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IT: Peripherals

Subject : it-skills
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1. A disk drive that can read and write on rewritable optical disks.






2. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






12. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. See removable media.






22. See IEEE 1394.






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Output device that produces a paper copy of any information that can be displayed on the screen.






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






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






48. 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.






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






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