Exam 4: Hardware for Educators

Critical Thinking Case 4-2 The technology committee has also asked for your advice on purchasing equipment. Which of the following should your secretary order for printing school certificates?

Two commonly used types of impact printers are ink-jet printers and laser printers.

Critical Thinking Case 4-1 You are on a committee to suggest new technology for classrooms. You have been asked for opinions about the storage devices. Which of the following would be best to purchase for backing up files for an entire school?

Many mobile devices and consumer electronics include ____ hard disks, which provide users with greater storage capacities than flash memory.

Modified Multiple Choice Some Web sites dedicate themselves to providing voice output, where you can hear songs, ____, and books.

Like an older television set, the core of some monitors is a large glass tube called a(n) ____.

Executing is the process of translating the instructions into commands the computer understands.

Most computers are sold with DVD drives that will read ____.

The combinations of 0s and 1s used to represent characters are defined by patterns called a coding scheme.

The contents of ____________________ memory are lost (erased) when the computer's power is turned off.

A ____ is the most widely used pointing device because it takes full advantage of a graphical user interface.

A(n) ____________________ takes the image that displays on a computer screen and projects it onto a large screen so that an audience can see the image clearly.

The speed at which a processor executes instructions is called ____________________.

Video input is the process of entering music, speech, or sound effects into the computer. ____________

A(n) ____ stores data on a thin microprocessor embedded in the card.

Audio output is any music, speech, or other sound produced by a computer.

____ is the capability of a computer to distinguish spoken words.

A(n) ____________________ usually consists of several inflexible, circular disks, called platters.

Critical Thinking Case 4-2 The technology committee has also asked for your advice on purchasing equipment. Which of the following output devices would be best to use in an auditorium for presentations?

A widescreen flat panel monitor is wider than it is tall.