1.12. Answers

  1. B. Device drivers act as an intermediary between the operating system and physical devices. See "Loading and Removing Device Drivers".

  2. D. Unsigned drivers have not been tested by Microsoft's hardware qualification labs and, as such, are missing their CAT files. These drivers might work, but they are not verified by Microsoft. Review "Signed and Unsigned Drivers".

  3. B. The Dynamic Reconfigurator is not part of the Plug and Play procedure. Check out "Working with Plug and Play".

  4. C. Only members of the Administrators group have been granted the right to load and unload device drivers, by default. Peruse "Permissions to Install Drivers".

  5. A, C. Most device settings can be modified through either Device Manager or the device's Control Panel. Resource Manager and Device Arbitrator are made-up terms. Take a look at "Changing Device Settings".

  6. A. Device Manager can be used to examine the status of the device. Peruse "Verifying Driver Installation".

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