TestOut PC Pro 3.13.8

Check the vendor’s web site for an updated driver.

You recently purchased a new sound card and installed it in a free PCI slot in your computer. You plug in your old speakers, but you don’t get any sound. You have checked all cable connections and they are secure. You have also ensured that the speaker volume is appropriately adjusted and isn’t muted. What should you do next? • Manually change the IRQ settings for the card. • Check the vendor’s website for an updated driver. • Replace your sound card. • Replace the speakers.

Check the manufacturer’s website for compatibility information.

You would like to install Windows on a computer that previously had another operating system installed on it,but you are not sure if the audio card it compatible. The installed audio card is a SoundMax D1371 (PCI) card. What should you do? • Check the manufacture’s website for compatibility information. • View the device manager and check the current driver details. • Use a card known to be compatible with Windows. • Change form a PCI card to USB.

• Download the latest driver from the manufacturer’s website.
• Check the HCL to make sure the device is compatible with the version of Windows running on your system.

You have just purchased a new plug-and-play sound card that uses a PCI slot. What should you do before installing the device in your Windows system? (Select two.) • Download the latest driver from the manufacturer’s website. • Check the HCL to make sure the device is compatible with the version of Windows running on your system. • Enable Windows Update so the latest driver is downloaded automatically. • Use jumpers on the card to assign IRQ and memory addresses. • Check the BIOS to see which system resources are free that can be assigned to the card.

• MIDI port
• Joystick

What is a DB-15 connector on a sound card typically used for? (Select two.) • MIDI port • Head phones • Speakers • Joystick • Microphone

Mic In

Which port on a sound card should you connect a non-amplified microphone to? • Speaker Out • Line Out • Mic In • Line In

• Speaker out
• Microphone in

Which of the following features are typically available through TRS ports on a sound card? (Select two.) • S/PDIF audio • IEEE 1394 • Speaker out • HDMI audio • Microphone in

S/PDIF

You want to purchase a motherboard that has integrated sound with digital audio output. Which port would you likely find on the motherboard faceplate that indicates digital audio support? • Mini-TRS • S/PDIF • Mini-DIN • DB-15 • F-type

• S/PDIF output
• Dolby Digital, DTS support, or SDDS support

You are building one of your customers a home theater PC (HTPC) to connect to an HDTV and high-definition audio system. The customer is going to be playing mostly Blu-ray movies on the system. Which of the following features should the sound card include? (Select two.) • S/PDIF output • Line-level in port • MIDI support • Dolby Digital, DTS support, or SDDS support • IEEE 1394 port

DAC

Which component is responsible for converting digital audio into sound that can be played on speakers? • THX • ADC • MP3 • DAC

Edit the CMOS settings and enable the onboard sound.

The PCI sound card in your computer stopped working. You decided to use the motherboard’s integrated sound until you can replace the PCI sound card. After removing the PCI sound card and powering on the computer, you have no sound and the built-in sound card does not show up in Device Manager. What should you do to solve the issue? • Enable the sound card in Device Manager. • Edit the CMOS settings and enable the onboard sound. • Update the drivers for the device. • Update the necessary audio codecs.

• Verify that the speakers are plugged into the correct jack and are powered on.
• Verify that the volume isn’t muted.

A customer has brought a computer in to be repaired. He said he thinks that the sound card has stopped working because audio is produced when music, video, or DVDs are played. Which troubleshooting step should you take first? (Select two.) • Download and install the latest sound card drivers. • Verify that no IRQ or I/O port address conflicts exist between the card and other devices in the system. • Verify that the speakers are plugged into the correct jack. • Replace the sound card with a known-good spare. • Verify that the volume isn’t muted.

Playback

You recently purchased a USB audio headset and connected it to a USB port on your Windows system. However, when you launch your music player, the audio is played through your desktop speakers instead of the new USB headset. You need to reconfigure the system to use the headset instead of the desktop speakers. Click the tab you would use in the Sound Properties window to do this.

Recording

You recently purchased a USB audio headset and connected it to a USB port on your Windows system. The headset includes a microphone that ca be used to record audio. However, when you launch your audio recording program, no audio is recorded. You need to reconfigure the system to use the headset mic instead of the built-in mic. Click the tab you would use in the Sound Properties window to do this