THE NYERI NATIONAL POLYTECNIC

COMPUTING AND INFORMATICS DEPARTMENT

PERFORM COMPUTER REPAIR MAINTENANCE
CAT 2 TERM 1 2024
TIME: 1 HOUR
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer all questions.
1. Explain two types of error detection mechanism used by the Random Access Memory.
(3 marks)

2. State THREE Causes of Overheating of Microprocessor. (3 marks)

3. When procuring a computer, more emphasis should be on motherboard.

i. Outline FOUR examples of expansion slots that could be found in the motherboard
(4 marks)

ii. List FOUR factors that should be considered when selecting a processor, other than COST
(4 marks)

4. Highlight four Functions of BIOS during POST (Power on Self-Test (4 marks)

5. Explain THREE boot options that can be found when installing an operating system.
(6 marks)

6. Outline four ways of controlling heat inside the computer system unit. (4 Marks)

7. Explain any three characteristics of computer memory. (3 Marks)

8. Explain two types of computer processors slots. (4 Marks)

9. Outline three types of RAM technologies. (3 Marks)

10. State three types of CMOS settings. (3 Marks)