The interviewer will run you through a series of questions like this one to see how you would use your troubleshooting skills in a COMMON, real-life situation. He not only gets to see how your mind works, but also begins to GET an insight into your technical capabilities. In your ANSWER, be methodical in your approach, identifying the most likely possibility and testing it. Be sure to let the interviewer know that if your first ATTEMPT doesn’t WORK, you know how to move on to the next possibility.

The interviewer will run you through a series of questions like this one to see how you would use your troubleshooting skills in a common, real-life situation. He not only gets to see how your mind works, but also begins to get an insight into your technical capabilities. In your answer, be methodical in your approach, identifying the most likely possibility and testing it. Be sure to let the interviewer know that if your first attempt doesn’t work, you know how to move on to the next possibility.