Common Desktop Engineer Interview Preparation Guide

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There are many benefits of Child Domain Such As:
☛ Security Boundary
☛ Administrative Overhead Low
☛ Network Traffic Low

path : C:WindowsSystem32driversetc
where C: is a System root drive.

Desktop engineers work in office environments in most cases. Some companies require their engineers to travel between different work sites. There are remote support technologies that are allowing companies to cut down on their desktop engineer travel times, as common problems can be diagnosed and fixed over a remote connection.

A desktop engineer is used to set up the computer infrastructure needed for the business. This duty could be as simple as installing operating systems on a few office machines or as extensive as setting up a network of hundreds of computers. Desktop engineers install needed operating systems, software and hardware. Peripheral support for printers and servers might also fall under a desktop engineer's control.

Desktop engineers provide support and implementation services to business infrastructures. This job has a number of different titles. It could be called desktop systems engineer, desktop support, support technician, helpdesk engineer or desktop deployment engineer. Desktop engineers need to have extensive knowledge of the software used by the business, as well as the operating systems and hardware peripherals that may be in use.

Desktop engineers can specialize in certain technologies or go into a management position over other desktop engineers. Advancement into other types of computer sciences such as programming or software design is also possible.

Parallel port transmit data in parallel form. It is transfer data 8 bit at a time. It is faster then Serial port. Its a 25 pin female Connector .

Serial Port transmit data in a serial form. It transfer data one Bit at a time. It is transfer data one bit after another Bit. Its a Slower then parallel Port. its a 9 Pin or 25 Pin male connector.

Operation Master Role is available on Domain Controller in the Network. There are five types of operation master roles:
☛ Schema master
☛ Domain Naming Master
☛ RID Master
☛ PDC Emulator
☛ Infrastructure Master

A site is a geographical area where all of the domains are available. Site manages the replication traffic between two or more different sites in the network.

A group of tree is called forest and does not sharing a contiguous name space but sharing a common configuration (Schema).

A group of domain is called tree and sharing a contiguous Name Space.

☛ NTFS stands for New Technology File Systems
☛ There are three categories in NTFS file systems
1: NTFS 4.0- NT Operating Systems
2: NTFS 5.0- 2000 Operating Systems
3: NTFS 6.0- 2003 Operating Systems
☛ In NTFS up to File level security is available
☛ Compression option is available
☛ Encryption option is available
☛ Disk Quota Option is available
☛ NTFS supported by only limited Microsoft Based Operating System

☛ FAT Stands for File Allocation Table
☛ There are three categories in FAT file system.
1: FAT
2: FAT-16
3: FAT-32
☛ In FAT Not up to folder level security is available
☛ Compression option is not available
☛ Encryption Option is not available
☛ Disk Quota Option is not available
☛ FAT supported by all of the Microsoft Based Operating Systems.

IAS stands for Internet Authentication Services. IAS server is also known as RADIUS Server. IAS Server provides the centralized management of multiple RAS & VPN Server in the Network. On this Server Remote Access Policy and Remote Access logging options are available.

VPN Stands for Virtual Private Network. It is basically use for mobile user in the network. This server provides the remote access connectivity for mobile user. In this way all of the mobile users are connected to server through internet. This server also provides the connectivity between two or more office in the network. VPN is cost effective (No Costly).

Focus on how you achieve results while maintaining good staff relations. Use examples of your successes and how you have learned from mistakes. Emphasize your energy and experience.

There are two basic types of firewall - network layer, which make decisions based on source and destination addresses, and application layer, which are hosts run on proxy servers and allow no direct traffic between networks. Comodo and Zone Alarm are two commonly used firewalls.

Boot.ini is used to decide which operating system options are displayed during the start-up process.

Router/Hub,
LAN cards and
LAN cables.

XP Professional,
XP Home,
Media Centre,
Tablet PC and
Mobile.

MS Word,
MS Excel,
MS PowerPoint,
MS Outlook and
MS Access.

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol - it assigns dynamic IP addresses to network devices allowing them to have a different IP address each time they are connected to the network.

Common ports are: PS/2 ports, for keyboard and mouse. USB ports. Sound ports.LAN or Ethernet ports. VGA ports.

The lights are:
☛ Power light - indicates if the power is on.
☛ Link light - indicates if the modem is receiving broadband or Internet signals from the ISP.
☛ Data light - indicates if the Internet is working.
☛ Connectivity light - indicates if the modem is connected to a computer.