FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

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TROUBLESHOOTING COMPUTER ISSUES

IDENTIFYING HARDWARE SOFTWARE NETWORK PROBLEMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When you power on a computer, you hear two beeps during power-on self-test (POST) and the computer never completely boots into the operating system. What is the likely cause?
A
A failed or failing hardware component
B
A virus infection in the master boot record
C
An incorrect Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setting
D
An incompatible peripheral attached to the computer
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -2 Beeps-Parity Error Reseat/replace memory, troubleshoot motherboard.

Detailed explanation-2: -If you’re hearing two beeps, then that means your RAM isn’t working as it should. Three beeps that repeat after a pause when you turn on your computer indicate a problem with the system memory. However, if your PC is beeping continuously, then it simply means the processor is affected.

Detailed explanation-3: -The beeps are commonly referred to as beep codes. They provide an indication, usually about state of some hardware. A beep code is the audio signal given out by a computer to announce the result of a short diagnostic testing sequence the computer performs when first powering up (called the Power-On-Self-Test or POST ).

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