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Is your webcam broken?

CompTIA A+ Pop Quizzes / March 19, 2010

In Windows XP, you notice that the USB attached webcam is not working. What system utility can tell you the status of the webcam?

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What does this Device Manager icon mean?

CompTIA A+ Pop Quizzes / November 2, 2009

During the process of troubleshooting a printer problem, you notice that the printer port’s icon inside of Device Manager has a red “X” on the icon. What does this red “X” signify?

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What connects to a parallel port?

CompTIA A+ Pop Quizzes / September 7, 2009

What device is commonly connected to a parallel port?

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How can you manage boot devices?

CompTIA A+ Pop Quizzes / August 4, 2009

You want to use a new boot CD-ROM to run some diagnostics on a computer, but the system is configured to boot from the hard drive instead of the CD-ROM drive. What will allow you to manage the order of the boot drives?

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What is the name of a device’s memory location?

CompTIA A+ Pop Quizzes / July 12, 2009

During the installation of a new piece of hardware, you notice that it has been assigned a hexadecimal memory location by the operating system. What is the name of this memory location?

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There’s a yellow exclamation mark in my Device Manager!

CompTIA A+ Pop Quizzes / July 2, 2009

During the troubleshooting process of a new printer, you see a yellow exclamation mark next to the printer name in the Windows Device Manager. What does a yellow exclamation mark in Windows Device Manager mean?

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How can you get real-time device status information?

CompTIA A+ Pop Quizzes / June 29, 2009

One of your customers has a specialized USB input device that usually works without a problem, but occasionally when starting the computer the device will not operate at all. What Windows utility can provide you with real-time information on the status of the device?

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