Display Settings

Display Settings

. Configure devices

Cram Saver

1. If you don’t see transparent windows on your Windows 7 desktop, what do you need to check?

❍ A. Make sure Windows Aero is enabled ❍ B. Make sure you have an Aero-compatible Super-VGA monitor ❍ C. Make sure you are not using Windows 7 Home Premium,

Enterprise, or Ultimate ❍ D. Make sure you are not running with a Windows XP driver

2. You want to use two monitors so that you can double your workspace. What do you need to do?

❍ A. Double the number of colors to display ❍ B. Choose Screen Resolution and click Extend these displays ❍ C. Choose Screen Resolution and click Copy this display ❍ D. Choose Screen Resolution and click Duplicate these displays

3. What do you call a combination of pictures, colors, and sounds that speci- fy the look and feel of your Windows graphical user interface?

❍ A. A color display ❍ B. Display Properties ❍ C. Aero Properties

❍ D. A theme Answers

1. A is correct. You need to make sure that Windows Aero is enabled. That means you have a display adapter that supports Windows Aero and you have to have a color depth of 32 bits per pixel, a refresh rate of 10 hertz or greater, select a Windows Aero theme, and have the Windows frame transparency on. Answer B is incorrect because there is no such thing as an Aero-compatible Super-VGA monitor. The compatibility is in the display adapter. Answer C is incorrect because Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, Home Premium, and Ultimate support Windows Aero. Answer D is incor- rect because you would not be able to load a Windows XP driver.

Display Settings

2. B is correct. When you connect another monitor to a desktop PC, the dis- play is set to “extended” by default, and you should be able to drag a win- dow from one screen to the other without changing any settings. Answer

A is incorrect because the number of colors do not affect how many moni- tors you can use and how you can use them. Answer C is incorrect because there is no Copy this display option. Answer D is incorrect because you want to extend these displays, not duplicate these displays.

3. D is correct. A theme is a collection of visual elements and sounds for your computer desktop. A theme determines the look of the various visual elements of your desktop, such as windows, icons, fonts, and colors, and it can include sounds. Answer A is incorrect because there is no Color dis- play in Windows 7. Answer B is incorrect because the display properties do not allow you to change your Windows GUI settings. Answer C is incorrect because there is no Aero Properties screen in Windows 7.

As a desktop technician, you are sometimes tasked with adjusting the look and feel of Windows, such as the background, the screen saver, and the display settings. You can find these settings by clicking the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking Appearance and Personalization, and clicking Personalization for the resulting screen in Figure 3.17. You can also right- click the desktop and select Personalize.

FIGURE 3.17 Personalizing appearance.

CHAPTER 3: System Management