Chapter 6
True/False
Indicate on scantron whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
1. Computers process output (information) into input (data).
2. Most mobile computers and devices separate the display and other components into a different physical case.
3. Most monitors have a tilt-and-swivel base that allows users to adjust the angle of the screen to minimize neck
strain and reduce glare from overhead lighting.
4. A high resolution would be used on a small display, such as a 15-inch CRT monitor, because the small
characters would be easy to read.
5. A higher resolution on a CRT monitor is undesirable for graphics applications.
6. To minimize eye fatigue, use a CRT monitor with a dot pitch of 29 millimeters or higher.
7. To display high-quality color on a CRT monitor that uses an analog signal to produce an image, a desktop
computer sends a signal through a video card on the motherboard.
8. Both the video card and the monitor must support the same video standard to generate a desired resolution
and number of colors.
9. The candela is the standard unit of luminous intensity.
10. A hard copy, also called a printout, is either in portrait or landscape orientation.
11. Laser printers for personal computers ordinarily use continuous-form paper.
12. Self-service gas pumps often print gas receipts using a built-in lower-quality thermal printer.
13. In some software applications, the computer can speak the contents of a document through voice output.
14. A stand-alone fax machine scans an original document, converts the image into digitized data, and transmits
the digitized data.
15. Many computers include fax capability by using a fax modem.
Multiple Choice
Identify on scantron, the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
16. ____ is a category of output that includes memorandum, letters, announcements, press releases, and reports.
a. Text
c. Audio
b. Graphics
d. Video
17. A monitor is measured in the same way as a television is measured, that is ____.
a. vertically from the top corner of the casing to the bottom
b. horizontally from the left corner of the casing to the right
c. diagonally from one corner of the casing to the other
d. in square units that indicate the area of the screen
18. Monitor controls that permit users to adjust the brightness, contrast, positioning, height, and width of images
usually are on the ____ of the monitor for easy access.
a. back
c. top
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Newer video cards have ____ ports, some of which send both digital and analog signals to a monitor.
a. CRT
c. DVI
b. LCD
d. MPR
Digital television signals ____.
a. produce a lower-quality picture than analog signals
b. can broadcast only one program on a single digital channel
c. currently are broadcast by a limited number of U.S. television stations
d. all of the above
A printer connects by a cable to a ____ port.
a. serial port or IrDA
c. FireWire or MIDI
b. parallel port or USB
d. SCSI or Bluetooth
Print cartridges for ink-jet printers cost approximately ____ each.
a. $10
c. $50
b. $30
d. $70
Basic thermal printers are ____ over time.
a. inexpensive, but the print quality is low and the messages tend to fade
b. inexpensive, but the print quality is high and the messages tend to last
c. expensive, but the print quality high although the messages tend to fade
d. expensive, but the print quality is low although the messages tend to last
Dye-sublimation printers for the home or small business user typically print images in ____ than their
professional counterparts.
a. a wide range of sizes and are much faster
b. a wide range of sizes but are much slower
c. only one or two sizes but are much faster
d. only one or two sizes and are much slower
Most personal computers have a small internal ____ that usually outputs only low-quality sound.
a. monitor
c. speaker
b. printer
d. modem
Chapter 6
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