Exam 4: Hardware for Educators

Output, like that shown in the accompanying figure, is data that has been processed into a useful form called ____.

As illustrated in the accompanying figure, four common types of output are text, graphics, audio, and video.

The ____ is the most widely used coding scheme to represent data.

Touch screens that recognize multiple points of contact at the same time are known as widescreen.

____ memory is nonvolatile because it retains its contents even when the power is turned off.

As shown in the accompanying figure, CompactFlash, microSD, Memory Stick, and Secure Digital are all examples of ____ memory cards.

The control unit coordinates most of the operations in a computer.

____ is the process of obtaining a program instruction or data item from memory.

A ____ is equal to exactly 1,024 bytes, but often is rounded down to 1,000 bytes by computer users.

While laser printers typically cost ____.

Logical operations ____.

____ often are used in freestanding computers that provide information to users.

A digital video disc read-only memory (DVD-ROM) is capable of storing from 4.7 GB to 17 GB of information.

Input is any item entered into memory and includes ____.

Digital cameras, media players, smartphones, and many other devices use miniature mobile ____ media.

The combinations of 0s and 1s used to represent characters are defined by patterns called a coding scheme.

Cordless keyboards are only available for use on Mac computers.

Printed information is called ____________________ because it is a more permanent form of output than that presented on a monitor.

A ____ converts text or images on an original document into digital data that can be stored on a storage medium and processed by the computer.

A(n) ____________________ is a display device that is packaged as a separate peripheral.