Chapter 2 Technology

___ printers are unique in that they can create a physical object made of various materials, such as a plastic toy.

3D

"16:9" describes the ___ of a monitor

Aspect ratio

___ refers to the measurement of patterns or characteristics found in the human body.

Biometrics

The most fundamental unit of computing is the ___, which is typically represented as a 1 or 0 value.

Bit

Which of the following optical discs can store the MOST data?

Blu-ray

The process of recording to a blank optical disc is known as:

Burning

As the main processor of a computer, the ___ is responsible for organizing and carrying out instructions in order to produce a desired output.

CPU

Suppose you are shopping for a computer and the description lists the following: Intel i7 3630QM3. Which component is being described here?

CPU

The image quality (or print resolution) for printers is measured in:

DPI

Many individuals are using TV tuners as ___ to record television shows for future playback.

DVR's

___ keyboards, which are designed to be comfortable and tailored for the human body, have keys which are angled and a palm rest at the base in order to keep your wrists straight.

Ergonomic

A CPU's clock rate, or speed, is measured in MB or GB.

False

The newest display technology, known as CRT, uses a grid of tiny electronic lights to illuminate the screen.

False

The instructions that handle a computer's basic functions when it is powered on are referred to as:

Firmware

One of the newest connectors for displays is ___, which carries both digital video and sound.

HDMI

The communication of vibration, motion or physical resistance to a user is called:

Haptics

The ___ is the primary storage device of a personal computer.

Hard drive

Which of the following is NOT a virtual assistant that uses speech recognition to help users with a variety of tasks?

Intel's Alexis

Because of their sharp quality text output and fast printing speeds, ___ printers are often preferred by businesses.

Laser

Higher ___ cameras can capture more detail, but they will produce a larger image file on your storage media.

Megapixel

What is the name of the technology that can translate a scanned document image into text that can be edited and formatted?

OCR

Whenever you actively work on something using your computer, that work is temporarily stored in:

RAM

___ tags, such as those present in many automated toll collection systems, can be scanned from longer distances and at higher speeds than barcodes.

RFID

The ___ of a monitor refers to the number of pixels that it can display on the screen.

Resolution

Ultraportable computers will often use ___ technology exclusively, even though their storage capacity is lower than that of a traditional hard drive offers.

SSD

The tiny memory cards used by digital cameras and mobile devices are an example of ___ storage.

Solid state

Which of the following storage units is the LARGEST?

Terabyte

The ___ is a stationary, rectangular pointing surface that is typically found on laptop computers.

Touchpad

Which technology has become the primary way in which we interact with our tablets and smartphones?

Touchscreen

Having a higher quantity of RAM will allow you to have more open programs and quickly switch between them.

True

The CTRL, ALT, and WINDOWS keys are commonly used for keyboard shortcuts, which are keystrokes that can quickly perform an operation within software.

True

The motherboard is the largest circuit board in a personal computer.

True

The most popular plug on a computer is the small, rectangular ___ port, which is used to connect almost all of today's external devices.

USB

Individuals who require better speed and performance for graphics-intensive applications (e.g., video editing, gaming, etc.) prefer the faster processors and built-in memory included with ___.

video cards