Exam 5: Input

The most widely used biometric device today is a(n) ____________________.

Manufacturers often use this unit to represent the resolution of a digital camera like the one shown in the accompanying figure. What is that unit?

Commercial scanners designed for power users range from 600 to 9600 ppi.

Exposure to a magnet or magnetic field can erase the contents of a card's magnetic stripe.

Which of the following is a small, flat, rectangular pointing device that is sensitive to pressure and motion?

For a right-handed user, the left button usually is the secondary mouse button.

The ____________________ resolution is usually higher than the optical resolution because it uses a special formula to add pixels between those generated by the optical resolution.

Some phones use predictive text input, where you press one key on the keypad for each letter in a word and software on the phone predicts the word you want.

The camera in a(n) ____________________ scans patterns of blood vessels in the back of the retina.

Some users prefer a wireless mouse because it frees up desk space and eliminates the clutter of a cord.

Which of the following is the location in a retail or grocery store where a consumer pays for goods or services?

Explain in detail what matching is with regard to biometric technology.

An ATM (automated teller machine) asks users to enter which of the following in order to verify that the user is the holder of the bankcard?

All scanners automatically save scanned documents as editable.

A kind of mouse is a battery-powered mouse that transmits data using wireless technology, such as radio waves or infrared light waves. What kind of mouse is this?

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Which of the following are tasks a pointing device can accomplish?

The cost of a Web cam usually is less than $50.

Which of the following is a device that uses a light source to read characters, marks, and codes and then converts them into digital data that a computer can process?

Which kind of software allows users to record, compose, mix, and edit music and sounds?

External fingerprint readers usually plug into a USB port.