9. Supporting I/O Devices – Reviewing the Basics

  1. Which is faster, an eSATA-600 port or a FireWire 800 port?
  2. What is the speed for Hi-Speed USB?
  3. How many times faster is a Hi-Speed USB port than an Original USB port running at 12 Mbps?
  4. Which is faster, USB 3.0 or eSATA 600?
  5. Which is faster, Wi-Fi 802.11n or Bluetooth?
  6. How many pins does a FireWire 800 port have?
  7. What type of wireless transmission requires a line-of-sight clearance?
  8. 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?
  9. What is the easiest way to tell if a USB port on a laptop computer is using the USB 3.0 standard?
  10. For an LCD monitor, what is the best resolution to use?
  11. Which gives less glare, an LED monitor or an OLED monitor?
  12. Which gives a better measurement for the quality of an LCD monitor, the contrast ratio or the dynamic contrast ratio?
  13. What command do you use to find out which version of DirectX your video card is using?
  14. Name two types of ports a keyboard might use.
  15. Which Windows utility is most likely the one to use when uninstalling an expansion card?
  16. Would you expect all the devices listed in UEFI/BIOS setup to also be listed in Device Manager? Would you expect all devices listed in Device Manager to also be listed in UEFI/BIOS setup?
  17. Why is it best to leave a slot empty between two expansion cards?
  18. Which speaker port should you use when connecting a single speaker to a PC?
  19. What type of adapter card allows you to connect your computer to cable so that you can watch TV on your computer?
  20. Which is faster, SuperSpeed USB or FireWire 800?
  21. Why might a musical keyboard have two MIDI ports?
  22. What can you do if a port on the motherboard is faulty and a device requires this type of port?
  23. What are two screen resolutions that might be used by VGA mode?
  24. What is another name for a VGA port?
  25. Which type of drivers must always be certified in order to be installed in Windows?