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Chapter2 Whatisrecordingtechnique,explainanytwosuitableexample ListoutphysicalcomponentofHDDsubassembly,Explainconstructionofrecording media. Fordatapattern11100011.Drawwaveformfor MFM RLL FM Explainfollowingterminology Track sector Cylinder ExplainworkingofCDROMsupportyouranswerwithsketch. Chapter4

1. Explaintheneedofkeydebouncinginkeyboard. 2. Whatarethedifferenttypesofkeyswitches?Explainanytwowithdiagram. 3. Listandexplainthesignalsofthekeyboardconnector? 4. Drawandexplaincapacitiveandmechanicalkeyswitchesusedinkeyboards . 5. DrawandexplainworkingofMechanicalmouse. 6. Elaboratetheworkingofoptomechanicalmouse. 7. Explaintheworkingofopticalmousewithneatblockdiagram 8. Distinguishbetweenoptomechanicalandopticalmouse. 9. Withthehelpofdiagramelaborateworkingofinternalandexternalmodemswith itsspecification. 10.Whatismodem?Sketchandlabelblockdiagramofexternalmodem.Whatisstatus indicatingLED'savailableonmodempanel? 11.Whatdoyoumeanbydriver?Explaintheinstallationprocedureformodem. 12.Drawtheblockdiagramandexplainworkingofflatbedscanner 13.ExplaintheworkingofDotMatrixprinter. 14.ExplainthebasicbuildingblocksandworkingofLaserprinterwiththehelpofneat diag. 15.Describedifferentstagesoftheprocessofprintingadocumentonalaserprinter 16.Explaintheworkingofinkjetprinterwithneatblockdiagram.Giveits specifications. 17.Listoutanyfourspecificationsof a. LaserPrinter b.DotmatrixPrinter

18.DistinguishbetweenInkjetprinter,DotMatrixandLaserprinter. Chapter5 1. DrawtheblockdiagramandexplainworkingofSMPSwiththeirvoltageoutput, givingtheiruseinPC.DescribethefunctionofPWMofSMPS. 2. DrawtheblockdiagramofonlineUPSandexplainit. 3. DrawandexplaintheworkingofofflineUPS. 4. StatethevariousadvantagesofUPSovernormalpowersupply. 5. Whatis"PowerGoodSignal"?Whatisitsuse?Statethecolorofpowergoodcablefor ATXpowersupply. 6. GivecomparisonbetweenonlineUPSandofflineUPS. Chapter1 WhatisAGP?StateanysixfeaturesofAGP? Statethemeaningandwritecharacteristicsofeach SDRAM DDR L1cache L2cache WhatisBIOS?StatefunctionofBIOS ListoutanyfourfeaturesofISAandPCIbus ExplainNorthBridgeArchitecturewithsuitablediagram. ExplainExtendedandExpandedmemory Givedetailsofbusespresentonmotherboard. Whatisneedofcachememory?Describeinbriefexternalcache. Chapter6 1. DrawandexplainhowtheprinterisconnectedtoPCwithcentronicsinterface. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 2. Drawtheblockdiagramofcentronicsinterfaceandexplainitssignals. 3. WhatisSCSI?WhicharedifferentstandardsforSCSI?CompareSCSIcableonthe basisofnobits,no.ofpins,cablelengthandnoiseimmunity. 4. WhatisSCSIcableandconnectors?GiveSCSIdrivespecifications. 5. DrawtheInterfacingdiagrambetweenthecomputerandterminalwithRS232 interface 6. ExplainindetailpinsignaldescriptionofRS232.Explainitwithsequenceofevents withsignal. 7. Whatisserialcommunication?Howdoesitdifferfromparallelcommunication? ExplaintheworkingofRS232communicationwiththehelpofneatdiagram. 8. Whichdevicescanbeinterfaceusingfirewire?Listoutanysixfeaturesoffirewire.

9. ExplainfeaturesofUSBandFirewire(IEEE1394). Chapter7 1. WhatisPOST?Enlistdifferenterrorcodesandrespectivemeaningprovidedby POST. GivethetestsequenceofPOST. 2. Explaintheuseoflogicprobeasdiagnostictool. 3. Howlogicprobesareusedintroubleshootingtheproblems? 4. Drawneatdiagramandexplainthefollowing:Logicprobe. 5. Describetheuseoflogicprobeandlogicpulsarformaintenance. 6. Givethepreliminarycheckswhichshouldbedoneforthefollowingproblems: a. Whenthecommandisgiventoprint,nothinghappens. b. Noscreendisplay.Nographics;Notextonmonitor. 7. Givethepreliminarycheckforthefollowingproblem: a. WhentheON/OFFswitchisrockedtotheONposition,nothinghappens. Nofansoundcanbeheard. b. Drivereadsproperly,butwon'twritetodisk.Theerrormessage"Diskwrite protected"maybedisplayed. 8. Givethereasonsandremediesforthefollowingproblem: a. WhenPCisONitgivesFloppywriteproblem. b. Nodisplay,Nobeep. 9. Givereasonandexplanationoffollowingproblem,alsoexplaintheirtroubleshooting techniques a. Onelongbeep b. Junkcharacteronthemonitor c. Threecontinuousbeeps. 10.Givesolutionsfor"Keyboarderror"displaymessage. 11.ExplainanytwotypesofmaintenanceofPC. 12.WriteanoteonHDDproblemsanditstroubleshooting 13.Diagnosisthestartupproblemwhenthesystemisturnedon,driveAandBaccess indicatorlightremainsON.

14.Writeashortnoteon: a. DisplayProblem b.Startupproblem

15.Givethedifferencebetweentroubleshootingandpreventivemaintenance 16.Diagnosethekeyboardproblemwhenkeysarepressedandwrongcharactersare displayedonmonitorscreen. 17.ExplainthepreventivemaintenanceofPrinterandMonitor. 18.Whatispreventivemaintenance?Howitiscarriedoutinpractice? 19.ListoutanyfourPCperipheralsandtheirpreventivemaintenancetype.Stateany sixgeneralprecautionswhiledoingmaintenance. 20.Describereasonsandremediesofprinterrelatedproblems. 21.WriteashortnoteonRemedialmaintenance. 22.Explainthefollowingterms a. Electrostaticdischarge b.RFIprotection

23.Listanyfourvirusinfectionsymptoms.Whatprecautionshouldbetakentopresent virusinfection? 24.WhichdifferenttestingareperformedbyDiagnosticSoftware? 25.Explainnecessityofdiagnosticsoftware.