MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1) ________ is the early operating system developed by Microsoft. 1)

A) MS-DOS B) Linux C) Serial-ATA D) Windows 7

2) ________ replaced MS-DOS. 2)

A) Serial ATA B) Linux
C) Mouse D) Microsoft Windows

3) The ________ is the most common input device. 3)

A) keyboard B) monitor C) printer D) mouse

4) The traditional QWERTY keyboard has been shown to cause 4)

A) ergonomic vein problems. B) repetitive-stress injuries.
C) relaxation-caused injuries. D) repetitive-related sores.

5) The typical mouse uses ________ to detect movement. 5)

A) reflected light B) coaxial cable
C) digital signals D) microwave signals

6) The most common pointing input device is the 6)

A) touchscreen. B) mouse. C) touchpad. D) trackball.

7) The wheel located between the two standard buttons on a mouse is used to 7)
A) scroll. B) jump to different Web pages.
C) click and select items. D) click in Web pages.

8) A touchpad responds to 8)
A) light. B) the sense of heat from fingertips.
C) clicking. D) pressure.

9) The pointing device that comes built-in on a laptop computer can be any device EXCEPT a 9)
A) trackpoint. B) mouse. C) trackball. D) touchpad.

10) Which input device resembles an upside-down mouse? 10)

A) trackpad B) trackball C) touchpad D) trackpoint

11) A ________ uses pressure as a user presses it with a stylus to send signals. 11)
A) graphics tablet B) trackpoint C) touchpad D) trackball

12) Bar-code readers use light to read 12)

A) UPSs. B) POSs. C) UPCs. D) optical marks.

13) A standardized test that you may have taken in school could have been scored by a(n) ________. 13)
A) magnetic ink character reader B) bar code reader
C) scanner D) optical mark reader

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14) A key on your keyboard can be used in combination with another key to modify meanings of 14)
keystrokes. For example, holding the Shift key while pressing the "S" key types a capital S, while
Ctrl+S tell a Windows application to
A) scroll. B) save the current document.
C) shift. D) search the current document.

15) OCR stands for 15)

A) original character reader. B) optical character recognition.
C) optical coding recognizer. D) ostensibly characterized reader.

16) OCR is 16)

A) hardware. B) firmware.
C) software. D) an output device.

17) A smart phone is a(n) handheld ________ input device. 17)

A) tablet B) analog C) detachable D) multi-touch

18) Before a computer can recognize handwriting, an input device must 18)
A) digitize the information. B) be programmed.
C) optimize the information. D) show the information on a screen.

19) A ________ is used to create a digital representation of typed text, handwritten text, graphics, and 19)
objects.
A) video digitizer B) videoconferencing device
C) bar-code reader D) scanner

20) Employees who reside in different parts of the country and need to meet regularly, can use 20)
computer technology known as
A) videoconferencing. B) video scanning.
C) video-display software. D) video digitizing.

21) ________ can interpret voice data into words that can be understood by the computer. 21)
A) Word recognition software B) Speech recognition software
C) Talking software D) Speech input hardware

22) A limitation of software that digitizes voice data is that it 22)

A) cannot be used on laptop computers.
B) must be trained to recognize individual voices.
C) can only be used on high-end computers.
D) is not very reliable.

23) For a computer to recognize and understand analog data, it first must be 23)
A) digitized. B) analyzed for viruses.
C) analyzed by the ALU of the CPU. D) sent to a mainframe for interpretation.

24) The display size of a monitor is measured 24)

A) horizontally. B) diagonally.
C) vertically. D) from center to the furthest corner.

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25) The higher the resolution of a monitor, the 25)
A) larger the pixels. B) less clear the screen is.
C) closer together the pixels. D) further apart the pixels.

26) The display screen is also called a 26)

A) DVD. B) resolution. C) pointing stick. D) monitor.

27) An advantage that LCD monitors have over CRT monitors is that LCDs are 27)
A) use less energy.
B) less expensive.
C) more difficult to steal because they are considerably larger.
D) used only on laptops.

28) The three additive primary colors in a computer display include 28)
A) green, brown, yellow. B) yellow, blue, white.
C) red, green, blue. D) red, green, black.

29) A pixel is a 29)

A) point of ink on an inkjet printed page. B) light beam used as an input device.
C) point of ink on a laser-printed page. D) picture element or dot on a screen.

30) An advantage that impact printers have over nonimpact printers is that impact printers 30)
A) are quieter than nonimpact printers. B) are much less expensive.
C) can print multipart forms. D) are smaller than nonimpact printers.

31) The most common color printers are 31)

A) inkjet. B) lasers. C) dot-matrix. D) line printers.

32) In a laser printer, what creates electrical charges on the drum that then attracts ink to those areas? 32)
A) digitized beam B) laser beam C) pixels D) magnetic beam

33) Engineering blueprints are typically printed on a 33)

A) scanner. B) digitized tablet.
C) laser printer. D) plotter.

34) For a faxed document with text to be edited, it must be processed by ________ software. 34)
A) fax modem B) Word C) modem D) OCR

35) If a user with an older tower system wants their computer to accept microphone input, they must 35)
install removable
A) sound cards. B) speakers.
C) synthesizers. D) audio software.

36) The science of creating work environments that are safe and efficient for workers is known as 36)
A) ectonomics. B) ergonomics. C) ergocentric. D) environmental.

37) Input and output secondary storage devices include all of the following EXCEPT: 37)
A) USB B) magnetic tape drives.
C) CD-ROM. D) RAM.

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38) A common storage device on mainframe computers, but not common on PCs, is a 38)
A) hard drive. B) CD. C) tape drive. D) DVD.

39) Unlike optical storage, magnetic tape is 39)

A) sequential. B) written with a laser beam.
C) random. D) laser read.

40) How is a magnetic disk drive read? 40)

A) in sequential blocks B) randomly
C) sequentially D) through a laser beam

41) Most new computers do not come with 41)

A) CD-ROM drives. B) DVD drives.
C) internal hard drives. D) floppy drives.

42) CD-RW stands for 42)

A) compact disc, read-only then write.
B) compact disc-rewritable.
C) compact diskette with random write capability.
D) compact diskette, read, write.

43) ________ is a type of erasable, reliable, and compact memory that is a viable alternative to disk 43)
storage.
A) RAM chip B) Flash memory C) CD-RW D) DVD

44) A(n) ________ uses laser beams rather than magnets to read and write bits of data 44)
on a reflective aluminum layer of the disc.
A) USB drive B) optical disc drive
C) magnetic tape drive D) floppy drive

45) Which of the following is an example of a legacy port? 45)

A) interface port B) Ethernet port C) USB port D) parallel port

46) This relatively new interface standard for connecting computers to most external peripherals is a 46)
A) parallel port. B) FireWire. C) Serial-ATA. D) SCSI port.

47) What is it called when you can remove and replace devices without turning off your computer? 47)
A) Plug-N-Play B) Bay swap C) Hot swapping D) USB swapping

48) ________ allow(s) drives to be built into a computer system. 48)

A) The Motherboard B) Ports
C) Expansion slots D) Bays

49) A USB port allows a user to 49)

A) connect up to 126 devices.
B) install software in a matter of seconds.
C) add an additional monitor and printer simultaneously.
D) add hardware through more advanced expansion slots.

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50) ________ is a high-speed connection developed by Apple. 50)
A) Hot swap B) USB C) LAN D) FireWire

51) FireWire allows 51)

A) power to be provided to iLinks.
B) only one device to be connected.
C) the cloud to function.
D) multiple devices to be connected to the same port.

52) Compatibility, with regard to computers, refers to 52)

A) being versatile enough to handle the job.
B) software that is likely to cause problems.
C) the software doing the right job for the user.
D) the software being able to run on the computer.

53) Connectivity for a new computer means 53)

A) allowing a printer to be connected to it.
B) connecting a mouse, a keyboard, and a printerall essential hardware pieces for the average
user.
C) having a modem and/or network connection to communicate with other computers.
D) connecting the software to the hardware of the system.

54) Three technological trends are already changing the way people think about and use computer 54)
peripherals:
A) wireless technology, SATA and the Internet "cloud."
B) computer networks, FireWire and the Internet "cloud."
C) wireless technology, computer networks, and the Internet "cloud."
D) wireless technology, computer networks, and tablets.

55) Lately Microsoft's digital domain has been threatened by this Web-based company: 55)
A) YouTube. B) Google. C) Facebook. D) Yahoo!.

56) Most wireless keyboards use this technology to send signals to the rest of the system: 56)
A) USB. B) LAN. C) Blu-ray. D) Bluetooth.

57) This variation on keyboard design displays keys that react to touch or movement: 57)
A) laser projections. B) wireless keyboards.
C) QWERTY keyboards. D) one handed keyboards.

58) This type of pointing device requires batteries and uses tiny radio transmitters to send signals: 58)
A) scrolling mouse. B) game controller.
C) touch screen. D) wireless mouse.

59) The following are all examples of game controllers: 59)

A) touchpad, track point, console, and joystick.
B) joystick, cartridge, and remote control.
C) touchpad, joystick, and stylus.
D) joystick, gamepad, and Nintendo Wii remote.

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60) This is a tool that you would use to enter your handwriting into a tablet PC: 60)
A) pointer. B) track stick. C) pen. D) stylus.

61) Most mice have two or more buttons; the right mouse button is usually used for 61)
A) issuing other commands. B) dragging.
C) clicking and dragging. D) opening applications.

62) This device, a tiny handle, located in the middle of a keyboard (usually on laptop computers) is 62)
called a
A) trackball. B) trackpoint. C) trackpad. D) mouse.

63) ________ technology allows users to use multifinger or multihand gestures to accomplish complex 63)
tasks quickly.
A) Wireless mouse B) Laser
C) Multi-touch input device D) Think pad

64) Microsoft's Surface, a computer embedded in a table with a large touch-sensitive tabletop that 64)
serves as the monitor, is based on this type of technology
A) futuristic. B) historical. C) laser-touch. D) multi-touch.

65) This device, when dragged across a line of printed text acts as an OCR and recognizes and stores 65)
the text to be transferred to your computer:
A) pen scanner. B) POS terminal.
C) yellow sticky pen. D) highlighter.

66) Bar code readers use ________ to read universal product codes (UPCs), inventory codes, and 66)
other codes created from patterns of variable-width bars.
A) light B) OCR C) dark D) lasers

67) ________ translates the user's handwritten forms into computer-readable characters. 67)
A) Handwriting recognition software B) Scanners
C) Digitizers D) Optical mark readers

68) Digital cameras store bit patterns on ________. 68)

A) film
B) audio files
C) negatives
D) flash memory cards or other digital storage media

69) This device captures an analog video signal and converts it to a digital signal that can be stored in 69)
memory and displayed on a computer screen:
A) midi port. B) video transducer.
C) video digitizer. D) synthesizer.

70) These systems are helpful to people who cannot use their hands while they work: 70)
A) videoconferencing. B) speech recognition.
C) OCR readers. D) analog-to-digital converter.

71) An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) converts electrical charges into 71)

A) midi files. B) analog clusters. C) .wav files. D) discrete values.

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72) These are designed to monitor physical conditions, such as temperature and humidity: 72)
A) punch cards. B) lock boxes. C) microphones. D) sensors.

73) Most monitors fall into these two categories: 73)

A) video projectors and non-gas plasma.
B) cathode-ray tube and liquid crystal display.
C) video projectors and desktop.
D) video and analog.

74) The two main types of nonimpact printers are 74)

A) laser and photo. B) dot matrix and photo.
C) dot matrix and plotters. D) laser and inkjet.

75) Optical disc drives use ________ rather than magnets to read and write bits of data on a reflective 75)
aluminum layer of a disc.
A) black light B) laser beams
C) ultrasound D) electrical currents

76) The acronym WORM stands for 76)

A) write-office, read-most. B) write-once, read-many.
C) write only recordable memories. D) work overtime, reap money.

77) The following are tips for computer users to protect your health EXCEPT: 77)
A) choose equipment based on its color.
B) rest your eyes 15 minutes for every 2 hours at your computer.
C) stretch during breaks.
D) if you type a lot of text consider using voice recognition software.

78) The typical hard disk consists of several 78)

A) platters. B) tapes. C) layers. D) fragments.

79) Magnetic disks are divided into 79)

A) semi-reflective layers. B) heads and fragments.
C) tracks and sectors. D) rays and cones.

80) The main difference between DVD and CD technology is 80)

A) DVDs are larger than CDs.
B) the pits are packed much closer on a DVD.
C) DVDs spin much faster than CDs.
D) information is written on both sides of a CD.

81) This type of drive is popular for storing data files created on publicly used computers (such as at a 81)
school):
A) hub. B) PC card.
C) CD. D) USB flash drive.

82) This type of memory card is used in MP3 players, smart phones, and many other electronic 82)
devices:
A) flash memory. B) thumb. C) CMOS. D) jump.

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 83) The process of creating colors by combining colored lights is called ________ color synthesis. 83)
A) Hexadecimal codes B) Monochrome
C) RGB D) additive

TRUE/FALSE. Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.

84) Most sound cards have synthesizers on them. 84)

85) One way to describe resolution is by indicating the number of columns and rows of pixels, such as 85)
1,024 x 768.

86) Colors on a monitor are formed by adding different amounts of red, yellow, and blue. 86)

87) Laser and inkjet printers typically produce documents that have high-resolution outputusually 87)
600 or more dots per inch.

88) A Blu-ray uses a blue-violet laser to pack almost six times as many bits on a disc as a DVD. 88)

89) A CD-ROM drive is the oldest type of optical drive. 89)

90) The problem with disk drives and their moving parts is that they will eventually fail. 90)

91) Unlike optical storage, magnetic tape can store massive amounts of information in a small space at 91)
a relatively low cost.

SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.

92) Computer professionals sometimes use the acronym ________ for input and output. 92)

93) Data _________rate is the major difference between USB 1.0 and USB 3.0. 93)

94) When an instructor writes on a(n) ________ whiteboard, all information can be sent to a 94)
PC, simplifying and streamlining the note-taking process for meetings and classes.

95) The technology that recognizes individual characters on a printed page, so they can be 95)
stored and eventually edited, is known by the acronym ________.

96) A(n) ________ scanner can capture and digitize images from photographic negatives and 96)
slides.

97) Videoconferencing requires the communicating computers to have ________ so the 97)
participants can see each other.

98) ________ recognition software is invaluable for people with disabilities who are unable to 98)
use their hands.

99) The ________ of a computer monitor refers to the total number of pixels displayed on the 99)
screen.

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100) In relation to a computer's monitor, DPI stands for ________ per inch. 100)

101) The type of monitor used on laptop computers is a liquid ________ display. 101)

102) ________ printers are popular with home users and others whose printing needs are light 102)
to
medium.

103) An inkjet printer used to print high-quality photographs is called a(n) ________ printer. 103)

104) A(n) ________ printer, also known as an MFP, combines a scanner, a laser or inkjet 104)
printer, and a fax modem into one device.

105) A(n) ________ modem translates documents into signals that can be sent over phone 105)
wires and decoded by a receiving fax machine.

106) If a computer user wishes to play music, the computer must include a(n) ________ card 106)
and speakers.

107) Carpal ________ syndrome is a painful affliction of the wrist and hand that results from 107)
repeating the same movements over long periods.

108) A magnetic disk, hard disk, or a floppy disk, uses ________ access. 108)

109) Today, many people say DVD stands for ________ versatile disc because these 109)
high-capacity discs are used to store and distribute all kinds of data.

110) A dual-layer DVD can hold up to ________ GB of information. 110)

111) ________ memory is a type of erasable memory chip that is low energy, quiet, and 111)
portable.

112) ________ ink character readers can read those odd-shaped numbers printed with 112)
magnetic ink on checks.

113) The hard plastic antitheft cards attached to clothes at department stores are called 113)
________ tags.

114) ________ scanners, also known as slide scanners, are used to scan slides and negatives. 114)

115) Drum ________ are high-end devices that are used by museums and high-end publishing 115)
where image quality is critical.

116) The ________ ratio is the fractional relationship between the width and height of a display. 116)

117) Many output devices take bit patterns and turn them into nondigital movements or 117)
________.

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 118) Controllers with force feedback, also known as ________ feedback, can receive signals 118)
from a computer and give tactile feedbackjolts, scrapes, and bumpsthat matches the
visual output of the game or simulation.

119) Magnetic devices such as the ________ diskette have all but disappeared due to the 119)
advances in optical disc and flash memory storage technology.

MATCHING. Choose the item in column 2 that best matches each item in column 1.

Match the term on the left to its corresponding definition on the right.
120) serial port A) used to plug a monitor into the video
120)
board
121) parallel port
121)
B) has a data transfer rate of more than 3
122) video port Gbps
122)

123) USB 3.0 C) a USB device can work on a PC or a Mac

123)

124) interface standards D) a connection standard developed by

Apple 124)

125) platform independent

E) sends/receives one bit at a time 125)

126) FireWire
F) agreed on benchmarks so devices can be 126)
used on all hardware

G) sends/receives bits in a group

Match the term on the left to its corresponding definition on the right.
127) DVD-ROM A) play movies, and so forth, play music,
127)
record, and erase data
128) DVD-RW
128)
B) play a movie, and so forth, rewritable
129) CD-RW
129)
C) play music, cannot write to it
130) CD-ROM
130)
D) play music, only readable
131) CD-R
131)
E) play music, rewritable
132) Burn
132)
F) record to disc
133) DVD/CD-RW
133)
G) play a movie, and so forth, not recordable

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Answer Key
Testname: UNTITLED42

1) A
2) D
3) A
4) B
5) A
6) B
7) A
8) D
9) B
10) B
11) A
12) C
13) D
14) B
15) B
16) C
17) D
18) A
19) D
20) A
21) B
22) B
23) A
24) B
25) C
26) D
27) A
28) C
29) D
30) C
31) A
32) B
33) D
34) D
35) A
36) B
37) D
38) C
39) A
40) B
41) D
42) B
43) B
44) B
45) D
46) B
47) C
48) D
49) A
50) D
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Answer Key
Testname: UNTITLED42

51) C
52) D
53) C
54) C
55) B
56) D
57) A
58) D
59) D
60) D
61) A
62) B
63) C
64) D
65) A
66) A
67) A
68) D
69) C
70) B
71) D
72) D
73) B
74) D
75) B
76) B
77) A
78) A
79) C
80) B
81) D
82) A
83) D
84) TRUE
85) TRUE
86) FALSE
87) FALSE
88) TRUE
89) TRUE
90) TRUE
91) TRUE
92) I/O
93) Speed
94) smart
95) OCR
96) slide
97) webcams
98) Speech
99) resolution
100) dots
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Answer Key
Testname: UNTITLED42

101) crystal
102) Inkjet
103) photo
104) multifunction
105) fax
106) sound
107) tunnel
108) random
109) digital
110) 9.4
111) Flash
112) Magnetic
113) RFID
114) Film
115) scanners
116) aspect
117) measurements
118) haptic
119) floppy
120) E
121) G
122) A
123) B
124) F
125) C
126) D
127) G
128) B
129) E
130) C
131) D
132) F
133) A

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