Title: Chapter 8 Review Quiz
Course: DEPT MC - PERSONAL COMPUTER HARDWARE

Q: Which of the following is a basic principle that applies to both internal and external devices?
- when connecting a faster device to a slower port, the port adapts to the speed of the device
- if you have multiple devices to install, it’s best to install them at the same time
- for most installations, install the device first, then the device driver
- some devices don’t require a software component for them to work properly
A: for most installations, install the device first, then the device driver

Q: What happens when a problem occurs while Windows 7 is installing a device?
- a blue screen of death is displayed
- the Action Center is launched
- Event Viewer runs and an event is displayed
- Device Manager is loaded
A: the Action Center is launched

Q: What icon might you see in Device Manager that indicates a problem with a device?
- blue circle
- yellow triangle
- red square
- white oval
A: yellow triangle

Q: Which of the following describes USB 2.0?
- 480 Mbps, cable length up to 5 meters
- up to 54 Mbps, range to 50 meters
- 1.5 Gbps, cable length up to 2 meters
- up to 12 Mbps, cable length up to 3 meters
A: 480 Mbps, cable length up to 5 meters

Q: Which of the following is true about the USB standard and devices?
- up to 64 USB devices can be daisy chained together
- USB uses parallel data transmissions
- a USB cable has four wires, two for power and two for communication
- USB devices must supply their own power
A: a USB cable has four wires, two for power and two for communication

Q: Which of the following is true about the FireWire standard and devices?
- data is transferred on a parallel bus
- 1394b allows up to 16 daisy-chained devices
- FireWire 800 uses a 4-pin connector
- FireWire devices are hot-swappable
A: FireWire devices are hot-swappable

Q: Which of the following is true about installing a new device?
- a mouse may not require an additional device driver installation
- Vista drivers never work with Windows 7
- 32-bit drivers can be installed in a 64-bit OS
- 64-bit drivers can be installed in a 32-bit OS
A: a mouse may not require an additional device driver installation

Q: What happens when a flash memory card is installed in a slot and it is recognized by Windows?
- a window appears prompting you to initialize the device
- a drive letter is assigned to the device and you can see it in Explorer
- Windows automatically partitions and formats the device
- the files are copied from the device to your Documents folder
A: a drive letter is assigned to the device and you can see it in Explorer

Q: 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 MIDI connector
- a digitizer
- biometric device
- a KVM switch
A: a KVM switch

Q: Which type of expansion slot uses a retention mechanism to help stabilize a heavy card?
- ISA
- PCI
- AGP
- MGA
A: AGP

Q: Which of the following might be the cause of a black screen right after you install a new video card?
- no video card is detected
- the onboard video is not disabled in BIOS
- you installed the video card in the wrong slot
- the video card has insufficient RAM
A: the onboard video is not disabled in BIOS

Q: What do you need to do for Device Manager to display nonpresent devices?
- in Device Manager, click View, then click Nonpresent devices
- in Device Manager, click Advanced, then click All Devices
- create and set an environment variable
- reboot the system in Safe Mode with Networking
A: create and set an environment variable

Q: Which type of monitor withstands a lot of handling, use mercury,  and take up the most desk space?
- cathode-ray tube
- liquid crystal display
- plasma monitor
- light-emitting diode
A: cathode-ray tube

Q: Which monitor characteristic is the distance between adjacent dots on the screen?
- viewing angle
- refresh rate
- native resolution
- pixel pitch
A: pixel pitch

Q: Which slot type would you install a video card in to get the best performance?
- AGP
- PCI
- ISA
- PCI-e
A: PCI-e

Q: Which type of video port provides a digital-only signal?
- DVI-I
- DVI-D
- DVI-A
- VGA
A: DVI-D

Q: Which of the following is a requirement for supporting the Aero user interface?
- at least 128 KB video memory
- DirectX 9 or higher
- an HDMI video port
- Windows XP with SP3
A: DirectX 9 or higher

Q: Which file system is used by large-capacity USB and memory cards?
- NTFS
- FAT16
- exFAT
- CDFS
A: exFAT

Q: What is the purpose of the LightScribe technology?
- labels can be burned on the top of a disc
- it increases read performance by four times
- reliability of CD-R is substantially increased
- it allows the use of LEDs instead of lasers in the CD/DVD drive
A: labels can be burned on the top of a disc

Q: Which type of removable storage media can  provide up to 2 TB of storage?
- SD
- SDHC
- SDXC
- CFII
A: SDXC