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P.T.O.
MAR IVANIOS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
Reg. No. :.………………… Name:………………….
Third Semester B.Voc. Degree Examination, November 2016
First Degree Programme under CSS
Skill Course (for Software Development)
AUSD372: Computer Hardware Maintenance
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 80
SECTION A
Answer ALL questions in one or two sentences.
1. What is a motherboard
2. What is the use of cache memory
3. What are the different types of ISA
4. Mention any two disadvantages of CRT.
5. What is the use of OSD menu
6. Define random access storage.
7. What is hard drive interface
8. What are the common blocks in drive electronics
9. What is troubleshooting
10. What is memory stick
(10 1 10 Marks)
SECTION B
Answer any EIGHT questions, not exceeding a paragraph of 50 words.
11. What is the difference between expanded memory and shadow memory
12. Define firmware.
13. What is IDE interface
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14. What is bus protocol
15. How to adjust the screen quality in colour monitor
16. What is bit map
17. What is Disk Scheduling
18. How to compare the IDE and EIDE in hard disk drive
19. Define interface signals.
20. How to identify the maintenance task
21. What are registered modules
22. What is parity check
2 16 Marks)
SECTION C
Answer any SIX questions, in a page of 100 words.
23. What are the features of CMOS setup
24. Explain in detail about cache memory.
25. Discuss the different types of display cards.
26. Explain the 8 bit ISA bus output interface.
27. Explain the memory contention logics.
28. Write short notes on hard disk drives.
29. DIscuss the types of memory modules
30. Explain the preventive and breakdown maintenance.
31. Explain the general troubleshooting and maintenance.
4 24 Marks)
SECTION D
Answer any TWO questions, not exceeding four pages.
32. Explain the architecture of motherboard in detail. Draw the block diagram.
33. Explain the working of CRT monitor.
34. What are the different types of floppies Explain each in detail.
35. Discuss the problems and remedies of keyboard, SMPS, motherboard and display
15 30 Marks)