ClPROJECT HARDWARE (A+)

INTERVIEW PREPARATION _ PROJECT WORK

FOR COMPUTER HARDWARE (A+)

Instruction for this project:

✓ The trainer to instruct all the students to prepare the following questions at the end of
their course.
✓ The students have to prepare a question-answer set which has been given below.
✓ Students can submit the project online through mail to their respective trainers.( Word
Format is Mandatory)
✓ Students can avail of the Internet & book reference or LMS content reference to complete
the task.
✓ The project needs to be done within a class in front of the trainer in case of physical
attendance, else they have to complete the task & submit online where the trainer to check
& share the feedback on an individual project.

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Duration: 480 Minutes

1. What are the different functions of a computer?

2. Differentiate the Input and Output device.
3. What is a storage device? What is the common classification?
4. What do you mean by a processing device? What are the various types of processing
devices?
5. Differentiates Serial and Parallel ports.
6. What is an interface?
7. What is a microprocessor?
8. What are the factors affecting the speed of the microprocessor?
9. What are the differences between Multitasking and Multiprocessing?
10. What the difference between FSB and BSB?
11. What is packaging a microprocessor? What are the different packaging available?
12. What is LGA?
13. What is Intel Pentium?
14. What is the full name of AMD?
15. Which type of socket is needed to connect a dual-core processor of Intel?
16. What is Heat Sink? What is its use?
17. What is Upgrading a microprocessor? Why we have to do it?
18. What are the causes of overheating of a microprocessor?
19. There is a No Display issue in your Monitor. What is the problem?
20. What is Cache memory? What is the advantage if a processor with more cache memory
you are using?
21. What are the different types of RAM?
22. What is the latest RAM in the market?
23. Which is the latest DDR version? Which processor of Intel will support it?
24. What is overclocking?
25. What is the BIOS beep code? What it does mean?
26. How a server motherboard different from a desktop?
27. What is the form factor of the motherboard?
28. What is the need for an expansion slot on the motherboard?
29. What is the PCI slot? How is it different from PCI Express (PCI-E)?
30. What is the AGP slot? What is its use?
31. What is a jumper? What is the need?
32. What CMOS and CMOS battery?

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33. What is the chipset?

34. What is the use of a Molex Power connector?
35. What are the different color cables found in the Molex connector? What is the Power of
it?
36. The power supply fan is not working and it emits a lot of sounds. What will the probable
cause?
37. What is SATA?
38. In Speed how SATA is different from IDE?
39. What Is eSATA?
40. What is SCSI? Is the SCSI Hard Disk is needed for a home purpose?
41. What is IEEE 1394 Interface?
42. What is Solid State Drive means?
43. What is a Microprocessor?
44. What is Heat Sink? What is its use? If it is not in the system what will happen?
45. What are the causes of overheating of the microprocessor?
46. What is a jumper? What is the need?
47. What is the operating system?
48. What is BIOS?
49. The sequence of things done by the BIOS when you turn on your Computer
50. What are the Hardware Components of a Desktop Computer / Laptop?
51. What would you check if there is no sound from your computer? (Audio not working)
52. If a customer complains that his computer is working slow, what are the things you
would check?
53. What is the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)?
54. Describe the Lights on a Modem / LAN Card.
55. Name some of the Ports available in a Computer.
56. What does the term USB stand for?
57. What is the difference between CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) and LCD (Flat Screen Monitors)?
58. What is an IP Address?
59. Mention a sample computer configuration hardware & software requirement.
60. Name any Five Microsoft Office Applications.
61. What are RJ45 and RJ11 connectors?
62. What is a “Default Gateway”?
63. What are the components needed to set up a Basic Home Network?
64. What is the difference between FAT32 and NTFS file systems?
65. What does BOOT.INI do?
66. What do you understand by Safe Mode?
67. How can you start a system in a safe mode?

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68. What do you understand by Group Policy?

69. What is the difference between permission, rights, and policy?
70. Can you install OS in 50 PCs with a single configuration? What is the technology you will
use & what are the benefits of it?