Exam 5: Hardware: Input and Output: Taking Charge of Computing and Communications

What is the amount of information that is stored in a dot (pixel)and expressed in bits called?

Built-in touchpads are used mostly on full-sized keyboards for desktop microcomputers.

Resolution is measured in __________.

The increased use of source-data entry will increase the reliability of computer-processed data.

Information technology includes technologies that measure and analyze human body characteristics for the purpose of maintaining security.

RSI refers to a syndrome caused by improper use of display screens.

The electromagnetic fields (EMFs)emitted by cellphones have been proven to be safe.

Devices that translate information processed by the computer into a form that humans can understand are called __________.

Devices that control the position of the cursor on the screen and allow the user to select options displayed on the screen are called __________ devices.

In the checkout line at a grocery store,purchases are read by an optical scanner.

Which of these pointing devices is used most often on microcomputers?

Handwriting ________ refers to a computer's ability to process handwritten input.

An input pointing device often used on laptops is the __________.

Printers,display screens,and speakers are __________ devices.

Architects use __________ to print out large,3-D full-color building plans.

A webcam can be used to send a document to another location over the Internet.

Which of the following is NOT a use of a radio-frequency identification device?

An audio-input device records digital sound and translates it for analog storage and processing.

Resolution refers to the amount of space between the centers of adjacent pixels on a screen.

__________ printers create characters and images without direct physical contact with paper.