Exam 8: Managing Windows Devices

Explain how to install a device. Include a definition of the term legacy device in your response.

Before you install a printer, you need to shut down your computer.

You cannot manually install hardware devices in Windows 10; you must use the Add a device Wizard.

A 300-dpi printer is one that is capable of printing ____________________ dots per square inch.

Once you install a printer, it appears in the ____________________ window and is accessible in the Print dialog box for all the programs installed on the computer.

The higher the ppm, the faster the print speed.

Spooling is also known as ____________________.

DSL and cable are types of  ____ connections, high-speed connections that are continually connected to the Internet.

A(n) ____ allows hardware to communicate with Windows and other software applications.

The higher the dpi, the lower the print quality.

If a hardware device comes with an installation disc, it is recommended that you use the Add a device Wizard provided by Windows 10 to install the device instead.

____________________ organizes all the hardware devices attached to your computer by hardware types.

It is unnecessary to remove hardware device drivers and related software from your computer before you remove a physical hardware device from your computer.

If Windows does not detect new hardware, you can start the ____ Wizard in the Devices and Printers window and select the new hardware device to install it.

In a printer's Properties dialog box, the ____ tab lists the printer's connection port and software drivers.