Chapter 9
Chapter Quiz
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Directions:
Read carefully each questions and choose the best answer among the choices given. You must
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1. If a PS/2 keyboard does not work on your system and yet you know the keyboard is good,
what is the best solution?
a. Disable the PS/2 port in BIOS setup and use a PS/2 splitter to install a keyboard
and mouse using the PS/2 mouse port.
b. Install a USB keyboard on a USB port.
c. Exchange the PS/2 port on your motherboard.
d. Replace the motherboard.
Answer:Choose an item.
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2. You plug a new scanner into a USB port on your Windows XP system. When you first turn
on the scanner, what should you expect to see?
a. A message displayed by the scanner software telling you to reboot your system.
b. You see the Found New Hardware Wizard launch.
c. Your system automatically reboots.
d. An error message from the USB controller.
Answer: Choose an item.
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3. You install the software bundled with your digital camera to download pictures from your
camera to your system using a serial port. Next, you plug up the camera to the port using a
serial cable and turn on your camera. You attempt to use the software to download pictures,
but the software does not recognize the camera is present. What do you do next?
a. Return the camera and purchase one that uses a USB port for downloading.
b. Reinstall the bundled software.
c. Access BIOS setup and verify that the serial port is enabled.
d. Use Device Manager to verify that the OS recognizes the serial port.
e. Replace the serial cable.
Answer: Choose an item.
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4. You turn on your Windows Vista computer and see the system display POST messages.
Then the screen turns blue with no text. Which of the following items could be the source of
the problem?
a. The video card
b. The monitor
c. Windows
d. MS Word software installed on the system
Answer: Choose an item.
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