ABRAHAM ADESANYA POLYTECHNIC, IJEBU-IGBO

CENTRE FOR PART TIME STUDIES (CEPATS)

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER ENGINEERING
2022/2023 SESSION SECOND SEMEMSTER EXAMINATION
COURSE TITLE: COMPUTER WORKSHOP PRACTICE I
COURSE CODE: CTE 232 UNIT: 3 TIME ALLOWED: 2 1/2HRS
LEVEL: ND II
INSTRUCTION: ANSWER QUESTION ONE (1) AND ANY OTHER FOUR (4) QUESTIONS .

1. Itemize the steps involved to carry out the test of the following electrical components:
(i) Transistor (ii) Capacitor (iii) Transformer (iv) Resistor (v) Diode [3,3,3,3,2mks]

2. Explain the following components in a system unit:

(i) Motherboard (ii) CPU (iii) Controller card (iv) Expansion slot [4,3,3,4mks]

3. (a) Explain the procedures involved to carry out RAM upgrade and its importance. [6,3mks]
(b) State three reasons why to carry out equipment inventory in the Laboratory [5mks]

4. (a) State eight (8) safety caution to be strictly observed when working at the Laboratory [8mks]
(b) Differentiate between a Tool box and a Fire Extinguisher in the Laboratory [6mks]

5. Describe the following storage devices with appropriate examples:

(i) Hard disk drive (ii) Floppy disk drives (iii) Memory (iv) Zip drive [4,4,3,3mks]

6. (a) Explain the procedure involved in assemble a computer system [8mks]

(b) State the technical ways of installing operating system in a computer drives [6mks]

7. (a) Mention any five (5) importance of preventive maintenance of Hardware [10mks]
(b) Differentiate between a routine cleaning and a defragmentization of disks drives [4mks]