Exam 2: Peripheral Devices

Kelsey has been assigned the task of purchasing new monitors for the Art Department. She schedules a meeting with the Art Director to hear more about the monitor requirements. -The Art Director starts the meeting by remembering the type of monitor she used when she first started in the business.Her first display device was a CRT monitor that used a ____ ray tube.

A pointing device allows you to manipulate an on-screen pointer and other screen-based graphical controls.Please briefly describe each of these popular pointing devices: trackpads, trackballs, and joysticks.

In addition to a display device, such as a monitor, a computer display system also requires graphics ____ that generates the signals for displaying an image on the screen.

A larger dot pitch produces a crisper image.

All of these devices-high-speed printers, optical character readers, computer-controlled robots, package scanners, and UPC scanners-can be considered ____ devices.

A ____ looks like a small version of a car's stick shift.

____ is a measure of image clarity.

-In the figure above, the line labeled #1 is pointing to the ____.

The quality or sharpness of printed images and text depends on the printer's span-the density of dots that create an image._________________________

A standard desktop computer includes a ____ as its primary pointing device.

The mouse is the most important input device on desktop and notebook computers.

The term ____________________ refers to any input or output component that connects to a computer's system unit.

-In the figure above, the line labeled #2 is pointing to the wired ____ port.

A(n) ____________________ is a special type of printer designed to produce line drawings, such as blueprints.

The graphics card is also called a ____.

Kelsey and the Art Director agree that an LCD monitor will work best.An LCD monitor produces an image by manipulating ____.

A(n) ____________________ converts printed images into bitmap graphics that can be viewed and edited with graphics software.

On a personal computer, standard peripheral devices include a keyboard, mouse, display unit, and printer.

A(n) ____video camera captures moving images in a format that can be easily transferred to a computer and manipulated using photo editing software.

1. 2. 3. -In the photo labeled "2." above, the key shown is the ____ key.