Chapter 1 — Computer Input

Smartphone cameras work by focusing incoming light onto what type of array that captures images.

Active Pixel Sensor

Many hands-free devices and other mainstream computer input tools have resulted from the creation of ______ use technologies

Adaptive

Technologies that permit alternative means of entering data into a digital device, such as using your voice to write text messages, are referred to as ____________ technologies.

Adaptive

Literally meaning "life measure", _______ technologies enable accurate identification.

Biometrics

_______ provides short-distance wireless communication between electronic devices using extremely low power radio signals.

Bluetooth

Which of the following are input devices commonly found in a smartphone?

Camera & Microphone

In photography, there are two ways to focus on distant objects: optical zoom and ________ zoom.

Digital

Using a stylus and touchpad to map the signature and also measure pressure, pen angle, pen up/down, speed, etc., is known as what type of signature recognition?

Dynamic

What is a mouse called that fits the hand comfortably and can reduce the risk of repetitive stress injuries such as carpel tunnel?

Ergonomic

Select the technologies used by facial recognition software:

Feature charting, skin texture measuring, and 3D mapping.

Virtual keyboards, buttons, cameras, and microphones are examples of some of the _________ devices found on a typical smartphone.

Input

RFID Tags:

Inventory tracking, pet identification, and package shipment tracking.

The two methods of identifying people by their eyes are retina scanning and _________ scanning.

Iris

Select the traits that are currently used for biometric identification.

Irises, stride, and fingerprints.

The technology (chips) that allow cell phone microphones and hearing aids to be so small is the _________ chip.

MEMS

The technology that musicians often use to connect their instruments to computers is _________.

MIDI

This technology allows musicians to create written sheet music simply by playing an instrument.

MIDI

Apple Pay uses _______ for payment transfer.

NFC

Apple Pay, Google Wallet and Android Pay all use _________ technology.

NFC

When compared to cell phone cameras, most point-and-shoot cameras use photographic technology that is ________.

Nearly the same

Most cellphone cameras do not have _______ zoom capability.

Optical

Most cellphone cameras do not have __________ zoom capability.

Optical

OMR stands for which of the following?

Optical Mark Recognition

The most common computer keyboard is named for the first six letters on the top row of letters and is sometimes referred to as a _________ keyboard.

QWERTY

With optical zoom, resolution ________ when focusing on distant objects.

Remains the same

The number of pixels in an image defines the picture's ___________.

Resolution

A combination input and output device that allows user to interact with large computer displays that is sometimes found in classrooms is called an interactive whiteboard or a ______.

Smartboard

Active Pixel Sensor (APS), Complementary Metal-oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) technology is used in most digital camera smartphone cameras and webcams today.

True

The technology that uses cameras, microphones, displays, speakers, and software to allow users to both see and hear each other is called:

Video conferencing

Voice frequency, pitch, speech rhythms, and other characteristics are charted and compared to existing records when using ________ recognition technologies.

Voice

The technology that allows any text, even handwritten scrawls, to be digitized is known as optical ________ recognition.

Character

The technology that allows any text, even handwritten scrawls, to be digitized is known as optical _________ recognition.

Character

Magnetic Ink Recognition (MICR) is a technology that is most commonly seen on _________.

Checks