Hardware: Install and configure common peripheral devices

Question 1

What biometric device scans the pattern of blood vessels in the back of the eye?

Answer 1

Retinal scanner

Question 2

Why should you calibrate a touch screen monitor?

Answer 2

To align the touch screen’s coordinates with the display

Question 3

Being able to plug a USB mouse and have it function without needing to restart the computer is called:

Answer 3

Hot swapping

Question 4

This allows a user to connect a keyboard, video display, and mouse to multiple computers

Answer 4

KVM switch

Question 5

Which of the following is not an input device?

a. printer
b. barcode reader
c. scanner
d. digitizer

Answer 5

a. printer

Question 6

What biometric method involves recording a user’s speed and motion when entering a phrase and comparing it to stored data?

Answer 6

Keystroke dynamics

Question 7

What two computer ports could you connect a joystick to?

Answer 7

• USB

- DA-15 (also known as MIDI ports and typically found on sound cards)