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IT: Peripherals

Subject : it-skills
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1. A gearshift-like device used as a controller for arcade-style computer games.






2. 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.






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






4. 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.






5. 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.






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






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






15. See removable media.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. See IEEE 1394.






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






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






41. 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.






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






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






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






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






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