Personal Computer Hardware Lesson 3

Microphones plug into the ______ on a sound card or integrated motherboard audio.

1/8-inch audio mini jack

A USB port can support a total of ______ devices through the use of hubs.

127

The VGA connector, found on CRT and LCD display devices, uses the three-row ______ connector.

15-pin

A single IEEE-1394 port can daisy-chain up to ______ devices.

16

USB 2.0 ports run at a top speed of ______ per second.

480 megabits

The maximum length for a USB cable attached to 12Mbps or 480Mbps device is ______ meter(s).

5 meters

The OSD buttons located on the front of both CRT and LCD displays provided which of the following adjustments?

Brightness Vertical picture size Contrast Horizontal picture centering

CRT monitors offer the ______ setting to help with the removal of electromagnetic buildup from the screen.

Degauss

LCD displays have three native resolutions that enable lower resolutions and full-screen displays.

False

The AGP speed settings, found in the BIOS settings, do not allow for overriding of speed settings to improve graphics performance.

False

VGA is a digital display standard used among ports and LCD monitors.

False

A(n) ______ is a specialized processor used to offload graphical rendering from the microprocessor

GPU

Of the following, which ones are most likely to support a high-definition display system?

HDMI Display Port DVI-D DVI-I

A(n) ______ display uses active matrix technology, which enables quick refresh variations and wider viewing angles.

LCD

Which of the following types of monitors incorporate touch-screen technology?

LCD CRT

Which of the following technologies are used among data projectors?

LCD DLP CRT

All the following are major types of parallel cables except ________?

Monitor

An expansion slot for an x16 graphics card needs which kind of slot on the motherboard?

PCI-e with 16 lanes

Among the following phases, which three are critical to the proper installation process for a video card?

Physical installation of the video card. Correct installation of the video card drivers. Configuration of the BIOS for the video card being installed.

Newer video cards support multi-GPU solutions by providing a link between two or more video cards to produce a single output. What are two leading brand names of this technology?

SLI CrossFire

Which of the following are the two types of generic hubs used for connecting USB devices?

Self-powered Bus-powered

The term native resolution refers to which of the following?

The resolution that an LCD-based display delivers the most optimal picture quality.

Video cards require cooling from heat sinks, cooling fans, or fan shrouds to alleviate heat from the GPU.

True

Windows automatically runs in 16-bit color mode, with low resolution, when device drivers do not match the video card installed.

True

Which of the following are the two types of USB ports found on recent systems?

USB 1.1 USB 3.0 USB 2.0