Chapter 3: Peripherals and Expansion
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1. You want to plug a keyboard into the back of a computer. You know that you need to plug the keyboard cable into a PS/2 port. Which style of port is the PS/2? A. RJ-11 B. RJ-45 C. DIN 5 D. Mini-DIN 6
c
10. How do you connect a DVI-A interface on a peripheral to a DVI-D interface on the computer? A. With a DVI-I cable. B. With a cable that is terminated on one end with a DVI-A connector and on the other end with a DVI-D connector. C. You wouldn't interconnect those two interfaces. D. With a standard DVI cable.
b
11. What kind of device uses unique physical traits of the user to authenticate their access to a secure system or location? A. Barcode reader B. Biometric device C. Keyboard D. Touchscreen
d
12. Why might you use a KVM switch? A. You have multiple Ethernet devices that need to communicate with one another. B. You need to be able to switch the voltage supplied to a particular device. C. You have a printer that is not attached to the network but you want multiple computers to be able to print to it. D. You have more than one server and don't want to buy certain external peripherals separately for each.
c
13. Which type of input device employs roughly the same connector as the original AT keyboard? A. Barcode reader B. PS/2 keyboard C. MIDI D. Touchscreen
b
14. What can you use to convert video to a format that can be uploaded to the Internet, among other things? A. A barcode reader B. A video capture card C. A TV tuner card D. A MIDI device
a
15. Which of the following is not an example of a connector for a standard peripheral input device? A. 1⁄8" jack B. Mini-DIN C. D-subminiature D. USB
a
16. Which category of adapters includes NICs? A. Multimedia B. I/O C. Communications D. Video
b
17. What category of adapter would you need to install to equip a system with one or more USB ports? A. Multimedia B. I/O C. Communications D. Video
a
18. What type of adapter has an RJ-11 jack built in? A. Modem B. Video C. Sound D. NIC
c
19. What type of pointing device features a ball and buttons on the top and a flat, steady surface on the bottom? A. Mouse B. Touchpad C. Trackball D. Trackpad
d
2. What is the maximum speed of USB 2.0 in Mbps? A. 1.5 B. 12 C. 60 D. 480
b
20. VGA-based video technologies use what type of signal between the adapter and monitor? A. Digital B. Analog C. Compressed D. Composite
c
3. Which of the following is both an input and an output device? A. Webcam B. Motion sensor C. Touchscreen D. Touchpad
c
4. What peripheral port type was originally developed by Apple and is currently regarded as the optimal interface for digital video transfers? A. DVD B. USB 2.0 C. IEEE 1394 D. IEEE 1284
b
5. What peripheral port type is expandable using a hub, operates at 1.5MBps, and is used to connect various devices (from printers to cameras) to PCs? A. DVD 1.0 B. USB 1.1 C. IEEE 1394 D. IEEE 1284
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6. Which peripheral port type was designed to transfer data at higher speeds over a D-sub interface? A. DVD B. USB C. IEEE 1394 D. IEEE 1284 7. The surround sound
c
7. The surround sound mode known as 5.1 employs how many speakers when only one is used for each channel? A. One B. Five C. Six D. Seven E. Eight
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8. Which of the following display interfaces is equivalent to DisplayPort with PCIe added in? A. Thunderbolt B. WHUXGA C. IEEE 1394c D. HDMI
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9. Which of the following interfaces allows audio to be sent out over the same cabling infrastructure as video? A. VGA B. DVI C. HDMI D. Composite