chapter 8 t & n review questions
1. What command can you enter in the Search box to launch Device Manager?
Devmgmt.msc
2. Which is faster, an eSATA-600 port or a FireWire 800 port?
eSATA-600r
3. What is the speed for Hi-Speed USB?
480 Mbps
4. How many times faster is a Hi-Speed USB port than an Original USB port running at 12 Mbps?
468Mbps
5. Which is faster, USB 3.0 or eSATA 600? eSATA 600
6. Which is faster, Wi-Fi 802.11n or Bluetooth?
Wi-Fi 802.111n
7. How many pins does a FireWire 800 port have?
9-pin
8. What type of wireless transmission requires a line-of-sight clearance?
Infrared
9. Will a printer rated to use USB 3.0 work when you connect the printer's USB cable into a USB 2.0 port on your computer? yes 10. What is the easiest way to tell if a USB port on a notebook computer is using the USB 3.0 standard?
A USB 3.0 A-Male or B-Male connector or port is usually blue.
11. For an LCD monitor, what is the best resolution to use?
1920 × 1200
12. Which gives a better measurement for the quality of an LCD monitor, the contrast ratio or the dynamic contrast ratio?
contrast ratio
13. Which type of port gives the best output, a composite out port or an S-Video port?
S-Video
14. What command do you use to find out what version of DirectX your video card is using?
dxdiag.exe
15. Name two types of ports a keyboard might use.
USB or PS/2
16. Which Windows utility is most likely the one to use when uninstalling an expansion card?
Device manager
17. Would you expect all the devices listed in BIOS setup to also be listed in Device Manager? Would you expect all devices listed in Device Manager to also be listed in BIOS setup?
Any device that shows up in BIOS setup should also be listed in Device Manager. However, not all devices listed in Device Manager are listed in BIOS setup.
18. Why is it best to leave a slot empty between two expansion cards?
One reason is to allow cooling air to get between the cards.
19. Which speaker port should you use when
Devmgmt.msc
2. Which is faster, an eSATA-600 port or a FireWire 800 port?
eSATA-600r
3. What is the speed for Hi-Speed USB?
480 Mbps
4. How many times faster is a Hi-Speed USB port than an Original USB port running at 12 Mbps?
468Mbps
5. Which is faster, USB 3.0 or eSATA 600? eSATA 600
6. Which is faster, Wi-Fi 802.11n or Bluetooth?
Wi-Fi 802.111n
7. How many pins does a FireWire 800 port have?
9-pin
8. What type of wireless transmission requires a line-of-sight clearance?
Infrared
9. Will a printer rated to use USB 3.0 work when you connect the printer's USB cable into a USB 2.0 port on your computer? yes 10. What is the easiest way to tell if a USB port on a notebook computer is using the USB 3.0 standard?
A USB 3.0 A-Male or B-Male connector or port is usually blue.
11. For an LCD monitor, what is the best resolution to use?
1920 × 1200
12. Which gives a better measurement for the quality of an LCD monitor, the contrast ratio or the dynamic contrast ratio?
contrast ratio
13. Which type of port gives the best output, a composite out port or an S-Video port?
S-Video
14. What command do you use to find out what version of DirectX your video card is using?
dxdiag.exe
15. Name two types of ports a keyboard might use.
USB or PS/2
16. Which Windows utility is most likely the one to use when uninstalling an expansion card?
Device manager
17. Would you expect all the devices listed in BIOS setup to also be listed in Device Manager? Would you expect all devices listed in Device Manager to also be listed in BIOS setup?
Any device that shows up in BIOS setup should also be listed in Device Manager. However, not all devices listed in Device Manager are listed in BIOS setup.
18. Why is it best to leave a slot empty between two expansion cards?
One reason is to allow cooling air to get between the cards.
19. Which speaker port should you use when