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Keyboard, Mouse, and Serial Ports Quiz

True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 1. 
An optical mouse replaces the ball in a standard mouse with a microchip, miniature red light and camera.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 
 
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Figure 9–6
 

 2. 
In Figure 9-6, Item C is most likely a ____.
a.
25-pin serial port
b.
joystick port
c.
parallel port
d.
9-pin serial port
 

 3. 
Serial ports are controlled by a chip called the ____ chip.
a.
LUN
b.
UART
c.
UCMJ
d.
SCA
 

 4. 
Which connector is typically NOT used as a keyboard connector?
a.
PS/2
b.
5 pin DIN connector
c.
USB
d.
IEEE 1394
 

 5. 
To clean a mouse, remove the cover and mouse ball, and use a cotton swab dipped in a very small amount of ____ to clean the rollers.
a.
alcohol
b.
WD-40
c.
liquid soap
d.
solvent
 

Multiple Response
Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
 

 6. 
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 a.
Serial Port
 c.
Midi Port
 b.
DB25
 d.
Game Port
 

Completion
Complete each statement.
 

 7. 
When a key on the keyboard is released, it sends a ____ code.
 

 

Matching
 
 
Vocabulary:
Match the vocabulary word to its definition.
a.
Color depth
i.
Serial ports
b.
I/O card
j.
Interlace
c.
PCI bus IRQ steering
k.
Resolution
d.
Isochronous data transfer
l.
EPP
e.
VRAM
m.
WRAM
f.
Dual ported
n.
UART
g.
Dot pitch
o.
Make code
h.
Graphics accelerator
p.
Non-interlace
 

 8. 

 Male ports on the computer used for transmitting data serially, one bit at
a time.They are commonly used for modems and mice, and in DOS are called COM1 or COM2.
 

 9. 

 A code produced by pressing a key on a computer keyboard.
 

 10. 

 A chip that controls serial ports. It sets protocol and converts parallel data bits received from the system bus into serial bits.
 



 
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