You have just plugged a USB portable hard drive into an older laptop and the disk has not appeared as available. You are concerned that the hard disk controller hardware has not been recognized by the computer. What utility would you use to verify that the controller is functioning correctly?
Device Manager T/F

True

Explanation:

Device Manager -

In the microsoft Windows operating system , it is the control panel applet .

It helps to control and view any of the hardware , which is attached external onto the computer or laptop .

The various hardware attached can be easily sorted in a convenient manner .

In case the hard work is not working , the information gets highlighted and in case the hard work is working properly , the data would be displayed to the screen .

Hence , from the given scenario of the question ,

The correct term is device manager .