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CH 7 A+ Guide to Managing & Maintaining Your PC
Installing and Supporting I/O Devices
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Computer Networking
Undergraduate 1
05/23/2012

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Term
____ supports speeds up to 400 Mbps and is sometimes called FireWire 400.
Definition
IEEE 1394a
Term
Has a maximum speed of 1.2 Gbps or 800 Mbps (megabits per second)
Definition
1394b (FireWire)
Term
Has a maximum speed of 1.5 Mbps
Definition
Parallel
Term
Has a maximum speed of 5.0 Gbps (gigabits per second)
Definition
SuperSpeed USB 3.0
Term
Has a maximum speed of 12 Mbps or 1.5 Mbps
Definition
Original USB (USB 1.1)
Term
Has a maximum speed of 400 Mbps
Definition
1394a (FireWire)
Term
Has a maximum speed of 480 Mbps
Definition
HighSpeed USB 2.0
Term
Designed for peer-to-peer data transmission
Definition
IEEE 1394.3
Term
Has a maximum speed of 3.0 Gbps
Definition
eSATA-300 (eSATA Version 2)
Term
Has a maximum speed of 115.2 Kbps (kilobits per second)
Definition
Serial
Term
Chips sometimes loosen because of temperature changes; this condition is called ____.
Definition
chip creep
Term
Every I/O device is controlled by ____________________.
Definition
Software
Term
To protect the data on a USB storage device, double-click the ____ icon in the notification area before removing the device.
Definition
Safely Remove Hardware
Term
An I/O device can be only be internal.
Definition
False
Term
FireWire and i.Link are common names for another peripheral bus officially named ____.
Definition
IEEE 1394
Term
Newer computers do not allow you to boot without a keyboard.
Definition
False
Term
Problems with a device can sometimes be solved by updating the ____ or firmware.
Definition
Device drivers
Term
IEEE 1394 uses ____ data transfer, meaning that data is transferred continuously without breaks.
Definition
isochronous
Term
A ____ device is an input device that inputs biological data about a person, which can be input data to identify a person’s fingerprints, handprints, face, voice, eye, and handwritten signature.
Definition
Biometric
Term
A(n) ____________________ motherboard used with an Energy Saver monitor can be configured to go into standby or sleep mode after a period of inactivity.
Definition
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