RADHIATUL ASRINA ASMADI
HND/EPC/30/039/2014
SECOND ASSIGNMENT FOR SEMESTER 1
HARDWARE
1. List down different kind of motherboard for the pc.
Ans: 1. AT
2. ATX
3. BTX
4. NLX
2. What is the different between AX and ATX motherboard? Sketch the layout of the
two motherboards.
Ans: AX motherboard is the old type of motherboard while ATX is the new type of
motherboard. The position of CPU for an AX motherboard is in series with expansion
slot, the expansion slot is in parallel to the wide edge of the motherboard. Position of
CPU for ATX is in parallel with expansion slot, the expansion slot is in parallel to the
narrow edge of the motherboard.
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3. List the pins number of various kind of connector on the motherboard and at the
back of the PC.
Ans: On the motherboard:
1. IDE connector – 40 pins
2. ATX power connector – 24 pins
3. Floppy connector – 34 pins
At the back of the PC:
1. USB – 4 pins
2. P/2 – 6 pins
3. Serial port – 9 pins / 15 pins
4. Firewire 1394 – 6 pins
5. VGA – 15 pins
4. What are the DC voltages we can find from the DC power supply?
Ans: +5V,-5V, +12V,-12V and +3.
5. List down the electrical problem we are facing when operating our PC?
Ans: 1. Blackout
2. Flicker
3. Out gate
4. Hardware failure
5. Memory error
6. Data error
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6. What are ESD, EMI and RFI?
Ans: ESD (Electro Static Discharge) - Rapid discharge static electricity from one
conductor to another of a different potential.
EMI (Electro Magnetic Interference) - Electrical disturbance in the performance of
electrical equipment.
RFI (Radio Frequency Identification) - Disturbance frequency within a range.
7. List different kind of PC storage.
Ans: 1. RAM
2. ROM
3. Floppy disk
4. SATA
8. List various kinds of RAM and their pin numbers.
Ans: 1. SDRAM – 168 pins
2. DDRRAM – 184 pins
3. DRAM – 72 pins
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OPERATING SYSTEM
1. What is the function of OS?
Ans: Operating system is an interface between hardware and the user which is
responsible for the management of activities and sharing resource of computer.
2. List down some of the OS that we can use in a small computer?
Ans: 1. MS window 98
2. Win XP
3. Mac
4. Linux
3. What is the different between text based and graphic base OS?
Ans: A text based OS is an OS that use a command line to operate the system. The
example is MS DOS. A graphic based OS is not using text but it using graphic like
Windows 3.1 was the first graphic based OS.
4. List down some of the internal and external command of the text based and briefly
explains the function of these commands.
Ans: Internal command:
1. cd – change directory
2. dir – list the directory
3. cls – clear screen
External command:
1. fdisk – create, set, delete and display partition
2. format – format primary partition
3. setup – install operating system
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5. What is FDISK used for and then list down the menu that we can find under
FDISK.
Ans: Fdisk is used to create or delete partition in the hard drive. Create, set and
display partition menu can be found.
6. Explain briefly what File System is.
Ans: File system is a method for storing and organizing computer files and the data
they contain to make it easy to find and access them.
7. What is the different between physical and logical drive?
Ans: A Physical Drive is drive that you can physically see in the computer system
itself. It is also referred to as a hard drive or HDD (Hard Drive Device). For example,
drives C:, D: and E: on a Windows PC can represent three physical drives. A Logical
Drive is a virtual device that provides an area of usable storage capacity on one or
more physical disk drive components in a computer system.
8. List down the complete steps on how to install Windows 98 OS?
Ans: 1. Start up win98
2. Press F2 to BIOS setup. Detect drive.
3. Select 2) Boot from CD
4. Set setting to hard disk drive from floppy A. Click F10 to save it.
5. On the screen, enter fdisk for partitioning.
6. Select from menu, create then choose from list to create a primary drive.
7. Setup number of drive then save it. Set partition to be set active.
8. Restart the program by clicking Ctrl+Alt+Delete
9. Then go to D:\ and then to f:\ and enter format to format disk.
10. Win98 is setup.
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9. What is the different between basic and dynamic disk?
Ans: Basic disk are the ones that IT pros are most familiar with, and the typical
terms and technologies apply.
Dynamic disk supports new features and new terminology.
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