Question 1

You have double-clicked a device in Device Manager to open its Properties window. Where can you find information about IRQs the device might use?

Accepted Answer

A)  General tab 
B)  Driver tab 
C)  Details tab 
D)  Resources tab 
A)  General tab 
B)  Driver tab 
C)  Details tab 
D)  Resources tab

Question 2

Where should you look for the configuration settings of your printer on a Linux computer?

Accepted Answer

A)  /dev/printers 
B)  /root/devprint 
C)  /etc/cups 
D)  /home/printconf 
A)  /dev/printers 
B)  /root/devprint 
C)  /etc/cups 
D)  /home/printconf

Question 3

If a hard drive is organized in groups of 4 sectors, how many bytes can be read or written to the drive at one time?

Accepted Answer

A)  4 
B)  512 
C)  2048 
D)  8192 
A)  4 
B)  512 
C)  2048 
D)  8192

Question 4

Which of the following is a good practice when you are installing a new device?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reinitialize the kernel. 
B)  Check for a new driver. 
C)  Recompile the installed driver. 
D)  Always use the driver supplied by the OS. 
A)  Reinitialize the kernel. 
B)  Check for a new driver. 
C)  Recompile the installed driver. 
D)  Always use the driver supplied by the OS.

Question 5

Which of the following is true about device drivers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Drivers are only available on the OS vendor installation media. 
B)  Some drivers may come with a .exe file extension. 
C)  Downloaded drivers can only be installed using PnP. 
D)  Windows drivers are most commonly delivered in tar format. 
A)  Drivers are only available on the OS vendor installation media. 
B)  Some drivers may come with a .exe file extension. 
C)  Downloaded drivers can only be installed using PnP. 
D)  Windows drivers are most commonly delivered in tar format.

Question 6

A print spooler is a log file that maintains a history of print jobs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Device drivers perform the actual communication between physical devices and the operating system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What type of data transfer strategy allows large blocks of data to be transferred to and from memory with little CPU involvement?

Accepted Answer

A)  DMA 
B)  PIO 
C)  FIFO 
D)  sequential 
A)  DMA 
B)  PIO 
C)  FIFO 
D)  sequential

Question 9

You have been asked to acquire a printer for a business. You have been told that it should be easy for users to print to the printer from their smartphones and tablets. What feature should you look for when selecting the printer?

Accepted Answer

A)  a wireless interface 
B)  an RJ45 connector 
C)  a USB 3.0 connector 
D)  a mobile operating system 
A)  a wireless interface 
B)  an RJ45 connector 
C)  a USB 3.0 connector 
D)  a mobile operating system

Question 10

What is the name of the print spooler daemon in the most widely used Linux printing system on modern systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  LPD 
B)  CUPS 
C)  Spooler 
D)  SQL 
A)  LPD 
B)  CUPS 
C)  Spooler 
D)  SQL

Question 11

You are about to install a new USB camera on your Linux system and you realize that there is no device special file available for your device. What command can you use on the system to create a new device special file?

Accepted Answer

A)  lshw 
B)  mknod 
C)  newdev 
D)  lspci 
A)  lshw 
B)  mknod 
C)  newdev 
D)  lspci

Question 12

All device drivers are built-in to the operating system and provided by the operating system vendor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

You are developing a Linux device driver for a device that manages data in streams of bytes. This driver will be loaded by the OS when it is started. What type of driver is this and what type of device special file will it use?

Accepted Answer

A)  kernel module, block special file 
B)  loadable module, character special file 
C)  loadable module, block special file 
D)  kernel module, character special file 
A)  kernel module, block special file 
B)  loadable module, character special file 
C)  loadable module, block special file 
D)  kernel module, character special file

Question 14

In which type of I/O addressing does a read or write operation trigger a dedicated I/O bus to select the appropriate device?

Accepted Answer

A)  memory-mapped I/O 
B)  dedicated I/O 
C)  port-mapped I/O 
D)  triggered I/O 
A)  memory-mapped I/O 
B)  dedicated I/O 
C)  port-mapped I/O 
D)  triggered I/O

Question 15

You are installing a TCP/IP printer on a Windows system. What is the next step you should take after you have selected to add a printer using a TCP/IP address or hostname?

Accepted Answer

A)  Select the printer driver. 
B)  Assign a port name. 
C)  Get a DHCP address. 
D)  Specify an IP address. 
A)  Select the printer driver. 
B)  Assign a port name. 
C)  Get a DHCP address. 
D)  Specify an IP address.

Question 16

How does a CPU know if a data transfer has been completed if an I/O device uses DMA to transfer data?

Accepted Answer

A)  An interrupt is generated. 
B)  The status register is polled. 
C)  The data register is empty. 
D)  The program counter is incremented. 
A)  An interrupt is generated. 
B)  The status register is polled. 
C)  The data register is empty. 
D)  The program counter is incremented.

Question 17

A technician calls you and ask for some help installing an old printer. The printer is supposed to connect directly to the network but there is no place to plug in a network cable; there is only a USB port. What should you tell him?

Accepted Answer

A)  Install a network printer interface. 
B)  Remove a NIC from an old PC and connect it to the USB port. 
C)  Connect the printer to a nearby PC. 
D)  Use a network switch that has USB ports. 
A)  Install a network printer interface. 
B)  Remove a NIC from an old PC and connect it to the USB port. 
C)  Connect the printer to a nearby PC. 
D)  Use a network switch that has USB ports.

Question 18

You are looking for the device special file associated with the second SATA drive on your system and the first partition on that drive. What file should you look for?

Accepted Answer

A)  /dev/st2a 
B)  /dev/sd2a 
C)  /dev/sta1 
D)  /dev/sdb1 
A)  /dev/st2a 
B)  /dev/sd2a 
C)  /dev/sta1 
D)  /dev/sdb1

Question 19

Which of the following is a goal of driver signing?

Accepted Answer

A)  to give credit to the driver developer 
B)  to prevent someone from copying the driver 
C)  to ensure a driver does not contain malware 
D)  to allow the driver to be decrypted 
A)  to give credit to the driver developer 
B)  to prevent someone from copying the driver 
C)  to ensure a driver does not contain malware 
D)  to allow the driver to be decrypted

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a type of device special file used in Linux systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  Block special files 
B)  Character special files 
C)  Stream special files 
D)  Named pipes 
A)  Block special files 
B)  Character special files 
C)  Stream special files 
D)  Named pipes

You have double-clicked a device in Device Manager to open its Properties window. Where can you find information about IRQs the device might use?

Where should you look for the configuration settings of your printer on a Linux computer?

If a hard drive is organized in groups of 4 sectors, how many bytes can be read or written to the drive at one time?

Which of the following is a good practice when you are installing a new device?

Which of the following is true about device drivers?

A print spooler is a log file that maintains a history of print jobs.

Device drivers perform the actual communication between physical devices and the operating system.

What type of data transfer strategy allows large blocks of data to be transferred to and from memory with little CPU involvement?

You have been asked to acquire a printer for a business. You have been told that it should be easy for users to print to the printer from their smartphones and tablets. What feature should you look for when selecting the printer?

What is the name of the print spooler daemon in the most widely used Linux printing system on modern systems?

You are about to install a new USB camera on your Linux system and you realize that there is no device special file available for your device. What command can you use on the system to create a new device special file?

All device drivers are built-in to the operating system and provided by the operating system vendor.

You are developing a Linux device driver for a device that manages data in streams of bytes. This driver will be loaded by the OS when it is started. What type of driver is this and what type of device special file will it use?

In which type of I/O addressing does a read or write operation trigger a dedicated I/O bus to select the appropriate device?

You are installing a TCP/IP printer on a Windows system. What is the next step you should take after you have selected to add a printer using a TCP/IP address or hostname?

How does a CPU know if a data transfer has been completed if an I/O device uses DMA to transfer data?

A technician calls you and ask for some help installing an old printer. The printer is supposed to connect directly to the network but there is no place to plug in a network cable; there is only a USB port. What should you tell him?

You are looking for the device special file associated with the second SATA drive on your system and the first partition on that drive. What file should you look for?

Which of the following is a goal of driver signing?

Which of the following is NOT a type of device special file used in Linux systems?

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Exam 6: Devices and Device Drivers

You have double-clicked a device in Device Manager to open its Properties window. Where can you find information about IRQs the device might use?

Where should you look for the configuration settings of your printer on a Linux computer?

If a hard drive is organized in groups of 4 sectors, how many bytes can be read or written to the drive at one time?

Which of the following is a good practice when you are installing a new device?

Which of the following is true about device drivers?

A print spooler is a log file that maintains a history of print jobs.

Device drivers perform the actual communication between physical devices and the operating system.

What type of data transfer strategy allows large blocks of data to be transferred to and from memory with little CPU involvement?

You have been asked to acquire a printer for a business. You have been told that it should be easy for users to print to the printer from their smartphones and tablets. What feature should you look for when selecting the printer?

What is the name of the print spooler daemon in the most widely used Linux printing system on modern systems?

You are about to install a new USB camera on your Linux system and you realize that there is no device special file available for your device. What command can you use on the system to create a new device special file?

All device drivers are built-in to the operating system and provided by the operating system vendor.

You are developing a Linux device driver for a device that manages data in streams of bytes. This driver will be loaded by the OS when it is started. What type of driver is this and what type of device special file will it use?

In which type of I/O addressing does a read or write operation trigger a dedicated I/O bus to select the appropriate device?

You are installing a TCP/IP printer on a Windows system. What is the next step you should take after you have selected to add a printer using a TCP/IP address or hostname?

How does a CPU know if a data transfer has been completed if an I/O device uses DMA to transfer data?

A technician calls you and ask for some help installing an old printer. The printer is supposed to connect directly to the network but there is no place to plug in a network cable; there is only a USB port. What should you tell him?

You are looking for the device special file associated with the second SATA drive on your system and the first partition on that drive. What file should you look for?

Which of the following is a goal of driver signing?

Which of the following is NOT a type of device special file used in Linux systems?

Operating Systems Fundamentals

Modern Client and Server Operating Systems

The Central Processing Unit CPU

File Systems

Installing Operating Systems

Using and Configuring Storage Devices

Virtualization and Cloud Computing Fundamentals

Network Fundamentals and Configuration

Account and Resource Management

Securing and Maintaining an Operating System

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