cgs chapter 2 review

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

3D

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

The newest connector 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

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

Ultraportable computers will often use ___ technology exclusively, even though their storage capacity is only a fraction of what a traditional hard drive offers.

SSD

Which of the following storage units is the LARGEST?

Terabyte

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

___ 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

___ 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

A designation of -R or +R means that a blank disc can be recorded to and erased multiple times.

false

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

false

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

hard drive

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

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

resolution

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

solid state

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 among them.

true

Many computers do not need a video card because the video-processing circuitry is built directly into the motherboard.

true