Chapter 2

Question 1

With audio connectors which is green and which is pink?

Answer 1

Pink - microphone

Green - speaker

Question 2

What are the 4 categories of display devices?

Answer 2

CRT
Projector
Flat screen
Touch screen

Question 3

What are projectors measured in?

Answer 3

Lumens

Question 4

What are the most common types of flat screen TV?

Answer 4

LCD
LED
Plasma

Question 5

Which of the flat screens use a liquid display?

Answer 5

Plasma

Question 6

What is a digitizer?

Answer 6

A device that picks up the signal from your phone when you touch it

Question 7

True or false

A touchscreen is both an output and input device

Answer 7

True

Question 8

List the video connectors

Answer 8

VGA the oldest, blue
DVI
USB
HDMI
Display port
Mini display port
Thunderbolt

Question 9

How many pins does a VGA have!

Answer 9

15

Question 10

Which video connection can used both analog and digital signal?

Answer 10

DVI

Question 11

Which connector is considered a super speed device?

Answer 11

USB 3

Question 12

What are the advantages of a HDMI?

Answer 12

Fast
Reliable
Carry audio signals, network connectivity and video

Question 13

Which connector has a symbolic lighting bolt on it?

Answer 13

Thunderbolt

Question 14

Thunderbolt is for which technology?

Answer 14

Apple

Question 15

Which device uses a degauss button?

Answer 15

CRT

Question 16

List the types of external storage

Answer 16

Flash drive
Memory card
External hard drive
External optical drives
Network attached storage

Question 17

Which external storage device is popular with digital cameras, video cameras and portable game devices

Answer 17

Memory card

Question 18

What will external hard drive use to connect!

Answer 18

USB
FirwWire
ESata
Thunderbolt

Question 19

What color are super speed connectors usually?

Answer 19

Blue

Question 20

How many devices can an eSata support on a single bus

Answer 20

15

Question 21

Does the eData interface provide power?

Answer 21

No

Question 22

True or false FireWire is for Apple

Answer 22

True

Question 23

True or false

The Thunderbolt is an upgraded version of the FireWire?

Answer 23

True

Question 24

List the communication connectors

Answer 24

Network connector

Telephone connector

Question 25

Name a network connector

Answer 25

RJ45/register jack 45/Ethernet connector

Question 26

What kind of cable is connected to a RJ45 connector?

Answer 26

Twisted pair cable

Question 27

What is the name of the telephone connector?

Answer 27

RJ11

Question 28

Which connectors do keyboards use?

Answer 28

PS/2 port

USB

Question 29

What color is the keyboard port usually?

Answer 29

Purple

Question 30

What color is the mouse port usually?

Answer 30

Green

Question 31

Give some pointing devices

Answer 31

Mouse
Touchpad
Joystick
Stylus pen
Trackball

Question 32

When computers send data serially, how is it sent

Answer 32

One bit at a time

Question 33

When printers use parallel communication how is data received?

Answer 33

8 bits at a time

Question 34

How many pins does the printer port have

Answer 34

25 pins

Question 35

Provide the steps for an internal device installation.

Answer 35

Power off computer
Remove component being replaced
Insert new device
Turn on computer

Question 36

List all connectors and what they are used for

Answer 36

VGA - video analog
DVI - video analog & digital
HDMI - video digital
Display port - video digital
Thunderbolt - video, hard drive, audio, docks, PCIs expansion
USB - keyboard, mouse, printers +others
FireWire - digital video camera,hard drive, macOD, Linux network
eSATA - hard drives & optical drives
PS/2 - keyboards & mouse
Parallel - printers
Serial - modem, printer, mouse, control console for server and router
RJ-45 - network cards
RJ-11 - modems