Ch7 Practice Test Review

Front 1

________ is a collection of unprocessed items, including text, numbers, images, audio, and video.

Back 1

Data

Front 2

CAPS LOCK and NUM LOCK are examples of ________ .

Back 2

toggle keys

Front 3

A(n) ________ is a motion you make on a touch screen with the tip of one or more fingers or your hand.

Back 3

gesture

Front 4

Nearly all tablets and mobile devices, some laptop screens, and a few desktop monitors have touch screens that support ________ input, in addition to touch input, and thus include a stylus.

Back 4

pen

Front 5

A ________ is an electronic plastic board that detects and converts movements of a stylus or digital pen into digital signals that are sent to the computer.

Back 5

graphic tablet

Front 6

With ________ input, a device containing a camera detects your gesture and then converts it to a digital signal that is sent to a computer, mobile, or game device.

Back 6

motion input (gesture recognition)

Front 7

Voice input is part of a larger category of input called ________ input.

Back 7

audio

Front 8

Two technologies used by optical readers

Back 8

Optional Character Recognition (OCR)
Optional Mark Recognition (OMR)

Front 9

________ is a technology that uses radio signals to communicate with a tag placed in or attached to an object, an animal, or a person.

Back 9

RFID (Radio Frequency Identification)

Front 10

________ devices read text printed with magnetized ink.

Back 10

MICR (Magnetic-Ink Character Recognition)

Front 11

Instead of reading or scanning data from a source document, a ________ obtains data directly at the location where the transaction or event takes place.

Back 11

data collection device

Front 12

________ is data that has been processed into a useful form.

Back 12

Output

Front 13

Sometimes called ________ , information on a display exists electronically and appears for a temporary period.

Back 13

soft copy

Front 14

________ time of a display refers to the time in milliseconds (ms) that it takes to turn a pixel on or off.

Back 14

response

Front 15

A(n) ________ is an Internet-enabled HDTV from which you can browse the web, stream video from online media services, listen to Internet radio, communicate with others on social media sites, play online games, and more.

Back 15

Smart TV

Front 16

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

Back 16

ink-jet printer

Front 17

Printer resolution is measured by the number of ________ per inch a printer can print.

Back 17

dots

Front 18

Operating in a manner similar to a copy machine, a laser printer creates images using a laser beam and powdered ink, called ________ .

Back 18

toner

Front 19

________ are sophisticated printers used to produce high-quality drawings such as blueprints, maps, and circuit diagrams.

Back 19

Plotter

Front 20

A ________ is a device that takes the text and images displaying on a computer or mobile device screen and projects the images on a larger screen so that an audience can see the image clearly.

Back 20

data projector

Front 21

Some input devices, such as a mouse, and mobile devices, such as a smartphone, include ________ that provides the user with a physical response from the device.

Back 21

tactile output