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WorksheetsDevicedrivers,plugnplay,hotswappable
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
You have installed a device in your system and have run the add a device wizard from the control panel. Under what circumstances would it be appropriate to continue with the wizard if the device was not discovered?
The device does not require a driver
the device connects to the USB bus
the device does not support plug and play.
The device driver was installed before the device was installed.
Most devices that you install in a system require little to no configuration; they simply work after you plug them in. This is because devices are automatically assigned the system resources need for the device to begin functioning. What are the three types of system resources that are usually automatically assigned?
I/O address, IRQ, DMA channel
Power, I/O address, IRQ
device drivers, IRQ, interrupt address
Digital signature, DMA channel, driver updates
Device manufacturers are constantly finding bugs, vulnerabilities, or better ways for their devices to communicate with the operating system. Because of this, what should you do before you install a new device?
let the installation program find the latest driver and download it during installation
user the driver included on the installation disc from the maufacturer
obtain the latest driver from the manufacturer's website before installing the device.
obtain the latest driver from the manufacturer's website as soon as possible after installing the device
As a member of the help desk admin team you've been assigned to update the driver for a network adapter. You have a copy of the latest driver on a USB. Which Windows utility will allow you to manually update this new driver?
Network and sharing center
driver manager
internet properties
device manager
For which type of device will you typically install the driver before you connect the device to your system?
Firewire devices
USB devices
Hot-swappable devices
Plug-and-play devices
Which of the following is true of most newer SATA drives?
They can be plugged into a system without shutting down, but not removed without shutting down.
They can be added or removed from a system without shutting down the computer
They can be added or removed immediately while pc is on, but must be enabled in device manager
after you install the latest drivers, they can be added or removed without shutting down
System Resources: Each device in a computer must have its own:
I/O address
DMA
Device driver
IRQ
Which of the following terms describes a PC card that you can insert and remove without rebooting the computer?
hot-swappable
hot-play
AT attachment
plug-and-play
What is one of the benefits of using a signed driver?
The driver has been tested by Microsoft
The driver is the newest version
the driver is compatible with 32bit and 64 bit systems
the driver works on all operating systems
What system utility would you use to troubleshoot hardware devices, examine and control the resources used by specific devices, and install updated device drivers?
Msinfo32
msconfig
device manager
system restore
