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IT: Peripherals

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






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






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






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






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. See removable media.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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.






32. 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.






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






40. See IEEE 1394.






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






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







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