Technical test I had b4 the interview rounds....

D-boyD-boy Member Posts: 595 ■■□□□□□□□□
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I had a technical test for a job today and these where a couple of the questions & no I didn't sign anything, so I'm not breaking any rules...!!!

Is there a difference between a Shared printer & a network printer? icon_confused.gif
(True or False) also explain.

What is groupwise? icon_redface.gif

What is a Relational database? icon_redface.gif

These where just some of the questions taken from the 20 I had. I think I did ok it's for a desktop support role.

Just have to wait and see...

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  • garv221garv221 Member Posts: 1,914
    So what were your answers? Did you describe the differences between sharing off a USB & assigning a printer an IP? Groupwise is Novell. Realtional Database? SQL?
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  • D-boyD-boy Member Posts: 595 ■■□□□□□□□□
    Is there a difference between a Shared printer & a network printer? icon_confused.gif
    (True or False) also explain.

    Well I explained that Shared is for Local printer sharing and Network printer is shared over a WAN or LAN and is not directly connected to a PC.

    What is groupwise? icon_redface.gif

    I knew it was Novell and I guessed it was something to do with email

    What is a Relational database? icon_redface.gif

    I guessed but I know I was wrong after looking it up on www.yahoo.com icon_rolleyes.gif

    It's better to guess than leave it blank i'd say........


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  • /usr/usr Member Posts: 1,768 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Hopefully you get the job!
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  • keatronkeatron Member Posts: 1,213 ■■■■■■□□□□
    SQL is just one example of a relational database. SQL server would be a relational database management system. Perhaps they were looking for an explanation of what a relational database is.

    Here's a couple of definitions from my SQL 2000 study guide.

    A relational database is....

    A database designed according to the relational model, which uses the discipline of Entity-Relationship modeling and the data design standards called normal forms.

    A database in which relationships between data items are explicitly specified as equally accessible attributes

    A database in the form of tables having rows and columns to show the relationships between items. If data is changed in one table, it will be changed in all related tables

    An integrated repository of data in the form of tables that have rows and columns to show the relationship between items, and in which information can be cross-referenced between two or more tables to generate a third table

    Hope this helps, I'm definantly not a DB guy but I do have to work with them occassionally.
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  • rossonieri#1rossonieri#1 Member Posts: 799 ■■■□□□□□□□
    i think RDBMS is a concept of putting all things together. SQL is the tools to get it done.
    the More I know, that is more and More I dont know.
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