Module 3 - Unit 3 - Using Peripheral Devices

Question 1

Which Windows interface is used for advanced management and troubleshooting of devices?

Answer 1

Device Manger is used to update drivers and obtain more advanced troubleshooting information. The basic user interface is either Devices and Printers or the device pages in the Settings app, depending on the Windows version.

Question 2

What do you need to know to connect to a device that is configured over the network?

Answer 2

Typically the Internet Protocol (IP) address of its management page. Some devices may use a name to locate the page instead. You are also likely to be prompted for a user name and password.

Question 3

True or false? If you want to configure the DPI of a display device, you would do so via the Personalization App.

Answer 3

False. Dot Per Inch (DPI) or scaling is configured via Display properties. Personalization is for configuring themes and the appearance of the desktop.

Question 4

You are configuring dual monitors positioned side-by-side. You want to increase the amount of screen space available. Which multiple display option should you set?

Answer 4

Extend the displays.

Question 5

You need to plug a microphone into a computer to make a recording. How would you identify which jack to use?

Answer 5

The microphone jack usually is denoted with a mic symbol. If it is an analog jack, it is color-coded pink.

Question 6

What, if any, type of printer uses a fuser?

Answer 6

Laser printers–the fuser bonds the toner to the surface of the paper using high heat and pressure.

Question 7

What are the four inks used to produce color prints?

Answer 7

Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black (CMYK)

Question 8

What type of wired interface is a printer most likely to use?

Answer 8

USB

Question 9

You want to configure a printer to use both sides of the paper (duplex) by default. You have alt-clicked the printer object–which command should you select to proceed?

Answer 9

Printing preferences

Question 10

What basic command demonstrates that a printer is connected properly to a computer and that its driver is installed correctly for Windows?

Answer 10

Print Test Page

Question 11

What function of a scanner would you use if you want to convert a letter that someone has mailed to you into a computer-editable document?

Answer 11

Optical Character Recognition (OCR)

Question 12

True of false? If your PC does not have flash memory card reader, you should be able to connect the camera itself to the PC over USB to copy images off the card.

Answer 12

True. Most cameras support USB connections.

Question 13

How does Plug-and-Play devices work with computers?

Answer 13

Devices with Plug-and-Play (PnP) comes with device drivers that the computers automatically detects and install.

Question 14

What do you need to do plugging and unplugging devices that are not hot-swappable?

Answer 14

Restart the computer before adding and shut down before removing.

Question 15

True or false. Some device drivers can be updated on Windows update.

Answer 15

True.

Question 16

True or false. Devices and Printers on Windows OS is the location for advanced user configurable settings for peripheral devices attached to the computer.

Answer 16

False. It is only used for basic configurable settings. Device manager, on the other hand, is used for advanced configurations of devices.

Question 17

What other means to connect devices without a peripheral port?

Answer 17

Some devices can be connected using the IP addresses which will have you connected over a network.

Question 18

How does a LCD operates?

Answer 18

Each picture element (pixel) in a color LCD comprises cells (or subpixels) with filters to generate the three primary colors (red, green, and blue) and transistors to vary the intensity of each cell, so creating the gamut (range of colors) that the display can generate.

Question 19

What sort type of touchscreens support multitouch events?

Answer 19

Integrate capacitive touchscreens.

Question 20

How does a Digital Light Processing (DLP) functions?

Answer 20

Each pixel in a DLP device is represented by a mirror, which can be tilted toward or away from a light source and color filters to create the required shade.

Question 21

You just powered off a projector that has been running for an hour without pause. Why shouldn’t you attempt to move it?

Answer 21

The bulb in the projector becomes very hot after use and may be quite fragile and break easily if some external force or movement is applied.

Question 22

How does one configure for a dual screen monitor?

Answer 22

The PC requires either a graphics adapter with two display ports or two graphic adapters or a display interface that supports daisy-chaining, typically with DisplayPort or Thunderbolt.

Question 23

What touch gesture on computer to enable a right-mouse click event?

Answer 23

Tap-and-hold.

Question 24

What does Multimedia refers to?

Answer 24

Multimedia refers to ports used to play and record audio and video from different inputs and outputs.

Question 25

You are testing out two different microphones: one transmits analog signals and the other digital. The analog microphone does not sound as good as the digital when the recording is played back. Why is that so?

Answer 25

Analog signals will need to be converted to digital signals in order to be processed by the computer, the process of conversion may degrade the signal.

Question 26

What is the device that has both microphone and headphone capabilities?

Answer 26

A headset.

Question 27

List down the functions of each analog audio connectors and its coded color. Distinguish the different devices it is for if there is ambiguity.

Answer 27

Blue - Audio IN: for CD players, Video Players, Tuner, Tape decks.

Pink - Microphone Input
Lime - Audio OUT
Black - Audio OUT: for rear speakers in surround sound system.
Orange - Audio OUT: for subwoofer in surround sound

Question 28

What is the substitute for many different audio jacks for surround sound on speakers?

Answer 28

Sound cards can support multiple output channels where and appropriate speaker system can provide various levels of playback.

Question 29

What is one distinguishable feature of laser printers?

Answer 29

Laser printers process image as a whole

Question 30

True or false. Inkjets are expensive but the ink cartridges are cheap and can run on any papers.

Answer 30

False. It is the inverse actually, Inkjets are cheap but they are expensive to run due to the high cost of ink cartridges and usage of higher grade papers.

Question 31

What does a scanner as a device do?

Answer 31

A scanner is an imaging device, designed to create a digital file from a page of print, photo or another object.

Question 32

How does a flatbed scanner operates?

Answer 32

A flatbed scanner works like a photocopier, where the object is placed on a glass and covered closed to prevent ambient light. Using a Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp (CCFL), the object is illuminated and its image is recorded using a Charge Coupled Device (CCD) array.

Question 33

What are Multi-function Devices?

Answer 33

Multi-function Devices (MFD) are devices that are found in the office but more commonly referred to printer or photocopier. As compared to a flatbed scanner, sheet-fed scanner is part of a feature in MFD.

Question 34

Older scanners use TWAIN-based software, what does it refers to?

Answer 34

TWAIN is not an acronym but it is an interface name, although it has been suggested as ‘Technology Without An Interesting Name’.