Match to letters on the right. Then, on the first 21, classify each as Input (I), Output (O) or Storage (S).
MATCHING TERMS RELATING TO INPUT, OUTPUT & STORAGE
*_____ _____ 1. A pointing device with a rolling ball on the top side
& buttons for clicking commands; you control the movement of the
pointer by moving the ball.
*_____ _____ 2. A device used for recording sound for certain types
of files, or, with voice recognition software, can be used to input data
and commands.
*_____ _____ 3. A magnetic storage device that contains several
magnetic oxide-covered metal platters that are usually sealed in a case
inside the computer.
*_____ _____ 4. A magnetic storage media that provides inexpensive
archival storage for large quantities of data.
*_____ _____ 5. A pointing device that has a rolling ball on its
underside and two or more buttons for clicking commands; you control
the movement of the pointer by moving the entire object around on the
desk.
*_____ _____ 6. An optical storage device that can store roughly 700
MB of data.
*_____ _____ 7. A flat circle of magnetic oxide-coated mylar
enclosed in a hard plastic case that can store 1.44 MB of data.
*_____ _____ 8. A popular type of flash memory; also called USB
drive or flash drive.
*_____ _____ 9. A monitor that uses gun-like devices to direct beams
of electrons toward the screen to activate dots of color to form an image.
a. CD
b. CD-R
c. CD-RW
d. CRT monitor
e. Dot Matrix Printer
f. Dot Pitch
g. Ergonomic
h. Flash memory card
i. Flat panel monitor
j. Floppy disk
k. Graphics display
l. Hard disk
m. Inkjet printer
n. Keyboard
o. Laser printer
p. LCD
q. Microphone
r. Mouse
s. Pointing device
t. Pointing stick
u. Resolution
v. Scanner
w. Screen size
x. Scroll Wheel
y. Tape cartridge
z. Touch pad
aa. Trackball
bb. USB flash storage device
cc. Video Display Card
*_____ _____ 10. A device that transfers the content on a piece of paper into memory; you place a
piece of paper on the glass, a beam of light moves across the glass, similar to a photocopies, and stores
the image or words on the piece of paper as digital information.
*_____ _____ 11. A CD on which you can record data with a laser that changes the reflectivity of a
dye layer on the blank disk, creating dark spots on the disk’s surface that represent the data; once the
data is recorded, you cannot erase or modify it.
*_____ _____ 12. The most frequently used input device; consists of three major parts: the main
keyboard, the keypads and the function keys.
*_____ _____ 13. A CD on which you can record data as on a CD-R, and then delete or re-record data
on it as needed.
*_____ _____ 14. A touch-sensitive device on a laptop computer
that you drag your finger over to control the pointer; buttons for
clicking commands are located in front of the touch pad.
*_____ _____ 15. A printer that transfers ink to paper by striking
a ribbon with pins.
*_____ _____ 16. A device, such as a mouse or trackball, that
controls the pointer.
*_____ _____ 17. A printer that sprays ink onto the paper and
produces output whose quality is comparable to that of a laser
printer.
*_____ _____ 18. A small, portable card encased in hard plastic
to which data can be written and rewritten.
*_____ _____ 19. A lightweight monitor that takes up very little
room on the desktop and uses LCD technology to create the image
on the screen.
*_____ _____ 20. A small, eraser-like device embedded among
the typing keys on a notebook computer that you push up, left, right
or down to move the pointer; buttons for clicking commands are
located in front of the spacebar.
*_____ _____ 21. A printer that produces high-quality output
quickly and efficiently by transferring a temporary laser image onto
paper with toner.
a. CD
b. CD-R
c. CD-RW
d. CRT monitor
e. Dot Matrix Printer
f. Dot Pitch
g. Ergonomic
h. Flash memory card
i. Flat panel monitor
j. Floppy disk
k. Graphics display
l. Hard disk
m. Inkjet printer
n. Keyboard
o. Laser printer
p. LCD
q. Microphone
r. Mouse
s. Pointing device
t. Pointing stick
u. Resolution
v. Scanner
w. Screen size
x. Scroll Wheel
y. Tape cartridge
z. Touch pad
aa. Trackball
bb. USB flash storage device
cc. Video Display Card
_____ 22. A display technology that creates images by
manipulating light within a layer of liquid crystal.
_____ 23. The number of pixels that a monitor displays.
_____ 24. Designed to fit the natural placement of the body to reduce the risk of repetitive-motion
injuries.
_____ 25. The distance between pixels on a monitor.
_____ 26. The diagonal measurement from one corner of the screen to the other.
_____ 27. The card installed on the motherboard that controls the signals the computer sends to the
monitor.
_____ 28. A wheel on a mouse that you roll to scroll the page on the screen.
_____ 29. A monitor that is capable of displaying graphics by dividing the screen into a matrix of
pixels.