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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
for 2014 Admissions Improvement Only
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 80
SECTION A
Answer ALL questions in one or two sentences.
1. Expand CMOS.
2. What is shadow memory
3. What is AGP What is its purpose 4. What is Bus contention 5. Explain SCSI standard. 6. Give any two differences between CD and DVD.
7. What is meant by seek time
8. What is the purpose of expanded memory
9. Explain the role of jumpers in a motherboard
10. Differentiate DIP and SIP.
(10 1 10 Marks)
SECTION B
Answer any EIGHT questions, not exceeding a paragraph of 50 words. 11. What are the two types of cache memories supported 12. What are BIOS Why it is stored in ROM 13. Prepare a brief note on the geometry of Hard disk Drive. 14. What is the role of heat sink in mother board
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15. What is the role of SMPS in system performance 16. What happens if one of the components in a motherboard is not firmly fixed 17. Give an example for parallel and serial bus standards. 18. What are the steps in partitioning a hard disk 19. In what respect AGP card superior to PCI Graphics card. 20. What are the main startup problems faced by a PC 21. What is a Chipset Give example. 22. Identify the possible reasons for the problem: display' or black screen on a computer monitor.
2 16 Marks)
SECTION C
Answer any SIX questions, in a page of 100 words. 23. What are the special features supported by CMOS 24. Describe in detail any two Bus standards supported by a PC. 25. Differentiate SIMM and DIMM memory modules. 26. Write short note on i). RDRAM ii). EDO RAM 27. Explain any four problems identified in the use of printers. Suggest remedy for those. 28. What are the various types of formatting supported by Hard Disk Drive 29. Explain the role of Upper reserved memory areas. 30. Write note on various maintenance approaches. 31. What are the functions of Northbridge and Southbridge on a motherboard
4 24 Marks)
SECTION D
Answer any TWO questions, not exceeding four pages. 32. Explain with appropriate diagram, the architecture of a motherboard. 33. Describe in detail the working and construction of CRT monitors. How CRT supports colour images 34. Explain in detail the assembly and working of a Floppy Disk and a Floppy disk Drive. 35. What are the types of physical memory supported by a PC
15 30 Marks)