Exam 5: Hardware: Input and Output: Taking Charge of Computing and Communications

What are devices called that translate data into a form the computer can process?

Video cards (also graphics cards,video adapters)are the devices that display images on the screen.They have their own memory called video RAM,or VRAM.

Which of the following is NOT a type of nonimpact printer?

A trackball,which is not as accurate as a mouse,can be a useful input device when desktop space is limited.

Devices that translate data into a format the computer can process are called __________ hardware.

Results of processing are referred to as __________.

__________ refers to an image's clarity and sharpness.

Massive amounts of data,steadily increasing for decades,has sharply accelerated in the Internet age,leading toward what is being called _________.

The fewer pixels a screen uses,the higher its resolution.

A(n)________ is the smallest identifiable part of a scanned image.

The two main kinds of input are keyboard entry and __________ entry.

Which of the following is NOT an output device?

Which monitor has the highest color and resolution standard?

A scientist wishing to collect data directly from the environment will use which of these?

What does the resolution of an image refer to?

Eyestrain and headaches are some possible symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome.

Bar codes that can be photographed by a smartphone and used as a scan to take the user to a particular website are called ________.

Which of the following terminals is capable of processing data?

Tilted screens and hinged keyboards are examples of __________ designs,created to make computers more safe and efficient.

A desktop scanner is also called a _________ scanner.