Display Malfunctions
A Video card uses a PCIe slot and may also draw more power (T/F)
True
What is the frequency range that humans can hear in?
20hz - 20khz
Name the three optical drives
(CD) compact disk, (DVD) digital video disk, and (BD) blu-ray
What color is the plug you should plug your standard desktop speakers to.
Green or Light Green
When installing peripherals into the display should you listen to the manufacturers manual?
Yes
If a artifact appears on a display what should you do? (Check for heat problems, Rip the screen off and glue it back on, Attack the computer and pray, Read task manager for issues)
Check for heat problems
What two ways can you power an external speaker?
A battery or AC powered
When handling an optical drive disk, where should you hold it by and why?
Hold it by the edge to prevent finger prints and dust from blocking the laser beam's ability to pass through the disk.
Which expansion slot is the current standard for a internal sound card?
PCIe
When installing ODD’s should you follow the same rules of configuration as SATA drives?
Yes
What to do if geometric distortion begins?
Check video cables or Restore pc to factory display settings
Indicates the range of frequencies that a speaker is capable of reproducing?
Frequency Response Range
When installing a new optical drive, what should you download before installation?
Download the latest drivers
Which internal component is responsible for converting a computer's digital bitstream into an analog signal for an output device?
DAC
The motherboard does NOT have a small speaker specifically for POST codes when normal sound systems are not working?
No, It does have a small speaker
If a LCD or plasma display has burn-in what should you do?
Answer: Turn off the computer for some hours and when turned on keep it on low brightness
Windows tool for troubleshooting audio?
Windows Audio Troubleshooter
Optical drives function through the shining of a light through a protective aluminum alloy layer. What light is used by CDs and DVDs to convert the data?
Red laser technology
Which interface allows for the transmission of high-quality digital audio over a single optical cable
S/PDIF or toslink
Projectors come with many different ports, (Choose 2 Answers Only)
VGA, DVI, HDMI,Composite and Component
If the display flickers what should you check for?
Check for refresh rate and external interference like radio waves.
Your speakers audio volume is low no matter what sound you play. What is the problem?
The speaker may not be amplified or connected to the sound card
If the soundtrack is played but not the video upon inserting the disk, what should you do?
Check the cabling, verify the drivers, and try changing the resolution and number of colors.
For a good reproduction of sound, what are sound waves sampled at?
The soundwaves are Sampled at twice the desired rate.
If a Bulb is potentially burned out on a projector what should you do?
Check the power, Input source and Output source