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

Which pointing device uses a mouselike copying apparatus called a puck to convert drawings to digital data?

What are pen-based computer systems?

A video display screen that has been sensitized to receive input by a user touching the screen with a finger is called a touchpad.

The amount of space between the centers of adjacent pixels on a monitor is called ___________.

The more VRAM you have,the higher the ________ you can use.

Which of these is NOT a pointing device?

Which of the following is NOT a use of a sensor?

What are scanners?

Printers that create characters and images without direct physical contact with paper are called nonimpact printers.

The more VRAM,the higher the display resolution you can use.

Big-box store and supermarket self-scanning checkout systems use what source data-entry method?

Which of these devices can be used to transfer a hardcopy document or graphic image to a digitalized format?

Thermal printers are often used to print cash register receipts.

What causes carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)?

Which of these converts what a person says into digital signals and stores them in the computer?

The amount of space between centers of adjacent pixels is called __________.

A(n)________ screen allows users to enter data and commands using gestures in addition to just pressing on one spot.This type of screen is common on tablets.

Dot pitch (dp)is the amount of space between the centers of adjacent pixels.

The concept of creating safer and more efficient equipment is called __________.

A _________ is a video camera attached to a computer to record live moving images that can be posted on a website in real time.