Connect- Computer Chapter 6- Input & Output

T/F
Cloud printers provide printing services to users without access to the Internet.

F

A dedicated, mobile device for storing and displaying e-books and other electronic media including electronic newspapers and magazines

E-book reader

The series of dots that form the image on a monitor are called _______.

Pixels

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Resolution for a printer is a measure of the clarity of images produced, measured in dpi (dots per inch).

t

t/f
A magnetic card reader does not require the card to actually make contact with the reader.

f

Printers connected to the Internet that provide printing services to others on the Internet are called _______.

cloud printers

Which of the following statements is incorrect?
printer output is often called hard copy
-printer resolution is measured in dpi
-memory within a printer is used to store printing instructions and documents waiting to be printed
-printer speed is measured in the number of words printed per minute

printer speed is measured in the number of words printed per minute

t/f
Wireless audio-output connections typically use Bluetooth technology

t

This type of mouse emits and senses light to detect mouse movement

optical

The study of human factors related to things people use.

ERGONOMICS

What kind of specialized monitor is especially useful for graphic artists, designers, and publishers?

ultra-high definition (UHDTV)

Which of the following types of character recognition systems is used for standardized multiple-choice testing?

OMR

t/f
E-ink produces images that reflect light like ordinary paper, making the display easy to read.

t

_______-input devices convert sounds into a form that can be processed by the system unit

Audio

t/f
Telephony, also known as Internet telephony, is the VoIP application that uses the Internet rather than traditional telephone lines to support voice communication.

t

Keyboards that are widely used on various smartphones and other small portable devices, and that are designed primarily for communicating via texting and connecting to the Web

thumb

A keyboard key, like Caps Lock, that turns a feature on or off is called a _______ key.

toggle

The distance between each pixel

dot pitch

t/f
Thermal printers use heat elements to produce images on heat-sensitive paper and are used at ATMs and gasoline pumps.

t

t/f
3D UHDTV requires special viewing glasses in order to achieve a 3D viewing experience

t

The most widely used audio-input device is the _______.

microphone

The proportional relationship between a display’s width and height

aspect ratio

This indicates the monitor’s ability to display colors by comparing the light intensity of the brightest white to the darkest black.

contrast ratio

Specialized devices with a large display connected to a computer projector and are widely used in classrooms and corporate boardrooms.

digital or interactive whiteboards

the most widely used audio-output devices?

speaker and headphones

t/f
Digital or interactive whiteboards display a computer’s desktop and can be controlled using a special pen or a finger.

t

This reading device is used in banks to read the numbers on the bottom of checks and deposit slips.

MICR

t/f
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) are too expensive for anything but military budgets

f

The arrangement of keys on a keyboard, QWERTY reflects the keyboard layout by _______.

taking the letters of the first six alphabetic characters found on the top row of keys

Which of the following allows the transmission of voice and often video communication over the Internet?

Voice over IP

t/f
An optical mouse uses light in order to detect movement.

t

_______ is any data or instructions that are used by a computer.

input

t/f
A stylus uses pressure to draw images on a screen.

t

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Multitouch screens allow for interaction such as rotating graphical objects on the screen with your hand.

t

t/f
A touch screen is classified as a special type of scanning device

f

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Shared laser printers typically support color, are more expensive, and are used by a group of people.

t

Type of keyboard that uses a touch screen as the input device.

virtual

Two categories of laser printers are _______.

personal and shared

t/f
Skype provides audio and video service that requires the installation of special hardware and software.

f

t/f
The most widely used input devices are monitors, printers, and keyboards.

f

These screens can be touched with more than one finger, which allows for interactions such as rotating graphical objects on the screen with your hand or zooming in and out by pinching and stretching your fingers.

multitouch

t/f
Multifunctional devices (MFDs) are used to capture as well as play back recorded sounds.

f

The size, or _______, is measured by the diagonal length of a monitor’s viewing area

active display area

Which of the following printer features enables you to print on both sides of a sheet of paper?

duplex

OMR, OCR, and MICR are all types of _______.

character and mark recognition devices

Bar code readers use _______ embedded in them to read bar codes.

photoelectric cells

Which of the following is not a type of scanning device?

stylus

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Combination keys perform a function when held down in combination with another key

t

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Output devices are any hardware used to provide or to create output.

t

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Optical scanners recognize individual letters or images

f

t/f
An MICR device senses the presence or absence of a mark, such as a pencil mark.

f

t/f
The monitor size is measured by the diagonal length of the viewing area.

t