Chapter 6
Homework Questions
Answer the following questions on a scantron to be turned in for a grade.
True or False.
__ 1.
Fax equipment is used to transmit and receive documents over phone lines.
__ 2.
Non-impact printing means that printing occurs without a mechanism striking the paper.
__ 3.
A Data Projector takes an image displayed on a computer screen and projects it onto a larger
screen.
__ 4.
Audio output consists of music, speech, or other sounds that are conveyed to the user from the
computer.
__ 5.
Two categories of printers are impact and non-impact.
__ 6.
A band printer is a nonimpact printer that contains a rotating band with shapes of numbers, letters
of the alphabet, and other characters.
__ 7.
A display device is an output device that visually conveys text, graphics, and video information.
__ 8.
Computer plotters cannot produce high quality drawings.
__ 9.
Most dot matrix printers use continuous-form paper.
__10.
An ink jet printer is a type of impact printer.
__11.
Flat panel displays are used on many portable computers.
__12.
The greater the number of pixels, the better the quality of the image.
__13.
Output is data that has not been processed.
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Multiple Choice.
__14.
__________ use liquid crystal display technology, attaches to a computer and uses its own light
source to display the information shown on the computer screen.
A. Dot addressable displays
C. Gas plasma displays
B. Data projectors
D. Electrostatic plotters
__15.
What is soft copy output?
A. Output displayed on a screen
B. Output printed on paper
C. Output saved on a floppy disk
D. Simulation of a three-dimensional environment
__16.
_________ is a type of television set that works with digital broadcasting signals and supports a
wider screen and higher resolution display.
A. Cablevision
C. High-definition television
B. Prime-Star
D. None of the above
__17.
A ______________ displays text, graphics, and video information in one color.
A. Television
C. Color monitor
B. Monochrome monitor
D. High-definition television
__18.
Printers are classified as being either ______________.
A. Low or high speed
C. Impact or nonimpact
B. Small or large
D. Graphic or letter quality
__19.
_________ printers have small pins that are contained in a print head.
A. Daisy wheel
C. Band
B. Dot Matrix
D. Chain
__20.
What is a plotter?
A. An output device designed to be placed on top of an overhead projector
B. An output device used to produce high-quality drawings
C. An output device that records output as microscopic images on sheet film
D. An output device that can transform words stored in main memory into speech
__21.
A single point on a CRT is called a ____________.
A. Pixel
C. Bit
B. Hertz
D. Pitch
__22.
Printers are output devices used to produce printed information called _________.
A. Soft copy
C. Firm copy
B. Impact output
D. Hard copy
__23.
Which type of printer is considered a high quality page printer?
A. Dot matrix
C. Ink jet
B. Laser
D. Line
__24.
A ___________ is a device that performs both input and output.
A. CRT
C. Terminal
B. HDTV
D. SVGA
__25.
A ________ has no processing power, but can be used to transmit data or receive information.
A. Dumb terminal
C. Intelligent terminal
B. Programmable terminal
D. POS terminal