Module 4 Unit 3: Using Peripheral Devices

Question 1

A type of installation where connecting a new device means Windows will identify it and try to install a device driver which makes the device work with the operating system

Answer 1

Plug-and-Play

Question 2

If you can add or remove devices connected via USB them when the system is running, this means they are what?

Answer 2

Hot-swappable

Question 3

An installation method done on occasions when Plug-and-Play does not work and you need to install driver software manually before the device can be recognized

Answer 3

Manual Driver Installation

Question 4

The location for the basic user- configurable settings for peripheral devices attached to the computer in Windows 7, 8, and early versions of Windows 10

Answer 4

Devices and Printers

Question 5

In Windows 10 version 1803, Devices and Printers is replaced by what?

Answer 5

A simpler Device page in the settings app

Question 6

Devices that are not connected to the computer via a peripheral port but accessed over a network

Answer 6

IP-based Peripherals

Question 7

Devices that are not connected to the computer via a peripheral port but accessed over a network will be configured with what?

Answer 7

Internet Protocol (IP) address

Question 8

used by portable computers and have also replaced the old and bulky Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) units as the standard display type for desktops.

Answer 8

Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) screens / flat-screen displays

Question 9

The picture element in a color LCD

Answer 9

pixel

Question 10

The cells of each pixel

Answer 10

Subpixels

Question 11

the range of colors that an LCD display can generate

Answer 11

Gamut

Question 12

The whole panel of an LCD screen is illuminated by what?

Answer 12

A fluorescent or LED (Light Emitting Diode) backlight

Question 13

Can be used for input where a mouse/keyboard are impractical.

Typically used on handheld portable devices, but are also useful in industrial environments/for public terminals (e.g. kiosks)

Answer 13

Touchscreen

Question 14

A type of touchscreen that support multitouch events.

The screen can interpret more complex hand and finger gestures as actions, such as rotating, scrolling, zooming, and moving objects

Mostly found in tablets and smartphones

Answer 14

Capacitive touchscreens

Question 15

A large format display, suitable for use in a presentation or at a meeting.

The image is projected onto a screen or wall using a lens system. Some types are portable; others are fixed in place.

Uses HDMI, DVI, Thunderbolt, or VGA interfaces

Answer 15

Digital projector/Video projector

Question 16

The downside to using a high screen resolution

Answer 16

Objects may look smaller

Question 17

Where you can customize almost any aspect of how Windows is displayed

Answer 17

Personalization

Question 18

The number of pixels used to create the screen image

Answer 18

Screen Resolution

Question 19

Two types of screen resolution aspect ratio

Answer 19

4:3 (standard) aspect ratio
16:10 (widescreen) aspect ratio

Question 20

Refers to ports used to play and record audio and video from different inputs and outputs

Answer 20

Multimedia

Question 21

The two distinctions made between different multimedia types

Answer 21

analog or digital

Question 22

Makes up a computer’s audio subsystem to process audio signals and provide interfaces for connecting equipment and one or more input and output device

Answer 22

Sound card

Question 23

The basis of a sound card

Processes data from the computer to output a signal to drive the speakers and processes audio input from a microphone to convert it to computer data

Answer 23

Digital Signal Processor (DSP) chip

Question 24

allows for audio input and recording

Answer 24

microphone

Question 25

Audio playback is achieved via what peripheral devices?

Answer 25

Speakers/Headphones

Question 26

a device with both microphone and headphones

Answer 26

Headset

Question 27

What size are most analog audio connector jacks?

Answer 27

35mm (1/8")

Question 28

Higher end sound cards will include this type of jack can either use coax cabling with RCA connectors or fiber optic cabling and connectors. most often used to carry digital signals for surround sound speaker systems.

Answer 28

S/PDIF (Sony/Phillips Digital Interface)

Question 29

A type of sound that uses multiple speakers positioned around the listener to provide a cinematic audio experience

Answer 29

Surround sound

Question 30

How do you properly set up audio?

Answer 30

Connect the microphone, headset, or speakers to the appropriate ports on the card or motherboard.

Question 31

record video images using a digital sensor and usually feature a microphone to record audio used for online video conferencing, as feeds for websites, and as surveillance devices

Answer 31

Webcam

Question 32

the mechanism used to make images on the paper

Answer 32

Printer techbology

Question 33

The two most widely-used tyoe of printer technologies for general home and office use

Answer 33

Inkjet Laser

Question 34

A type of printer that works by fixing a fine powder called toner to the page surface. The toner is applied using electrostatic charging then fixed using high heat and pressure in the fuser unit, creating a durable printout that does not smear or fade. operates on the whole image as a single item. Needs sophisticated processors and large amounts of memory

Answer 34

Laser printer

Question 35

A type of printer often used for good quality color output Cheap to buy but expensive to run with high cost consumables. Color images are created by combining four inks Often slower and noisier

Answer 35

Inkjet printer/Ink dispersion printer

Question 36

Three ways to connect a printer

Answer 36

Via USB Connect as network devices via wired Ethernet/Wi-Fi Bluetooth link

Question 37

A local printer can be managed using what?

Answer 37

Printer Properties Printing Preferences

Question 38

Printer setting that allows you to update the driver, print to a different port, configure sharing and permissions, set basic device options (such as whether a duplex unit is installed), and configure default paper types for different feed trays.

Answer 38

Printer Properties

Question 39

Printer setting that sets the default print options.

Answer 39

Printing Preference

Question 40

an imaging device, designed to create a digital file from a page of print, photo, or another object Typically handle flat objects, like documents, receipts, or photographs

Answer 40

Scanners

Question 41

A type of scanner that may use a sheet-fed scanner rather than a flatbed one

Answer 41

Multi-function Devices (MFD)

Question 42

Older scanners use what software?

Answer 42

TWAIN-based software

Question 43

Modern scanners are more likely to use whatsoftware?

Answer 43

Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)