Subject Question Bank of AMSS/SSS/ASBS.

Part-I Choose the correct/most appropriate answer Q1) In case of TP Circuit, the multiplexer converts a) b) c) d) Plus minus 12 V TP level to plus minus 30 V RS 232 C level Plus minus 12 V TP level to plus minus 60 V RS 232 C level Plus minus 30 V TP level to plus minus 12 V RS 232 C level Plus minus 60 V TP level to plus minus 12 V RS 232 C level

Q2) CTOS/UNIX Software consists of a) b) c) d) Operating system RDBMS Package Application Program Software Tool

Q3) The use of Parallel Printers in AMSS is limited because of a) b) c) d) System limitation Restriction in number of printers Limitation to the length of printer cable Restriction on number of workstations

Q4) Speed of Dot matrix Printer is expressed a) CPS b) PPM c) BPS d) LPM Q4) Maximum length of a standard Parallel cable is a) 6 ft b) 10 ft c) 25ft d) 50ft Q6) To increase the distance to which serial printer cable can be driven, we use a) MODEM b) Line Driver c) Bridge d) Router Q7) Which type of connecter is used for serial Port a) RJ-11 b) RJ45

c) Centronics-36 d) DB-25 Q8) which of the following is not a display adapter card a) MDA b) CGA c) ISA d) VGA Q9) The FDD connector is a ribbon cable with a) 40 wires b) 34 wires c) 20 wires d) 60 wires Q10) 40 Pin connector is used for which of the following:a) IDE b) SCSI c) ST506 d) ESDI Q11) The data stored in one sector in a Disk is a) 1024 bytes b) 512 bytes c) 1096 bytes d) 360 Kilo bytes Q12) The power supply connector on the Main Board is a) Molex connector b) Berg Connector c) Flat ribbon d) DIN Connector Q13) The BUS Signal that allows a device to send data directly to a computer memory by passing the CPU is a) I/O address b) DMA address c) Clock address d) Interrupt request address Q14) PCI BUS supports a) 64 bits b) 32 bits c) 16 bits d) 8 bits Q15) DIMM is preferred to SIMM IN COMPUTERS BECAUSE IT IS a) Cheaper b) Occupies less space for the same memory c) Faster d) Easy to mount Q16) RS232 interface can communicate up to a maximum distance of a) 10 ft b) 50 ft

c) 100 ft d) 200 ft Q17) Which of them is not an input device a) Digitizer b) Scanner c) Mouse d) Plotter Q18) For Computer based system , would you prefer a UPS that generates pure Sine Wave or the one that generates Square Wave. Q19) The Keyboard works on a) 230V AC b) 120V AC c) 12V DC d) 5V DC Q20) MODEM IS USED FOR a) Serial communication b) Parallel communication c) LAN d) Synchronous communication Q21) ASCII Stands for ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Q22) The Interface between Keyboard cable and PC is DIN type / RJ11 (Choose correct answer) Q23) 83 Key Keyboard can be used in PC/AT (True / False ) Q24) The maximum resolution in SVGA Color monitor is a) 640 * 480 b) 640 * 200 c) 720 * 350 d) 1024 * 768 Q25) IA-5 signalling uses ZCZC as start of message. ( True / False ) Q26) SQL Server is a) Application Program b) RDBMS Package c) Clustering S/W d) Hardware Q27) TCP/IP signifies a) Application Program b) Communication Protocol c) RDBMC d) Transmission Communication Platform/Independent Platform Q28) Three types of clocks in a PC are--------------------------------,---------------------------and----------------------.

Q29) Communication between FDD and controller in a PC is serial/ Parallel ( Choose the correct choice) Q30) A Standard SCSI Controller can support maximum ------------------number of devices. Q31) In DOS formatting of Harddisk, Master Boot Record is stored in ------------------cylinder ------------ head ----------------- sector Q32) Firmware resides on a) RAM b) ROM c) Hard disk d) Floppy disk Q33) RS232 support a maximum data speed of a) 50 bps b) 19.2 Kbps c) 2.4 Kbps d) 10 Mbps Q34) Maximum capacity of SSS is a) 20 Subscriber terminals and 16 direction terminals b) 16 subscriber terminals and 20 direction terminals c) 16 subscriber terminals and 16 direction terminals d) 20 subscribers terminals and 20 direction terminals Q35) Each Bin of SSS consists of a) 2CPU Cards and 2 TEC cards b) 4 CPU Cards and 4 TEC cards c) 2 CPU Cards and 4 TEC cards d) 1CPU Cards and 4TEC cards Q36) Communication between Subscriber Panel and CPU in SSS is through --------------------- type of signalling . Q37) In SSS, the Trunk Emulator Circuit a) Interfaces Direction Teerminals and forwords the speech to SLINK b) Interface Subscriber Panel and forwords the speech to GLINK c) Interfaces Subscriber Panel and speech to TLINK d) Interfaces Direction Terminals and forwards the speech to TLINK Q38) In DTMF signaling, the transmitter signal level in dbm is between ---------------- to ---------------- . Q39) The switch used inSSSis based on PCM/TDM technology (True / False) Q40) In SSS, System tones used for ringback is a) 400hz continous b) 800hz 0.5 sec on , 1.0 sec off c) 400hz 0.1 sec on , 0.2 sec off, 0.1 sec on and 1.0 sec off. d) 400hz 0.4 sec on , 0.2 sec off, 0.4 sec on and 2.0 sec off. Q41) Medium Access Protocol used in LAN IS a) Ethernet

b) TCP/IP c) X.25 d) X.400 Q42) GLINK in SSS are used for ------------------------- to ----------------------- switching. Q43) ITA-2 signaling is faster than IA-5 (True / False) Q44) Pick the odd man out a) UNIX b) Windows-95 c) DOS d) Oracle Q45) If you are transmitting a binary number 10110110 for even parity, the parity bit will be a) 1 b) 0 c) None Q46) Microprocessor used in Subscriber Panel and CPU of SSS are respectively a) Pentium-II 350 MHz 8088 b) 8088 and 8085 c) 8085 and 8088 d) 80286 and 8088 Q47) The CMOS IC used for cross point switch matrix in SSS is a) MT8880 b) CD22100 c) 8259 d) 2681 Q48) which type of communication uses a separate timing signal to dictate transmission time a) Synchronous b) Asynchronous c) Standard d) MODEM Q49) RABMN employs ----------------------- transmission technique for exchange of messages. Q50) On a 25 Pin RS232 connector, Pin No.2 is for ---------------------- and Pin No. 3 is for ------------. Q1) a) List any 4 functions of MUX in AMSS. b) Why is VRAM DUAL PORTED? Q2) What is the significance of Isolation , Shielding and Proper Grounding in a power supply system used in Computers ?

Q3) a) A Hard disk is having 3053 Cylinders, 12 Read / Write heads for storing data and 137 data sectors per track. If each sector has 512 bytes of data, what is the capacity of Hard disk? b) What do you understand by Low level format process? Q4) a) Why do we partition hard disk? (Describe in 4 lines) b) Name the three types of buses in CPU Arcthecture. Q5) a) Describe briefly SRAM, DRAM and SDRAM used in PCs. b) What is Cache Memory? Q6) a) What are S/W and H/W flow controls in RS232? b) What is Virus and which are the places in the Hard disk where it resides usually? Q7) What do you understand by ASBS and explain functionally its various components? Q8) Describe the Cross point Switching Matrix used in SSS ?