Computer Input

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

MIDI

A commonly-used short range wireless technology used for data transfer and electronic payments is called ___

NFC

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

RFID

RFID stands for which of the following.

Radio frequency identification

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

active pixel scanner

When discussing digital cameras or smartphone cameras with APS CMOS, APS stands for ___ .

active pixel sensor

The mouse was developed by which company?

apple

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

bluetooth

Most touchpads use _____ to sense when a finger has moved across the pad

capacitance

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

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

Relatively rugged, water-resistant video cameras that allow users to film high-definition video under harsh conditions, such as on ski mountains, in the ocean, or at high altitudes are called extreme-action video cameras or simply a ___ .

gopro

These facilitate getting data and information into your computer.

input devices

Because of their compact size, touchpads are most often used with _____ computers.

laptop

The technology that uses the reflection of a laser of the graphite left by a #2 pencil to determine if a bubble has been filled in is called.

optical mark recognition

In photography, there are 2 ways to focus on distant objects, digital zoom and ____ zoom.

optical zoom

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

remains the same

The number of pixels in an image is called the image's ____ .

resolution

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

smart board

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

video conferencing

Most smartphones and tablets produced today use a _____ keyboard.

virtual

With ____ recognition technologies, frequency, pitch, speech rhythms and other characteristics are charted and compared to existing records.

voice

A camera that takes photos or steams video into a computer or over the Internet is called a ___ .

webcam