NAME 								DATE
TEST 1 QUESTIONS 
 SUN FIELD ENGINEER SERVICE


1. What is the name of the operating system that run on Sparc processors?








2. What is the minimum hardware needed to install a standalone Sparc system?









3. What is the difference between the command line and GUI?









4. What is the name of the chip that contains the system ID?









5. What PROM level command can you use to view SCSI disks?










6. What is the target (SCSI ID) of the default boot device for a SPARC20?








7. What PROM level command can you use to find the default boot device?








8. How do you set the default boot device to boot automatically on power-up?










9. What PROM level command can you issue to find the total memory in the system?










10. What command can you issue to view error messages?











11. When replacing a failed component on a Sparc system what must you do first?









12. What is the name of the utility to view disks ?









13. What is a disk partition?










14. What is a filesystem?









15. What is the name of the top level directory in Solaris environment?








16. What is the core of the OS called?









17. What does mounting a file system mean?








20. What is the first thing you have to do before replacing a failing disk in Solaris environment?


















21. What is a SBUS used for?









22. What is a frame buffer used for?









23. What is contained in a memory bank?








24. How many internal disk can a SPARC20 support?









25. What is the command to boot a SPARC system?









26. What is the name of the command to bring a SPARC system down gracefully?








28. What is the key sequence to set the PROM to default settings on power up?








30. What is the serial line command  you can use to connect to  a SPARC system?








31. What PROM parameter do you need to set to do full post diagnostics on a SPARC system?











32. What PROM level diagnostic command can you use to test the ethernet port?








33. What command can you use to display the system configuration?