Viva Questions (35)
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What is a computer?
An electronic device that manipulates information or data, with the ability to store, retrieve, and process data.
What is POST in booting?
Power-On Self-Test. A diagnostic testing sequence run by a computer's BIOS to determine if the hardware components are working correctly.
What is the purpose of the <a> tag in HTML?
It defines a hyperlink, which is used to link from one page to another.
What is a shell script?
A computer program designed to be run by the Unix shell, a command-line interpreter.
What is LaTeX?
A high-quality typesetting system; it includes features designed for the production of technical and scientific documentation.
What is a motherboard?
The main printed circuit board (PCB) in general-purpose computers and other expandable systems.
What is BIOS/UEFI?
Basic Input/Output System / Unified Extensible Firmware Interface. Firmware used to perform hardware initialization during the booting process.
What is a bootable USB drive?
A USB drive that contains a bootable operating system, allowing a computer to boot from it instead of its internal hard drive.
What does ls command do?
Lists directory contents in Unix and Unix-like operating systems.
What is a LaTeX document class?
It defines the overall layout and formatting of a LaTeX document (e.g., article, report, book).
What are the units of CPU?
Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) and Control Unit (CU).
What is kernel initialization?
The phase in the boot process where the operating system's core (kernel) is loaded into memory and starts initializing hardware and software components.
What is CSS?
Cascading Style Sheets, a style sheet language used for describing the presentation of a document written in HTML or XML.
What is chmod used for?
To change the access permissions of file system objects (files and directories).
What is the use of \begin{document} in LaTeX?
It marks the beginning of the actual document content in a LaTeX file.
What is NIC?
Network Interface Card, a hardware component that connects a computer to a computer network.
What is a bootloader?
A program that loads an operating system or some other software for the computer after completion of the power-on self-tests.
Difference between static and dynamic web pages?
Static pages display the same content for all users, while dynamic pages can display different content and interact with users based on server-side processing.
What is grep command?
A command-line utility for searching plain-text data sets for lines that match a regular expression.
What is \section{} in LaTeX?
A command used to create a numbered section heading.
What is SMPS?
Switched-Mode Power Supply, an electronic power supply that incorporates a switching regulator to convert electrical power efficiently.
What is Secure Boot?
A security standard developed by members of the PC industry to help make sure that a device boots using only software that is trusted by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM).
What is <img> tag?
Used to embed an image in an HTML page.
What is cp command?
A command in Unix-like operating systems for copying files and directories.
What is LaTeX used for?
Typesetting documents, especially those containing complex mathematical formulas, scientific articles, and books.
What is firmware?
A specific class of computer software that provides the low-level control for a device's specific hardware.
What is GRUB?
GRand Unified Bootloader, a boot loader package from the GNU Project commonly used in Linux.
What is HTML?
HyperText Markup Language, the standard markup language for documents designed to be displayed in a web browser.
What is mv command?
A command used to move or rename files and directories.
What is \title{} in LaTeX?
A command used to declare the title of the document.
What is a computer case?
The enclosure that contains most of the components of a personal computer.
What is Windows Boot Manager?
A Microsoft-provided boot application that sets up the boot environment and loads the Windows operating system.
What are input devices?
Hardware devices that send data to a computer, allowing you to interact with and control it (e.g., keyboard, mouse).
What is mkdir command?
A command used to make (create) new directories.
What is \author{} in LaTeX?
A command used to declare the author(s) of the document.