CIS

The mouse was developed by which company?

Apple

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

Character

Printer manufacturers advertise the quality of their products by stating how many ________ they produce.

DPI

To quickly show if the values in a column or row are greater than, less than, or equal to a certain value, use the ________ function.

IF

Which is true regarding the length of a USB cord?

In general, the more data being transmitted, the shorter the cord should be.

Which chip and manufacturing company is the largest in the world?

Intel

Megahertz abbreviation is ________.

MHz

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

NFC

Printer speed is described using which acronym?

PPM

System BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) is stored in ________.

ROM

RFID stands for which of the following?

Radio Frequency Identification

Television displays with resolutions of at least 3840 x 2160 pixels are referred to as ________.

UltraHD

To make a calculation always refer to a specific cell when copying it using the fill handle, make the cell a(n) ________ reference.

absolute

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

Since its radio waves pass through walls or desktops, ________-capable devices are very popular.

bluetooth

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

bluetooth

In ASCII 8 bits are combined to create a ________.

byte

Most touch pads use ________ to sense when a finger has moved across the pad.

capacitance

Saving a spreadsheet file in .cvs format only saves the

cell values

Devices with a separate system unit and a relatively large footprint are called ________ computers

desktop

To measure screen size, measure ________ across the monitor.

diagonally

RAM is ________ and has no moving parts.

electronic (solid state)

The art and science of creating output that provides information in the most useful manner is called ________.

ergonomics

The visual image output created by the computer is called ________.

graphics

The SSD cost is ________ than the traditional hard drive cost.

higher

Because of their compact size, touch pads are most often used with ________ computers.

laptop

Lower range tones generally require ________ speakers.

larger

The actual pixel number in a monitor is called the ________ resolution.

native

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

optical

An input, output or storage device connected to a computer is known as a(an) ________.

peripheral

Using cells of ionized gas to create images, ________ displays are actually becoming less popular.

plasma

A type of printer that is used to print large graphic images such as architectural drawings by mechanically moving a pen over a large sheet of paper is known as a ________.

plotter

When displaying financial information, the accepted practice is that ________ indicates negative values.

red

What is the primary purpose of fragmenting your hard drive?

reduces the time it takes to find files on a hard drive

The term that describes how fast each pixel in a display is updated is ________.

refresh rate

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

resolution

In a spreadsheet, a horizontal line of cells is called a

row

Increased data transfer will be less likely to have errors if you use a ________ USB cord.

shorter

A processor that consists of one control unit and one ALU is called a ________.

single-core processor

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 ________.

smartboard

The most common printers for printing receipts are ________ printers.

thermal

What is the purpose of saving an Excel file as a .cvs (comma-separated format) file?

to share data with other spreadsheet users regardless of which spreadsheet program is being used

Laser printers are popular in offices because they use relatively inexpensive ________.

toner

Select the smartphone input device.

touch screen or keyboard

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

video conferencing

The maximum number of bits per CPU instruction during one machine cycle is ________.

word size

Also known as additive manufacturing (AM), ________ printing sprays successive layers of material to create an object.

3-D

How is screen size measured?

Diagonally from a top corner to a bottom corner of a visible display

The ________ computer creates images on your computer.

GPU

This type of analysis or walking stride identification is valuable because it can be used at night or through walls with infrared cameras or even with satellite imagery.

Gait analysis

A port that allows the transfer of high quality video and audio signals is called a(n) ________ port.

HDMI

Apple Pay uses ________ for payment transfer.

NFC

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

OMR

What type of port do most digital devices use to attach peripherals?

USB

The width of a screen compared to the height of a screen is referred to as ________.

aspect ratio

A device commonly used for checkout in stores, that measures the reflection of a laser beam, is called a ________ reader.

barcode

Inkjet printers are often sold ________ their production cost.

below

A wireless short-range transmission protocol is called ________.

bluetooth

The number of times per second a frame in a video is advanced is the definition of ________.

frame rate

If you wish to keep a column visible while you scroll through the rest of a spreadsheet file, you can use the ________ options.

freeze

The Rule of 72 states that dividing 72 by the interest rate approximates the time for the investment to double. This calculates the ________ of the investment.

future value (FV)

Using reflective material to store data that can be read using a laser is called ________ media storage.

optical

Bankers and other lenders refer to the initial amount of the loan (the principal) as the loan's

present value (PV).

The amount of money borrowed in a loan is often referred to as the loan's balance or the ________ of the loan.

principal

An output device that uses light to display video or image output on a surface is called a ________.

projector

A common method to delete a column or row in most spreadsheet programs is to ________ on the column or row heading, and then select Delete from the menu.

right-click

The diagonal measure of the visible display is known as ________.

screen size

To improve the sound quality of their smartphones, many users purchase larger external ________ to listen to music. Multiple

speakers

Because they make it easy to arrange, display, and calculate numerical data, ________ programs are commonly used in nearly every business setting.

spreadsheet

Programs such as Microsoft Excel, iWork's (Apple) Numbers, Google Sheets, and OpenOffice Calc, that allow users to arrange numerical data are called

spreadsheets

Sports analysts often use ________ to keep track of statistics, times, and scores of nearly every sporting event.

spreadsheets

What is the most powerful computer type?

super computer

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

voice