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| What are the two common types of keyboard ports? |
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| How do you distinguish between a mouse versus a keyboard PS/2 port? |
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| the keyboard is purple and the mouse is green |
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| What could it mean if you boot your PC and receive a BIOS keyboard error message? |
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| You could have the mouse plugged into the keyboard port and vice versa. |
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PS/2 devices are hot swappable. |
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Shut down your computer before inserting or removing the keyboard or mouse using a PS/2 connector. |
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| Where would you adjust your mouse properties? |
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| Where would you go to adjust cursor blink rate? |
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| How can you adjust the character repeat rate? |
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| Two means for using a wireless mouse. |
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1. connect the base station of your PC
2. install batteries into the input device
3. press the synch button on the device and the base station |
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| installing a wireless mouse or keyboard |
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| Used for creating and manipulating sound. |
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port connector
format of the data sent
format in which the sound is stored |
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All sound cards include MIDI connections. |
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Some high-end sound cards include MIDI, but in most cases and adapter is used to connect a MIDI device to a computer. |
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| What has a MIDI in and MIDI out? |
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| A camera connected to a computer could be viewed as ____ ______ or as a ______ ______. |
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new hardware
storage device |
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| How is picture quality expressed? |
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| millions of pixels per image |
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| Rated at qualities ranging anywhere from 1-12 megapixels |
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| Where is the microphone port located? |
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| What format is sound recorded through the microphone? |
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| Name the 5 form factors for barcode readers. |
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pen wand
slot scanner
CCD scanner
image scanner
laser scanner |
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| This peripheral device compares a user characteristic against a database of samples. |
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| This peripheral device transfers audio to the PC. |
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| This peripheral device creates and stores digital images. |
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| This peripheral device sends and receives data through two 15-pin DIN compatible ports. |
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Touchscreens can be either a CRT or LCD display unit. |
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| Name 3 mechanisms by which touchscreens accept input. |
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pressure-sensitive resistors
infrared sensors
electronic capacitors |
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| Instructs a device about screen dimensions so it can use this information to calculate exactly where a user is touching the screen |
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| Computer monitor cases should be cleaned with _________. |
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| mild soap and water and a damp cloth |
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| The relationship between the horizontal and vertical size of a display device. |
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A computer has a new sound card, which ways would you go about troubleshooting the problem (choose all that apply)
a. check the back-end issue such as a disabled network port
b. check that any onboard sound adapters are disabled
c. check that no pins are broken or ben on the male end of the port
d. check that the card's drivers are up to date
e. check that the card is firmly installed in its expansion slot |
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