BRIGADE CORPORATION INDIA PVT LTD - Technical Question Paper (Set 7)

1.

Which of the following are associated with ROM? (Choose Three)

(A)
DMA
(B)
MBR
(C)
BIOS
(D)
POST
(E)
CMOS
2. A customer states that after someone borrowed a computer, a larger than normal black border appeared around the
edge of the Windows desktop. What is the first logical question would you ask?
(A)
Have you adjusted the contrast?
(B)
Has the operating system just been upgraded?
(C)
Have you checked to see if the video cable is loose?
(D)
Have you checked the video monitor control settings?
3. You just installed a second IDE slave hard drive to the primary controller in your Windows 9x system. You double
click my computer and cant see the second drive. What are the reasons for this? (Choose two)
(A)
Your hard drive is not partitioned.
(B)
The BIOS has not been updated.
(C)
The floppy drive is not connected.
(D)
The proper drivers are not loaded.
(E)
Device manager needs to be refreshed.
4. On the dot-matrix you only see the bottom half of the characters. What is a possible cause?
(A)
Defective print head
(B)
Wrong paper thickness
(C)
Paper fed incorrectly on tractor
(D)
Defective home position sensor
5. Assuming that the primary and secondary IDE controllers are both enabled, what is the maximum number of
devices that can be connected?
(A)
3
(B)
4
(C)
5
(D)
6
6. The resolution on a new 19 ULTRA VGA monitor was set to 640 x 480 16 colors. You change the resolution to
800x600 High color 16-bit. But the monitor goes blank. What could be the problem?
(A)
The refresh rate is too fast for the monitor,
(B)
Problem with the Power connector
(C)
Problem with the Video Card.
(D)
Incorrect video card driver.
7. The monitor is displaying mostly in green and not in normal colors. Which of the following would cause this?
(Choose Two)
(A)
The monitor is defective
(B)
Pin on the connector is bent
(C)
Memory Problem
(D)
Problem with SMPS
(E)
Graphic Processor is damaged
8. How many pins does a standard IDE connector have?
(A)
40
(B)
20
(C)
60
9. Which kind of devices does SCSI support? (Choose Three)
(A)
CD-ROM
(B)
Printer
(C)
Video Card
(D)
Tape Devices
(E)
Hard Drives
10. How many pins are on a serial port connector? (Choose two)
(A)
9

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20.

(B)
25
(C)
15
(D)
2
Which of the devices have similar looking connectors. (Choose Two)?
(A)
PS/2 mouse
(B)
RJ45
(C)
RJ11
(D)
ATX keyboard
What would cause a keyboard error message? (Choose Two)
(A)
Stuck Key
(B)
Error in BIOS setting
(C)
Mouse Problem.
(D)
Keyboard not plugged in
Which ports are most often used to connect a digital camera to a computer?(CHOOSE TWO)
(A)
USB Port
(B)
Parallel Port
(C)
Digital Camera Port
(D)
RS-232 Port
What is the smallest storage access unit on an IDE hard drive?
(A)
Sector
(B)
Vector
(C)
Bisector
(D)
Track
A customer calls for support with a monitor problem but cant wait for a service technician. She describes the
problem being no monitor signal, no screensaver and no hibernation and she reports that she thinks its the video
card. The customer also mentions that she has three identical functioning systems in her office. What could you ask
the customer to switch with one of the functioning systems?
(A)
The monitor
(B)
Processor
(C)
Power supply
(D)
SMPS
Which of the following source present a risk factor for virus infection on a PC? (CHOOSE TWO)
(A)
A floppy disk received from a friend.
(B)
CD-ROM received from a friend
(C)
A downloaded file from the internet.
(D)
Installing a gaming software
You install new local printer. When you print a test page on the printer, the printer prints the printer code and
several extra blank printer pages are printed. What are the possible causes? (CHOOSE TWO)
(A)
Wrong printer driver
(B)
Operating system problem.
(C)
Unsecured or loose printer cable
(D)
(D) Parallel port problem.
You get an error during POST on a PC. What could this mean? (Choose two)
(A)
There is a hardware failure.
(B)
BIOS needs to be reset.
(C)
Windows ME problem
(D)
Hard disk problem.
What must you do to attach a new IDE hard drive? (CHOOSE THREE)
(A)
Set the master/slave jumper.
(B)
Ensure proper cable orientation.
(C)
Install drive bay and secure it properly
(D)
Operating system compatibility
On a diskette drive data cable, what is the drive letter assigned to the drive after the twist?
(A)
A
(B)
B
(C)
C
(D)
D

21. A user uninstalled an application in the Windows 98 and it still appears in a starts menu. How do you remove it?
(Choose two)
A.
Shut down and reboot the PC.
B.
Delete the item in the device manager.
C.
Right click the menu item on the start menu and select delete.
D.
Right click the desktop and choose display properties, click start menu.
E.
Right click the taskbar, choose properties and click remove under customize start menu.
22. In Windows 9x the system configuration editor is used to view and edit which of the following files? (Choose three)
A.
WIN.INI
B.
BOOT.INI
C.
SYSTEM.INI
D.
MS-DOS.SYS
E.
CONFIG.SYS
23. What is the 32-bit command line interpreter in Windows 2000?
(A) CMD.EXE
(B) CMD.COM
(C ) COMMAND.EXE
(D) COMMAND.COM
24. What does virtual memory do?
A. Uses hard disk space for extra memory.
B. Uses shared parallel processor memory.
C. Borrows memory from other systems on the network.
D. Uses video and NIC address space and shares available memory with other systems on the network.
25. A client calls for service on a 9x system. A video card and drivers were installed and now windows will not start. What
should be done to resolve the problem?
A.
Replace monitor cabling.
B.
Reinstall the monitor bonus software.
C.
Delete video divers from the system directory.
D.
Start the safe mode and change the video standard VGA.
26. The system you are working on hangs after starting windows message appears. You suspect that something in either
config.sys or autoexec.bat is causing the problem. Which key can you hold down after seeing this starting windows message
to have windows ignore those two files at start up?
A.
<ALT>
B.
<ESC>
C.
<CTRL>
D.
<SHIFT>
27. What is the difference between xcopy and xcopy/s in Windows 9x?
(A) Xcopy only copied datafiles
(B) Xcopy /s only copies system files
(C ) Xcopy only copies application files.
(E) Xcopy /s copies files and subdirectories
28. A customer tries to log in to an Internet service provider and repeatedly prompted to enter their username and password.
Which of the following are the possible causes? (Choose two)
A.
Net BEUI is not installed.
B.
IPX/SPX is not installed.
C.
The modem is not functioning.
D.
There customer account is no longer active.
E.
They are using an incorrect username and password combination.
29. What operating systems transition would be the easiest to implement?
(A) Windows 95 to Windows 98.
(B) Windows NT to Windows 98.
(C ) Windows 3.1 to Windows NT.
(D) Windows 2000 to Windows 98.
30. Your customer can only connect to 28.8Kbps even with a 56Kbps modem. The ISP has all v.90/x2 modems. What should
you suggest?
A.
Disable v.90 in the modem properties.
B.
Check the internet for the latest v.90 updates for the modem.

C.
Replace the existing modem with an x2 modem v.90 modem only connect at 28KBPS.
D.
Optimize the dial up setting because modem speeds faster than 28.8KBPS can only be achieved under the
most ideal conditions.
31. Which of the following are ways to set the system time? (Choose three)
A.
Command prompt, time.
B.
Device manager, select clock.
C.
Control panel, select date/time.
D.
Task bar properties, show clock.
E.
Double click on the clock in the system tray.
32. What causes a disk defragmenter to take an excess amount of time to complete?
A.
Hard disk access modifies drive content during defragmentation.
B.
User does not have sufficient drive access permissions.
C.
User does not require enough free drive space.
D.
Hard disc errors exceed available drive space.
33.Which command allows viewing or editing of common configuration files?
(A)
SYSEDIT.
(B)
REGEDIT.
(C)
CFGEDIT
(D)
AUTOEDIT.
34. Which conversion does the Windows98 drive converter perform?
(A) FAT16 partition into NTFS partition.
(B) FAT32 partition into a FAT16 partition.
(C ) Fat16 partition into a FAT32 partition and a FAT32 partition into a FAT16 partition.
(D) FAT16 partition into a FAT32 partition but not a FAT32 partition into a FAT16 partition.
35. During boot up which function key allows you to boot directly to safe mode in Windows 9x?
A.
<F4>
B.
<F5>
C.
<F6>
D.
<F7>
36. Which of the following operating systems come with Internet connection sharing ICS? (Choose two)
A.
Windows 95
B.
Windows98
C.
Windows 98 SE
D.
Windows 2000
E.
Windows NT 4.0
37. Scandisk checks and fixes (Choose two)
A.
Tape drives.
B.
Hard drives.
C.
Floppy drives.
D.
CD Rom drives.
E.
DVD Rom drives.
38. Which of the following are required to make a Windows NT 4.0 boot diskette? (Choose three)
A.
NTLDR
B.
BOOT.INI
C.
MS-DOS.SYS.
D.
NTDETECT.COM.
E.
OSLOADER.EXE.
39. What must an IDE hard drive have in order for a PC to boot?
A.
Active partition.
B.
Passive partition.
C.
Logical partition.
D.
Extended partition.
40. What is the name for a single user mail server account type?
A.
POP.
B.
FTP.
C.
FTTP.

D.

HTTPS.