Ports
I/O Devices
Configuring
Troubleshooting
Misc.
100
How many pins does a USB port have?
4
100
Define I/O Device
An device that provides information for the computer or outputs information from the computer.
100
What windows utility is used for managing devices?
Device Manager
100
What should you check first if a monitor has no display?
Check the power and signal cables
100
What is the best resolution to use for an LCD monitor?
The native resolution
200
What is a VGA port?
An analog video port
200
What are two difference between infrared and Bluetooth? (100 points each)
- Light versus radio waves - Infrared requires line of sight, Bluetooth does not - Bluetooth transfers data at a faster rate than infrared
200
What are two standards for connecting two video cards?
SLI or CrossFire
200
What could cause a crackling sound from a CRT monitor?
Dirt or dust inside the monitor
200
What does DMA stand for?
Direct Memory Access
300
What is the difference between DVI-D and DVI-I?
DVI-D only works with digital monitors and DVI-I can work with analog or digital monitors
300
Give 5 examples of I/O devices.
Various answers
300
Where do you configure parallel port modes?
BIOS
300
What should you do if the ports on a motherboard are unresponsive?
Try another port or use an adapter card
300
What is the speed of USB 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0? (100 points each)
USB 1.1 - 12 mbps or 1.5 mbps Hi-Speed USB 2.0 - 480 mbps Superspeed USB 3.0 - 5 gbps
400
What is IEEE 1394?
FireWire
400
Define biometric device
A device that measures biological data about a person. It can be used for verificiation or identification.
400
What are three places you can get a device driver from?
- Physical media that comes with the device - The manufacturer's website - Windows automatic update
400
What can you do to physically troubleshoot a CRT monitor?
You can degauss, check cables, or return to manufacturer, but you can NOT open one
400
What is the most common type of serial port?
DB 9
500
What is IEEE 1284?
A standard for EPP and ECP parallel ports
500
What can you use to connect 3 computers to the same I/O setup (keyboard, monitor, etc.)?
KVM switch
500
What must you do before unplugging a hot swappable device?
Use safely remove or stop any processes using the device
500
What should you do to a monitor if it displays the wrong characters?
Nothing, it is a problem with the video card
500
What does every I/O device need?
Drivers
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