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Monday 14 January 2013

microsoft interview questions part3

 

21) What is APM?
APM, or Advanced Power Management, was developed by Microsoft and Intel as an API. This API is mainly used for power management, and is very useful especially to those using Windows on their laptops or netbooks.

22) What is the maximum number of characters when applying MsgBox and InputBox?
The maximum allowed number of characters is 1024 characters.

23) In Windows XP, what does the letter XP stand for?
The letters XP actually stands for eXPerience. It was designed as an enhancement of Windows 2000, with a totally different and more attractive user interface/console.

24) What is a Hotfix?
Hotfix are files that are distributed by Microsoft Customer Service. These are intended to address issues such as bugs and errors within existing software.

25) What is NTFS?
NTFS is short for New Technology File System. It is the standard file system that is being used by operating systems starting from Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and even the newer versions like Vista and 7. It was originally designed to have a better performance on file storage and retrieval under the Windows NT family.

26) What are DLLs?
DLL is short for Dynamic Link Library. These are shared library files that contain usable codes and routines that other applications can utilize to create other new applications.

27) Which Microsoft Certification is considered the most popular?
It is the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE). This certification deals with skills related to applying solutions to business productivity by utilizing Microsoft Server operating system.

28) What is registry?
Registry is a very important component of the Windows Operating System. It stores  important information, such as setup and configuration, installation settings, and user settings.

29) What is ScanDisk and what does it do?
ScanDisk is a diagnostic tool that checks a hard drive for errors, file corruptions and data integrity. It can do repairs on errors that it detects.

30) How do you reverse a doubly-linked list?
To do this, start from the head and traverse to the end. For each node in the list that was traversed, swap the values of the links “Next” and “Prev”. After that, set the “Head” to link to the last node or tail.

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