Deck 5: Hardware: Input and Output: Taking Charge of Computing and Communications

Question 1

What are devices called that translate data into a form the computer can process?

A) input hardware
B) output hardware
C) printer
D) storage hardware

Answer 1

A

Question 2

What kind of computer is a touchpad most often used for?

A) PC
B) laptop
C) mainframe
D) workstation

Answer 2

B

Question 3

A small,flat surface used mostly on laptop computers over which users slide their finger to move the cursor is called a __________.

A) trackball
B) pointing stick
C) touchpad
D) mouse

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT an input device?

A) light pen
B) webcam
C) scanner
D) monitor

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT an output device?

A) monitor
B) printer
C) microphone
D) speaker

Question 6

The traditional keyboard layout is called _________.

A) DVORAK
B) QWERTY
C) Dextr
D) KALQ

Question 7

Which of these devices can be used to transfer a hardcopy document or graphic image to a digitalized format?

A) pointing device
B) scanner
C) audio-input device
D) voice-recognition system

Question 8

Which device uses light-sensing (optical)equipment to convert images of text,drawings,and photos into digital form?

A) light pen
B) scanner
C) digitizer
D) pointing stick

Question 9

Which kind of device reads the numbers printed at the bottom of checks?

A) Optical Mark Recognition (OMR)
B) Magnetic Ink Character-Recognition (MICR)
C) Optical Character-Recognition (OCR)
D) Universal Product Code (UPC)

Question 10

Data entered into a computer for processing is called __________.

A) hard copy
B) output hardware
C) input
D) output

Question 11

Devices that translate information processed by the computer into a form that humans can understand are called __________.

A) input hardware
B) output hardware
C) storage hardware
D) keyboards

Question 12

Data entered into a computer using a keyboard is called __________.

A) output
B) register
C) printing
D) input

Question 13

What do you call a video display screen that can receive input from the touch of a finger?

A) digitizer
B) touchpad
C) touch screen
D) virtual screen

Question 14

Which of these devices would a user need to utilize icons in window-based software?

A) pointing device
B) scanning device
C) audio-input device
D) voice-recognition system

Question 15

Big-box store and supermarket self-scanning checkout systems use what source data-entry method?

A) digitizer
B) bar codes
C) handwriting recognition
D) OCR

Question 16

Which of these is NOT a pointing device?

A) scanner
B) light pen
C) touchpad
D) trackball

Question 17

Which of these pointing devices is used most often on microcomputers?

A) touchpad
B) mouse
C) stylus
D) joy stick

Question 18

Which pointing device uses a mouselike copying apparatus called a puck to convert drawings to digital data?

A) digitizer
B) light pen
C) pointing stick
D) trackball

Question 19

Of the two basic methods of data entry,keyboards use keystrokes to enter data and instructions; what is the nonkeyboard method called?

A) digitized entry
B) pointing-device entry
C) source data entry
D) TWAIN

Question 20

Which of the following terminals is capable of processing data?

A) dumb terminal
B) intelligent terminal
C) ATM
D) point-of-same terminal

Question 21

What is the amount of information that is stored in a dot (pixel)and expressed in bits called?

A) resolution
B) clarity rate
C) dot pitch
D) color depth

Question 22

Which printer uses a print head of small pins,which strike an inked ribbon against paper,to form characters or images?

A) ink-jet
B) laser
C) dot-matrix
D) non-impact

Question 23

Which monitor has the highest color and resolution standard?

A) SXGA
B) VGA
C) WUXGA
D) CRT

Question 24

Security devices that identify a person through fingerprint,voice-integration,or retinal identification are examples of which technology?

A) biometric systems
B) line-of-sight systems
C) radio-frequency identification devices
D) sensors

Question 25

The smallest unit on the screen that can be turned on or off or made different shades is a __________.

A) bit
B) hertz
C) pixel
D) transistor

Question 26

Which kind of device reads "bubble" marks and converts them into computer-usable form?

A) Optical Mark Recognition (OMR)
B) Magnetic Ink Character-Recognition (MICR)
C) Optical Character-Recognition (OCR)
D) Universal Product Code (UPC)

Question 27

The amount of space between centers of adjacent pixels is called __________.

A) resolution
B) clarity rate
C) dot pitch
D) refresh rate

Question 28

Which of the following is NOT a use of a radio-frequency identification device?

A) tracking packages through the postal system
B) paying bridge and highway tolls
C) detecting ice buildup on airplane wings
D) monitoring store inventory

Question 29

What is a nonimpact printer that creates characters and images with dots by using a drum and toner called?

A) laser
B) ink-jet
C) bubble-jet
D) dot-matrix

Question 30

Which device uses a light-sensitive processor chip to capture real-life images in digital form on a disk or on a flash-memory device?

A) webcam
B) digital camera
C) scanner
D) video card

Question 31

Data and information that is shown on a display screen is called __________.

A) softcopy
B) file copy
C) hardcopy
D) tangible copy

Question 32

Results of processing are referred to as __________.

A) output
B) input
C) input data
D) commands

Question 33

A scientist wishing to collect data directly from the environment will use which of these?

A) biometric system
B) line-of-sight system
C) radio-frequency identification device
D) sensors

Question 34

Which of these converts what a person says into digital signals and stores them in the computer?

A) speech recognition system
B) sound card
C) audio-visual system
D) sensor

Question 35

The number of times per second that pixels are recharged is called the __________.

A) resolution
B) clarity rate
C) dot pitch
D) refresh rate

Question 36

Which of the following is NOT a use of a sensor?

A) reading credit card information
B) monitoring and adjusting heat and humidity in a museum
C) monitoring earth movements along earthquake fault lines
D) tracking winter weather to determine when to use snow plows

Question 37

A display device made up of two plates of glass separated by a layer of a substance in which light is manipulated is a __________.

A) projector
B) flat-panel display
C) cathode-ray tube
D) vacuum tube

Question 38

What is the image sharpness of a display screen called?

A) resolution
B) clarity rate
C) dot pitch
D) refresh rate

Question 39

The more VRAM you have,the higher the ________ you can use.

A) refresh rate
B) dot pitch
C) resolution
D) hertz

Question 40

Data and information that is printed out is called __________.

A) softcopy
B) file copy
C) hardcopy
D) intangible copy

Question 41

Input includes program instructions that the CPU receives after commands are issued by the user.

Question 42

A keyboard changes letters,numbers,and other characters into electrical signals so the computer's processor can understand them.

Question 43

Which of the following is NOT an example of ergonomic design innovations?

A) hinged keyboards
B) mouse pads
C) tilted screens
D) wrist pads

Question 44

The only data format that computers can "read" consists of binary 0s and 1s.

Question 45

Computer-processed information consists of 0s and 1s,which need to be translated into words,numbers,sounds,and pictures.

Question 46

"Output" refers to the results of processing.

Question 47

The mouse is a source data-entry device.

Question 48

An intelligent terminal has its own memory and processor,as well as a display screen and a keyboard.

Question 49

Tactile keyboards are also called virtual keyboards.

Question 50

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A webcam is an example of an input device.

Question 51

Which of the following is NOT a type of nonimpact printer?

A) ink-jet printer
B) dot-matrix printer
C) laser printer
D) thermal printer

Question 52

A terminal that consists of a display screen and a keyboard and that has the ability to input and output but does not have the ability to process data is called a dead terminal.

Question 53

People who use keyboards a lot may suffer from which physical problem?

A) computer vision syndrome
B) ergonomic syndrome
C) carpal tunnel syndrome
D) electromagnetic syndrome

Question 54

Using a computer screen with poor resolution or glare problems could cause which problem?

A) carpal tunnel syndrome
B) repetitive stress injuries
C) computer vision syndrome
D) electromagnetic syndrome

Question 55

Which device prints large,three-dimensional high-quality color graphics?

A) spooler
B) thermal printer
C) laser printer
D) plotter

Question 56

The concept of creating safer and more efficient equipment is called __________.

A) prudent avoidance
B) ergonomics
C) product design
D) workplace design

Question 57

Most keyboards are Dvorak keyboards.

Question 58

Input refers to information sent to the screen or the printer or to be stored on disk.

Question 59

Devices that translate data into a form the computer can process are called output hardware.

Question 60

Laser printers use a particular type of software to lay out pages and control how pages look; this software is called __________.

A) page resolution
B) page description language
C) feathering
D) PDF

Question 61

A webcam can be used to send a document to another location over the Internet.

Question 62

Built-in touchpads are used mostly on full-sized keyboards for desktop microcomputers.

Question 63

An audio signal can be digitized in two ways: a sound board and MIDI board.

Question 64

Speech-recognition systems use a microphone (or a telephone)as an input device.

Question 65

In the checkout line at a grocery store,purchases are read by an optical scanner.

Question 66

Universal Product Code is the only bar-code standard.

Question 67

A video display screen that has been sensitized to receive input by a user touching the screen with a finger is called a touchpad.

Question 68

It is possible to scan hardcopy text into a word-processing document and then edit and format this text.

Question 69

Speech-recognition systems may be used by radiologists to dictate their interpretations of X rays directly into transcription machines.

Question 70

Analog sound is the kind of sound that exists in nature.

Question 71

An audio-input device records digital sound and translates it for analog storage and processing.

Question 72

A trackball,which is not as accurate as a mouse,can be a useful input device when desktop space is limited.

Question 73

Scanner resolution is measured in dots per inch; the farther apart the dots,the clearer the image.

Question 74

Speech-recognition packages let users turn dictation into text displayed on the computer screen but do not allow users to issue spoken commands.

Question 75

Many laptops can be fingerprint-protected instead of just password-protected.

Question 76

RFID is a character-recognition system that uses magnetizable ink and special characters,such as those on the bottom of bank checks.

Question 77

A digital camera captures photographic images in digital form on a small disk in the camera or on flash memory cards.

Question 78

Information technology includes technologies that measure and analyze human body characteristics for the purpose of maintaining security.

Question 79

Vertical zebra-striped marks placed on most manufactured retail products are called bar strips.

Question 80

Pointing devices control the position of the cursor or the pointer on the screen and allow the user to select options displayed on the screen.