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Thisprovidesexamples,hintandbasicoutlineoftheexaminationofTESDAinComputerHardwareand
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1. LISTOFTOOLSANDMATERIALS/INVENTORY(Written)
Followingareexamples
2. OCCUPATIONALHEALTHANDSAFETYPROCEDURE(Written)
Always groundordischargeyourselfbeforetouchinganypartofthecomputer
Donotworkalonesothattheressomeonewhocantakecareofyouincaseofaccidentor
emergency.
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Becarefulwiththetoolsthatmaycauseshortcircuit
Alwaysfullthecableconnectoronthehandleandnotonthecableitself
Useonlyrubbershoeswhenstandingonthegroundorinaconcretefloor
Makesurethatthepinsareproperlyalignedwhenconnectingacableconnector.
Alwayspoweroffandunplugthecomputerbeforeworkingon it.
Takeawayanyliquidsuchasmineralwaterorsoftdrinksnearyourworkingareaornear
computers.
Contingencymeasuresduringworkplaceaccidents,fireandotheremergenciesare
recognized.
PersonalprotectiveequipmentiscorrectlyusedinaccordancewithorganizationOHS
proceduresandpractice.
Hazard/risksintheworkplaceandtheircorrespondingindicatorsareidentifiedtominimize
oreliminaterisktocoworkers,workplaceandenvironment.
Takenecessaryprecautionsto protect thecomponentof thecomputerfromdamagedcause
by ElectrostaticDischarge(ESD).
HoldthecomponentsbyedgesanddonottouchtheICs.
Readandfollowinstructiononthemanualcarefully.
Donotuseexcessiveforceifthingsdontquiteslipintoplace.
3. ASEEMBLESYSTEMUNIT(Actual)
Properassemblingprocedure:
Preparethecomputercase(Installpowersupply,I/Oshieldandspacers)
Installdrives(DVD,FloppyandHDD)
InstalltheCPU,fan,heatsinkandmemorymoduleonthemotherboard
Installthemotherboardinto thecasingandexpansioncards
Installthecablings(Powerconnectors,FDDConnector,IDE/SATAConnector,USBheaders
andsystempanelheader).
Attachthemonitor,keyboard,mouseandplugintoapowersource.
Troubleshootifnecessary
Assembleandinstall networkconnection
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4. INSTALLOPERATINGSYSTEMS(OS XP/2000/98,DualBoot),DEVICEDRIVERS,LANCABLE
(Actual)
Thetypeofoperatingsystemtobeinstalledmightchangeovertime.ForLANcablecolour
codingmemorizethepairingsbelow.
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5. CONFIGUREANDPRINT(Actual)
Clickonthe startmenu andclick ControlPanel
WhenthecontrolpanelwindowopensyouwillseeitemsineitherCategoryView(Continue
withstep#3)orClassicView(Skiptoitem#4)
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Findanddoubleclickonthe Networkand InternetConnection icon.
Next,findanddoubleclickontheNetworkandInternetConnectionicons.Awindowwill
openwithallnetworkconnectionsavailableonthecomputed(wiredandwireless)
Findthenetworkconnectionyouwanttomanuallyconfigure,rightclickonitandselect
Properties fromthepopupmenu
Intheconnectionpropertieswindow,underthesectionlabelledThisconnectionusedthe
followingitems: find theInternetProtocol(TCP/IP)itemanddoubleclickit.
Anewwindowwillopen;selectthesecondradiobuttonwhichislabelledUsethefollowing
IPAddress.
EntertheappropriateIPAddress(192.168.0.1);subnetmaskusually255.255.255.0andthe
gateway(therouterortheproxyserveraddress).
Thenextpartofthewindowswillnow havearadiobuttonselected whichislabelledUse
thefollowingDNSserveraddresses
Ifyouneedtoaccesstheinternet,entertheaddressprovidedbyyourISP;ifyoudonot
havethatinformationyoucanusetheOpenDNSserverIP(208.67.222.222and
208.67.220.220).
Afterenteringtherequiredinformation,clicktheOKbuttontwiceandclosethecontrol
panelwindow.
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CHANGINGWORKGROUPANDCOMPUTERNAME:
Start>Settings>ControlPanel>System>ComputerNametab>Change
Tab>Typenew ComputerNameandWorkgroup>OK,OK,OK,restart
INSTALLINGNETWORKPRINTER
Start>Settings>ControlPanel>PrinterandFaxes>AddPrinter(Printer
Tasks)>AddPrinterWizard>Next>SelectAnetworkprinter,or.>
Next> BrowsePrinter>Next>SelectInstalledNetworkPrinter>Next>Yes
>Finish!
Note:Turnofyourfirewallbeforeinstallingprinter
FILE/FOLDERSHARING
Rightclickfoldertoshare>Properties>SharingTab> NetworkSharingand
Security(ClickIfyouunderstandtheSecurityRisk)>JustEnableSharing
>OK>Selectsharethisfolderonthenetwork>OK
SHARINGPRINTER
Start>Settings>ControlPanel>PrinterandFaxes>RightClickInstalled
Printer>Sharing>Sharethisprinter>OK
6. QUESTIONING/INTERVIEW(Oral)
Mostofthequestionswillbeontroubleshootingbutanythingaroundthesubjectmatter
canbeasked.YoualsoneedtomasterthepartsofthecomputerparticularlyoftheMain
CircuitBoardortheMotherBoardandtheirspecificfunctionsandcablecolourcoding.
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CentralProcessingUnit (CPU) Interpretandcarriesoutbasicinstructionsthatoperate
acomputer
HeatSink Componentswithfinsthatcoolsprocessor
RandomAccessMemory(RAM) Memorychipsthatcanbereadfromandwrittento
byprocessor.Alsocalledmainmemoryorprimarystorage,mostRAMisvolatile;
informationinsideitislostwhencomputerspoweristurnedoff.
ReadOnlyMemory(ROM) Memorychipsthatstorepermanentdataandinstructions.
Nonvolatilememory,informationinROMisnotlostwhenthecomputerpowerisoff.
BasicInputOutputSystem(BIOS) Thefirstprogramtorunwhenyouturnonyour
computer.ItisstoredinROMchipon themotherboard.
ComplementaryMetalOxideSemiconductor Stores date,timeand computerstartup
information.Maintainbyasmallbatteryafteryouturnthecomputeroff.
AdapterCard Enhancessystemunitorprovidesconnectionstoexternaldevices called
peripherals;alsocalledexpansioncard.
ExpansionSlot Anopeningorsocketonthemotherboardthatcanholdadaptercard.
Port Connectsexternaldevicestosystemunit
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Connector Joinscabletoperipheral
OTHERUSEFUL INFORMATION
BASICTROUBLESHOOTING
Beepcodetroubleshooting
ComponentIsolation
RAMIsolation
EquipmentIsolation
5S
Sort Clearlydistinguishneededitemsfromunneededandeliminatethelatter.
Straighten Keepneededitemsinthecorrectplacetoallowforeasyand
immediateretrieval
Shine Keeptheworkplaceneatandclean
Standardize Themethodbywhichsort,straighten,shinearemadehabitual.
Sustain Maintainestablishedprocedures
Acronyms
ATX AdvanceTechnologyExtended
SDRAM SynchronousDynamicRandom AccessMemory
DRAM DynamicRandomAccessMemory
EDORAM ExtendedDataOutputRandomAccessMemory
SIMM SingleInline MemoryModule
DIMM DoubleInlineMemoryModule
RIMM RambusInlineMemoryModule
USB UniversalSerialBus
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ISA IndustryStandardArchitecture
PCI PeripheralComponentInterconnect
EISA ExtendedIndustryStandardArchitecture
VESA VideoElectronicsStandardAssociation
IDE IntegratedDriveElectronics
SCSI SmallComputerSystemInterface
DDR DoubleDataRate
UDMA UltraDirectMemoryAccess
10S
SORT
SANITIZE
SWEEP
SYSTEMATIZE
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SELDDESCIPLINE
SUSTAIN
SAFETY
SEPARATE
STANDARD
SAVETHEENVIRONMENT
POSIBLEORALQUESTIONS
Q YouhavejustinstalledWindows98. Duringthetesting,itfailstostartafter theStartingWindows
98messageappears.Whatshouldyoudototroubleshootthisproblem?Nameatleasttwoways.
A TypeWin/d:matthecommandprompttostartwindows,orpressF8whenwindowsrestartingand
selectsafemode.
Q YouhaveconfiguredadualbootsystemconsistingWindows98inFAT32partitionandWindows
2000usingNTFSpartition.YoucheckyourWindows2000installationanditlookedgood.However,
whenyouboottoWindows98youcantsee thefilesintheNTFSpartition.Whatmightbethesourceof
theproblem?
A Windows98isnotcompatiblewithNTFS
Q YousuccessfullyinstallWindows2000Professionalandyouwanttocheckyourdrivesforerrors.
Nameonewayofcheckingforerrors
A Opencontrolpanel,clickadministertool,clickcomputermanagementandwithinthestoragetab
clickdiskdefragmenter
Q YouwanttosetupadualbootscenariobetweenWindows98andWindows2000.Howwouldyou
dothis?
A Partitionyourharddrive.InstallWindows98firstandtheninstallWindows2000tothesecond
partition.
Q Acustomercomplainsthathisharddiskismakinglotsofnoise.Afterexaminingthecomputerand
hearingthenoiseforyourself,younoticethathighpitchnoiseseems tobecomingfromthefaninthe
powersupply.Whichcomponentshouldbereplaced?
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A PowerSupply
Q WhatpartofHPLaserprinterismalfunctionifyoureceivea50serviceerror?
A FUSER
Q Acustomercomplainsthathecantgethiscomputertowork.Whenheturniton,thereisnovideo
andhearsaseriesofbeeps.Thebeepsareinthesequenceofonelongbeep,thentwoshortbeeps.You
tellthecustomertobringthemachinein.Uponfurtherexaminationyouareabletoidentifythe
problem.Whatshouldbeyournextstep?Whatistheerror?
A Replacethevideocardandmakesureitistighten.
Q Whatisindicatedbya201erroratsystemstartup?
A Badmemory.Mostoftheerrorbeginswith2indicatememoryerrorofsomesort.
Q WhattwocommandfilesareusedbyDOStoconfigurethecomputer?
A Autoexec.batandConfig.sys
Q Youinstallanewlypurchasesoundcardintoyourcomputer,butuponrebootingyoufindthatthe
new deviceisnotrecognizedbythesystem.Moreover,yourmodem,whichhasalwaysworked
perfectly,hasstoppedfunctioning.Whatisprobablytheproblem?
A ThesoundcardisusingthesameIRQasthemodem.
Q Whatisthecorrectwaytousetheprotocol utilityIPCONFIGinaWindows2000environment?
A Choosestart,clickrunandtype cmd thenpressenterkey.AtthecommandprompttypeIPCONFIG
Q TransmissionControlProtocol/InternetProtocol(TCP/IP)isacollectionofprotocolsthathelp
managetheinternetcommunication.EachcomputerrunningTCP/IPmusthaveauniqueIPaddress
assignedtoit.WhatisanIPaddress?Describetheformat?
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A AnIPaddressissetoffournumbers,eachofwhichmustbefrom0to255.
Q WhatisthecorrectsequencetostartWindows2000backupprogram?
A Choosestart>Programs>ThenAccessories>ThenSystemTools>ThenBackup.
Q Youvesetupanetworkwherebyeachcomputeractasaclientandaserverandinwhicheachuser
shareseachothersresources, includingprinters.Whatisthecorrecttermforsucharrangement?
A Peertopeernetworking
Q Sendingandreceivingelectronicmail(email)isacommonbenefitoftheinternet.Assumingauser
hasaccesstotheinternetonaproperlyconfigurePC.Whatisneededbeforeausercanbeginusinge
mail?
A EmailaccountandemailclientsuchasMicrosoftOutlook
Q WhatisthenameoftheexecutablefileforMicrosoftBackupFORdos?ForWindows3.x?
A MSBACKUP.EXE
Q Whatwouldyoutypeata DOScommandlinetostarttheMicrosoftAntiVirus?
A TypeMSAVatthecommandprompt.
Q Whatprograminthecontrolpanelcanbeusedtocreateastartupdisk?
A Add/RemovePrograms
Q WhatisthefinaloptionintheConfigureScreenmenu?
A Compatibilitytest
Q TheMSBACKUPPrograminDOSreceivesitssettingsfromwhatfile?
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A SETfile
Q WhichWindowsNT4.0utilityshouldyouuseafterinstallinganewharddrivetomakeusable?
A DiskAdministrator
Q WhichisthepropercommandtoinstallWindows2000recoveryconsoleasastartupoptioninthe
CDRomindriveE?
A E:\i386\winnt32.exe/cmdcons
Q DuringtheWindows2000setup,youareasked tochoosebetweenNTFSfilesystemandtheFATfile
system.CanyousitedisadvantageonNTFS?
A NTFSismoresophisticatedfilesystemhoweveritisnotcompatiblewithDOS.
Q AfterthesuccessfulupgradingtoWindows2000,whatshouldyoudowiththetemporaryfiles
generatedduringthesetupprocess?
A Nothing.Becauseallgeneratedtemporaryfilesareautomaticallyremoveduringtheprocess.
Q YouarepreparingthecomputerfordualbootingbetweenWindows98and2000.Yourdriveis
partitioned,andWindows98isalreadyinstalled.Whatshouldbeyournextstep?
A Youmust chooseFATforWindows2000partition
Q WhichofthefollowingisnottheWindows2000keyBootfile?Why?
A Autoexec.bat ThisisthekeybootforWindows3.1and9xarenotnecessaryforWindows2000
Q Whatisthemostlikelycauseofapaper jamonadotmatrixprinter?
A Obstructedpaperpath
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Q HPprinterlaserjetIIIprinterisnotprintingatall.ThecomputerindicatesthatthedeviceonLPT1is
notready.Youperformaserviceselftesttotheprinteranditprintsonthepageof verticallines with
noproblem.Thefrontpanelselftestdoesnotwork,howeverwhichcomponentdoyoususpectisgiving
youtheproblem?
A TheFormatter
Q Acomputerisexperiencingrandomrebootsandphantomproblemsthatdisappearafterreboot.
Whatshouldyoudo?
A Openthecoverandresetallcardsandchips
Q UsingeitheraWindows9XorWindows2000workstation,whatcomponentsdoyouneedto
connecttoaMicrosoftnetworkserver?
A Protocol,clientandadapter
Q YouareenablefileandprintersharingonyourWindows9Xsystem.Youmustnowspecifyhow
securitywillbehandled.Whatcouldbetheoptions?
A SharelevelAccessControlandUserlevelcontrol
Q AWindows9xworkstationincludesdefaultsupportforwhatnetworkOS/clienttypes?
A MSWindowsNetworkingandNovellsNetwarewithinaWindows9xworkstation,clientsare
providedforMicrosoftandNovellNetwork
Q WhatisthethirdelementrequiredtoconfigureaWindows2000systemasanetworkclient?A
client,anadapter,and ___?
A Protocol
Q Whatwouldyouneedtodotocreateanewdialupnetworking(DUN)connectionwithinaWindows
9xsystem?
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A ChooseStart>Programs>Accessories,thenchooseandclickDialupnetworkingthendoubleclick
Makenew connectionordoubleclickMycomputericononthedesktopthenclickdialup
networking.
Q WhatwouldyouusetomapanetworkdriveinbothWindows9xandWindows2000?
A Mapnetworkdrive
Q Whattypeofbackupinvolvesselectingthefilesyou wanttobackupaswellaswhenyouwantthem
tobackup?
A CustomBackup
Q Thereareseveralpiecesofbackuphardwarethatarecurrentlyavailable.Ofthefollowing,whichis
notvalidbackuphardware?
A Stationaryharddisk
Q Whichtypeofbackupthatbackupfilesonadiskthathaschangedsincethelastfullbackup?
A Differentialbackup