Desktop Engineer Talent Examination
- 1.A customer just installed a new CD-RW. The system was working fine before the installation, but now the CD-RW does not work. What should you suggest that the customer should do?
- A.
Flash or upgrade the BIOS
- B.
Check the CONFIG.SYS setup
- C.
Add the CD-RW in the device manager
- D.
Check the jumper settings on the CD-RW
- 2.Which type of motherboard standard accepts the 5 pin DIN keyboard connector? (Choose two)
- A.
AT
- B.
XT
- C.
LT
- D.
ATX
- 3.Which processor introduced renaming of a register feature, was?
- A.
AMD K4
- B.
AMD K6
- C.
Intel Pentium IV
- D.
Intel Pentium Pro
- E.
None of the following
- 4.The External CACHE was supported by which processor for the first time?
- A.
Inpel Pentium II
- B.
Intel Pentium IV
- C.
Intel Pentium III
- D.
Intel Pentium Pro
- 5.Name the slot which was manufactured by GANG of Nine?
- A.
PCI
- B.
PCIE
- C.
AGP
- D.
ISA
- E.
EISA
- 6.The FATAL memory problem occurred, the problem is associated with which device?
- A.
RAM
- B.
CMOS
- C.
Hard Drive
- D.
CD ROM
- E.
Connecting a serial mouse with the power on.
- 7.You just installed a Pentium II 800-MHz chip. When you booted up your computer, it only recognized 400-MHz chip. What could be the problem?
- A.
Only half of the chip is installed into the socket.
- B.
The jumper settings on the chip are not correct.
- C.
You do not have enough space on your hard drive.
- D.
The BIOS setting is not reflecting a multi-speed
- 8.Your customer calls and reports that her computer shuts down and reboots on its own. What is one possible cause?
- A.
The BIOS is set to reboot automatically every day.
- B.
Her external SCSI CD-RW is using too much power.
- C.
The CMOS is configured to cycle power at a certain time
- D.
The power supply is not providing enough power to the system.
- 9.Recently we face a problem when the printer was online and it was also working properly but even we were unable to take a print out, what was the possible cause? (choose two)
- A.
The printur was turn off
- B.
The printer was suffering with paper jam
- C.
Driver was not installed
- D.
Printer was deleted
- 10.A hard drive has a partion which is having less space then 2 GB which file system it will support ?
- A.
FAT 16
- B.
FAT 32
- C.
NTFS
- D.
ANY ONE
- 11.Which of the following file contain Operating system entries?
- A.
Msconfig
- B.
Autoexec.bat
- C.
Autoexec.sys
- D.
Boot.ini
- E.
Msdos.com
- 12.The command which is used to access System Information is?
- A.
Sysinfo.32
- B.
Wininconfig
- C.
Compmgmt
- D.
Msinfo32
- 13.What does the BIOS do when a plug and play card is installed?
- A.
Looks for the manufacturer of the card.
- B.
Checks the processor ID for compliance.
- C.
Disables the other cards until the new card is installed.
- D.
Consults the ESCD to determine which system resources are available and needed for the card.
- 14.Which electrical component holds the charge even when no voltage is being replied?
- A.
Resistor
- B.
Terminator
- C.
Flip Flop
- D.
Capacitor
- E.
None of the above
- 15.CD-ROM is made up of which metal?
- A.
Iron Oxide
- B.
Zink Oxide
- C.
Alluminium Peroxide
- D.
Reflective Material
- 16.The ECC Add ........ bit information to protect 32-bit word?
- A.
5
- B.
6
- C.
7
- D.
8
- 17.The processor which is used to control the Traffic Light signalling system is?
- A.
8080
- B.
8008
- C.
PIII 333
- D.
PIII 800
- E.
AMD Athlon
- 18.What must you do after attaching a new SATA Hard Drive?
- A.
Select a unique ID
- B.
Set the termination jumpers
- C.
Set the master/slave jumper
- D.
Ensure proper cable orientation
- E.
Do nothing it will be auto configure
- 19.The default video pixel size of SVGA is?
- A.
400 X 600
- B.
800 X 600
- C.
1024 X768
- D.
1200 X 1024
- 20.What would a failed processor fan most likely cause? (Choose two)
- A.
CPU damage
- B.
System lockups
- C.
Hard drive failure
- D.
Floppy drive failure
- E.
CD-ROM drive failure
- 21.The DIN-6 consumes?
- A.
12 V
- B.
3.3 V
- C.
5 V
- D.
Any of the above
- 22.The first 32-bit processor was?
- A.
80286
- B.
80386
- C.
80486
- D.
Intel Pentium Pro
- 23.Which ports are most often used to connect a digital camera to a computer? (Choose two)
- A.
USB Port
- B.
SCSI Port
- C.
PS/2 Port
- D.
Parallel Port
- E.
RS-232 Port
- 24.The Chip which store all the IRQs value is known as?
- A.
CMOS Chip
- B.
BIOS Chip
- C.
PCI Chip
- D.
PIC Chip
- 25.What is the first step in diagnosing a completely dead computer that was working fine the day before?
- A.
Test the power supply.
- B.
Replace the CMOS battery.
- C.
Check the AC outlet for voltage.
- D.
Reseat the hard drive cable controller.
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