Chapter 11 Review: Essential Peripherals

Question 1

IEEE 1294b transfers data at up to ____

Answer 1

800 Mbps

Question 2

Full speed USB transfers data up to ____

Answer 2

12 Mbps

Question 3

A _____ is used to scan retail items at a store

Answer 3

bar code reader

Question 4

A ____ captures digital images on removable media

Answer 4

Digital camera

Question 5

A ___ transmits digital images across the internet for video communication

Answer 5

Web cam

Question 6

The amount of information a digital camera can capture is measured in _____

Answer 6

megapixels

Question 7

How many devices can a single USB host controller support?

Answer 7

127

Question 8

What is the maximum USB cable length?

Answer 8

5 meters

Question 9

Malfunctioning USB devices may occur when:

Answer 9

There is not enough available power for all the devices

Question 10

This allows people to draw, paint, and write on a PC

Answer 10

Digitizer

Question 11

FireWire supports daisy chaining of up to ____ devices

Answer 11

63

Question 12

A mouse behaving erratically is usually due to what?

Answer 12

Dirt or debris blocking the optics

Question 13

What are the standard specs for a high quality webcam that won’t eat up too much bandwidth?

Answer 13

2 megapixels at 30 FPS

Question 14

A retinal or fingerprint scanner are examples of what?

Answer 14

Biometric devices

Question 15

CD and DVD drive speeds are stated as a multiple of what?

Answer 15

150 KBps

Question 16

This is the oldest type of flash memory card

Answer 16

CompactFlash

Question 17

This computing device allows you to turn a dumb TV into a Smart TV

Answer 17

set-top box

Question 18

Which device allows your computer to read flash memory cards?

Answer 18

Card reader

Question 19

Thunderbolt 1 max speed:

Answer 19

10 Gbps

Question 20

USB 3.0 max speed:

Answer 20

5 Gbps

Question 21

USB 2.0 max speed:

Answer 21

480 Mbps

Question 22

Thunderbolt 2 max speed:

Answer 22

20 Gbps

Question 23

IEEE 1394 a max speed:

Answer 23

400 Mbps

Question 24

IEEE 1394 b max speed:

Answer 24

800 Mbps

Question 25

DVD-9 (SS/DL) max storage:

Answer 25

7.95 GB

Question 26

CR-R max storage:

Answer 26

700 MB

Question 27

DVD-18 (DS/DL) max storage:

Answer 27

15.9 GB

Question 28

DVD-5 (SS/SL) max storage:

Answer 28

4.37 GB

Question 29

Standard Blu-ray (SL) max storage:

Answer 29

25 GB

Question 30

DVD 10 (DS/SL) max storage:

Answer 30

8.74 GB