Specialized

Question 1

What are the 4 components of COMPUTER HARDWARE?

Answer 1

•input devices
•Central processing unit (cpu)
•Output devices
•Memory

Question 2

Is the basic unit of information in computer

Answer 2

-Bit (binary digit)

Question 3

What are the 4 “terms” that describe large unit of data used in measuring data storage

Answer 3

Kilobyte,megabyte,gigabyte,and terabyte

Question 4

It is the data or instructions entered into memory of computer and any hardware component that allows users to enter data and instructions

Answer 4

INPUT DEVICES

Question 5

Two type of input

Answer 5

-Data
-Instructions

Question 6

Allows the computer to enter words,numbers,punctuation,symbol etc.,

Answer 6

KEYBOARD

Question 7

Controls movement of pointer, also called mouse pointer

Answer 7

POINTING DEVICES

Question 8

Pointing devices that fits under palm hand

Answer 8

MOUSE

Question 9

No moving mechanical parts inside,senses light to detect mouse movement

Answer 9

OPTICAL MOUSE

Question 10

Stationary pointing device with a ball on its top or side,to move pointer,rotate ball with thumb,finger,or palm of hand

Answer 10

TRACKBALL

Question 11

Is small,flat,rectangular pointing devices sensitive to pressure and motion

Answer 11

Touchpad

Question 12

Is pointing device shaped like pencil eraser positioned between keys on keyboard

Answer 12

Pointing stick

Question 13

Is vertical lever mounted on a base

Answer 13

Joystick

Question 14

Is steering-wheel-type input device

Answer 14

Wheel

Question 15

It is to touch areas of screen with finger,often used with kiosks

Answer 15

Touch screen

Question 16

What are the six (6) pointing devices?

Answer 16

•Mouse
•Optical mouse
•Trackball
•Touchpad and a pointing stick
•Joystick and a wheel
•Touch screen

Question 17

What are the two (2) Sound and voice input?

Answer 17

•MIDI
•Microphone

Question 18

What MIDI stands for?

Answer 18

Musical instrument digital interface

Question 19

Allow user to input their voice

Answer 19

Microphone

Question 20

External devices,such as electronic piano keyboard, to input music and sound effects

Answer 20

MIDI (Musical instrument digital interface)

Question 21

Process of entering full-motion images into computer

Answer 21

Video input

Question 22

Light-sensing device that reads printed text and graphics

Answer 22

Scanner

Question 23

What are the three (3) types of scanner

Answer 23

Flatbed scanner
Handheld scanner
Sheet-fed scanner

Question 24

What are the seven (7) types of readers

Answer 24

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•Barcode readers
•Optical mark readers (OMR)
•Radio frequency identification readers (RFID)
•Optical character recognition readers (OCR)
•Magnetic Ink character recognition readers (MICR)
•Biometric Readers

Question 25

Data that has been processed into a useful form

Answer 25

OUTPUT DEVICE

Question 26

Houses display device as separate peripheral

Answer 26

Monitor

Question 27

Uses liquid crystal display,have a small footprint

Answer 27

LCD