Peripherals+Questions+(H)

1. Describe one situation when a trackerball would be preferable to a mouse.

2. Describe two advantages of using a digital camera rather than a scanner.

3. Name two advantages that TFT monitors have over CRT monitors.

4. Name three criteria that you would use when deciding which storage device would be the most appropriate.

5. Describe three tasks that an interface could perform.

6. What task does a buffer perform?

7. Give two disadvantages of using parallel transmission compared with serial.

8. What is meant by a standard interface?

9. Why are International standards important as far as interfaces are concerned?

10. Give one reson why the speed of interfaces has improved over the past 10 years.

11. Explain how the processor can identify and select a particular peripheral.

12. Describe two data format conversions that an interface may have to perform?

13. Why are solid-state drives replacing hard disc drives in laptops?

14. What are the benefits to the user of spooling?