PC Hardware-

Chapter – 1 Microprocessors
1. Difference between processor from Intel & AMD
Ans: Both the processors have pros and cons. Intel is very much popular in desktop
platform whereas AMD is good for Gaming PC platform. Intel is costlier as compared to
AMD. AMD has got good graphics performance as compared to Intel. AMD sometimes
gets hanged due to high temperature as Intel has no such kind of problem.
2. What is from side bus [FSB]
Ans: FSB stands for Front Side Bus. This is the communication speed between the
processor and Northbridge on motherboard. This is generally measured in MHz. Now a
days it is known as QPI.
3. What is microprocessor
Ans: Microprocessor is also called CPU is a chip which is placed on a motherboard. The
main function of a microprocessor is to process the data. The speed of microprocessor is
measured in GHz. Examples of Intel Microprocessors are Corei3, i5 and i7.
4. Full form of CPU
Ans: Central Processing Unit
5. What is full form of HT technology
Ans: Hyper Threading
6. Different slots of processors.
Ans: Latest sockets for Intel processors are: LGA 1156, LGA 1155 and LGA 1150
7. Tell me about Latest Processor.
Latest processors from Intel are: Corei7, i5 and i3
8. How to identify the faulty Processor?
Ans: If you find processor is cool after connecting the SMPS to the motherboard then
processor may be at fault. Listen to the number of beep sounds and refer to the
motherboard manual for the same.

Chapter – 2 Memory
9. What is SD RAM and what is DDR RAM ?
Ans: SDRAM stands for Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory whereas DDR
RAM stands for Double Data Rate Random Access Memory. Currently DDR RAM is
used. SD RAM has got 168 pins whereas DDR RAM has 240 pins.
10. What is the frequency of DDR-SDRAM
Ans: 1333 MHz, 1600 MHz,
11. What are the type of RAM
Generally used in desktop types of RAM are: SDRAM and DDR RAM. In DDR we have
DDR1, DDR2 and DDR3 RAM.
12. What is memory
Ans: Memory is a chip which acts as a buffer in transferring the data from processor and
hard disk. .
13. Which memory retains the data storage after putting power off.
 Ans: ROM
14. One short Beep comes at post What is problem
Ans: Normal POST and system is OK
15. What is the speed of RAM
Ans: SDRAM has 100 and 133 MHz whereas DDR RAM has 800, 1066, 1333 and 1600
MHz speed
16. What is the unit of memory
Ans: byte
17. Full Form of RAM and ROM
Ans: Random Access Memory and Read Only Memory
18. Non Volatile and Volatile Difference
Ans: Volatile memory: Date will be lost when your system shuts down. RAM is a volatile
memory. Non-volatile holds its data even when the power is turned off.
19. How to identify the faulty RAM?
Ans: After starting the system if you are getting long beep continuously the your RAM is
at fault.
20. What you can do when there is RAM problem.
Ans: Clean the RAM using student eraser and place in a different slot.
21. What are different beep code of computer while booting
Ans:
22. What is Cache Memory
Ans: Cache is a small and fast memory which is placed between processor and RAM.

Chapter – 3 Motherboards
1. Replace the new motherboard.
Ans: disconnect all the connectors and cables from the motherboard. Remove all the
screws. Then slowly take out the old motherboard from the system. Then uninstall the
RAM, heat sink and processor from the mother board. Install all these components on the
new motherboard. Place the new motherboard inside the cabinet and connect all the
screws. Then connect back all the cables and connectors.
2. Which are the different types of connectors are present on motherboard ?
ATX,
3. What is motherboard.
Ans: It is a main component inside a PC which allows other components to install on it
e.g. processor and RAM and provides interface to connect to other devices e.g. monitor,
keyboard.
4. What are various Voltage of mother board.
Ans: 3.3 V, 5V, 12V, 1.5V
5. You want to connect any card on motherboard how can you proceed.
Ans: Remove the power cord from the system. Remove the case cover. Take out the card
from the anti static bag. Connect it on the first PCI slot. Connect back the case cover.
Connect the power cord. Switch on the system and check whether the card is detected.
6. Function of north bridge and south bridge.
Ans: North bridge is used to communicate the processor with the main memory. And
south bridge is used to connect the processor with the rest of the peripherals such as
HDD, Keyboard and mouse.
 7. In 915 mother board which types of processor can fit
Ans: Pentium 4 and Celeron D
8. Which are the peripherals on the mother board
Ans: Integrated peripherals are: Audio controller, LAN controller, graphics controller,
disk controller and USB controller
9. Which are the chip set in mother board
Ans: north bridge and south bridge
10. What is PCI slot
Ans: Peripheral Component Interconnect is a slot on the mother biard which allows to
connect PCI cards on the motherboard. PCI operates at 133 MBps.
11. When CMOS Battery not install ? display comes or not
Ans: Yes but sometimes it depends on the motherboard.
12. Latest Mother Board
Ans: Intel H61, Q77 and Z77 chipset motherboard
13. Components on Mother Board
Ans: Memory Controller Hub, Processor socket, RAM slots, PCI slots, BIOS, Ports,
ATX connector, IDE and SATA Connectors, I/O Controller Hub

Chapter – 4 SMPS
1. What is SMPS
Ans: SMPS stands for Switch Mode Power Supply. It is used to convert 230V AC to
various DC voltages which are used to provide power supply to various devices in a
system.
2. What is AC & DC SMPS output & input volts.
Ans: Input voltage is 230V AC and output voltages are: +3.3V, +5V, -5V, +12V, -12V
etc.
3. Explain where is earthing ? Where is phase & where is nuteral?
Ans: In a 3 pin socket top point is earthing and right point is phase and left point is
neutral.
4. How SMPS works without mother board connectors
Ans: If you will short pin no.13 and 14 and connect the power cord then it will start
without connecting to the motherboard.
5. Color code of power supply
Ans: +5v – Red, +12v – Yellow, -12V – Blue, 0V – Black, +3.3V - Orange

Chapter – 5 HDD
1. How many H.D.D. can be connected to a single pc?
Ans: 4
2. How many Pins to connect Hard Disk
Ans: 40 pins in IDE and 7 pins in SATA
3. Which are primary storage devices & external storage devices.
Ans: Primary storage devices are RAM and cache, secondary storage device is hard disk
and external storage devices are DVD, USB drives, flash memory
4. What is Hard Disk
 Ans: Hard disk is the secondary storage device which stores data permanently. The size
varies from 1600 GB to 2 TB.
5. MBPS stands for
MBps – Mega Byte per second
6. Replace the new hard disk & install of all the o.s. & other software also.
Ans: Take the backup in some external storage device. Shut down the system. Remove
the old hard disk, make the jumper settings (if required) and connect the new hard disk.
Set the BIOS settings to boot from CD/DVD and check whether HDD is getting detected.
Put the OS DVD and restart the PC. Install the OS. Install all drivers and softwares as
well. Then restore the backup from external storage device to new HDD.
7. Types of Hard disk.
Ans: IDE/PATA, SATA, SCSI and SSD
8. How many SATA hard disk you can attach on 915 motherboard?
Ans: 4
9. Hard Disk Drives – Types, Capacity
Capacity – 250 GB to 4 TB

Chapter – 6 ODD
Chapter – 7 Keyboard and Mouse
Chapter – 8 Monitors
1. Different types of display cards ?
Ans: PCI, AGP and PCIe
2. How many pins of Back of monitor
Ans: 15
3. Stander VGA card having How many pixels.
Ans: 800*600
4. Difference between TFT & LCD
Ans: TFT, which stands for Thin Film Transistor comes from the family of the LCD
(Liquid Crystal Display) technology. It is a variant of LCD, it is a modern version of the
LCD technology. TFT, has a very well improved image quality and makes use of active
matrix addressing. TFT monitors are rapidly displacing competing CRT technology, and
are commonly available in sizes from 12 to 30 inches.
5. What is Plasma
Ans: A plasma display is a computer video display in which each pixel on the screen is
illuminated by a tiny bit of plasma or charged gas, somewhat like a tiny neon light.
Plasma displays are thinner than CRT displays and brighter than LCD . Plasma displays
are also known as thin-panel displays and can be used to display either analog video
signals or display modes digital computer input.

Chapter – 9 Assembling and Disassembling a PC

1. How many pc’s. you have assembled.
Ans: 5
2. Can you assembly old & new system confidently
Ans: Yes
 3. What are the components of PC
Ans: Processor, RAM, Motherboard, SMPS, HDD, ODD, Cabinet, Heat sink etc.
4. Assembling Computer parts.
Ans: Prepare the cabinet by connecting SMPS, Install processor and heat sink on
motherboard, install RAM modules, place the motherboard inside the cabinet, install the
HDD and ODD in the cabinet, connect all the cables and connectors
5. If new hard disk is to be assembled how you will do it and after what ?
Ans: First place the HDD inside the cabinet then connect the interface and power cable to
the HDD. It has to be installed after motherboard installation.
6. Can we connect Hard Disk and CD ROM through single cable
Ans: Yes, but we have to make the jumper settings.
7. Steps of assembling
Ans: 1st Prepare the cabinet by connecting SMPS, 2nd Install processor and heat sink on
motherboard, 3rd install RAM modules, 4th place the motherboard inside the cabinet, 5th
install the HDD, 6th install the ODD in the cabinet, 7th connect all the cables and
connectors
8. Pins – Printer, FDD, HDD
Ans: 25, 34, 40

Chapter – 10 I/O Ports and Devices

1. How many pins in serial connector & parallel connector.
Ans: 9 pins and 25 pins
2. What is IRQ & Types.
Ans: An interrupt request (or IRQ) is a hardware signal sent to the processor by the
peripheral devices that temporarily stops a running program and allows a special
program, an interrupt handler, to run instead. Types are maskable and non maskable.
3. Serial port Difference
It is a 9 pin D shape connector.
4. What is hardware conflict
Ans: If the IRQ number of two devices is same then there will be a hardware conflict.
And when it occurs both of the devices will stop functioning.
5. Different ports in pc’s & how to understand different ports
Different ports of a PC are: serial, parallel, USB, VGA, LAN, PS/2, DVI, and you can
understand by it’s shape, size, symbol and number of pins

Chapter – 11 Working with BIOS/CMOS

1. What is BIOS?
Ans: BIOS stands for Basic Input Output System. The BIOS software is built into the PC,
and is the first software run by a PC when powered on. The purposes of the BIOS are to
initialize and test the system hardware components, and to load an operating system or
other programs from a mass memory device.
2. What is CMOS and its Full Form
CMOS is a chip which stores the BIOS program and it’s full form is Complementary
Metal Oxide Semiconductor.
3. POST stands for?
 Ans: Power On Self Test
4. How the bootable hard disk is detected by the system
Ans: when the PC starts it checks for the CMOS settings and based on bootable device
priority it tries to load the OS from the same.

5. What is CMOS setup

Ans: A set of settings such as date, time and hard drive settings stored in a CMOS chip
and powered by a battery.

6. BIOS Function
Ans: BIOS has 4 functions such as: POST, Basic Drivers, CMOS Setup and Bootstrap
loader.
7. Diff. between BIOS & CMOS
Ans: BIOS is a software or firmware where as CMOS is a hardware chip which stores
BIOS program.

Chapter – 12 Working with Portable PC

Chapter – 13 Working with Printers
1. Laser printer is on [power] but printout is not coming, tell me the problems
Ans: Check the interface cable. Check whether printer is offline or online. Check whether
the printer is stuck. Check error LED is glowing due to any reason.
2. If the printer is not working what is the problem.
Check the connection. Check whether printer is online or offline. Check the printer’s own
self test page. If it is coming then printer is OK otherwise troubleshoot the printer first.
Give a test page from the system. If is not coming then reinstall the driver.

Chapter – 14 Scanners
Chapter - 15 PM
1. How will you give the service maintenance to PC.
Ans: Clean all the external peripheral devices like keyboard, mouse and monitor. Clean
the keyboard using brush and mouse using soft linen cloth. Monitor can be cleaned using
TFT cleaner. Then clean the whole PC using cloth and brush. Clean the SMPS properly
as mostly dust is accumulated over here. Clean the ODD lens by using lens cleaner.

Chapter – 16 Hardware Troubleshooting

1. If the display is improper what is the reason
Ans: Check the VGA cable and connection. Check the POST of monitor. Check the
brightness and contrast settings. Check the resolution settings from the PC. Reinstall the
display driver. Check the display card if present. Replace the monitor.
2. What difficult problem do you faced in hardware
Ans: No display problem, PC hangs frequently, PC booting is slow, Beep sounds
3. Have you troubleshooted any P.C’s and what ?
Ans: Yes, that is No display problem
 4. What is troubleshooting.
Ans: It is a step by step approach to reach to the root cause of the problem and resolve it.
5. What are the causes of Display Problem
Ans: Connection, interference, RAM, Display card, BIOS, motherboard or display itself
6. How to troubleshoot system
First check the connection then check the application/software, then check the driver,
then check the OS, then check the BIOS and finally check the hardware. Read the FAQs.

Chapter – 17 Server Hardware

1. Types of server
Ans: Types of servers are: Entry level, mid range and high end server
2. Can you assemble a server
Ans: Yes

Chapter – 18 Gaming PC
 1. What is Hardware.
2. Which connector is use for modem and Telephone Line.
3. What is parity
4. Configuration of normal PC
5. What is Computer.
6. What is Hardware & Diff. between Hardware & Networking.
7. What do you mean by plotter.
8. Which types of PC opened during you course session.
9. What you know about hardware
10. What is configuration.

Networking –

Chapter – 1 Basics of Computer Network

1. What is LAN/WAN/MAN ?
Ans: LAN is Local Area Network is a group of computers and other network devices
within a building. Connection speed of LAN is 10/100/1000 Mbps. MAN is Metropolitan
Area Network MAN ((Metropolitan Area Network) is a larger network of computers and
other network devices which are connected together usually spans several buildings or
large geographical area e.g. small town. MAN connection speeds can be 10Mbps or
100Mbps. WAN (Wide Area Network) is a group of computers and other network
devices which are connected together which is not restricted to a geographical location.
Example of WAN is Internet. WAN connection speeds can be 512 kbps to 10Mbps.
2. What is networking
Ans: Interconnection of two or more systems for sharing the data and resources.
3. Peer to Peer & Client server
Ans: Client server and peer to peer are two network architectures. In the client server
architecture, tasks or workloads are distributed across servers, and services are requested
by clients. Usually, clients and servers communicate through a computer network. In peer
to peer architecture, tasks or workloads are distributed between peers and these peers are
said to form a peer to peer network. Peers have the same potential and privileges.
4. Do you make peer to peer network or server client network?
Ans: Both depending upon the requirement

Chapter – 2 Working with E-mail Clients

1. How to configure Microsoft outlook express?
Ans: Open outlook express. Click on Tools -> Accounts -> Mail tab. Click on Add and
select Mail.. Enter the display name and click Next. Enter the E-mail address and click
 Next. Enter the E-mail server names e.g. POP3 and SMTP and click Next. Enter the
Logon information and click Next. Click Finish. Then provide the port no. POP3 and
SMTP and SMTP authentication (if any) in Properties.
2. Have you configured Microsoft outlook? How ?
Ans: Yes, if it is the first time you are opening MS outlook then the wizard will come.
Otherwise click on Tools -> Account Settings -> select New. Select Microsoft
Exchange, POP3, IMAP or HTTP. Select Manually configure server settings then
select Internet E-mail. Then provide all the user information, server information and
Logon information. Then provide the port no. POP3 and SMTP and SMTP authentication
(if any) in More settings.
3. What is POP3 & SMTP?
Ans: POP3 stands for Post Office Protocol Version 3 and default port is 110. This
protocol is used to receive e- mails from mail server to client. SMTP stands for Simple
Mail Transfer Protocol and operates on port no. 25. This protocol is used to transfer the
mails from client to server and one mail server to another mail server.
4. Port no. for SMTP & POP3.
Ans: Default port of SMTP and POP3 are 25 and 110.
5. What is mail server?
Ans: Mail server is a host which receives and stores all the mails of users and forwards
the mail to outside domain. It is also known as a mail transfer agent or MTA, a mail
transport agent, is an application that receives incoming e-mail from local users and
remote senders and forwards outgoing e-mail for delivery. A computer dedicated to
running such applications is also called a mail server. Microsoft Exchange, qmail, and
sendmail are among the more common mail server programs.
6. Do you work on email backup?
Ans: Yes. By copying the PST file or by using import/export wizard

Chapter – 3 OSI Model

1. Tell me about O.S.I. layers?
OSI stands for Open Systems Interconnection developed by ISO. It defines how networks
work. It has 7 layers starting from bottom layer is physical, data link, network, transport,
session, presentation and application.
2. Which layer is provided for email for sending and receiving through the network
Ans: Application layer
3. What is data link layer & physical layer
Ans: Physical layer is the bottom most layer of OSI model and basically responsible for
cable characteristics, link flow and encoding. The data link Layer is the second layer of
the OSI model. The responsibility of data link layer is framing, MAC addressing, flow
control and error control.
4. Type of OSI layer
Ans: Different types of OSI layers are: physical, data link, network, transport, session,
presentation and application.
5. Which layer is used to transfer the file and data
Ans: Application layer
Chapter – 4 Transmission Media
14. Colour code – straight & Cross cable ?
Ans: Color code of straight cable: White of Orange, Orange, White of Green, Blue, White
of Blue, Green, White of Brown and Brown. Color code of cross cable: White of Green,
Green, White of Orange, Blue, White of Blue, Orange, White of Brown and Brown.
15. What is crimping?
Ans: It is a process of connecting all pairs of twisted pair cables to RJ45 connector as per
the color coding standard.
16. Which cable is used to connect PC to PC?
Ans: Cross cable
17. Why we cannot connect two PC using a straight cable?
Ans: As internal wiring of both LAN cards are same so we need to connect a cross cable
so that transmit pair of one LAN card can connect to receive pair of another LAN card
and vice versa.
18. Cross and Straight cable is used for?
Ans: Cross cable is used for connecting similar devices like PC to PC, Switch to Switch
whereas straight cable is used to connect dissimilar devices such as PC to switch,
19. How to Crimp cables?
Ans: First remove 1.5” jacket of UTP cable using cable stripper or crimping tool. Arrange
the wire pairs in a sequence as per the color code e.g. 568B standard. Straighten all the
wires properly. Cut the length of all wires as per the length of RJ45 connector. Insert all
wires inside the RJ45 connector and apply force till all wires reach to the connector end.
Insert the connector in the crimping tool and press it tightly till it crimps properly.
20. What is RJ – 45?
Ans: It is a connector having 8 pins used for computer network.
21. Types of Network cable
Ans: Coaxial, Twisted Pair and Fiber Optic
22. What is use of Pin no in RJ 45 in the network
Ans: The pins on the RJ45 connector are assigned in pairs, and every pair carries one
differential signal.

Chapter – 5 Networking Devices

1. Difference between Hub & Switch & Router?
Ans: Hub is a physical layer device. It receives frame from one port and broadcasts on all
the ports. Switch is a data link layer device. It receives frame from one port and sends the
frame to the particular port based on the MAC address. Router is a layer-3 device. It is
used to connect two different networks e.g. LAN and WAN. It acts as a gateway and does
routing.
2. Where to connect Router and Switch?
Ans: Router is located at gateways, the places where two or more networks connect such
as LAN and WAN. Switch is connected within the building to connect PCs in a LAN.
3. What is the use of router?
Ans: A router is basically used to route the packets from source to destination.
4. What is Firewall & Explain it?
 Ans: Firewall can be a software or hardware device which acts as a gateway. Most
firewalls operate at layer-7 of OSI model. It basically protects the private network from
unauthorized access.
5. What is NIC Function?
Ans: NIC stands for Network Interface Card which is installed on a PCI/PCIe slot of a
system. It allows a system to connect to a network. It operates at layer-2 of OSI model.
6. What are network Components?
Ans: LAN Card, switch, hub and router,
7. How to install LAN card
Ans: LAN card is installed on a PCI/PCIe slot of a system. Remove the case cover. Place
the LAN card on PCI/PCIe slot. Connect the screw to hold the LAN card and attach to
the cabinet.
8. Switch speed?
Ans: 100 and 1000 Mbps
9. Layer 1 & layer 2 devices
Ans: Layer 1 devices are modem, hub and repeater. Layer-2 devices are LAN card and
Switch.
10. What are the types of switches you know?
Ans: Manageable and Non manageable
11. You have a two machine, that machine you want on networking what material you
required?
Ans: LAN cards and a cross over cable

Chapter – 6 Topologies
1. Different types of topology & use’s
Ans: Star, Bus, Ring, Mesh, and Tree and Hybrid. Bus topology is used in Ethernet
10Base2 and 10Base5 network. Ring topology is used in FDDI and Token ring network.
Star topology is used in UTP Ethernet. Tree and hybrid topologies are used in bigger
networks. Mesh topology is used in WAN.
2. What is the use of bus topology?
Ans: A bus topology is a network architecture in which a set of clients are connected via
a shared communications line/cables, called a bus. There are several common instances
of the bus architecture, e.g. motherboard of most computers.
3. Difference between star & ring topologies
Ans: In star topology all the devices are connected to a centralized device if the
centralized device is down then the whole network gets down whereas in case of ring
topology each device is connected to the next device to form a ring. If one device fails
then the whole network fails.

Chapter – 7 Local Area Networks Basics

1. How to connect two PCs in a Network
Ans: Connect the two computers by using a cross over cable.
2. How to configure the LAN
 Ans: 1. Connect the patch cord to the LAN card of the PC. 2. Right click My Network
Places and select Properties. 3. Right click Local Area Connection and click Properties.
4. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties. 5. Provide the IP address
information. 6. Click OK.

Chapter – 8 IP Addressing
1. What is I.P. address ? What is MAC address ?
Ans: IPv4 Address is a 32 bit address whereas MAC address is a 48 bit address. IP
address is used in layer – 3 addressing whereas MAC address is used in layer-2
addressing.
2. What is subnet mask for class C
Ans: Default subnet mask is 255.255.255.0
3. How many IP Addresses , a network card can hold?
Ans: Unlimited
4. If a network card having more than two IP addresses which command is used to display
the configuration ?
Ans: ipconfig/all
5. What is IP address and its classes
Ans: Different IP address classes are: Class A, B, C, D and E. Class A, B and C are used
in organizations for host addressing. Class D is used for multicasting and Class E is
reserved for experiment purpose.
6. What is IP
Ans: IP stands for Internet Protocol is a routed protocol.
7. What is subnet Mask & Host ID
Ans: An IP address has two components, the network ID and the host ID. A subnet mask
defines how many bits are used for network ID and how many bits are used for host ID.
8. Class address & default subnet mask
Ans: Class A, 1 – 126 and default subnet mask is 255.0.0.0
Class B, 128 – 191 and default subnet mask is 255.255.0.0
Class C, 192 – 223 and default subnet mask is 255.255.255.0
9. How to convert Decimal to binary?
Ans: 1. Divide the decimal number by 2 with remainder. 2. Continue dividing the
quotient by 2 and write the remainder to the right of each dividend. 3. Write the binary
number by starting with the bottom remainder sequence upwards to the top
10. What is 127.0.0.1
Ans: 127.0.0.1 is the Loopback address. You can test the TCP/IP connection stack on
your own computer by issuing the ping command with the "Loopback address" of your
very own computer.
11. IP address is of how many bits?
Ans: 32 bit
12. How to assign IP address?
Ans: 1. Open Network and Sharing Center. Right click Local Area Connection and select
Properties. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click on Properties. Enter
the IP address information and click OK.
13. How do we using IP addresses automatically to the computers in a workgroup?
 Ans: Select Obtain an IP address automatically in Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)
Properties dialog box and DHCP server should be present in the network.

Chapter – 9 TCP/IP
1. What is protocol.
Ans: A set of rules and regulations followed by senders and receivers participated in a
data communication
2. What is default port number of Telnet
Ans: 23
3. What is the use of TCP/IP
Ans: TCP/IP is a universal communications protocol that supports the communications
system of the Internet, as well as many other internetwork environments such as UNIX
environments.
4. What is difference between connection oriented & connectionless oriented protocol
Ans: In connection oriented protocol a physical connection is established between sender
and receiver before actual data transmission whereas in case of connectionless oriented
protocol no such connection is established before actual data transmission sender only
forward to the next hop towards the destination.
5. What is TCP/IP
Ans: Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol is a communication protocol suite
used for Internet. TCP works on layer- 4 whereas IP operates on layer – 3.
6. What is the full form of UDP
Ans: User Datagram Protocol
7. How many types of protocol do you know
Ans: HTTP, FTP, SMTP, POP, TCP, UDP, IP and IPX
8. What are the different layers of TCP/IP
Ans: Application, Transport, Network, Data Link and Physical
9. Networking protocols IP and IPX
Ans; IP is used to route communications through an internetwork. Routing is based on
the destination IP address. IPX is used to route communications through a NetWare
internetwork. IPX provides connectionless transport services.

Chapter – 10 Ethernet Advanced

1. Tell me the requirement to connect 10 PC’s in network?
Ans: LAN cards, Switch, CAT6 UTP cables and RJ45 connectors,
2. How to connect to a PC on Network
Ans: Click the Start menu and choose Network. You may see icons for all your connected
PCs. To connect to a PC, double-click its name you’ll be able to see files on your
Windows XP PCs.
3. How to connect 2 PC to build a network
Ans: By using a cross cable
4. Can you assemble 10 P.C.’s and connect them in one network ? How?
Ans: Yes, first assemble all 10 PCs. Then insert the LAN card in the PCs. Place the
switch at a central location. Then prepare the straight cables as per the distance from
 switch to PC. Connect all the cables from switch to PCs. Power on the switch and all the
PCs.

Chapter – 11 Installing the Network

1. What is difference between crimping & punching
Ans: In Etherent, crimping means connecting the cable to RJ45 connector whereas
punching means terminating the cable at I/O or patch panel end. A punchdown tool is
used for wall jacks that RJ45 will plug into. A crimper actually crimps the RJ45 onto the
cable whether it is cat5 or cat6 cable.
2. Network Form – How to make networks, handle etc.
Plan for how many PCs or devices will be part of the network based on that procure the
switch. Plan for the speed of network based on that procure the cable and LAN cards.
Plan for types of cabling: traditional or structured. Place the switch at a central place from
where cables can be pulled to all the workstations without much wastage. Make
numbering of all the cabling both at workstation as well as rack end. Crimp both the ends
of cabling. Connect all the RJ45 connectors to the switch ports. Connect RJ45 connector
at the other end to the LAN card of PC e.g. cable coming from port 1 of switch should be
connected to PC1. Power on the switch and all the PCs. Check the LED status. If the
LED against all ports is glowing means your network setup is proper.
3. Diff. between RJ 45 & RJ 11
Ans: RJ45 has 8 pins whereas RJ11 has 4 pins. RJ45 is used in LAN connection whereas
RJ11 is used in telephone connection.
4. If there is already network in our office, if we want to take a new PC & LAN card & we
have to do the network on same network what will you do.
Ans: First, install the LAN card in the PC. Connect the patch cord coming from the wall.
Then check the IP address settings in another PC. Assign the IP address to the new PC in
the same range. Ping to gateway address if it is successful means this new PC is in the
same network.

Chapter – 12 Wireless Networking

1. Difference between WIFI and Wireless Internet.
Ans: Wireless Internet is just one of the services that WiFi optionally supports. WiFi is a
wireless communication standard used between computer devices to share files and
resources.

Chapter – 13 Connecting to Internet

1. What are the ways to share internet?
Ans: ICS, NAT, Proxy, Router, Firewall
2. What is VPN?
Ans: A Virtual Private Network (VPN) creates a secure network connection over a public
network such as the Internet or a private network owned by a service provider. Large
corporations, educational institutions, and government agencies use VPN technology to
enable remote users to securely connect to a private network.
3. Can you connect two computers to the internet on the single line?
 Ans: Yes
4. How to connect to Internet?
Ans: Using Broadband, ISDN, Leased line, dial up, data card, Wimax,
5. What is leased line?
Ans: It is a dedicated connection from service provider to customer premises. It is a
symmetric line to connect geographically distant offices.
6. Which are the latest internet connection available through MTNL?
Ans: Broadband/ADSL
7. How to configure internet connection?
Ans: Click Start, click Control Panel, double-click Network Connections, and then click
Create a new connection in the left pane.

Click Set up my connection manually, click Next, click Connect using a Dial Up modem,
and then click Next.

Type a descriptive name for the Internet service provider (ISP) that you are using in this
connection, and then click Next.

Type the phone number that was provided to you by your ISP. Note that you may need to
check with your ISP about long distance or access charges. Click Next.

Choose whether you want this connection to be shared by all users (Anyone's use) of this
computer, or only for yourself (My use only).

In the next screen, type the logon information that was provided by your ISP to access
their service.

Click Next, and then click Finish to end the setup process.

Chapter – 14 Troubleshooting Network Problems

1. How will trouble shoot if the connection of LAN is not present?
Ans: Open Network Diagnostics by right-clicking the network icon in the notification
area, and then clicking Diagnose and repair. Make sure that all cables are properly
connected. If you're trying to connect to another computer, make sure that computer is on
and that you have enabled file and printer sharing on your network. If the problem began
after you installed new software, check your connection settings to see if they have been
changed.
2. If there are two Network segment connected using switch can you ping to other PC
Ans: No
3. Why ping command is used?
Ans: Ping command is used to verify that a device can communicate with another on a
network.
4. How we can check whether the PC is in Network
Ans: By pinging to that PC
5. In the Network two machines are connected, IP address of one machine is 192.168.0.1 &
another is 192.168.1.0 you can access the both machine.
Ans: No

6. What is mean by network administrator?

Ans: A network administrator is a professional who manages an organization's network.
He must possess a high level of technological knowledge to keep networks operational
and monitor functions and operations within the network.

7. What is Host Network?

Ans: A network host is a computer connected to a computer network. A network host
may offer information resources, services, and applications to users or other nodes on the
network.