Exam 6: Configuring Input and Output Devices

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

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

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

___________ software can be used with scanners to allow text on a printed page to be imported into a word-processing document.

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

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

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

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?

the primary printer port designation on many desktop computers.Also designated line print terminal 1

Which of the following are common formats for distributing driver files?

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

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

You manage several hundred Windows 7 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?

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 ink-jet printer is too small for the other two devices. There is money in the budget if funds are necessary. What do you recommend?

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

What are the advantages of enabling driver signing?

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?

file used in UNIX/Linux for managing I/O devices

a channel within the computer that is used for communications with the CPU

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?