Deck 6: Output

Question 1

Setting a monitor to display a higher resolution uses a ____.

A) smaller number of pixels and thus provides a smoother image
B) smaller number of pixels and thus provides a rougher image
C) greater number of pixels and thus provides a smoother image
D) greater number of pixels and thus provides a rougher image

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Figure 6-1 LCD monitors and LCD screens like the one in Figure 6-1 produce color using either ____ technology.

A) CRT or gas plasma
B) impact or nonimpact
C) ink-jet or dot-matrix
D) passive matrix or active matrix

Answer 2

D

Question 3

____ is a category of output that includes prerecorded news reports, movies, and performances.

A) Text
B) Graphics
C) Audio
D) Video

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Figure 6-2 ____ is the number of times per second a CRT screen like the one in Figure 6-2 is redrawn.

A) Dot pitch
B) Resolution
C) Pixel pitch
D) Refresh rate

Question 5

____ is a category of output that includes music, narrations, and speeches.

A) Text
B) Graphics
C) Audio
D) Video

Question 6

Figure 6-2 Standard CRT monitors like the one in Figure 6-2 today usually display up to a maximum of ____ pixels.

A) 16 x 12
B) 160 x 128
C) 1800 x 1440
D) 18,000 x 14,000

Question 7

____ is a category of output that includes drawings, clip art, and photographs.

A) Text
B) Graphics
C) Audio
D) Video

Question 8

Two types of display devices are ____ displays.

A) ink-jet and laser
B) flat-panel and CRT
C) impact and nonimpact
D) label and postage

Question 9

Figure 6-2 As shown in Figure 6-2, a ____ is a large, sealed glass tube on the front of which is a screen coated with phosphor material.

A) cathode-ray tube (CRT)
B) gas plasma tube (GPT)
C) high-definition tube (HDT)
D) digital video tube (DVT)

Question 10

Figure 6-1 LCD monitors like the one in Figure 6-1 have a much smaller ____ than do CRT monitors; that is, they take up less desk space.

A) fingerprint
B) handprint
C) footprint
D) microprint

Question 11

Refresh rate is expressed in ____.

A) pixels per inch (ppi)
B) dots per inch (dpi)
C) resolution
D) hertz (Hz)

Question 12

A monitor is measured in the same way as a television is measured, that is ____.

A) vertically from the top corner to the bottom
B) horizontally from the left corner to the right
C) diagonally from one corner to the other
D) in square units that indicate the area of the screen

Question 13

Commonly used output devices include all of the following, except ____.

A) display devices
B) speakers, headphones, and earphones
C) printers
D) ports

Question 14

Figure 6-2 To be safe, all high-quality CRT monitors (of which the one in Figure 6-2 is an example) comply with ____ standards, which is a set of standards that defines acceptable levels of EMR for a monitor.

A) MPR I
B) MPR II
C) CRT I
D) CRT II

Question 15

A ____ is a unit of visible light intensity equal to one candela (formerly called candlepower) per square meter.

A) nit
B) bit
C) cit
D) hit

Question 16

Figure 6-1 When compared to LCD monitors like the one in Figure 6-1, plasma monitors offer ____ expensive.

A) smaller screen sizes and lower display quality and are less
B) smaller screen sizes and lower display quality but are more
C) larger screen sizes and higher display quality but are more
D) larger screen sizes and higher display quality and are less

Question 17

____ is a category of output that includes memos, letters, announcements, press releases, and reports.

A) Text
B) Graphics
C) Audio
D) Video

Question 18

Mobile computers, such as notebook computers and Tablet PCs, and mobile devices, such as PDAs and smart phones, often have ____ screens.

A) LCD
B) MICR
C) CRT
D) HDTV

Question 19

Figure 6-1 To display the highest quality images, an LCD monitor like the one in Figure 6-1 should plug in a(n) ____ port, which enables digital signals to transmit directly to the LCD monitor.

A) CRT
B) LCD
C) DVI
D) MPR

Question 20

The best analog televisions have a resolution of only ____ pixels.

A) 520 x 400
B) 1920 x 1080
C) 128 x 256
D) 2048 x 1536

Question 21

Most ink-jet printers can print from ____ dpi.

A) 3-26
B) 100-500
C) 1200-4800
D) over 10,000

Question 22

Dye-sublimation printers for the home or small business user typically print images in ____ than their professional counterparts.

A) a wide range of sizes and are much faster
B) a wide range of sizes but are much slower
C) only one or two sizes but are much faster
D) only one or two sizes and are much slower

Question 23

Figure 6-3 A printer, such as that shown in Figure 6-3, creates images using a laser beam and powdered ink, called ____.

A) woofer
B) spoiler
C) toner
D) cracker

Question 24

Two commonly used types of impact printers are ____.

A) ink-jet printers and laser printers
B) dot-matrix printers and line printers
C) photo printers and large-format printers
D) mobile printers and thermal printers

Question 25

Basic thermal printers are ____ over time.

A) inexpensive, but the print quality is low and the images tend to fade
B) inexpensive, but the print quality is high and the images tend to last
C) expensive, but the print quality is high although the images tend to fade
D) expensive, but the print quality is low although the images tend to last

Question 26

Professionals in the desktop publishing and graphic art fields commonly use ____ because it is designed for complex documents with intense graphics and colors.

A) PCL
B) PageScript
C) UML
D) PostScript

Question 27

A reasonable quality ink-jet printer costs approximately ____.

A) less than $100
B) $150 to $200
C) $200 to $250
D) over $250

Question 28

The speed of an ink-jet printer is measured by the number of ____ it can print.

A) characters per second (cps)
B) characters per minute (cpm)
C) pages per second (pps)
D) pages per minute (ppm)

Question 29

____ are used in specialized fields such as engineering and drafting and usually are very costly.

A) Plotters
B) Photo printers
C) Postage printers
D) Thermal printers

Question 30

Mobile printers mainly use any of the following technologies except ____ technology.

A) ink-jet
B) laser
C) thermal
D) dye-sublimation

Question 31

Bluetooth printing is more convenient than infrared printing because Bluetooth devices ____ an approximate 30-foot range.

A) do not have to be aligned and can be outside
B) have to be aligned but must be within
C) do not have to be aligned but must be within
D) have to be aligned and can be outside

Question 32

Figure 6-3 A(n) ____, such as that shown in Figure 6-3, is a high-speed, high-quality nonimpact printer.

A) laser printer
B) ink-jet printer
C) thermal printer
D) dot-matrix printer

Question 33

Some ____ printers spray ink, while others use heat or pressure to create images.

A) nonimpact
B) impact
C) band
D) shuttle-matrix

Question 34

Many photo printers use ____ technology.

A) ink-jet
B) laser
C) dot-matrix
D) thermal

Question 35

Most ink-jet printers can print from ____ ppm.

A) 6-33
B) 100-500
C) 600-4800
D) over 10,000

Question 36

Until a few years ago, printing a document required connecting a computer to a printer with a cable via the ____ port on the computer.

A) serial port or IrDA
B) parallel port or USB
C) FireWire or MIDI
D) SCSI or Bluetooth

Question 37

Figure 6-3 A printer, such as that shown in Figure 6-3, uses software that enables it to interpret a(n) ____, which tells the printer how to lay out the contents of a printed page.

A) unified modeling language (UML)
B) page description language (PDL)
C) object-oriented language (OOL)
D) hypertext markup language (HTML)

Question 38

All of the following usually use portrait orientation except ____.

A) spreadsheets
B) letters
C) reports
D) books

Question 39

Printer resolution is measured by the number of ____ a printer can print.

A) dots per inch (dpi)
B) characters per inch (cpi)
C) pixels per inch (ppi)
D) bits per inch (bpi)

Question 40

Commonly used nonimpact printers include all of the following except ____.

A) ink-jet printers and photo printers
B) laser printers and thermal printers
C) mobile printers and label and postage printers
D) shuttle-matrix printers and dot-matrix printers

Question 41

To make programs easier to use in Windows Vista, the ____ command can be used to enlarge text and other items in a window on the screen.

A) Accessibility Wizard
B) Narrator
C) Utility Manager
D) Magnifier

Question 42

A(n) ____ functions like a dot-matrix printer, except a series of print hammers moves back and forth horizontally at incredibly high speeds.

A) ink-jet printer
B) shuttle-matrix printer
C) laser printer
D) band printer

Question 43

A(n) ____ prints fully formed characters when hammers strike a horizontal, rotating band that contains shapes of numbers, letters of the alphabet, and other characters.

A) ink-jet printer
B) shuttle-matrix printer
C) laser printer
D) band printer

Question 44

Most personal computers have a small internal ____ that usually outputs only low-quality sound.

A) monitor
B) printer
C) speaker
D) modem

Question 45

The speed of a dot-matrix printer is measured by the number of ____ it can print.

A) characters per second (cps)
B) characters per minute (cpm)
C) pages per second (pps)
D) pages per minute (ppm)

Question 46

A(n) ____ monitor is a desktop monitor that uses a liquid crystal display instead of cathode ray tube to produce images on the screen.

A) LCD
B) CRT
C) LCP
D) plasma

Question 47

Two types of ____ data projectors are LCD projectors and DLP projectors.

A) smaller, lower-cost
B) smaller, higher-cost
C) larger, lower-cost
D) larger, higher-cost

Question 48

The ____ video standard has a resolution of 1024 x 728.

A) XGA
B) SVGA
C) SXGA
D) UXGA

Question 49

____ means information appears on a monitor in one color on a different color background.

A) System palette color
B) Web palette color
C) Monochrome
D) Bicolor

Question 50

A(n) ____ monitor uses a liquid compound to present information on a display device.

A) CRT
B) ink-jet
C) CFX
D) LCD

Question 51

The disadvantage of a multifunction peripheral is that ____.

A) it requires more space than having a separate printer, scanner, copy machine, and fax machine
B) it is significantly more expensive than purchasing a printer, scanner, copy machine, and fax machine separately
C) if the device breaks down, users lose all four functions
D) all of the above

Question 52

____ printers are ideal for printing multipart forms because they easily print through many layers of paper.

A) Laser
B) Thermal
C) Ink-jet
D) Impact

Question 53

A(n) ____ display uses fewer transistors, requires less power, and is less expensive than an active-matrix display.

A) passive-matrix
B) force-feedback
C) multifunction
D) fax

Question 54

The ____ video standard has a resolution of 800 x 600.

A) XGA
B) SVGA
C) SXGA
D) UXGA

Question 55

The ____ video standard has a resolution of 1280 x 1024.

A) XGA
B) SVGA
C) SXGA
D) UXGA

Question 56

Newer video cards usually have a standard monitor port and a(n) ____ port, allowing users to connect external devices such as a television, DVD player, and video recorder to the computer.

A) MIDI
B) USB
C) S-video
D) FireWire

Question 57

A(n) ____ display uses a separate transistor for each liquid crystal cell and thus displays high-quality color that is viewable from all angles.

A) PCX
B) TFT
C) plotter
D) non-impact

Question 58

The print head mechanism on a dot-matrix printer contains ____ pins, depending on the manufacturer and the printer model.

A) 3 to 8
B) 6 to 16
C) 9 to 24
D) 12 to 32

Question 59

A newer type of TFT technology, called ____, uses organic molecules that produce an even brighter, easier-to-read display than standard TFT displays.

A) CFX
B) OTFT
C) OLED
D) plasma TFT

Question 60

____ software enables users to convert the image from a fax modem to text and then edit it.

A) Optical mark recognition (OMR)
B) Optical character recognition (OCR)
C) Magnetic ink character recognition (MICR)
D) All of the above

Question 61

A(n) ____ printer generates rich, nonsmearing images by using heat to melt colored wax onto heat-sensitive paper.

A) shuttle-matrix
B) plotter
C) thermal wax-transfer printer
D) line

Question 62

A(n) ____ monitor is a desktop monitor that contains a cathode-ray tube.

A) plasma
B) large-format
C) LCD
D) CRT

Question 63

A printout in ____ presents its information printed across the shorter width of the paper.

A) measured
B) portrait
C) landscape
D) baseline

Question 64

A(n) ____ printer forms characters and graphics on a piece of paper without actually striking the paper.

A) nonimpact
B) dot matrix
C) shuttle-matrix
D) line

Question 65

A graphic processing unit's ____ depth is the number of bits it uses to store information about each pixel.

A) format
B) color
C) resolution
D) data

Question 66

A(n) ____ printer is a type of nonimpact printer that forms characters and graphics by spraying tiny drops of liquid ink onto a piece of paper.

A) shuttle-matrix
B) line
C) ink-jet
D) laser

Question 67

A printout in ____ orientation presents its information printed across the widest part of the paper.

A) measured
B) baseline
C) portrait
D) landscape

Question 68

The ____ video standard has a resolution of 1600 x 1200.

A) XGA
B) SVGA
C) SXGA
D) UXGA

Question 69

A(n) ____ printer is a small, lightweight battery-powered printer that allows a mobile user to print from a notebook computer, Tablet PC, PDA, or smart phone.

A) small-format
B) laptop
C) wireless
D) mobile

Question 70

A monitor's ____ size is the diagonal measurement of the actual viewing area provided by the screen in the CRT monitor.

A) viewable
B) display
C) resolution
D) index

Question 71

With ____ printing, a printer communicates with a device using light waves.

A) RF
B) mobile
C) Bluetooth
D) infrared

Question 72

A(n) ____ printer is a small printer that prints on an adhesive-type material that can be placed on a variety of items such as envelopes, packages, CDs, and DVDs.

A) mobile
B) thermal wax
C) label
D) dye-sublimation

Question 73

A(n) ____ printer uses heat to transfer colored dye to specially coated paper, creating images that are of photographic quality.

A) thermal
B) thermal wax
C) dye-sublimation
D) shuttle-matrix

Question 74

With ____ printing, a computer or other device transmits output to printer via radio waves.

A) RF
B) mobile
C) Bluetooth
D) infrared

Question 75

Most label printers also print ____.

A) on continuous sheets
B) posters
C) bar codes
D) All of the above

Question 76

____ is the most advanced form of digital television.

A) GTV
B) XTV
C) HDTV
D) CTV

Question 77

A(n) ____ printer generates images by pushing electrically heated pins against heat-sensitive paper.

A) plotter
B) thermal
C) large-format
D) stylus

Question 78

Digital postage is sometimes known as ____ postage.

A) Web
B) virtual
C) Internet
D) cyber

Question 79

A(n) ____ monitor is a display that uses gas plasma technology, which sandwiches a layer of gas between two glass plates.

A) toner
B) plasma
C) large-format
D) NLQ

Question 80

Because the best analog televisions have a resolution of only 520 x 400 pixels, users are turning to ____ for crisper, higher-quality output.

A) DTV
B) XTV
C) CTV
D) HTV