Deck 9: Supporting I/O Devices

Question 1

 The official standard for USB interfaces is called IEEE 1394.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

 What icon might you see in Device Manager that indicates a problem with a device?

A) blue circle
B) yellow triangle
C) red square
D) white oval

Answer 2

B

Question 3

 A KVM switch allows you to use one monitor, mouse, and keyboard for multiple computers.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

 What might be the cause of a black screen right after you install a new video card?

A) no video card is detected
B) the onboard video is not disabled in BIOS
C) you installed the video card in the wrong slot
D) the video card has insufficient RAM

Question 5

 What type of backlighting is also called fluorescent backlighting, and was first used in laptop monitors?

A) LED
B) liquid crystal display
C) plasma monitor
D) CCFL

Question 6

 What is the distance between adjacent dots on a screen known as?

A) viewing angle
B) refresh rate
C) native resolution
D) pixel pitch

Question 7

 Which type of video port provides a digital-only signal?

A) DVI-I
B) DVI-D
C) DVI-A
D) VGA

Question 8

 What is a basic principle that applies to both internal and external devices?

A) when connecting a faster device to a slower port, the port adapts to the speed of the device
B) if you have multiple devices to install, it's best to install them at the same time
C) for most installations, install the device first, then the device driver
D) some devices don't require a software component for them to work properly

Question 9

) When installing a new device, which statement is accurate?

A) a mouse may not require an additional device driver installation
B) Vista drivers never work with Windows 7
C) 32-bit drivers can be installed in a 64-bit OS
D) 64-bit drivers can be installed in a 32-bit OS

Question 10

) Involving both software and hardware, what technology is meant to protect digital content and prevent piracy?

A) HDMI
B) DRM
C) PPM
D) DVI

Question 11

 What happens when a flash memory card is installed in a slot and it is recognized by Windows?

A) a window appears prompting you to initialize the device
B) a drive letter is assigned to the device and you can see it in Explorer
C) Windows automatically partitions and formats the device
D) the files are copied from the device to your Documents folder

Question 12

 A SuperSpeed USB port is capable of attaining what maximum data transfer speed?

A) 1.2 Gbps
B) 1.5 Gbps
C) 5 Gbps
D) 6 Gbps

Question 13

 What should you install in a server room that will save space by allowing you to control multiple servers with a single mouse, keyboard, and monitor?

A) a MIDI connector
B) a digitizer
C) biometric device
D) a KVM switch

Question 14

 Which of the following is a requirement for supporting the Aero user interface?

A) at least 128 KB video memory
B) DirectX 9 or higher
C) an HDMI video port
D) Windows XP with SP3

Question 15

 DDR memory is faster than GDDR memory since it is used by the CPU.

Question 16

 What type of backlighting receives DC power directly from a motherboard and doesn't use an inverter?

A) CCFL
B) LED
C) Plasma
D) OLED

Question 17

 Which statement regarding the USB standard and USB devices is accurate?

A) up to 64 USB devices can be daisy chained together
B) USB uses parallel data transmissions
C) a USB cable has four wires, two for power and two for communication
D) USB devices must supply their own power

Question 18

 Every installed device requires a device driver to control the device.

Question 19

 Which statement regarding the Firewire standard is accurate?

A) data is transferred on a parallel bus
B) 1394b allows up to 16 daisy-chained devices
C) FireWire 800 uses a 4-pin connector
D) FireWire devices are hot-swappable

Question 20

 A 32-bit driver can be used in a 64-bit operating system.

Question 21

Matching
Match each item with a statement below.
a. infrared (IR)
b. digitizer
c. dxdiag.exe
d. HDMI connector
e. OLED
f. projector
g. refresh rate
h. stylus
i. contrast ratio
j. ghost cursor
 transmits both digital video and audio, most common type is the Type A 19-pin

Question 22

Matching
Match each item with a statement below.
a. infrared (IR)
b. digitizer
c. dxdiag.exe
d. HDMI connector
e. OLED
f. projector
g. refresh rate
h. stylus
i. contrast ratio
j. ghost cursor
 used to display information about hardware and diagnose problems

Question 23

) What two colored RCA connectors in a component video cable are used for audio?

A) red
B) blue
C) white
D) green

Question 24

 If a user on a laptop complains that they are unable to sign into Windows even though they are certain they are entering the correct password, what should you have them do?

A) perform a reboot
B) bring the laptop to an authorized repair shop
C) check the NumLock indicator on the laptop
D) Replace the laptop keyboard

Question 25

 VGA mode includes what two resolutions for troubleshooting monitors?

A) 640 x 480
B) 800 x 600
C) 1280 x 720
D) 1920 x 1080

Question 26

Matching
Match each item with a statement below.
a. infrared (IR)
b. digitizer
c. dxdiag.exe
d. HDMI connector
e. OLED
f. projector
g. refresh rate
h. stylus
i. contrast ratio
j. ghost cursor
 uses a thin LED layer or film between two grids of electrodes

Question 27

Matching
Match each item with a statement below.
a. infrared (IR)
b. digitizer
c. dxdiag.exe
d. HDMI connector
e. OLED
f. projector
g. refresh rate
h. stylus
i. contrast ratio
j. ghost cursor
 used to cast a transparent image onto a large screen

Question 28

 When using an HDMI to DVI adapter, what two DVI port types will the adapter work with?

A) DVI-A
B) DVI-D
C) DVI-I
D) DVI-V

Question 29

 When might an LCD monitor experience distorted geometry?

A) only when the wrong video cable is used
B) if the pixel pitch is not high enough
C) if the screen is overheating
D) the screen is not set to native resolution

Question 30

 When a static image stays on a monitor for many hours leaving a permanent impression of that image on the monitor, what term is used to describe the condition?

A) image cling
B) burn-in
C) screen blanking
D) screen freezing

Question 31

Matching
Match each item with a statement below.
a. infrared (IR)
b. digitizer
c. dxdiag.exe
d. HDMI connector
e. OLED
f. projector
g. refresh rate
h. stylus
i. contrast ratio
j. ghost cursor
 an outdated wireless technology used to connect personal devices, has been replaced by Bluetooth

Question 32

 In order to enable the Windows 7 Aero user interface, how much video memory must be available to the video controller?

A) 64MB
B) 128MB
C) 256MB
D) 1GB

Question 33

Matching
Match each item with a statement below.
a. infrared (IR)
b. digitizer
c. dxdiag.exe
d. HDMI connector
e. OLED
f. projector
g. refresh rate
h. stylus
i. contrast ratio
j. ghost cursor
 used with a graphics tablet and works like a pencil

Question 34

Matching
Match each item with a statement below.
a. infrared (IR)
b. digitizer
c. dxdiag.exe
d. HDMI connector
e. OLED
f. projector
g. refresh rate
h. stylus
i. contrast ratio
j. ghost cursor
 the relative difference between light and dark areas on a video screen

Question 35

 What term refers to horizontally torn images on a screen, which occur when the video feed from the video controller gets out of sync with the refresh rate of the monitor?

A) burn-in
B) left-ins
C) rips
D) artifacts

Question 36

Matching
Match each item with a statement below.
a. infrared (IR)
b. digitizer
c. dxdiag.exe
d. HDMI connector
e. OLED
f. projector
g. refresh rate
h. stylus
i. contrast ratio
j. ghost cursor
 another term for graphics tablet, which is used to hand draw

Question 37

Matching
Match each item with a statement below.
a. infrared (IR)
b. digitizer
c. dxdiag.exe
d. HDMI connector
e. OLED
f. projector
g. refresh rate
h. stylus
i. contrast ratio
j. ghost cursor
. a trail left behind when you move the mouse

Question 38

Matching
Match each item with a statement below.
a. infrared (IR)
b. digitizer
c. dxdiag.exe
d. HDMI connector
e. OLED
f. projector
g. refresh rate
h. stylus
i. contrast ratio
j. ghost cursor
 the number of times a monitor screen is built or refreshed in one second

Question 39

 What two wireless technologies share the same radio frequency range?

A) 802.11a
B) 802.11b
C) Bluetooth
D) NFC

Question 40

 What are the two common classes of LCD monitors?

A) Twisted Switching (TS)
B) Out-of-plane Focusing (OF)
C) Twisted Nematic (TN)
D) In-Plane Switching (IPS)

Question 41

 How does Light-Emitting Diode (LED) backlighting work, and how do you identify a monitor that uses LED?

Question 42

 How does an OLED monitor work?

Question 43

 What is MIDI?

Question 44

. What is a biometric device, and how is it used?

Question 45

 What is a KVM switch and how might one be useful?

Question 46

 What is a barcode reader and how are they typically connected to a computer?

Question 47

 Describe a touch screen device.

Question 48

 What is DiplayPort?

Question 49

 Describe an S-Video port.

Question 50

 What is DirectX?