CGS Exam 2 CH 6

This reading device is used in banks to read the numbers on the bottom of checks and deposit slips.

MICR

Which character recognition system is used for standardized multiple-choice testing?

OMR

________ 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 the aspect ratio of a display?

The proportional relationship between a display's width and height.

What is ergonomics?

The study of human factors related to things people use

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. 19.

active display area

3D printers, also known as ________, create three-dimensional shapes by adding very thin layer after layer of material until the final shape is fully formed.

additive manufacturing

________-input devices convert sounds into a form that can be processed by the system unit

audio

Supermarkets use ________ to scan codes printed on product containers.

bar code readers

OMR, OCR, and MICR are all types of _______.

character and mark recognition devices

________ printers are printers connected to the Internet that provide printing services to others on the Internet.

cloud

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 ratio

________ 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 pitch

A dedicated, mobile device for storing and displaying e-books and other electronic media including electronic newspapers and magazines.

e-book reader

_________ produces images that reflect light like ordinary paper, making the display easy to read.

e-ink

What does the duplex feature of a printer do?

enables you to print on both sides of a sheet of paper

What kind of specialized monitor is used for cell phones with screens that wrap around the edges of the phone and for curved monitors whose edges wrap toward the viewer?

flexible screens

Virtual reality (VR) strives to create a virtual or ________ experience by using specialized hardware that includes headgear and gloves

immersive

________ is any data or instructions that are entered into a computer.

input

________ printers use a technology similar to that used in a photocopying machine.

laser

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

The most widely used audio-input device is the ________.

microphone

________ combine(s) the capabilities of a scanner, printer, fax, and copy machine

multifunctional devices

These screens can be touched with more than one 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 screens

________ recognition is often used to score standardized multiple-choice tests.

optical mark

Flatbed, document, and portable are types of ________ that accept documents and convert them into machine-readable form.

optical scanner

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 form the image on a 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

The mouse, game controllers, and touch screens are all types of ________ devices.

pointing devices

A(n) ________ is any injury that is caused by fast, repetitive work that can generate neck, wrist, hand, and arm pain.

repetitive strain injury

The most widely used audio-output devices are __________.

speakers and headsets

This penlike device typically used with tablets and mobile devices.

stylus

The arrangement of keys on a keyboard, QWERTY reflects the keyboard layout by ________.

taking the letters of the first six alphabetic characters found on the top row of keys

_______ printers are widely used with ATMs.

thermal

A keyboard key, like Caps Lock, that turns a feature on or off is called a ________ key.

toggle keys

Keyboards that include all the keys found on a typical virtual keyboard, as well as extra keys, such as function and navigation keys.

traditional keyboard

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.

webcam