CIS 101 Chapter 4

monochrome

Display devices can be _____ displays, in which each pixel can only be one of two colors, such as black or white.

backlighting

LCD panels used with computer monitors typically include a light, usually at the rear of teh display device- a technique reffered to as ________.

OLED

Plasma displays use a layered technology like LCD and _______ to look similar to LCD displays.

pages per minute (ppm)

Print speed is typically measured in ______.

monitor

The display device for a desktop computer is formally called ________.

drag-and-drop

What mouse operation relocates a selected object by moving it to a new location?

signature capture device

What pen-based input device can be used for authorizing credit card purchases at checkout counters?

laser printers

What printers form images with toner powder?

handwriting recognition technology

What software feature allows a computer to interpret as individual characters any data input with a digital pen?

magnetic ink character recognition (MICR)

What technology is used primarily by the banking industry to facilitate check processing?

Optical character recognition (OCR)

What technology recognizes text characters printed on a document?

Pixel

A _____ is the smallest colorable area on a display device.

tablet PC

A ______ is a large screen computer either built into a table or designed to be used on a table that allows multi-touch input from multiple users.

barcode

A ______ is an optical code that represents data with bars of varying widths or heights.

mouse

A ______ typically rests on the desk or other flat surface close to the user's computer, and it is moved across the surface with the user's hand in the appropriate direction to point to and select objects on the screen.

dot-matrix printer

A _______ uses a printhead consisting of pins that strike an inked ribbon to transfer the ink to paper.

digital storage medium

A digital camera stores recorded images on a ______.

displays 1,920 pixels horizontally and 1,080 pixel vertically

A monitor with a resolution of 1,920 by 1,080 ______.

turnaround document

A utility bill that is sent to a customer with the account number and billing date preprinted in optical characters is an example of a ________.

source data automation

Capturing data electronically from a source document or entering data directly into a computer at the time and place the data is generated is known as ______.

soft copy

Content shown on an e-reader is an example of a ________.

graphics processing unit (GPU)

What chip is devoted to rendering images on a display device?

headsets

What headphones have a built-in microphone that are often used when dictating, making phone calls, or participating in Web conferences using a computer?

optical scanner

What input device captures an image of an object (usually a flat object, such as a printed document, photograph, or drawing) in digital form, and then transfers that data to a computer?

touch screens

What input devices are common on portable computers, as well as on smartphones and other mobile devices?

Flatbed scanners

____ are designed to scan flat objects one page at a time.

Optical mark readers (OMR)

_____ input data from special forms to score or tally exams, questionaires, ballots, and so forth.

Function

______ keys on a keyboard are used for issuing commands in some programs.