Chapter 7
Input and Output
Multiple Choice
1.
__________ is any data or instructions sent to the computer.
a) Digital
b) Output
c) Information
d) Input
Answer: D
Difficulty level: Easy
Page: 178
Response: Input is any data or instructions that are used by a computer.
2.
The input device most commonly used to enter text would be the
a) mouse
b) microphone
c) keyboard
d) bar code reader
Answer: C
Difficulty level: Easy
Page: 178
Response: You would typically use a keyboard to enter text.
3.
Most keyboards use an arrangement of keys given the name
a) Dvork
b) QWERTY
c) Unicode
d) CISC
Answer: B
Difficulty level: Medium
Page: 179
Response: QWERTY is the name that most keyboards are arranged by.
4.
A full-sized, rigid, rectangular keyboard that includes function, navigational, and
numeric keys is this type.
a) PDA keyboard
b) wireless keyboard
c) traditional keyboard
d) flexible keyboard
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Answer: C
Difficulty level: Medium
Page: 179
Response: This keyboard fits the description of the traditional keyboard.
5.
This type of keyboard is designed specifically to alleviate wrist strain associated
with the repetitive movements of typing.
a) ergonomic keyboard
b) wireless keyboard
c) traditional keyboard
d) flexible keyboard
Answer: A
Difficulty level: Easy
Page: 179
Response: This keyboard fits the description of the ergonomic keyboard.
6.
A key that turns a function on or off is called a __________ key.
a) power
b) toggle
c) function
d) control
Answer: B
Difficulty level: Easy
Page: 179
Response: A toggle key turns a feature on or off.
7.
Which key typically cancels a selection or procedure?
a) escape
b) windows key
c) spacebar
d) F1
Answer: A
Difficulty level: Easy
Page: 179
Response: The escape key is typically used to cancel a selection or procedure.
8.
What type of key is generally used as a shortcut for a specific task?
a) escape
b) numeric
c) function
d) control
Answer: C
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Difficulty level: Easy
Page: 179
Response: Functions keys are typically used as shortcut keys.
9.
Which one of the following choices would not be classified as a pointing device?
a) mouse
b) joystick
c) light pen
d) graphics tablet
Answer: D
Difficulty level: Easy
Page: 180
Response: A graphics tablet requires the use of a stylus or pen-like device.
10.
The mouse __________ usually appears in the shape of an arrow.
a) pointer
b) marker
c) indicator
d) meter
Answer: A
Difficulty level: Easy
Page: 180
Response: The mouse pointer usually appears in the shape of an arrow.
11.
This type of mouse is generally considered the traditional type and is currently the
most widely used.
a) mechanical
b) cordless
c) wireless
d) optical
Answer: A
Difficulty level: Easy
Page: 180
Response: The mechanical was the traditional mouse, and it is the most widely
used.
12.
This type of mouse has a ball on the bottom and is attached with a cord to the
system unit.
a) mechanical
b) cordless
c) wireless
d) optical
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Answer: A
Difficulty level: Easy
Page: 180
Response: A mechanical mouse fits this description.
13.
This type of mouse has no moving parts.
a) mechanical
b) cordless
c) wireless
d) optical
Answer: D
Difficulty level: Easy
Page: 180
Response: An optical mouse has no moving parts.
14.
This type of mouse emits and senses light to detect mouse movement.
a) mechanical
b) cordless
c) wireless
d) optical
Answer: D
Difficulty level: Easy
Page: 180
Response: An optical mouse emits and senses light to detect movement.
15.
This type of mouse is a battery-powered device that typically uses radio waves or
infrared light waves to communicate with the system unit.
a) mechanical
b) touch
c) wireless
d) optical
Answer: C
Difficulty level: Easy
Page: 180
Response: A wireless (cordless) mouse fits this description.
16.
Instead of using a mouse, you can use this pointing device to control the pointer
by rotating a ball with your thumb.
a) pointing stick
b) touchpad
c) joystick
d) trackball
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Answer: D
Difficulty level: Easy
Page: 180
Response: A trackball has a ball on the top that you move with your thumb.
17.
The __________ is the most popular input device for games.
a) joystick
b) keyboard
c) mouse
d) light pen
Answer: A
Difficulty level: Easy
Page: 181
Response: The joystick is the most popular input device for computer games.
18.
With this pointing device, you control game action by varying the pressure, speed,
and direction.
a) optical mouse
b) trackball
c) joystick
d) touch screen
Answer: C
Difficulty level: Easy
Page: 180
Response: The joystick is used to control the game action by varying the pressure,
speed, and direction of the stick.
19.
A __________ is a monitor that is covered with a plastic layer to allow you to
press the screen to select commands.
a) digitizing tablet
b) light pen
c) pointing stick
d) touch screen
Answer: D
Difficulty level: Easy
Page: 180
Response: A touch screen is a particular kind of monitor with a clear plastic outer
layer.
20.
This type of pointing device is commonly used at restaurants, ATMs, and
information centers.
a) mechanical mouse
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b) joystick
c) light pen
d) touch screen
Answer: D
Difficulty level: Easy
Page: 180
Response: Touch screens are commonly used in these types of work
environments.
21.
This type of device typically operates by moving across text and images.
a) optical mouse
b) light pen
c) scanner
d) joystick
Answer: C
Difficulty level: Easy
Page: 182
Response: A scanner moves across text and images.
22.
Which one of the following would not be considered a type of scanning device?
a) light pen
b) optical scanner
c) bar code reader
d) MICR device
Answer: A
Difficulty level: Medium
Page: 182
Response: A light pen is not considered a type of scanning device.
23. Which of the following functions most like a copy machine?
a) portable scanner
b) bar-code reader
c) flatbed scanner
d) touch screen
Answer: C
Difficulty level: Medium
Page: 183
Response: A flatbed scanner is much like a copy machine.
24.
A(n) __________ scanner records characters by sliding it along a line of text.
a) character
b) flatbed
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c) bar-code
d) portable
Answer: D
Difficulty level: Easy
Page: 182
Response: Portable scanner is typically a handheld device that slides across the
images.
25.
A Universal Product Code is read by what type of scanner?
a) bar-code
b) flatbed
c) OCR
d) MICR
Answer: A
Difficulty level: Easy
Page: 183
Response: UPC codes are read by bar-code readers (scanners).
26.
Which of the following types of character recognition systems requires the use of
magnetic ink?
a) OCR
b) MICR
c) OMR
d) UPC
Answer: B
Difficulty level: Medium
Page: 183
Response: MICR requires the use of magnetic ink.
27.
This reading device is readily used in banks to read the numbers on the bottom of
checks and deposit slips.
a) MICR
b) OCR
c) ORM
d) GRE
Answer: A
Difficulty level: Medium
Page: 183
Response: MICR devices are used by banks to read the numbers.
28.
Which of the following types of character recognition systems is used for
standardized testing like the SAT’s?
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a) UPC
b) MICR
c) OMR
d) OCR
Answer: C
Difficulty level: Hard
Page: 183
Response: OMR is used to score multiple-choice tests such as the SAT.
29.
A(n) __________ camera records images on a disk instead of on film.
a) video
b) photosensitive
c) traditional
d) digital
Answer: D
Difficulty level: Easy
Page: 184
Response: Digital cameras are used to record digital images.
30.
Which of the following refers to a special type of video camera used for
broadcasting images on the Internet?
a) WebCam
b) iCam
c) eCamera
d) webVideo
Answer: A
Difficulty level: Medium
Page: 184
Response: WebCams are specialized digital video cameras that capture images
and send them to a computer for broadcast over the Internet.
31.
__________ devices convert a sketch or a figure into a form that the computer can
understand.
a) Electrolyzing
b) Plotting
c) UPC
d) Digitizing
Answer: D
Difficulty level: Medium
Page: 185
Response: Digitizing devices convert a sketch or figure into a form that can be
processed by a computer.
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32.
Which of the following devices would require the use of a stylus?
a) scanner
b) digital notebook
c) graphics tablet
d) bar-code reader
Answer: C
Difficulty level: Easy
Page: 185
Response: A graphics tablet uses a stylus.
33.
A(n) __________ records the movements of the user’s pen over a piece of paper.
a) graphics tablet
b) digital notepad
c) touch screen
d) flatbed scanner
Answer: B
Difficulty level: Medium
Page: 185
Response: A digital notepad typically uses regular notepads and pens.
34.
A(n) __________ speech recognition system cannot distinguish between similarsounding words like to, two, and too.
a) uninterrupted
b) discrete
c) continuous
d) nonstop
Answer: B
Difficulty level: Medium
Page: 188
Response: Discrete-speech recognition systems are not able to recognize
individual words based on their sound.
35.
The most important characteristic of a monitor is its
a) dot pitch
b) resolution
c) clarity
d) viewable size
Answer: C
Difficulty level: Medium
Page: 190
Response: The most important characteristic of a monitor is its clarity.
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36.
The individual dots that form the image on a monitor are called
a) picas
b) specks
c) pixels
d) particles
Answer: C
Difficulty level: Medium
Page: 189
Response: Images are formed on a monitor by a series of dots or pixels.
37.
This monitor has a maximum resolution of 1024x768.
a) SXGA
b) XGA
c) SVGA
d) UXGA
Answer: B
Difficulty level: Hard
Page: 189
Response: XGA monitors have a maximum resolution of 1024 by 768.
38.
Which of the following monitor types most closely resembles a television?
a) flat panel
b) cathode ray tube
c) e-book reader
d) data projector
Answer: B
Difficulty level: Medium
Page: 189
Response: A CRT monitor most closely resembles a television.
39.
A(n) __________ printer works by spraying tiny droplets of ink onto the paper.
a) ink-jet
b) laser
c) thermal
d) chain printer
Answer: A
Difficulty level: Easy
Page: 191
Response: An ink-jet printer works by spraying tiny droplets of ink onto the
paper.
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40.
Which of the following printer types requires special paper?
a) chain
b) laser
c) ink-jet
d) thermal
Answer: D
Difficulty level: Medium
Page: 192
Response: Thermal printers use heat elements to produce images on heat-sensitive
paper.
41.
Which of the following can create the largest printouts?
a) ink-jet
b) chain
c) plotter
d) thermal
Answer: C
Difficulty level: Easy
Page: 192
Response: Plotters would produce the largest printouts.
42.
With a standard mouse, you can quickly access a shortcut menu by pressing the
a) F1 key
b) esc key
c) left mouse button
d) right mouse button
Answer: D
Difficulty level: Medium
Page: 180
Response: Press the right button to display a shortcut menu of options.
43.
Specialized input and output devices for receiving and sending voice
communications are
a) fax modems
b) intelligent terminals
c) Web appliances
d) Internet telephones
Answer: D
Difficulty level: Medium
Page: 194
Response: Internet telephones are specialized input and output devices for
receiving and sending voice communication.
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44.
A network terminal is also known as a(n)
a) dumb terminal
b) PC terminal
c) intelligent terminal
d) thin client
Answer: D
Difficulty level: Medium
Page: 195
Response: A network terminal is also known as a thin client or network computer.
45.
A standard microcomputer with a network connection would be called a(n)
a) thin client
b) PC terminal
c) intelligent terminal
d) server
Answer: A
Difficulty level: Medium
Page: 195
Response: A standard microcomputer with a network connection is a thin client.
True/False
46.
Types of input devices include the mouse, keyboard, and printer.
Answer: False
Difficulty level: Easy
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Response: A printer is classified as an output device.
47.
Keyboards translate text, numbers, and special characters.
Answer: True
Difficulty level: Easy
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Response: Keyboards convert numbers, letters, and special characters into
electronic signals.
48.
The toggle key is a combination key.
Answer: False
Difficulty level: Easy
Page: 179
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Response: The control key is a combination key.
49.
The Escape key is commonly used to cancel a selection or procedure.
Answer: True
Difficulty level: Easy
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Response: The escape key typically cancels a selection or procedure.
50.
When using a mouse, the mouse pointer usually appears in the shape of an arrow.
Answer: True
Difficulty level: Easy
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Response: The mouse pointer usually appears in the shape of an arrow.
51.
A mechanical mouse has a rotating ball on the bottom to detect movement.
Answer: True
Difficulty level: Easy
Page: 180
Response: The mechanical mouse has a rotating ball on the bottom to detect
movement.
52.
A mechanical mouse has no moving parts.
Answer: False
Difficulty level: Medium
Page: 180
Response: An optical mouse has no moving parts.
53.
An optical mouse uses light in order to detect movement.
Answer: True
Difficulty level: Easy
Page: 180
Response: An optical mouse emits and senses light to detect mouse movement.
54.
The joystick is the most popular input device for games.
Answer: True
Difficulty level: Easy
Page: 181
Response: The joystick is the most popular input device for computer games.
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55.
A joystick is not considered a pointing device.
Answer: False
Difficulty level: Easy
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Response: A joystick is classified as a pointing device.
56.
A touch screen is classified as a special type of scanning device.
Answer: False
Difficulty level: Easy
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Response: A touch screen is classified as a pointing device.
57.
A touch screen can be used for both an input and an output device.
Answer: True
Difficulty level: Medium
Page: 180
Response: A touch screen can be considered as both an input and an output
device.
58.
Light pens are commonly used to edit digital images.
Answer: True
Difficulty level: Medium
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Response: Light pens are used to edit digital images.
59.
A flatbed scanner is generally a handheld device.
Answer: False
Difficulty level: Medium
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Response: A flatbed scanner is not a portable handheld unit.
60.
Grocery stores use bar-code scanners to read UPC’s on products.
Answer: True
Difficulty level: Easy
Page: 183
Response: Grocery stores use bar-code scanners to read UPC’s on products.
61.
OCR stands for Optical Character Recognition.
Answer: True
Difficulty level: Easy
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Response: OCR is an acronym for optical character recognition.
62.
An MICR device senses the presence or absence of a mark, such as a pencil mark.
Answer: False
Difficulty level: Medium
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Response: OMR devices sense the presence or absence of marks.
63.
A digital camera can store images on disks or on film.
Answer: False
Difficulty level: Medium
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Response: Digital cameras do not store images on film.
64.
I-cams are specialized digital video cameras used to broadcast images over the
Web.
Answer: False
Difficulty level: Medium
Page: 184
Response: WebCams are specialized digital video cameras that capture images to
broadcast over the Internet.
65.
Digitizing devices convert a sketch or figure into a form that can be processed by
a computer.
Answer: True
Difficulty level: Easy
Page: 185
Response: Digitizing devices convert a sketch or figure into a form that can be
processed by a computer.
66.
A graphics tablet requires the use of a stylus.
Answer: True
Difficulty level: Medium
Page: 185
Response: A graphics tablet requires the use of a special stylus or pen-like
devices.
67.
Portable voice recognition systems are widely used by doctors, lawyers, and
others to record dictation.
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Answer: True
Difficulty level: Medium
Page: 185
Response: These units are widely used by people in these professions.
68.
A discrete-speech recognition system can discern the difference between the
words “for” and “four”.
Answer: False
Difficulty level: Hard
Page: 188
Response: Discrete-speech recognition systems cannot discern the difference
between words that sound the same.
69.
The dots that make up a monitor’s image are called picas.
Answer: False
Difficulty level: Medium
Page: 189
Response: Dots that make up a monitor’s image are called pixels.
70.
A screen’s refresh rate indicates how often a displayed image is updated or
redrawn on the monitor.
Answer: True
Difficulty level: Medium
Page: 189
Response: A screen’s refresh indicates how often the displayed image is updated
or redrawn on the monitor.
71.
Currently, the most commonly used type of monitors in office environments is
flat screens.
Answer: False
Difficulty level: Medium
Page: 189
Response: Most common type of monitor currently being used is the CRT.
72.
In an active-matrix flat panel monitor, each pixel is independently activated.
Answer: True
Difficulty level: Medium
Page: 190
Response: In active matrix monitors, each pixel is independently activated.
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73.
HDTV is a television/computer hybrid that delivers a much clearer wide-screen
image than traditional television.
Answer: True
Difficulty level: Easy
Page: 190
Response: HDTV delivers a much clearer and more detailed wide-screen picture
than regular television.
74.
Printed output is commonly referred to as soft copy.
Answer: False
Difficulty level: Easy
Page: 189
Response: Printed output is commonly referred to as hard copy.
75.
Printer resolution is measured in dpi.
Answer: True
Difficulty level: Medium
Page: 180
Response: Printer resolution is measured in dots per inch.
76.
Photo printers are special-purpose ink-jet printers designed for high-quality
output.
Answer: True
Difficulty level: Easy
Page: 191
Response: Photo printers are special-purpose printers designed to print photoquality images from digital cameras.
77.
A chain printer uses technology similar to a photocopying machine.
Answer: False
Difficulty level: Medium
Page: 192
Response: Laser printers use a technology photocopying machine.
78.
Shared laser printers typically support color, are more expensive, and are used by
a group of people.
Answer: True
Difficulty level: Easy
Page: 192
Response: Shared laser printers meet this definition.
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79.
Dot-matrix printers form characters and images using a series of small pins on a
print head.
Answer: True
Difficulty level: Easy
Page: 192
Response: Dot-matrix printers form characters by using a series of small pins
mounted on a print head.
80.
A dot-matrix printer sprays tiny drops of ink onto the page.
Answer: False
Difficulty level: Easy
Page: 192
Response: An ink-jet printer sprays tiny drops of ink onto the page.
81.
Speakers and headphones are classified as audio-input devices.
Answer: False
Difficulty level: Easy
Page: 193
Response: They would be classified as audio-output devices.
82.
Internet telephony refers to the methods used to place telephone calls using the
Internet.
Answer: True
Difficulty level: Medium
Page: 194
Response: Internet telephony can be used to place telephone calls through the
Internet.
83.
A dumb terminal is the same as a thin client.
Answer: False
Difficulty level: Medium
Page: 195
Response: A dumb terminal can be used to input and receive data only. It cannot
manipulate data.
84.
An intelligent terminal can process data, but relies on the server for applications
and storage.
Answer: False
Difficulty level: Medium
Page: 195
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Response: These terminals can operate like dumb terminals or they can process
data and information independently from the host computer.
85.
A Web terminal allows you to access Web sites through your television.
Answer: True
Difficulty level: Medium
Page: 195
Response: A Web terminal can display Web pages on a standard television.
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