CGC Chapter 6
Keyboards that include all the keys found on a typical virtual keyboard, as well as extra keys, such as function and navigation keys
Laptop keyboards
Which character recognition system is used for standardized multiple-choice testing?
Optical mark recognition
____ tags are tiny chips that can be embedded into almost anything and contain information used to track and locate lost pets; to monitor production and update inventory; to record prices, product descriptions, and locations of retail items.
RFID
what is ergonomics?
The study of human factors related to things people use (making technology safer to use health wise)
What sensors collect data about your hand movements?
VR controllers
The size, or ____, is measured by the diagonal length of a monitor's viewing area.
active display area
____ input devices convert sounds into a form that can be processed by the system unit
audio input devices
OMR, OCR, MICR are all types of ____
character and mark recognition devices
Printers connected to the internet that provide printing services to others on the internet are called ______
cloud printers
This indicates the monitor's ability to display colors by comparing the light intensity of the brightest white to the darkest black
contrast ratios
_____ connect to computers and project computer output and can control the computer with the use of a special pen.
digital whiteboards
Specialized devices with a large display connected to a computer projector that are widely used in classrooms and corporate boardrooms
digital/interactive whiteboards
The distance between each pixel is called ____
dot (Pixel) pitch
A dedicated, mobile device for storing and displaying e-books and other electronic media including electronic newspapers and magazines
e-book readers
The arrangement of keys on a keyboard, QWERTY reflects the keyboard layout by _______.
first 6 letters on the top row
What kind of specialized monitor is used for cell phones with screens that wrap around the edges of phone and for curved monitors whose edges wrap toward the viewer?
flexible screens
The most widely used audio-output devices are
headsets
_____ any data or instructions that are entered into a computer
input
___ printers use a technology similar to that used in a photocopying machine
laser printers
The most common card reader is the _____ card reader which reads encoded information stored on a thin magnetic strip located on the back of the card.
magnetic card reader
This reading device is used in banks to read the numbers on the bottom of checks and deposit slips
magnetic ink character recognition
The most widely used audio-input device is the ____
microphone
These screens can be touched with more than on finger, which allows for interactions such as rotating graphical objects on the screen with your hand or zooming in and out by pinching and stretching your fingers
multitouch screen
Two categories of laser printers are ____
personal and shared
Bar code readers use ____ embedded in them to read bar codes
photoelectric cells
The series of dots that for the image on the monitor are called ____
pixels
____ are special purpose printers that use output from graphics tablets or other graphical input devices that are typically found in architectural and engineering environments
plotters printers
What does the duplex feature of a printer do?
print on both sides at the same time
What is the aspect ratio of a display?
relationship between displays width and height
This penlike device typically used with tablets and mobile devices
stylus
___ printers are widely used with ATMS
thermal printers
A keyboard key, like Caps Lock, that turns a feature on or off is called a ____ key
toggle key
Type of keyboard that uses a touch screen as the input device
virtual keyboard
What keyboards are primarily used on cell phones and tablets?
virtual keyboards
_____ are specialized digital video cameras that capture images and send them to a computer for broadcast over the Internet.
webcams