2.2 Install Common Peripheral Devices

Question 1

You are using a scanner to scan a Word document into your computer. What type of software would you use to convert the image into a computer-editable text document?

Answer 1

OCR (Optical Character Recognition)

Question 2

You added a Small Office Home Office (SOHO) access point to your home network. How would you access the management page for the device?

Answer 2

Type the device’s IP address into your web browser.

Question 3

You added a speaker add-in card to your desktop computer and wat to connect the card to an amplifier. Which color collar would the port you need have?

Answer 3

Lime

Question 4

Your keyboard no longer works and is not fixable. You look in the closet and find an old dusty keyboard with a cable that ends in a 6-pin purple-colored connector. What type of connector have you found?

Answer 4

PS/2

Question 5

You have a new printer to install on your Windows computer. Where would you go in Windows to configure user-configurable settings for the printer?

Answer 5

The Devices and Printers folder.

Question 6

You have a new Apple workstation and you are looking for a port on the machine where you can plug in either a monitor or peripheral. what type of port would you use?

Answer 6

Thunderbolt.

Question 7

You are removing an old device from your computer and want to ensure all of the old drivers are gone. Where in Windows would you go to delete the drivers?

Answer 7

Go to the Device Manager folder, Right-click the device, and select “Uninstall Device”.

Question 8

You need to move the pictures from your digital camera to your computer. Which type of connection would NOT allow you to do this?

Answer 8

Ethernet

Question 9

You have recently upgraded from a USB mouse to a wireless mouse. Once you remove the old mouse, what do you need to install to connect to wireless mouse to the computer?

Answer 9

A wireless adapter

Question 10

Your new “Pug-and-Play” printer is not installing properly, even though Windows tried to find a driver using Windows Update. What else can you do to install the device?

Answer 10

Obtain a device driver from the manufacturer.

Question 11

You have multiple monitors connected to your computer. How would you configure the screens to give you more “real estate” available for viewing?

Answer 11

Use the “Extend these displays” setting.

Question 12

Your new device has a web-based configuration. What do you need to access the configuration page?

Answer 12

The Internet Protocol (IP) address.