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Interview II 2

The document outlines various technical concepts and troubleshooting scenarios related to computer hardware and software, including error detection, memory types, RAID configurations, and OSI model layers. It also includes interview questions focusing on technical knowledge, problem-solving skills, and personality traits relevant to teamwork and workplace dynamics. The content serves as a guide for understanding essential IT concepts and preparing for technical interviews.

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Interview II 2

The document outlines various technical concepts and troubleshooting scenarios related to computer hardware and software, including error detection, memory types, RAID configurations, and OSI model layers. It also includes interview questions focusing on technical knowledge, problem-solving skills, and personality traits relevant to teamwork and workplace dynamics. The content serves as a guide for understanding essential IT concepts and preparing for technical interviews.

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Describe a time where you had to do something without being


able to receive manager approval
Look up policy and procedures.

Technical Based:

EDAC (Error Detection And Correction)

ECC Memory (Error Correction Code Memory)


Type of computer data store

age that uses an error correction code (ECC) to detect and correct n-bit
data corruption which occurs in memory

What is the difference between SATA and SAS?


SAS is optimal for use in servers and workstations because it has a
more versatile array of connectors and is faster at reading and writing
data in a continuous computer session. SATA is better for storage
purposes because it can write data very quickly, and the hardware is
budget-friendly for small businesses.

What is flashing?
Updating the code (firmware) on a chip

What would you do if there is no video output when your


computer is not booting up?
1. Restart your PC
2. Check your video cable
3. Plug the cable into the right video port
4. Disconnect your peripherals, perform minimum configuration
5. Reset your BIOS settings
6. Reinstall your RAM and graphics card
7. Update your device drivers

GREP (Global Regular Expression Print)


Command used to search for key words after inputting a command in
the shell
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How do you navigate through files and/or directories using


Linux?
cd command

Describe 8 Linux commands


pwd - Shows which directory you're in
ls - Shows what files are in the directory
cd - Go to a directory
mkdir - Make directories
touch - Make files
rm - Remove files or directories
man - Manual (ex. man cd)
cp - Copy files (ex. Copy new.txt to /home/nayso/Music, type "cp
new.txt /home/nayso/Music")
mv - Moves and renames files (ex. Move intro file to manual/Chap1 -
"mv intro manual/Chap1", Change text to new - type "mv text new")
locate - Locate file

What is the tar command?


Helps create, extract, and list archive contents

Name common directories in linux


 / – The root directory
 /bin – Binaries
 /dev – Device files
 /etc – Configuration files
 /usr – User binaries and program data
 /home – User personal data
 /lib – Shared libraries
 /sbin – System binaries

What are the minimum hard drives for Raid 1?


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What hardware can you find on the physical layer of the OSI
model?

What is hardware that you would find on a network?


Routers
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What would you troubleshoot with a computer that cannot


connect on the internet?
NIC

IaaS (Infrastructure as as Service)


Buying time on someone else’s hardware and deploying your own
software to that particular deployment
Ex. A company that provides web services. So they would provide you
with the server to be able to load the website. And you would be
responsible for building and deploying the website content

PaaS (Platform as a Service)


Someone else is providing you with a platform that you can use to
build your own applications
Ex. salesforce.com

SaaS (Software as a Service)?


a service provider is the one responsible for maintaining the
application, storing the data, and keeping all of that information safe
Ex. Gmail

North Bridge
Faster bridge
CPU
GPU
PCIe

South Bridge
Slower bridge
BIOS
USB
PCI

Technical Scenarios:

What are the steps you would take you do if you had to replace the
CPU? What would you do if it still doesn’t work?

What do you do if your home network loses power?


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What is the bare minimum for a unit to post?

What happens when Raid 0 and Raid 1 fails?

What is the minimum that you would need in order to build a


computer?

What happens if the power supply fails and the rack server does not
turn on?

What would you do if your server is not Posting or turning on and not
showing Display?

A. Come up with a nightmare server hardware troubleshooting


scenario. This gives me a better understanding of the candidate’s
ability to apply their knowledge of the datacenter. The issues I have
them go through are as follows.
B. You have a computer/server that does nothing when you power it
on, how would you determine what the failure is?
C. Server is unplugged plug it in and check all connections.
D. Powers on but won’t POST Check monitor connections.
Reseat/ISO test memory and CPU.
E. Boots to a screen that says “insert boot media” check BIOS boot
order, check boot media (HDD) connections.
F. System is unable to retain BIOS configuration replace CMOS
battery
G. Media test failure check PXE is pointing to the correct interface,
check if the cable is connected to the interface and rack switch
properly.
H. No DHCP offers received
I. Crashes while loading ram disk imageiso test memory and CPU
for failures.
J. Crashes while loading local image. Check hard drives are
working properly and file system check.

BC’s interview questions:

Q. If you had all the money in the world, what is in your dream
computer?
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A. Good CPU (like Intel i7 core processor), good GPU, a lot of RAM, big
monitor — Give specific brands like Intel, Samsung, etc…

Q. What do you do if your computer goes bad, and why does it


go bad?
A. I said to use minimum configuration and find the bad parts and swap
it, and it can go bad because of time — over time parts get bad,
sometimes they overheat.

Q. What do you do if CPU overheats?


A. Check thermal sensors, reapply thermal paste, swap CPU, maybe
swap mobo

Explain OSI model and give examples in detail


Example:
What is layer 5? Network
What is an example of layer 5? Routers
What is a router? _______

Personality Questions:
Q. What do you do if two co-workers are fighting?
A. You should try to change the subject and divert the situation. Tell
them this is not the place to fight. Calm down, relax!

Q. How do you set goals for yourself?


A. Set a deadline, write down goals and how you’re going to do them

Q. What do you bring to the team?


A. Skills, knowledge, experience, friendliness

Q. What makes a perfect team?


A. Everybody’s working together, nobody is bossing people around,
good communication.

Q. What is the perfect work environment?


A. “To be honest, your company seems like the perfect environment,
that’s why I want to work there”
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Q. What do you do if someone tells you that you can skip a


step because it’s easier?
A. Tell them we shouldn’t skip steps because it can lead to bigger
problems and procedures are in place for a reason

Q. What do you do if you’re in a meeting and your boss and


lead agree with “plan A” and you don’t agree, and you want to
go with your plan instead (“plan BC”)?
A. Listen to them first and try to understand why they like plan A. Also
let them know on the side about your plan BC. But try their plan A first
because they have more experience and they’re your superior.

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