CompTIA A+® Certification All-In-One For Dummies®, 2nd Edition

1.11. Prep Test

1. Device drivers are used to do what?

   1. ^ Provide power to the device while it is operating

   2. ^ Act as a software interface between the operating system and the device

   3. ^ Provide advanced configuration options for the device

   4. ^ Steer the device to a new location on the computer

2. What is the risk of using an unsigned driver?

   1. ^ Unsigned drivers are only reliable when using Windows NT 4.0.

   2. ^ Unsigned drivers are missing their SIG files.

   3. ^ Unsigned drivers are not backward compatible with older hardware versions.

   4. ^ Unsigned drivers have not been tested by Microsoft.

3. Which of the following is not part of the Plug and Play procedure?

   1. ^ Resource Arbitrator

   2. ^ Dynamic Reconfigurator

   3. ^ Configuration Manager

   4. ^ Bus Enumerator

4. Which users on a Windows XP or Vista computer have the right to load device drivers?

   1. ^ Guests

   2. ^ All Users

   3. ^ Administrators

   4. ^ Power Users

5. Device settings, such as IRQs, can be modified through which tools? (Choose all that apply.)

   1. □ Device Manager

   2. □ Resource Manager

   3. □ Device's Control Panel, such as Network Control Panel

   4. □ Device Arbitrator

6. Which tool can be used to examine the status of a device?

   1. ^ Device Manager

   2. ^ Resource Explorer

   3. ^ Device Explorer

   4. ^ Status Examiner