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IT: Peripherals

Subject : it-skills
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1. A keyboardless machine that accepts input from a stylus applied directly to a flat-panel screen.






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






3. 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.






4. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. See removable media.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






22. 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.






23. 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.






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






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






26. 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.






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






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






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






30. See IEEE 1394.






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






32. Compact disk-rewritable - an optical disk that allows writing - erasing - and rewriting.






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






34. 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.






35. 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.






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






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






38. A type of optical disk with multigigabyte capacity that can be read - written - and erased.






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






40. 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.






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






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






43. A disk drive that uses laser beams to read and write bits of information on the surface of an optical disk.






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






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






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






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






48. 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.






49. 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.






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






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