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IT: Peripherals
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it-skills
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A reading tool that uses radio waves to communicate with RFID tags.
digital camera
sound card
radio frequency identification (RFID) reader
line printer
2. An output device that displays text and graphics onscreen.
Joystick
hard disk
laser printer
Monitor
3. A tiny joystick-like device embedded in the keyboard of a laptop computer.
multifunction printer (MFP)
tape drive
pointing stick (TrackPoint)
Plotter
4. A disk drive that can read and write on rewritable optical disks.
FireWire (IEEE 1394 - FireWire 400 - FireWire 800)
CD-RW drive
DVD-ROM drive
pen-based computer
5. A pressure-sensitive touch tablet used as a pointing device. The user presses on the tablet with a stylus.
graphics tablet
flash memory
point-of-sale (POS) terminal
bar code reader
6. Long-term repository for data. Disks and tape drives are examples.
storage device
ergonomic keyboard
CD-RW
nonimpact printer
7. Storage device that uses magnetic tape to store information.
CD-RW drive
radio frequency identification (RFID) tag
tape drive
Keyboard
8. A type of impact printer - which forms images by physically striking paper - ribbon - and print hammer together - the way a typewriter does.
dot-matrix printer
DVD-ROM drive
Digitize
hard disk
9. A disk drive that uses laser beams to read and write bits of information on the surface of an optical disk.
random access
optical disk drive
impact printer
point-of-sale (POS) terminal
10. Printer that forms images by physically striking paper - ribbon - and print hammer together.
random access
Ergonomics
impact printer
touch screen
11. Software that translates the user's handwritten forms into ASCII characters.
handwriting recognition software
hard disk
Digitize
removable cartridge media
12. A reading tool that uses light to read universal product codes - inventory codes - and other codes created out of patterns of variable-width bars.
optical mark reader
impact printer
bar code reader
diskettes (disks)
13. An output device capable of sending - in effect - a photocopy through a telephone line - allowing for fast and convenient transmission of information stored on paper.
Sensor
tape drive
facsimile (fax) machine
CD-ROM drive
14. An input device that makes a digital representation of any printed image. See flatbed scanners - slide scanners - drum scanners - and sheetfed scanners.
Scanner
Plotter
inkjet printer
radio frequency identification (RFID) reader
15. Television-style monitors used as the output device for many desktop computers.
repetitive-stress injuries
removable cartridge media
CRT (cathode-ray tube) monitors
hot swap
16. 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.
radio frequency identification (RFID) tag
Sensor
handwriting recognition software
laser printer
17. A type of optical disk with multigigabyte capacity that can be read - written - and erased.
Keyboard
Monitor
sequential access
DVD-RAM
18. Locating and identifying printed characters embedded in an image - allowing the text to be stored as an editable document. OCR can be performed by wand readers - pen scanners - and OCR software.
random access
pen-based computer
touchpad (trackpad)
optical character recognition (OCR)
19. Pointing device that responds when the user points to or touches different screen regions.
FireWire (IEEE 1394 - FireWire 400 - FireWire 800)
touch screen
optical character recognition (OCR)
pointing stick (TrackPoint)
20. A type of newer inkjet printer specially optimized to print high-quality photos captured with digital cameras and scanners.
photo printer
dot-matrix printer
Keyboard
bar code reader
21. Storage medium with random-access capability - accessed by the computer's disk drive.
CD-ROM drive
sound card
CD-R
magnetic disk
22. A terminal with a wand reader - barcode scanner - or other device that captures information at the check-out counter of a store.
inkjet printer
point-of-sale (POS) terminal
nonimpact printer
USB (universal serial bus)
23. Compact disk-rewritable - an optical disk that allows writing - erasing - and rewriting.
Digitize
CD-RW
Printer
diskettes (disks)
24. Flat-panels displays - once primarily used for portable computers but now replacing bulkier CRT monitors for desktops.
Joystick
storage device
liquid crystal display (LCD) displays
graphics tablet
25. 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.
repetitive-stress injuries
dot-matrix printer
magnetic disk
CD-ROM drive
26. Storage method that requires the user to retrieve information by zipping through it in the order in which it was recorded.
digital camera
sequential access
magnetic ink character reader
Printer
27. An all-in-one output device that usually combines a scanner - a laser or inkjet printer - and a fax modem.
optical character recognition (OCR)
multifunction printer (MFP)
random access
line printer
28. 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.
touchpad (trackpad)
interface standards
Digitize
nonimpact printer
29. Input device - similar to a typewriter keyboard - for entering data and commands into the computer.
Mouse
storage device
CD-ROM drive
Keyboard
30. Output device that produces a paper copy of any information that can be displayed on the screen.
Plotter
DVD-RAM
Printer
dot-matrix printer
31. A camera that captures images and stores them as bit patterns on disks or other digital storage media instead of using film.
digital camera
tape drive
impact printer
point-of-sale (POS) terminal
32. See removable media.
Joystick
removable cartridge media
CD-RW
bar code reader
33. A keyboardless machine that accepts input from a stylus applied directly to a flat-panel screen.
Digitize
optical mark reader
pen-based computer
CD-ROM drive
34. Density of pixels - measured by the number of dots per inch.
Resolution
laser printer
digital camera
dot-matrix printer
35. Compact disk-recordable - an optical disk you can write information on - but you cannot remove the information.
pen-based computer
hot swap
pointing stick (TrackPoint)
CD-R
36. Small - magnetically sensitive - flexible plastic wafers housed in a plastic case - used as a storage device.
sequential access
USB (universal serial bus)
diskettes (disks)
optical character recognition (OCR)
37. 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.
hard disk
sound card
line printer
radio frequency identification (RFID) reader
38. A device that reads numbers printed with magnetic ink on checks.
graphics tablet
Digitize
magnetic ink character reader
inkjet printer
39. A storage medium used with a tape drive to store large amounts of information in a small space at relatively low cost.
magnetic tape
point-of-sale (POS) terminal
hot swap
optical mark reader
40. Pointing device that remains stationary while the user moves a protruding ball to control the pointer on the screen.
Keyboard
nonimpact printer
fax modem
Trackball
41. A device that enables digital machines to monitor a physical quantity of the analog world - such as temperature - humidity - or pressure - to provide data used in robotics - environmental climate control - and other applications.
Sensor
DVD-RAM
inkjet printer
hot swap
42. A keyboard that places the keys at angles that allow your wrists to assume a more natural position while you type - potentially reducing the risk of repetitive-stress injuries.
multifunction printer (MFP)
Trackball
CD-ROM drive
ergonomic keyboard
43. Compact disc-read-only memory - a type of optical disk that contains data that cannot be changed; CD-ROMs are commonly used to distribute commercial software programs.
DVD-RAM
CD-ROM
radio frequency identification (RFID) reader
laser printer
44. An optical disk drive that can read high-capacity DVD disks.
Trackball
DVD-ROM drive
optical mark reader
Joystick
45. A printer that produces characters without physically striking the page.
nonimpact printer
digital camera
optical disk drive
pen-based computer
46. A handheld input device that - when moved around on a desktop or table - moves a pointer around the computer screen.
Mouse
interface standards
liquid crystal display (LCD) displays
photo printer
47. Converting information into a digital form that can be stored in the computer's memory.
Digitize
laser printer
interface standards
handwriting recognition software
48. A type of erasable memory chip used in cell phones - pagers - portable computers - and handheld computers - among other things.
flash memory
Scanner
USB (universal serial bus)
repetitive-stress injuries
49. An impact printer used by mainframes to produce massive printouts. They print characters only - not graphics.
optical mark reader
hard disk
line printer
diskettes (disks)
50. 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.
CD-ROM
touchpad (trackpad)
Keyboard
sound card