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IT: Peripherals

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Output device that produces a paper copy of any information that can be displayed on the screen.






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






3. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. A tiny joystick-like device embedded in the keyboard of a laptop computer.






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






17. 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.






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






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






20. Pointing device that responds when the user points to or touches different screen regions.






21. 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.






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






23. See removable media.






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






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






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






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






28. A data path standard that theoretically allows up to 126 devices - such as keyboards - digital cameras - and scanners - to be chained together from a single port - allowing for data transmission that is much faster and more flexible than through trad






29. A pressure-sensitive touch tablet used as a pointing device. The user presses on the tablet with a stylus.






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






35. A device that reads numbers printed with magnetic ink on checks.






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






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






38. 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.






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






40. 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.






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






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






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






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






50. 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.