List of Probable questions

1. What are the types of Operating System ?

2. Give examples of NOS and SOS
3. Difference between FAT and NTFS
4. Enhancements in Windows 2003 from Windows 2000
5. Enhancements in Windows 2003 from Windows NT
6. What is Active Directory ?
7. Types of Firewall
8. Difference between Hardware and Software Firewall
9. Name the seven layers of OSI model
10. How to enable Firewall in Windows XP
11. How to Disable Firewall in Windows XP
12. Minimum System requirement of Windows XP, Vista, 2003 and 2008
13. Explain ping command
14. Explain Cookies
15. How to boot the computer in Safe mode
16. Types of printer
17. Explain Last Known Good Configuration
18. What is Disk clean up, Disk Defragmentation, Device manager and System Restore
19. USB port Vs Firewire port
20. How to install a printer in Windows XP
21. What is a Browser and name any 5 browsers ?
22. Serial port Vs Parallel port
23. What is a port number ?
24. Where is the HOSTS file located
25. Explain different RAID levels
26. Explain APIPA, IP address and Subnet mask
27. Difference between IP v4 and IP v6
28. How to remove virus from a computer
29. How to make a computer run faster
30. What is attrib command ?
31. What is edit command ?
32. How to copy a file or folder using copy command
33. How to format the hard disk using command line utilities
34. Explain mkdir, rmdir and chdir commands
35. Types of hard disk
36. Difference between primary and secondary partition
37. Types of back in Window OS
38. Differential Backup Vs Incremental Backup Vs Copy backup
39. What is remote desktop.
40. Recovery Console Vs Automated System Recovery
41. What is NTLDR file
42. How to tackle "missing NTLDR file" error
43. How many bytes are there in MAC address
44. Range of Class A IP address
45. Range of Class B IP address
46. Range of Class C IP address
47. Default subnet mask of Class A, Class B and Class C IP address
48. What is BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) and how to overcome it
49. Difference between Preferred DNS and Alternate DNS server
50. Transmission speed of T1 carrier
51. What do you understand by an active directory?
52. What do you mean by DNS?
53. What are general circumstances when this is put to use?
54. What role does a ‘reverse lookup’ and ‘forward lookup’ has to play in DNS?
55. Tell us what you know about ‘A records’ and ‘mx records’?
56. What is the basic difference between the two?
57. When is IPCONFIG command generally used?
58. For which purpose is a DHCP normally used?
59. How many different types of LAN cables do you know?
60. What do you know about cross cable?
61. Tell us what will you do if you are asked to connect two different computers using the switches?
62. What do you mean by an APIPA IP address?
63. Can you tell us what the meaning of domain is?
64. Please let us know the difference between a work group and a domain?
65. Tell us how to do the configuration of VPN.
66.
67. 1. Suppose you are installing power management on your XP Computer system. Power
management should be under the control of:

The answer of this question is Operating System. If you know the answer of this question, simply give the
answer otherwise say your interviewer clearly “No”.

2. Which file should always be pointed in root folder for Active Partition of Windows XP?

The answer to this question is Boot.ini. This is also a simple question. Be true with your answer whether it is
YES or NO.

3.If a user calls that he is not able to get online when he connects to internet connection on a XP
Computer system. Explain what should you do?

Well guys again an opportunity for you. You should rebuild the TCP/IP protocol on the client’s computer
system.

4. If the monitor shows a Blank Blue screen after restarting your computer, what would be the
best way to resolve this major problem?
You should restart your computer, keep pressing F8 key to go to advanced Menu options and choose the
option “Last Known Good Configuration” and press <Enter> key to resolve this problem.

5. Explain the commands to convert a FAT-32 file system to NTFS file system? Would there be any
loss of information or data?

The command to convert FAT-32 file into NTFS file system is: CONVERT <Drive Letter>: /fs:NTFS. There will
be no harm on data and information. If you wish to convert a NTFS file partition into FAT32, your data will be
lost.

6. Does windows XP version have some extra features than Windows 2000 edition? What are main
characteristics of Disk Defragmenter Tools in Windows 2000 and XP?

The characteristics of disk defragmenter Tools are similar in both Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Some disk
defragmenter Tools are enhanced Analysis Function, Increased Defragmentation Option, a compression
option and an Automatic Defrag-Scheduling Option.