CS Midterms (2) Flashcards
(146 cards)
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What are apps that you install on your computer’s hard drive?
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local apps
2
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What runs from a removable storage device such as an external hard drive or flash drive or from the cloud?
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Portable apps
3
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What is an app written for a specific operating system and installed on a computer or mobile device?
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native app
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What do you need to install if you have an Android phone or an iPhone?
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platform specific
If you have an Android phone, you need to install the Android version of your app; if you have an iPhone, you need to download the iPhone version of your app.
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What means the app is optimized for display in a browser on a mobile device, regardless of screen size or orientation?
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a responsive design
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What development tools allow developers to build apps that work on multiple platforms?
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cross-platform
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What lets you use your mobile device to make online purchases of goods and services?
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Mobile commerce, or m-commerce
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What are security measures that define who can use a program or app?
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Access controls
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What is distributed online for a monthly subscription or an annual fee?
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Software as a service (SaaS)
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What is typically optional and usually involves submitting your name and other personal information to the software manufacturer or developer?
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Registration
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What technique do some software manufacturers use to ensure that you do not install the software on more computers than the number for which it is legally licensed?
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Activation
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What specifies the number of devices on which you can install the product, any expiration dates, and other restrictions?
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license agreement
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What can prevent or repair problems, provide additional functionality, or address any security or other issues?
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Updates
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What are updates that address a single issue called?
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patches
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What are new releases of the program or app and may require an additional fee to enable the upgrade to install?
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Upgrades
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What are apps for personal use that you may use to create documents, develop presentations, track appointments, or stay organized?
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Productivity apps
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What is to make a change to the contents?
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edit
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What do they change in a project to alter the appearance of its text and objects?
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format
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What are the files you create called?
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documents
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What displays an insertion point, a blinking vertical line to mark your place?
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screen
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What is a named collection of formats that are stored together and can be applied to text or objects?
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A style
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How do you refer to a cell in a worksheet?
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cell address
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What is a collection of related worksheets contained in a single file?
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workbook
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What are computation rules to calculate values using cell references, numbers, and arithmetic operators?
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formulas
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What refers to the information necessary for a formula or function to calculate an answer?
arguments
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What is a predefined computation or calculation, such as calculating the sum or average of values?
function
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What is used to highlight cells that meet specified criteria?
conditional formatting
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What is an overall template for a presentation formatted with a theme, customized title and text fonts?
slide master
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What is a display or delivery of the content of your presentation?
slide show
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What is a database that consists of a collection of tables where items are organized in columns and rows?
relational database
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In a relational database, how is data organized?
tables of records
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What is the area called where each piece of data in a database is entered and stored?
field
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What are a collection of records for a single subject?
Tables
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What is a screen used to enter data into a database?
form
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What extracts data from a database based on specified criteria?
query
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What is a user-designed layout of database content?
report
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What is a collection of individual related applications available together as a unit?
productivity suite
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What refers to the use of technology by a company's employees to meet the needs of a large business?
Enterprise computing
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What are 3-D objects composed of lines that can be rotated to view from many angles?
wireframe drawings
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What is an image you can see, store, and manipulate on a computer?
digital graphic
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What are devices such as cameras, musical instruments, and video projectors?
analog devices
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What is the process of changing data into a form that computers and other digital devices can use?
digitizing
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What converts the analog sound waves into digital sound?
sampling
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What quality of an audio file is also determined by its bit rate?
bit rate
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What refers to the organization and layout of data in the file?
File format
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What assigns colors to the smallest picture elements, called pixels?
Bitmap graphics
## Footnote
Also called raster graphics.
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What consists of shapes, curves, lines, and text created by mathematical formulas?
Vector graphics
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What do you need to play music files you download or record yourself?
sound card
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What come in a range of sizes, some as small as an inch or two in height and width?
micro speakers
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What is created as a digital file from the start using electronic instruments called synthesizers?
synthesized music
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What enables a device or software to identify the words and phrases you speak and then convert them to a format the device can read?
Speech recognition
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What is a video that is shared millions of times over social media in a short period called?
viral video
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What is software that encodes and usually compresses data for storage and then decompresses the data for playback?
codec
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What bundles the video, audio, codec, and other parts (such as subtitles) into a single package?
container
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What let you create simple vector images?
Drawing apps
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What is a circuit board that lets your device process video?
video card
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What do most laptops, tablets, and smartphones come with?
media player
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What means you receive the audio or video content on your computer from a server?
stream
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What is content such as television shows where the original media file is stored on the media distributor's server?
on-demand content
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What is content that is sent out live, as it happens, and is available only once?
live video streaming
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What is a form of data input in which computers interpret and digitize spoken words or commands?
Natural language processing
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What occurs when the program or app stops functioning correctly?
crash
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What refers to the steps you take to identify and solve a problem?
Troubleshooting
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What is any event or action that could cause a loss of or damage to computer or mobile device hardware, software?
digital security risk
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What do state-sponsored attackers use to launch computer attacks against their enemies?
nation state actors
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What is the process of sifting through Big Data to find the important questions that will yield fruitful results?
Data mining
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What are the moral guidelines that govern the use of computers, mobile devices, information systems?
Technology ethics
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What involves sharing computing resources, such as servers or storage devices, among computers and devices on a network?
virtualization
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What are the rights to which creators are entitled for their work?
intellectual property (IP)
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What can deliver its payload, or destructive event or prank?
Malware
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What is one whose owner is unaware the computer or device?
zombie
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What is the record of everything you do online?
digital footprint
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What is a server outside the organization's network that controls which communications pass in and out of the organization's network?
proxy server
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What records in a file both successful and unsuccessful access attempts?
audit trail
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What is a unique hardware identifier for your computer or device?
MAC address
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What is the process of ensuring that the person requesting access to a computer or other resources is authentic and not an imposter?
Authentication
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What is a secret combination of letters, numbers, and/or characters that only the user should know?
password
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What is a private combination of words, often containing mixed capitalization and punctuation, associated with a username?
passphrase
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What is an electronic, encrypted, and secure stamp of authentication on a document?
digital signature
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What is a written guideline that helps determine whether a specification is ethical/unethical or allowed/not allowed?
code of conduct
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What is the process of restricting access to certain material?
Content filtering
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What are programs that restrict access to specified websites?
Web filtering software
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What is a written plan that describes the steps an organization would take to restore its computer operations in the event of a disaster?
disaster recovery plan
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What is the movement to ensure that all users, regardless of economic or geographic constraints?
Digital inclusion
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What is an instruction that causes a program or app to perform a specific action?
command
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What is an instruction a user issues by responding to a message displayed by a program or app?
user response
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What device is one in which you enter data directly to the device by typing or using a pointing device, touching with a pen or finger?
manual input
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What are keys labeled with the letter F followed by a number?
Function keys
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What is a key that will alternate views or turn a feature on or off each time you press it?
toggle key
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What is a key or combination of keys that you press to access a feature or perform a command?
A keyboard shortcut
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What has a design that reduces the chance of repetitive strain injuries (R.S.I.s) of the wrist and hand?
ergonomic keyboard
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What is a keyboard designed specifically for users who enjoy playing games on the computer?
gaming keyboard
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What uses laser sensors that emit and sense light to detect the mouse's movement?
a laser mouse
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What is a touch-sensitive mouse that recognizes touch?
A touch mouse
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What is a small symbol on the screen that becomes different shapes depending on the task you are performing?
pointer
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What uses optical sensors that emit and sense light to detect the mouse's movement?
optical mouse
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What is a motion you make on a touch screen with the tip of one or more fingers or your hand?
gesture
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What translates the handwritten letters and symbols created on the screen into typed text or objects that the computer or device can process?
handwriting recognition software
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What is used with a stylus that is attached to the device?
signature capture pad
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What encompasses entering any sound into the computer, such as speech, music, and sound effects?
Audio input
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What involves capturing full-motion images and storing them on a computer or mobile device's storage medium or on the cloud?
Video input
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What allows you to input, edit, manage, publish, and share your videos?
Digital Video Technology
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What transforms one video image into another image over the course of several frames of video?
Morphing
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What is a close-distance network protocol used by smartphones and other devices to read data from another device or an item?
NFC (near field communication)
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What is a device that uses a light source to read characters, marks, and codes?
optical reader
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What is an optical reader that uses laser beams to read bar codes?
A bar code reader, also called a bar code scanner
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What is known as a 2-D bar code because it stores information in both a vertical and horizontal direction?
QR code (quick response code)
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What is a technology that uses radio signals to communicate with a tag placed in or attached to an object, an animal, or a person?
RFID (radio frequency identification)
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What device reads text printed with magnetized ink?
An MICR (magnetic-ink character recognition)
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What obtains data directly at the location where the transaction or event takes place?
data collection device
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What reads the magnetic stripe on the back of credit cards?
magstripe reader
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What is taller than it is wide, with information printed across the shorter width of the paper?
portrait orientation
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What is wider than it is tall, with information printed across the widest part of the paper?
landscape orientation
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What forms characters and graphics on a piece of paper without actually contacting the paper?
nonimpact printer
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What is a type of nonimpact printer that forms characters and graphics by spraying tiny drops of liquid ink onto a piece of paper?
An ink-jet printer
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What is a color printer that produces lab-quality photos?
photo printer
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What is a high-speed, high-quality nonimpact printer?
laser printer
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What does a laser printer create images using?
toner
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What is also called a multifunction printer (MFP) and provides the functionality of a printer, scanner, and copy machine?
all-in-one printer
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What uses a process called additive manufacturing to create an object by adding material to a three-dimensional object?
3-D printer
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What is a small, lightweight, battery-powered printer that allows mobile printing?
mobile printer
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What is a small printer that prints on an adhesive-type material that can be placed on a variety of items?
label printer
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What generates images by pushing electrically heated pins against heat-sensitive paper?
thermal printer
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What is a sophisticated printer used to produce high-quality drawings?
plotter
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What creates photo-realistic-quality color prints?
a large-format printer
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What forms characters and graphics on a piece of paper by striking a mechanism against an inked ribbon?
impact printer
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What sandwiches a liquid compound between two sheets of material that presents sharp, flicker-free images on a screen when illuminated?
An LCD (liquid crystal display)
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What refers to the time in milliseconds of a display?
response time
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What is a unit of visible light intensity equal to one candela?
A nit
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What is the distance in millimeters between pixels on a display?
Dot pitch
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What describes the difference in light intensity between the brightest white and darkest black that can be produced on a display?
Contrast ratio
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What controls the manipulation and display of graphics on a display device?
graphics processing unit (GPU)
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What is a device that projects the text and images displaying on a computer or mobile device screen on a larger screen?
data projector
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What is a touch-sensitive device, resembling a dry-erase board, that displays the image on a connected computer screen?
An interactive whiteboard
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What technology sends resistance to the device in response to actions of the user?
force feedback
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What provides the user with a physical response from the device?
tactile output
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What analyzes the area of the screen that the user is looking at?
Eye gaze pointing devices
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What enables users with limited mobility in their arms or hands to control input using their feet?
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What is an interactive whiteboard?
A technology that sends resistance to the device in response to actions of the user.
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What is force feedback?
A technology that provides the user with a physical response from the device.
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What is tactile output?
Users may sense a bumping feeling on their hand while scrolling through a smartphone's contact list.
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What do eye gaze pointing devices do?
Analyze the area of the screen that the user is looking at.
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What is a foot mouse?
Enables users with limited mobility in their arms or hands to control input using their feet.
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What is Sip-and-puff (SNP) technology?
Enables users to control the mouse or other computer or device functions using a tube that they either inhale (sip) or exhale (puff) to issue commands.
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What are refreshable Braille displays?
Use nylon pins or magnets to translate content into the Braille system that users can read with their fingers.
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What are default settings?
Standard settings that control how the screen is set up and how a document looks when you first start typing.
