Chapter 16 review

Computer Information Systems Cmap1625 with Meyers at Eastern Wyoming College

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1. When you have a problem with a USB device, what is the simplest way to determine that

the USB port is good?

use known working device on the USB port.

When you have a problem with a USB device, what is the simplest way to determine that the USB device is not causing the problem?

plug usb device into a known working port.

How can you determine that device drivers loaded at startup are not interfering with an application that is having problems?

run application in safe mode with networking. if it works properly there is something wrong with device drivers, os, or other aplications that load at startup.

What is the command used for testing memory?

4.mdsched.exe

5. If you are not sure which device is causing a video problem—the monitor or the video

card—which one should you exchange first? Why?

depends on video problem. but i would use a known working monitor and if that doesn't work you know its the video card.

What type of device, when installed, is not listed in BIOS setup, Device Manager, or the Printers window?

some external devices usb or firewire

What is the term used to describe undoing a driver update?

Rollback

What Windows Vista tool can you use to uninstall a USB device?

Device Manager

What Windows XP tool can you use to uninstall a FireWire device?

Device Manager

What Windows tool can you use to uninstall a network card?

Device Manager

What Windows tool can you use to restore the Windows system to a previous point in

time before a device was installed?

Windows RE

What Windows tool can you use to update your video drivers?

Device Manager

What symbols might Device Manager use to indicate a device is not working?

Yellow Triangle

What level of permission must a user account have to install software?

Administrator

If a computer won’t boot, to figure out if the problem is related to the hard drive or other vital hardware component, what would be the first step?

listen to see if the hard drive is working, fan spinning, look for case lights. listen for beep codes if screen is

blank, also look for error messages if screen appears.

What is another name for a Windows Stop error(**HINT**: We learned what a STOP error was in Chapter 15)?

Blue Screen Error

What is the name of the folder that is created when files from an old installation are moved during a reinstall of Vista?

Windows.old

What is the purpose of the hidden partition used by many of the brand-name computer companies?

avoid providing removable media of OS installation files.

What information is contained in the C:\\Windows\\System32\\LogFiles\\SRT\\SRTTrail.txt file?

the startup repair process for windows RE

What is the name of the log file that Windows uses when booting in Safe Mode?

ntbtlog.txt

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