Exam 7: Input and Output

The DVI port enables digital signals to transmit directly to the monitor.

When drawing on a graphics tablet with a stylus or digital pen, the tablet detects and converts the movements into digital signals that are sent to a computer.

A type of webcam called a(n)____________________ cam has the illusion of moving images because it sends a continual stream of still images.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What type of device reads the strip of magnetic material on the back of your credit card?

As a user moves a mouse, the pointer on the screen also moves.

A(n)____________________ is a light-sensing input device that reads printed text and graphics and then translates the results into a form the computer can process.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT You are working in a computer laboratory and want to listen to your portable media player. You use the device provided with the media player to listen without distracting other students. What type of device do you use?

Computers process information (output)into data (input).

What is pixel pitch sometimes called?

Touchpads are found most often on desktop computers.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What is a primary feature of a digital video camera?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following is not true about mobile printers?

To display the highest quality images, an LCD monitor should plug in which of the following?

Visually impaired users can change screen settings, such as increasing the size or changing the color of text to make words easier to read.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT What distinguishes a data collection device from other input devices?

A stylus is slightly larger than a digital pen.

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which industry almost exclusively uses MICR?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT LCD monitors and LCD screens sometimes use a new type of technology to produce color, which produces a brighter display that is also easier to read. What is this new technology called?

____________________ technology, like the kind shown in the display in the accompanying figure, sandwiches a liquid compound between two sheets of material that presents sharp, flicker-free images in a screen when illuminated.

Which of the following devices read text printed with magnetized ink?