for (APR 2012) (NOV 2012) 15. What is the function memory? (NOV 2012) 16. List the advantage of DRAM,.(Nov 2016) 17. Define seek time and latency time. (Nov 2016) 18. What is SIMM? (April 2016) 19. Advantages of floppy disk (April 2016) 20. Comment on network interface card (April 2015) 21. Write a note on Trouble shooting. (April 2015) 1. Explain in detail about CD and DVD technologies. (APR 2012) 4 P a g e C o m p u t e r H a r d w a r e a n d T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g
2. Briefly explain about Hard Disk Drive. (APR 2011) 3. Explain the structure and operating principles of CD-ROM in detail. (NOV 2010) 4. Discuss both FM and RLL recording methods of a magnetic disk drive. (NOV 2010) 5. Highlight the difference between FDD and HDD(APR 2011) 6. Describe the function and different types of HDDS. (APR 2012,2016) 7. What are the types of Disk Drives? Explain it. (NOV 2012) 8. Explain the following : a) Double Density Format, b) RLL Recording standards. (NOV 2012) 9. Discuss in detail about auxiliary storage device. (NOV 2012) 10. Explain components available in hard disk. (NOV 2013) 11. What are the types of RAM types and its performance? 12. Explain the following a} Fast page mode DRAM b) EDO RAM C) SDRAM D) DDRx RAM E) RDRAM 13. Explain the following of SIMM, DIMM, DDR DIMM 14. Explain the following of MMC, Secure Digital, SSD, RAM disk and USB Flash disks 15. Explain the following of Optical Storage - CD, DVD, BD 16. write about of Disk formats - Optical Drive(Nov 2016) 17. Define parity checking works. (Nov 2016) 18. explain in detail- trouble shoot the secondary storage problems? (April 2016) 19. Explain about display device in detail (April 2015) 20. what are the various input devices/ Explain (april 20150 UNIT 4 1. Differentiate single and dual head assembly drive. (NOV 2010) 5 P a g e C o m p u t e r H a r d w a r e a n d T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g
2. Define MTBF. (NOV 2010) 3. What are the two formats for recording on a magnetic disk? (APR 2011) 4. Differentiate hard sector and soft sector disk. (APR 2011) 5. What is mean by disk and diskette? (APR 2012) 6. What is DVD? (APR 2012) 7. Write any two common aspects between HDD and FDD. (NOV 2012) 8. Expand MFM. (NOV 2012) 9. What are the four basic types of keyboard? (NOV 2012) 10. What do you mean by SVGA? (NOV 2012) 11. What is PPP? (NOV 2013) 12. What are the services included in LANE? (NOV 2013) 13. Define MODEM? (APR 2011) 14. What is a Joy stick? (APR 2011) (APR 2012) 15. Lisy some of the display adapters? (APR 2011) 16. What are the types of mouse? (APR 2012) 17. What is trackball? (APR 2012) 18. What is the usage of connector? (APR 2012) 19. Write an example of peripheral devices? (APR 2012) 20. What does resolution indicate (NOV 2016) 1. Write short notes on following: VGA, SVGA. (NOV 2013) 2. What are the major output devices for a computer? (NOV 2013) 3. What are the major difference between an impact printer and non-impact printer discuss.( NOV 2012) 4. What are the types of Disk Drives? Explain it. (NOV 2012) 5. What are the major output devices for a computer? (NOV 2013) 6. Write short notes on following Keyboard,Signals and Interface standards 7. Write short notes on various following Pointing devices: Mouse - mechanical and optical Joystick.(Nov 2016) 6 P a g e C o m p u t e r H a r d w a r e a n d T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g
8. Write short notes on following Video Display Adaptors Interfaces 3D graphics accelerators 9. Write Difference between LCD and LED monitors 10. Explain shot notes of the following printers dot matrix laser jet - ink jet Pen plotters 11. Explain about of BIOS and DOS Interrupt services for I/O devices 12. Explain how 3D graphics accelerates work in detail (Nov 2016) 13. What is parallel port?( May 2016) 14. Expand SVGA and USB?( May 2016) UNIT 5 1. Advantages of USB.(Nov 2016) 2. Mention the 3 basic topologies used in computer networks. (Nov 2016) 3. What is GUI?(April 2016) 4. What do you mean by computer network? (April 2016) 5. Advantages of USB? 6. Mention the three basic topologies used in computer network? 1. Expalin hot plugging in detail (Nov 2016) 2. Explain TCP/IP protocol in detail.(nov 2016) 3. Explain the process of hard disk partitioning and formatting.(april 2016) ( May 2016)(April 2015) 4. Briefly explain about virus scanners.(april 2016) ( May 2016) 5. Explain the various trouble shooting tools.( May 2016)(April 2015 7 P a g e C o m p u t e r H a r d w a r e a n d T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g
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