Exam 2: Computer Hardware

____ is a measure of image clarity.

A printer's duty cycle is usually measured in pages per ____.

Optical storage, shown in the figure above, stores data as ____.

The most commonly used ____ technology is a transparent panel coated with a thin layer of electrically conductive material that senses a change in the electrical current when touched.

Describe the uses and benefits of solid state storage and how you might use one.

Item 1 in the above figure is the DB-9 serial port .

Laser printers, like the one shown in the figure above, require ____ cartridge refills or replacements.

____ storage stores data in nonvolatile, erasable, low-power chips.

A(n)____________________, like the one shown in the above figure, is a portable storage device featuring a built-in connector that plugs directly into a computer s USB port.

A(n)____ card carries data to speakers or headphones.

A mouse uses either mechanical, laser, or ____ technology to track its position.

Hard drives store data the same way as CDs.

A(n)____ printer uses a technology that produces dots of light on a light-sensitive drum.

____________________ is the maximum number of horizontal and vertical pixels that are displayed on the screen.

A(n)____________________ allows you to manipulate an on-screen pointer and other screen-based graphical controls.

Floppy drives are the preferred type of main storage for most computer systems.

Access time is the average time for a computer to locate and read data on a storage medium.

When a user saves a file to a storage medium, we say the storage device is ____ to the storage medium

The conversion of letters, sounds, and images into electrical signals is called ____.

In the above figure, the item numbered ____ represents magnetized particles.