Chap 6.1 ?'s

Answer the following in a comment to this blog:

1. What 3 things make up an I/O unit?
2. What are the 4 ways that I/O transfers are initiated?
3. What are the 4 main system resources that a device can have allocated to itself?
4. Define IRQ.
5. What is the standard IRQ of a keyboard?
6. What are non-PnP devices otherwise known as?
7. What connector/ port has gain the most widespread use?
8. What port type do older mouse & keyboards connect through?
9. What color is designated for the mouse?
10. How many devices can be connected to a USB controller?
11. Explain what "hot-swappable" means.
12. How many wires are in a USB cable?
13. What transfer speeds can be attained using USB 1.1? What about USB 2.0?
14. What 3 institutions worked together to create Firewire?
15. What transfer speeds are possible using Firewire?
16. IEEE-1394 cables are most similar to what other type of cable?
17. Infrared ports are slowly being replaced by what other type of transfer method?
18. What is the fastest transfer speed that can be attained using infrared?