ACCEL I T ACADEMY-THRISSUR

HARDWARE MODEL QUESTIONS

1. The value of resistor is……………… if color code is brown, black & black.
2. MMX is an instruction set added to Pentium processors for…………
3. COM1 & COM2 shares the same IRQ. Statement is ………….. a)True, b)False.
4. Internet Streaming SIMD Extension technology is introduced in……… processors.
5. I/O port address of COM1 is……….
6. Normal capacity of a cdrom is…………..
7. 34 pin male connector is………….interface
8. When the PC is switch on the hard disk is not spinning, The problem is………….
9. When we replace a Hard disk, the system doesn’t recognize its full size. The problem
is…………….
10. Modem uses ………………connectors.
11. The binary equivalent of decimal number 100 is……………..
12. Internal commands are located in………….. file.
13. Specify the Pc boot order ……….. a)Boot strap, b)POST, c)MBR, d)DBR.
14. In MS-DOS which file is used to load drivers for External devices?
15. Scandisk is run for checking errors in………….. a)HDD, b)FDD, c)Tape
, d)Both a & b.
16. Registry editing command used in windows 98 is………………
17. AMD Athlon processors has ……………… package.
18. From following processors ………….. uses Slot1. a)P-MMX, b)Older
P3, c)P2, d)Both b & c.
19. 80486 has …………. Bit data bus & …………. Bit address bus.
20. Cascaded IRQ’s are ………. & ……………..
21. You have configured IRQ 7 for sound card . It may show conflict with………….
22. USB supports …………. number of devices.
23. 25 pin D-male connector is used for……………
24. USB chain uses …………. number of IRQs.
25. Continues long beep shows ………….. problem.
26. Maximum number of devices connected to an EIDE controller is………..
27. After installation of CD drive, an error message ‘Not enough drive letters.’ Is displayed at startup.
The problem can be solved by………………
28. Port address of secondary IDE is…………….
29. PG signal from SMPS is used for…………..
30. –12 V from SMPS is used for……………
31. Mention the correct order of SMPS block diagram. a)Rectifier, b)AC filter,
c)Switching transistor, d)SMT, e)Final rectifier.
32. ……………… component of monitor is used to generate EHT voltage.
33. ………….. no of electrons are available in a color monitor.
34. A monitor displays only one horizontal line. This is due to……………..
35. The non parity SDRAM is ………….. bit.
36. +5V of SMPS is used for………….
37. Speed of modem is mentioned in …………………
38. CMOS checksum error is due to ……… a)Battery failure, b)HDD
type mismatch, c)modem failure, d)parallel port error.
39. What will you try first if the printer is not printing?
40. Printer side interface is…………... a)36 pin
Centronix male, b)34 pin Centronix male, c)36 pin Centronix female, d)34 pin Centronix female.
41. Specify the MSDOS boot sequence.
42. 8088 is internally ………. Bit & externally ……. Bit.
43. RS-232 is the standard for…………..
44. EISA, MCA, PCI are ……… bit slots.
45. Does PCI support bus mastering feature?
46. Audio CD standard is …………
47. DMA channel used for floppy is ………….
48. SCSI-2 has …………. Pins.
49. The interrupt controller I.C is …………………..
50. USB v2 has ………….transfer speed.
51. The cls command is resided in…………. file.
52. List two ways to take disk defragmenter in windows.
53. The data encoding method associated with IDE HDD is…………….
54. PCMCIA stands for………………
55. List two graphical utilities used for editing windows registry.
56. Give an example for a web browser.
57. The processor used in Notebook PC is…………..
58. The FSB of i875 chipset is …………….. MHz.
59. The speed of AGP is represented in terms of x , where x is……………
60. In DVD x stands for…………..
61. ……………. & ………………… supports hot plugging.
62. Advantages of protected mode memory over real mode are…………….
63. Advantages of FAT32 are…………….,…………………. &…………………..
64. System configuration editor is used to view which files.
65. What new technology was added to P3.
66. What should you do first when system hangs periodically. A)Rotate the RAM,
b)Replace the RAM, c)Disable the CPU cache inCMOS.
67. Name the Sockets of P4 processor.
68. The HDD produces a grinding noise, the problem is…………..
69. 1.44 MB floppy contains …. No of tracks.
70. What is the problem if the PC is continuously rebooting. a)Bad power supply,
b)Faulty output power, c)Bad system board, d)defective adapter card..
71. ………………… HDD interface provides fastest data transfer.
72. Virus will affect through ……………..
73. When the left hand speaker volume is increased, the right hand speaker’s volume is getting
increased. What will be the problem? a)IRQ conflict, b)The volume controls
are muted, c)An incorrect CD audio cable is used, d)Incorrect CODECs e)The right hand speaker is
connected to the wrong end of the sound card.
74. When will the printer show a paper jam error even if the paper is not inserted?
75. The color displayed in the monitor is greenish. What will be the problem?
76. How much video RAM is needed to display 1024 * 768 at 24 bit color.
77. The drive letter of a drive is determined by the …………..
78. An 80 GB HDD is connected to a system, but the system doesn’t recognizes its full size. What is
the problem?
79. Keyboard error is due to the problem of ……………. ( give 2 reason ).
80. DIN connector is used in ……….types of keyboards.
81. CMOS password can be cleared by…………………
82. Among the following find out 2 errors that cannot be detected by POST. A)Bad memory location,
b)ROM BIOS configuration failure, c)Defective Keyboard, d)RAM chip that fails at high temperature.
83. Which AT command is used to reset the modem.
84. The mouse pointer moves randomly. What is the problem?
85. Name 2 ports to which Digital Camera can be connected.
86. A laser printer is set online but is not printing. What is the problem?
87. Write down the printer consumables.
88. The speed of 8088 processor is………..
89. Multitasking is first introduced in ………. Processor.
90. The technology used in first generation computers is…………….
91. List 3 requirements that is to be checked before installing a software.
92. …………. Is the advantage of super scalar architecture.
93. What is the maximum FSB of P4.
94. Name the processors that can be connected to i810 chipset.
95. The memory area used to store shadow of ROM BIOS is …………….
96. Write the correct working sequence of laser printer.
97. Max device that can be connected to USB is……….
98. Name the serial data transfer interface for HDD.
99. One long and Three short beeps at POST shows………error.
100. Cache memory is manufactured by ………….technology.