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CHAPTER 3:

HARDWARE BASICS: PERIPHERALS

Multiple Choice:

1. The ____________ is the most common input device.

A. mouse

B. keyboard

C. monitor

D. trackball

Answe: B Re!eence: The Keyboard Di!!icult":Easy

#. The traditional QWET! keyboard has been sho"n to cause#

A. rela$ation%caused in&uries.

B. repetitive%related sores.

C. er'onomic vein problems.

D. repetitive%stress in&uries.

Answe: D Re!eence: The Keyboard Di!!icult":Easy

3. (n comparison to a traditional mouse) a ne"er type o* mouse uses ____________ to detect movement.

A. micro"ave si'nals

B. coa$ial cable

C. re*lected li'ht

D. a touchpad space

Answe: C Re!eence: +ointin' Devices Di!!icult":,oderate

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Chapter 3# 1ard"are Basics# +eripherals

$. The most common pointin' input device is the#

A. trackball.

B. mouse.

C. touchscreen.

D. touchpad.

Answe: B Re!eence: +ointin' Devices Di!!icult":Easy

%. The "heel located bet"een the t"o standard buttons on a mouse is used to#

A. click in Web pa'es.

B. scroll.

C. click and select items.

D. &ump to di**erent Web pa'es.

Answe: B Re!eence: +ointin' Devices Di!!icult":Easy

&. A touchpad responds to#

A. li'ht.

B. pressure.

C. clickin'.

D. the sense o* heat *rom *in'ertips.

Answe: B Re!eence: +ointin' Devices Di!!icult":,oderate

'. The pointin' device that comes built in to a portable computer can be any E4CE+T a#

A. mouse.

B. trackball.

C. touchpad.

D. pointin' stick.

Answe: A Re!eence: +ointin' Devices Di!!icult":Easy

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(. Which input device resembles an upside%do"n mouse5

A. Touchpad

B. +ointin' stick

C. Trackpad

D. Trackball

Answe: D Re!eence: +ointin' Devices Di!!icult":Easy

). A ____________ uses pressure as a user presses it "ith a stylus.

A. touchpad

B. Track+oint

C. 'raphics tablet

D. trackpad

Answe: C Re!eence: +ointin' Devices Di!!icult":,oderate

1*. Bar%code readers use li'ht to read#

A. 6+Cs.

B. 6+7s.

C. +87s.

D. optical marks.

Answe: A Re!eence: eadin' Tools Di!!icult":,oderate

11. A standardi9ed test that you may have taken in school could have been scored by a:n;#

A. optical mark reader.

B. bar code reader.

C. ma'netic ink character reader.

D. scanner.

Answe: A Re!eence: eadin' Tools Di!!icult":Challen'in'


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1#. ____________ is used to read 6+Cs.

A. ,a'netic ink

B.

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1&. A +DA is a handheld ____________ computer.

A. pen

B. touchscreen

C. touchpad

D. trackball

Answe: A Re!eence: eadin' Tools Di!!icult":Easy

1'. 6ntil computer reco'ni9in' hand"ritin') an input device must#

A. store the in*ormation in secondary stora'e.

B. optimi9e the in*ormation.

C. di'iti9e the in*ormation.

D. sho" the in*ormation on a screen.

Answe: C Re!eence: Di'iti9in' Devices Di!!icult":Challen'in'

1(. A ___________ is used to create a di'ital representation o* a printed document or photo'raph.

A. scanner

B. monitor

C. video di'iti9er

D. videocon*erencin' device

Answe: A Re!eence: Di'iti9in' Devices Di!!icult":Easy

1). (* employees reside in di**erent parts o* the country and need to meet monthly) use*ul computer technolo'y

"ould be#

A. video%display so*t"are.

B. video di'iti9in'.

C. videocon*erencin'.

D. video scannin'.

Answe: C Re!eence: Di'iti9in' Devices Di!!icult":Easy

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#*. ____________ can interpret voice data into "ords that can be understood by the computer.

A. 7peech input hard"are

B. Talkin' so*t"are

C. Word reco'nition so*t"are

D. 7peech reco'nition so*t"are

Answe: D Re!eence: Di'iti9in' Devices Di!!icult":Easy

#1. A limitation o* so*t"are that di'iti9es voice data is that it#

A. is prohibitively e$pensive.

B. must be trained to reco'ni9e individual voices.

C. can only be used on hi'h%end computers.

D. cannot be used on portable computers.

Answe: B Re!eence: Di'iti9in' Devices Di!!icult":,oderate

##. ?or a computer to reco'ni9e and understand analo' data) it must *irst be#

A. sent to a main*rame *or interpretation.

B. analy9ed by the A

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#$. The hi'her the resolution o* a monitor) the#

A. lar'er the pi$els.

B. closer to'ether the pi$els.

C. *urther apart the pi$els.

D. less clear the screen is.

Answe: B Re!eence: 7creen 8utput Di!!icult":,oderate

#%. The portion o* A, *or the video adapter is kno"n as#

A. @A,.

B. virtual A,.

C. video 8,.

D. @@A,.

Answe: A Re!eence: 7creen 8utput Di!!icult":,oderate

#&. An advanta'e that

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3#. En'ineerin' blueprints are typically printed on a#

A. laser printer.

B. scanner.

C. di'iti9ed tablet.

D. plotter.

Answe: D Re!eence: +aper 8utput Di!!icult":,oderate

33. ?or a *a$ed document "ith te$t to be edited) it must be processed by ___________ so*t"are.

A. modem

B. *a$ modem

C. 8C

D. Word

Answe: C Re!eence: ?a$ ,achines and ?a$ ,odems Di!!icult":,oderate

3$. (* a user "ants their computer to accept microphone input) it must have#

A. a sound card.

B. audio so*t"are.

C. a synthesi9er.

D. speakers.

Answe: A Re!eence: 8utput !ou Can 1ear Di!!icult":Easy

3%. The science o* creatin' "ork environments that are sa*e and e**icient *or "orkers is kno"n as#

A. er'ocentric.

B. ectonomics.

C. er'onomics.

D. environmentally%sound physical plannin'.

Answe: C Re!eence: Workin' Wisdom# Er'onomics and 1ealth Di!!icult":,oderate

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3&. (nput and output secondary stora'e devices include all o* the *ollo"in' E4CE+T#

A. ma'netic tape drives.

B. CD%8,s.

C. hard drives.

D. *loppy drives.

Answe: B Re!eence: 7tora'e Devices# (nput ,eets 8utput Di!!icult":,oderate

3'. A common stora'e device on main*rame computers but not common on +Cs is a#

A. tape drive.

B. D@D.

C. *loppy drive.

D. hard drive.

Answe: A Re!eence: ,a'netic Tape Di!!icult":,oderate

3(. 6nlike optical stora'e) ma'netic tape is#

A. laser%read.

B. random.

C. seuential.

D. "ritten "ith a laser beam.

Answe: C Re!eence: ,a'netic Tape Di!!icult":Challen'in'

3). 1o" is a ma'netic disk drive read5

A. andomly

B. 7euentially

C. Throu'h a laser beam

D. (n seuential blocks

Answe: A Re!eence: ,a'netic Disks Di!!icult":,oderate

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$*. A standard *loppy disk holds ____________ o* in*ormation.

A. 2. ,B

B. . ,B

C. 2.== ,B

D. . B

Answe: C Re!eence: ,a'netic Disks Di!!icult":,oderate

$1. Fip disks can hold up to ____________ o* in*ormation.

A. 2// ,B

B. >/ ,B

C. >/ ,B

D. 2)/// ,B

Answe: C Re!eence: ,a'netic Disks Di!!icult":Challen'in'

$#. CD%W stands *or#

A. compact disc%re"ritable.

B. compact diskette) read) "rite.

C. compact disc) read%only then "rite.

D. compact diskette "ith random "rite capability.

Answe: A Re!eence: 8ptical Disks Di!!icult":Easy

$3. ___________ are a type o* erasable) reliable) and compact memory that is a viable alternative to disk

stora'e.

A. D@D disks

B. A, chips

C. ?lash memory

D. CD%Ws

Answe: C Re!eence: 7olid%7tate 7tora'e Devices Di!!icult":Challen'in'


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$(. ____________ allo":s; drives to be built into a computer system.

A. +orts

B. E$pansion slots

C. The ,otherboard

D. Bays

Answe: D Re!eence: (nternal and E$ternal Drives Di!!icult":Challen'in'

$). A 67B allo"s a user to#

A. add hard"are devices "ithout openin' the bo$.

B. add hard"are throu'h more advanced e$pansion slots.

C. install so*t"are in a matter o* seconds.

D. add an additional monitor and printer simultaneously.

Answe: A Re!eence: E$pansion ,ade Easy Di!!icult":Challen'in'

%*. ___________ is a hi'h%speed connection developed by Apple.

A. 1ot s"ap

B. ?ire"ire

C. ,odem%ready

D. 67B

Answe: B Re!eence: E$pansion ,ade Easy Di!!icult":Easy

%1. 67B is#

A. plat*orm dependent.

B. only available on +Cs.

C. plat*orm independent.

D. only available on ,acs.

Answe: C Re!eence: E$pansion ,ade Easy Di!!icult":,oderate


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%'. ____________ is the technolo'y that reco'ni9es individual characters on a pa'e so they can be stored and

eventually edited.

Answe: 8C or 8ptical character reco'nition Re!eence: eadin' Tools Di!!icult":Challen'in'

%(. A:n; ____________ is similar to a photocopy machine) but it stores a computeri9ed *ile instead o* a paper

copy.

Answe: *latbed scanner Re!eence: Di'iti9in' Devices Di!!icult":,oderate

%). To conduct lon'%distance meetin's in various locations) all computers need ____________ so*t"are and

hard"are.

Answe: videocon*erencin' Re!eence: Di'iti9in' Devices Di!!icult":Easy

&*. ____________ so*t"are is invaluable *or people "ith disabilities "ho are unable to use their hands.

Answe: 7peech reco'nition Re!eence: Di'iti9in' Devices Di!!icult":Easy

&1. The ____________ o* a computer monitor re*ers to the total number o* pi$els displayed on the screen.

Answe: resolution Re!eence: 7creen 8utput Di!!icult":,oderate

. D+() the resolution o* a printer) *or e$ample) stands *or ___________.

Answe: dots per inch Re!eence: 1o" (t Works# 3.3 Color +rintin' Di!!icult":,oderate

&3. The type o* monitor used on portable computers is a:n; ____________.

Answe:

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Answe: sound card Re!eence: 8utput !ou Can 1ear Di!!icult":Easy

'*. A:n; ____________ can be used to produce music.

Answe: synthesi9er Re!eence: 8utput !ou Can 1ear Di!!icult":,oderate

'1. ____________ is a pain*ul a**liction o* the "rist and hand that results *rom repeatin' the same movements

over lon' periods.

Answe: Carpel tunnel syndrome Re!eence:Workin' Wisdom# Er'onomics and 1ealth

Di!!icult":Easy

'#. A ma'netic disk) hard disk) or a *loppy disk) use ____________ access.

Answe: random Re!eence: ,a'netic Disks Di!!icult":,oderate

'3. A CD%8, is a type o* ____________ drive.

Answe: optical disk Re!eence: 8ptical Disks Di!!icult":,oderate

'$. A D@D can hold up to ___________ o* in*ormation.

Answe: 2B Re!eence: 8ptical Disks Di!!icult":Challen'in'

'%. ____________ is a type o* erasable memory chip that is lo"%ener'y) uiet) and portable.

Answe: ?lash memory Re!eence: 7olid%7tate 7tora'e Devices Di!!icult":Challen'in'


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M,tchin:

'&. ,atch the *ollo"in' terms to their meanin's#

(. serial port A. sendsHreceives bits in a 'roup

((. parallel port B. a'reed upon benchmarks so devices can be used on all hard"are

(((. video port C. sendsHreceives one bit at a time

(@. 67B D. an e$ternal drive or other peripheral can be plu''ed into this

@. 7C7( E. to plu' a monitor into the video board

@(. inter*ace standards ?. rou'hly 2// times *aster than a +C serial port

@((. plat*orm independent . a 67B device can "ork on a +C or a ,ac

@(((. bay 1. "here a user "ould hook up a CD%W or a second hard disk

Answes: C) A) E) ?) D) B) ) 1 Re!eence: TheComputer 7ystems# The 7um o* (ts +arts

Di!!icult":Challen'in'

''. ,atch the *ollo"in' terms to their meanin's#

(. D@D%8, A. play a movie) re"ritable

((. D@D%W B. play music) re"ritable

(((. CD%W C. record

(@. CD%8, D. play a movie) not recordable

@. CD% E. W8,

@(. Burn ?. play music) cannot "rite to it

@((. D@DHCD%W . play movies) play music) record and erase data

Answes: D) A) B) ?) E) C) Re!eence: 7tora'e Devices# (nput ,eets 8utput

Di!!icult":,oderate


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