____12. ____ can use cables up to 100 meters (328 feet); and uses a 9-pin rectangular connector.

IEEE 1394b Firewire 800 12.REF:400

____13. IEEE 1394 uses ____ data transfer; meaning that data is transferred continuously without breaks.

isochronous data tranfer 13.REF:401

____14. A serial port is provided by the motherboard or might be provided by an adapter card called a(n) ____ card.

I/O controller card 14.REF:401

____15. ____ CRT monitors draw a screen by making two passes.

Interlaced 15.REF:409

____16. A(n) ____ monitor (also called a progressive monitor) draws the entire screen in one pass.

Noninterlaced 16.REF:409

____17. A ____ is an input device that uses a monitor or LCD panel as the backdrop for input options.

Touch screen 17.REF:428

____18.A ____ device is an input device that inputs biological data about a person; which can be input data to identify a person?s fingerprints; handprints; face; voice; eye; and handwritten signature.

biometric device 18.REF:429

____19. Ports on the motherboard can be disabled or enabled in ____ setup.

BIOS 19.REF:439

____20. BIOS manages ____ lines that are used by a device to hail the CPU asking for data to be processed.

IRQ (interrupt request)

____21. The ____ assignments refer to the system resources a parallel port will use to manage a print job.

LPT (Line Printer Terminal) 21.REF:442

____22. If you have an available eSATA external port; you can use a protective hard drive ____ that will house and protect a hard drive outside the computer case.

hard drive dock 22.REF:455

____23. A ____ plug is a tool used to test a serial; parallel; USB; network; or other port.

loop-back plug 23.REF:457

____24. If you are trained to open a monitor case to replace a fuse; unplug the monitor and wait at least ____ minutes before opening the case so that capacitors have completely discharged.

60 minutes 24.REF:459

____25. Chips sometimes loosen because of temperature changes; this condition is called ____.

chip creep 25.REF:460

____26. For laptops; you can adjust the brightness of the display using ____ keys.

Function 26.REF:461

27.Every I/O device is controlled by ____________________.

software 27.REF:394

28.____________________ ports are fast becoming the most popular ports for slower I/O devices such as printers; mice; keyboards; scanners; and a variety of other devices.

USB 28.REF:395

29.Before you begin the installation; make sure the ____________________ provided with the device are written for the OS you are using.

drivers 29.REF:439

30.ECP uses a(n) ____________________ channel.

DMA 30.REF:444

31.A(n) ____________________ motherboard used with an Energy Saver monitor can be configured to go into standby or sleep mode after a period of inactivity.

Green motherboard 31.REF:461

____32.Has a maximum speed of 5.0 Gbps (gigabits per second)

Superspeed USB 3.0 32.REF:395

____33.Has a maximum speed of 3.0 Gbps

eSATA-300 (eSATA version 2) 33.REF:397

____34.Has a maximum speed of 1.2 Gbps or 800 Mbps (megabits per second)

1394b 34.REF:395

____35.Has a maximum speed of 480 Mbps

Hi-Speed USB 2.0 35.REF:395

____36.Has a maximum speed of 400 Mbps

1394a 36.REF:395

____37.Has a maximum speed of 12 Mbps or 1.5 Mbps

Original USB (USB 1.1) 37.REF:395

____38.Has a maximum speed of 1.5 Mbps

Parallel 38.REF:395

____39.Has a maximum speed of 115.2 Kbps (kilobits per second)

Serial 39.REF:395

____40.Designed for peer-to-peer data transmission

IEEE 1394.3 40.REF:400

True/False____ 1. Sights and sounds have an infinite number of variations and are analog in nature.

TRUE 1.REF:474

True/False ____ 2. Common file extensions for raw; uncompressed sound files are .wav and .tif.

FALSE:True/False ____ 2. Common file extensions for raw; uncompressed sound files are .wav and .aif 2.REF:474

True/False ____ 3. A good source for information about hardware devices (and software) is a site that offers product reviews and technical specifications and compares product prices and features.

TRUE 3.REF:474

True/False ____ 4. To judge how far to insert the optical drive in the bay; align it with the back of the case.

False:To judge how far to insert the optical drive in the bay; align it with the front of the case. 4.REF:505

True/False ____ 5. The burn process requires a constant flow of data to the disc.

True 5.REF:511

____ 6. The goal of ____ technology is to use sights; sounds; and animation to make computer output look as much like real life as possible.

Multimedia 6.REF:472

____ 7. Computers store data digitally and ultimately as a stream of only two numbers: ____.

0 and 1 7.REF:472

____ 8. After the sound is recorded and digitized; many sound cards convert and compress the digitized sound to ____ format.

MP3 8.REF:474

____ 9. MP3 sound files have a(n) ____ file extension.

.mp3 9.REF:474

____ 10. A ____ card can turn your computer into a television.

TV Tuner 10.REF:474

____ 11. A video ____ card lets you capture this video input and save it to a file on your hard drive.

capture 11.REF:476

____ 12. ____ are smooth and level areas on an optical disc.

Lands 12.REF:480

____ 13. ____ are recessed areas on the surface of an optical disc.

Pits 13.REF:480

____ 14. In order to read each sector on the spiral of a CD at a constant ____; the disc spins faster when the read-write head is near the center of the disc.

Linear velocity 14.REF:482

____ 15. A single-sided; single-layer DVD can hold ____ GB.

4.7 15.REF:482

____ 16. A double-sided; dual-layer DVD can hold ____ GB.

8.5 16.REF:483

____ 17. ____ drives are a great method of keeping backups of data stored on your hard drive.

External Hard 17.REF:492

____ 18. ____ is a common compression standard for storing photos.

JPEG 18.REF:498

____ 19. ____ is a set of standards that are used to represent music in digital form.

MIDI 19.REF:500

____ 20. A ____ provides slots for memory cards and can be an internal or external device.

media reader 20.REF:502

____ 21. For EIDE; there are four choices for drive installations: ____.

primary master, primary slave, secondary master, and secondary slave 21.REF:504