Deck 2: Input, Output, and Processing

Question 1

A touch display screen is a special screen with pictures or shapes; you use your finger to make a selection.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Most of the keyboards provided with desktop computers are ____.

A) flexible
B) enhanced
C) virtual
D) wireless

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Voice input is a category of audio input.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Desktop computers typically use a touch display screen as their display device.

Question 5

Which type of mouse uses a laser to detect the mouse's movement?

A) Mechanical
B) Optomechanical
C) Optical
D) Wireless

Question 6

You use the right button for most mouse operations.

Question 7

After data is processed, it is "presented" to the user through an input device.

Question 8

Screen output is called hard copy because it is temporary.

Question 9

A joystick is a type of pointing device, most often used for games, used to simulate driving a vehicle.

Question 10

Speakers are a type of specialized input device.

Question 11

The trackball is the most commonly used pointing device for personal computers.

Question 12

What type of keyboard is designed to provide users with more natural, comfortable hand, wrist, and arm positions?

A) Ergonomic
B) Cordless
C) Specialized
D) Security

Question 13

A laser virtual keyboard is packaged in a case smaller than a soda can.

Question 14

Dot matrix printers are impact printers.

Question 15

The higher the dpi, the higher the resolution or print quality.

Question 16

A thermal printer is used by engineers, architects, and graphic artists for drawing and drafting output.

Question 17

Touchpads are a common feature on laptop computers.

Question 18

A stylus is a pressure sensitive device located on the keyboard that looks like a pencil eraser.

Question 19

The ____ is a pointing device that works like a mouse turned upside down.

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

Question 20

On a mouse, you use the wheel to ____.

A) scroll or zoom
B) select text
C) to display a shortcut menu
D) click or double-click

Question 21

Which type of monitor produces an image by manipulating light within a layer of liquid crystal cells?

A) CRT
B) LCD
C) Gas plasma
D) All of the above

Question 22

A keyboard that can be operated with the feet is an example of a special input device for ____.

A) the physically challenged
B) biometric systems
C) environmental monitoring
D) wireless technology

Question 23

Case 2-2 Clyde is setting up the new computer that he just bought and wants to attach peripheral devices to the USB ports. By using a USB hub, Clyde could connect up to ____ different peripherals with a single connector.

A) 8
B) 40
C) 63
D) 127

Question 24

A ____ is a video-capturing camera that is connected to a computer or computer network and displays images through the World Wide Web.

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

Question 25

The field of ____ is defined as the study, design, and use of robot systems for manufacturing.

A) biometrics
B) virtual input
C) plotters
D) robotics

Question 26

Which type of printer produces images using the same technology as copier machines?

A) Laser
B) Inkjet
C) Thermal
D) Mobile

Question 27

FIGURE 2-1 What type of device is shown in Figure 2-1 above?

A) Pointing stick
B) Joystick
C) Trackball
D) Stylus

Question 28

Speech, sound effects, and music are examples of ____.

A) specialized output devices
B) audio input
C) Bluetooth technology
D) hard copy

Question 29

Which of the following is NOT a special-purpose input port?

A) SCSI
B) IrDA
C) Bluetooth
D) PDA

Question 30

Remote controls are a type of specialized ____.

A) environmental probe
B) output device
C) input device
D) security device

Question 31

A stylus would be used to write on a(n) ____.

A) environmental sensor
B) PDA
C) monitor
D) fingerprint scanner

Question 32

Printer speed is measured in ____.

A) RAM
B) characters per second
C) pages per minute
D) dots per inch

Question 33

Which of the following uses the synchronized positioning of light-emitting and sensing devices to detect user input?

A) Biometric keyboard scanner
B) Laser virtual keyboard
C) Fingerprint scanner
D) Touch display screen

Question 34

Which of the following is used to produce a hard copy of the processing results?

A) CPU
B) Monitor
C) Printer
D) Speaker

Question 35

FIGURE 2-2 Figure 2-2 above shows what type of specialized input device?

A) Game controller
B) Touch display screen
C) Environmental probe
D) Virtual device

Question 36

Which would you use to view the temperature and humidity of a remote environment?

A) Remote control
B) Biometrics
C) Environmental sensor
D) Virtual devices

Question 37

Case 2-1 Clarissa uses a mouse as the pointing device for her personal computer. Her mouse has two buttons and a wheel. Which action would Clarissa perform to highlight a selected portion of the text on the screen?

A) Pointing
B) Dragging
C) Right-clicking
D) Rotating wheel

Question 38

Case 2-2 Clyde is setting up the new computer that he just bought and wants to attach peripheral devices to the USB ports. When Clyde plugs a device in and the computer system configures it automatically, this is referred to as ____.

A) plug-and-play
B) FireWire
C) a serial port
D) Bluetooth

Question 39

The ____________________ is the most commonly used input device for entering data into a computer.

Question 40

Case 2-1 Clarissa uses a mouse as the pointing device for her personal computer. Her mouse has two buttons and a wheel. To display a shortcut menu on the screen, Clarissa would click ____.

A) the left mouse button
B) the right mouse button
C) both mouse buttons at the same time
D) the mouse wheel

Question 42

A(n) ____________________, also called a jack, is an interface to which peripheral device attaches to or communicates with the system unit.

Question 43

What is biometrics and what are some common biometric identification techniques? What is the process for basically all identification techniques? What are some reasons people might be concerned about the widespread use of biometric systems?

Question 44

A(n) ____________________ is a device that can change images into codes for the computer.

Question 45

____________________ are openings on the motherboard where an adapter card can be inserted.

Question 46

A(n) ____________________ is an input device that allows you to position the pointer on the screen.