Deck 6: Configuring Input and Output Devices

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a type of device special file used in UNIX/Linux systems?

A)Block special files
B)Character special files
C)Stream special files
D)Named pipes

Answer 1

C

Question 2

IEEE 1394 interfaces are targeted towards comparatively slow peripherals such as keyboards and mice.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

You recently purchased a new digital camera and now you want to print some of the photos you have been taking. Which type of printer are you most likely to use to print your photos?

A)inkjet
B)line
C)plotter
D)dot-matrix

Answer 3

A

Question 4

A user complains that his new mouse doesn't work right. He has an old system at home and when he has had this problem, he cleaned the ball on the underside of the mouse to fix it, but this mouse doesn't have a ball on the underside. What can you tell him about his mouse?

A)the ball must have fallen out
B)the ball is hidden under an access panel on new mice
C)the mouse is an optical mouse
D)the mouse uses sonar to detect movement

Question 5

You have attached a new USB camera to your computer but it doesn't seem to be working. Which tool can you use to see if Windows successfully installed the driver and to see if the device is working correctly?

A)Add Hardware Wizard
B)Device Manager
C)Programs and Features
D)Windows Update

Question 6

Device drivers are always built-in to the operating system and provided by the operating system vendor.

Question 7

A print spooler is a log file that maintains a history of print jobs.

Question 8

You need to install a new sound card for a colleague's computer. Which of the following does NOT represent a typical method for installing the driver on a Windows system?

A)PnP
B)Add a device wizard
C)Device Manager
D)Programs and Features

Question 9

You want to take advantage of a new VoIP application you just downloaded. What type of device will you need to use this application?

A)sound card
B)analog modem
C)flash drive
D)DVD drive

Question 10

You are about to install a new USB camera on your Linux system and you realize that there is no device special file available for your device. What command can you use on the system to create a new device special file?

A)lshw
B)mknod
C)newdev
D)lspci

Question 11

Which of the following is a good practice when you are installing a new device?

A)reinitialize the kernel
B)check for a new driver
C)recompile the installed driver
D)always use the driver supplied by the OS

Question 12

Which of the following is a common format for distributing driver files?

A)zip
B)txt
C)drv
D)ini

Question 13

The office manager of your company has instructed you to find a solution for a problem. A new employee is being hired and her desk will be located where there is a table that is occupied by an older model fax machine and scanner. There is no room to put the table anywhere else and the table that holds the inkjet printer is too small for the other two devices. There is money in the budget if funds are necessary. What do you recommend?

A)put the fax and scanner on the floor and tell the new employee to step around them
B)buy a new plotter that performs scanning and faxing functions
C)replace the inkjet printer with a multifunction printer
D)each day, put the fax and scanner on the desk of an absent employee

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a typical step in the process for installing new hardware on a Mac OS X system?

A)shut down the system
B)attach new hardware
C)configure dip switches
D)insert DVD/CD-ROM

Question 15

You manage several hundred Windows 10 computers for your company. In the past, your support staff has spent a lot of time troubleshooting issues related to incompatible or faulty device drivers. You want to reduce the amount of troubleshooting your staff is doing. What is one step you can take that will help?

A)configure driver signing to disallow unsigned drivers
B)change all desktop computers to a Windows server OS
C)configure Windows Update to always download the latest drivers
D)disallow the use of hardware devices on the company computers

Question 16

Device drivers perform the actual communication between physical devices and the operating system.

Question 17

A user calls the help line and ask for some help installing a new keyboard. He isn't sure how to plug the keyboard into the computer because it doesn't have a cable connected to it. What advice are you likely to give him?

A)unscrew the cover from the keyboard, pull out the cable, and put the cover back on
B)connect a patch cable from the computer to the keyboard
C)return the keyboard; it must be faulty
D)plug the USB receiver into a USB port on the computer

Question 18

Mouse and keyboard drivers are standard and are usually included with the OS.

Question 19

The management software for your sound card has just downloaded and installed the latest driver for your sound card. After a reboot your computer shows signs of instability and the sound skips. What feature should you use to resolve the problem that will cause the least disruption?

A)Windows update
B)Plug and Play
C)driver roll back
D)system restore

Question 20

You have a hardcopy of a report that you found some errors on that must be corrected. The report is three pages long and you have about 20 minutes before a meeting you must attend to present the report. Unfortunately, the report was created on your laptop at home and you have no way of getting to it quickly. What is your best option?

A)retype the report on your work computer
B)scan the report and use OCR; fix the errors and re-print the report
C)use white out and a typewriter to fix the errors
D)cross out the errors with a pen and hand write the corrections

Question 21

What type of printer is most suitable for multi-part forms?

A)inkjet
B)dye sublimation
C)line
D)dot matrix

Question 22

Where should you look for the configuration settings of your printer on a Linux computer?

A)/dev/printers
B)/root/devprint
C)/etc/cups
D)/home/printconf

Question 23

Describe the purpose of an IRQ line.

Question 24

You want to install a graphics card with the fastest available bus interface. What should you use?

A)ISA
B)AGP
C)PCIe
D)PCI

Question 25

What are the three choices you typically have to install a device driver?

Question 26

What protocol does a network-attached printer that can print over the Internet use?

A)HTTP
B)FTP
C)IPP
D)PPP

Question 27

Describe how UNIX/Linux device drivers are slightly different from that in other OSs.

Question 28

Which of the following is NOT a guideline you should follow to avoid damage to circuit boards during installation?

A)leave the card in its protective cover
B)be sure you are on a carpeted floor
C)disconnect all power to the computer
D)touch a grounded part to discharge static

Question 29

You have ten employees, each with their own computer. You currently have only one printer that is connected via USB to your computer. You frequently run into the problem where other employees try to print to the printer when your computer is shut down or when you are in a meeting. You have funds for a new printer but you don't want to run into the same problems even if the printer is installed on another user's computer. What do you suggest?

A)buy a printer with a long cable so you can place it away from a user's desk
B)buy a printer with a LAN interface
C)buy a printer with an LPT interface
D)buy one printer for each employee

Question 30

Name three advantages of using device drivers rather than incorporating the device communication code into the kernel.

Question 31

What type of device special file is typically used for devices connected to USB ports?

A)character
B)block
C)stream
D)named pipe

Question 32

What are three things related to devices that you can use Device Manager for?

Question 33

What can happen if more than one device is assigned the same IRQ line or I/O address range?

Question 34

Describe block special files used in Linux.

Question 35

What is the most common expansion bus standard among computer hardware manufacturers?

A)PCI-X
B)PCIe
C)ATA
D)eSATA

Question 36

What are the advantages of enabling driver signing?

Question 37

Why would you use a network-attached printer instead of a printer connected directly to a computer via USB?

Question 38

List three input and three output devices.

Question 39

Where are print job stored before they are sent to a printer?

A)external disk
B)network card
C)file cache
D)print queue

Question 40

What should you wear while installing a circuit board in a computer?

A)leather shoes
B)ESD wrist strap
C)static bag
D)rubber gloves