Question 1

Device drivers perform the actual communication between physical devices and the operating system.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What are the three choices you typically have to install a device driver?

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Question 3

You have attached a new USB camera to your computer but it doesn't seem to be working. Which tool can you use to see if Windows successfully installed the driver and to see if the device is working correctly?

Accepted Answer

A) Add Hardware Wizard 
B) Device Manager 
C) Programs and Features 
D) Windows Update

Question 4

Match between columns
                        Premises: a file used in UNIX and Linux for managing I/O devices

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Question 5

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

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Question 6

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?

Accepted Answer

A) inkjet 
B) line 
C) plotter 
D) dot-matrix

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) shut down the system 
B) attach new hardware 
C) configure dip switches 
D) insert DVD/CD-ROM

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) put the fax and scanner on the floor and tell the new employee to step around them 
B) buy a new plotter that performs scanning and faxing functions 
C) replace the inkjet printer with a multifunction printer 
D) each day, put the fax and scanner on the desk of an absent employee

Question 9

You are about to install a new USB camera on your Linux system and you realize that there is no device special file available for your device. What command can you use on the system to create a new device special file?

Accepted Answer

A) lshw 
B) mknod 
C) newdev 
D) lspci

Question 10

You need to install a new sound card for a colleague's computer. Which of the following does NOT represent a typical method for installing the driver on a Windows system?

Accepted Answer

A) PnP 
B) Add a device wizard 
C) Device Manager 
D) Programs and Features

Question 11

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?

Accepted Answer

A) buy a printer with a long cable so you can place it away from a user's desk 
B) buy a printer with a LAN interface 
C) buy a printer with an LPT interface 
D) buy one printer for each employee

Question 12

Which of the following is a good practice when you are installing a new device?

Accepted Answer

A) reinitialize the kernel 
B) check for a new driver 
C) recompile the installed driver 
D) always use the driver supplied by the OS

Question 13

Match between columns
                        Premises: used to measure the resolution of a printer

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Question 14

Describe the purpose of an IRQ line.

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Question 15

What are the advantages of enabling driver signing?

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Question 16

Describe how UNIX/Linux device drivers are slightly different from that in other OSs.

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Question 17

The management software for your sound card has just downloaded and installed the latest driver for your sound card. After a reboot your computer shows signs of instability and the sound skips. What feature should you use to resolve the problem that will cause the least disruption?

Accepted Answer

A) Windows update 
B) Plug and Play 
C) driver roll back 
D) system restore

Question 18

Which of the following is a common format for distributing driver files?

Accepted Answer

A) zip 
B) txt 
C) drv 
D) ini

Question 19

Match between columns
                        Premises: a digital interface standard that is projected to replace HDMI and other interfaces for computers

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The Answer of DVI and DisplayPort and driver signing and is...

Question 20

You manage several hundred Windows 10 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?

Accepted Answer

A) configure driver signing to disallow unsigned drivers 
B) change all desktop computers to a Windows server OS 
C) configure Windows Update to always download the latest drivers 
D) disallow the use of hardware devices on the company computers

Exam 6: Configuring Input and Output Devices

Device drivers perform the actual communication between physical devices and the operating system.

What are the three choices you typically have to install a device driver?

You have attached a new USB camera to your computer but it doesn't seem to be working. Which tool can you use to see if Windows successfully installed the driver and to see if the device is working correctly?

Match each item with a statement below.

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

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?

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

You are about to install a new USB camera on your Linux system and you realize that there is no device special file available for your device. What command can you use on the system to create a new device special file?

You need to install a new sound card for a colleague's computer. Which of the following does NOT represent a typical method for installing the driver on a Windows system?

Which of the following is a good practice when you are installing a new device?

Match each item with a statement below.

Describe the purpose of an IRQ line.

What are the advantages of enabling driver signing?

Describe how UNIX/Linux device drivers are slightly different from that in other OSs.

The management software for your sound card has just downloaded and installed the latest driver for your sound card. After a reboot your computer shows signs of instability and the sound skips. What feature should you use to resolve the problem that will cause the least disruption?

Which of the following is a common format for distributing driver files?

Match each item with a statement below.