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IT: Peripherals

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1. A disk drive that can read and write on rewritable optical disks.






2. A reading device that uses reflected light to determine the location of pencil marks on standardized test answer sheets and similar forms.






3. An automated drawing tool that produces finely scaled drawings by moving pen and/or paper in response to computer commands.






4. A common optical drive in computers that can read data from CD-ROM disks.






5. An output device that displays text and graphics onscreen.






6. The science of designing work environments that enable people and things to interact efficiently and safely.






7. Flat-panels displays - once primarily used for portable computers but now replacing bulkier CRT monitors for desktops.






8. A terminal with a wand reader - barcode scanner - or other device that captures information at the check-out counter of a store.






9. See removable media.






10. A gearshift-like device used as a controller for arcade-style computer games.






11. Pointing device that remains stationary while the user moves a protruding ball to control the pointer on the screen.






12. See IEEE 1394.






13. Storage - such as flash memory - with no moving parts. Solid-state storage is likely to replace disk storage in the future.






14. A nonimpact printer that uses a laser beam to create patterns of electrical charges on a rotating drum. The charged patterns attract black toner and transfer it to paper as the drum rotates.






15. A storage medium used with a tape drive to store large amounts of information in a small space at relatively low cost.






16. Storage medium with random-access capability - accessed by the computer's disk drive.






17. To remove and replace peripheral devices without powering down the computer and peripherals. Some modern interface standards such as USB and FireWire allow hot-swapping.






18. A device that - when energized by a nearby RFID reader - broadcasts information to the reader for input into a computer.






19. A rigid - magnetically sensitive disk that spins rapidly and continuously inside the computer chassis or in a separate box attached to the computer housing. Used as a storage device.






20. An all-in-one output device that usually combines a scanner - a laser or inkjet printer - and a fax modem.






21. Television-style monitors used as the output device for many desktop computers.






22. Compact disk-recordable - an optical disk you can write information on - but you cannot remove the information.






23. Conditions that result from repeating the same movements over long periods - such as keyboarding-induced carpal tunnel syndrome - a painful affliction of the wrist and hand.






24. A printer that produces characters without physically striking the page.






25. Storage method that allows information retrieval without regard to the order in which it was recorded.






26. Storage device that uses magnetic tape to store information.






27. A reading tool that uses light to read universal product codes - inventory codes - and other codes created out of patterns of variable-width bars.






28. Software that translates the user's handwritten forms into ASCII characters.






29. A nonimpact printer that sprays ink directly onto paper to produce printed text and graphic images.






30. A type of newer inkjet printer specially optimized to print high-quality photos captured with digital cameras and scanners.






31. Printer that forms images by physically striking paper - ribbon - and print hammer together.






32. An input device that makes a digital representation of any printed image. See flatbed scanners - slide scanners - drum scanners - and sheetfed scanners.






33. Density of pixels - measured by the number of dots per inch.






34. Small - magnetically sensitive - flexible plastic wafers housed in a plastic case - used as a storage device.






35. A camera that captures images and stores them as bit patterns on disks or other digital storage media instead of using film.






36. A small flat-panel pointing device that is sensitive to light pressure. The user moves the pointer by dragging a finger across the pad.






37. Converting information into a digital form that can be stored in the computer's memory.






38. A circuit board that allows the PC to accept microphone input - play music and other sound through speakers or headphones - and process sound in a variety of ways.






39. A reading tool that uses radio waves to communicate with RFID tags.






40. Long-term repository for data. Disks and tape drives are examples.






41. Standards for ports and other connective technology agreed upon by the hardware industry so that devices made by one manufacturer can be attached to systems made by other companies.






42. A type of erasable memory chip used in cell phones - pagers - portable computers - and handheld computers - among other things.






43. A keyboardless machine that accepts input from a stylus applied directly to a flat-panel screen.






44. A handheld input device that - when moved around on a desktop or table - moves a pointer around the computer screen.






45. A type of impact printer - which forms images by physically striking paper - ribbon - and print hammer together - the way a typewriter does.






46. Hardware peripheral that enables a computer to send onscreen documents to a receiving fax machine by translating the document into signals that can be sent over phone wires and decoded by the receiving fax machine.






47. Input device - similar to a typewriter keyboard - for entering data and commands into the computer.






48. An impact printer used by mainframes to produce massive printouts. They print characters only - not graphics.






49. Storage method that requires the user to retrieve information by zipping through it in the order in which it was recorded.






50. An optical disk drive that can read high-capacity DVD disks.






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