Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The ____ board is the main circuit board of the system unit.
a. | control | c. | master | b. | system | d. | index |
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A computer ____ is a small piece of semi-conducting material, usually silicon,
on which integrated circuits are etched.
a. | plug | c. | chip | b. | port | d. | roster |
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A processor contains small high-speed storage locations, called ____, that
temporarily hold data and instructions.
a. | indices | c. | capacitors | b. | switchers | d. | registers |
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When 8 bits are grouped together as a unit, they form a(n) ____.
a. | key | c. | index | b. | cache | d. | byte |
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A ____ is equal to exactly 1,024 bytes, but computer users often round it down
to 1,000 bytes to simplify memory and storage definitions.
a. | kilobyte (KB or K) | c. | gigabyte (GB) | b. | megabyte (MB) | d. | terabyte (TB) |
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A ____ has pins on opposite sides of the circuit board that connect together to
form one set of contacts.
a. | DIMM (dual inline memory module) | c. | RIMM (Rambus inline memory
module) | b. | SIMM (single inline memory module) | d. | CIMM (Cantus inline memory
module) |
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A(n) ____ chip is a blank ROM chip onto which a programmer can write
permanently.
a. | EEPROM | c. | CMOS | b. | PROM | d. | CMIS |
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A network card ____.
a. | enhances the audio-generating capabilities of a personal computer by allowing sound
to be input through a microphone and output through external speakers or
headphones | b. | converts computer output into a signal that travels through a cable to the monitor,
which displays an image on the screen | c. | connects computers through telephone or cable
television lines | d. | connects other computers and peripherals |
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Instead of port, the term ____ sometimes is used to identify audio and video
ports.
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The COM port (short for communications port) on the system unit is one type of
____.
a. | serial port | c. | USB port | b. | parallel port | d. | SCSI port |
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The Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) is ____.
a. | the most common and slowest expansion bus | b. | a bus designed to
improve the speed with which 3-D graphics and video transmit | c. | a high-speed
expansion bus that connects higher speed devices | d. | a bus that eliminates the need to install cards
into expansion slots |
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Notebook computers ____.
a. | can run on batteries or standard power supply | b. | are less expensive
than a desktop computer with similar capabilities | c. | have no video, serial, parallel, or FireWire
ports | d. | all of the above |
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The first step in cleaning a computer is ____.
a. | turn it off, unplug it, and unplug all cables from the ports | b. | vacuum the fan on
the back of the computer case | c. | wipe the case with an antistatic
wipe | d. | open the case |
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A program is ____.
a. | a collection of unprocessed text, numbers, images, audio, and
video | b. | a series of instructions that tells a computer what to do and how to do
it | c. | an instruction issued by replying to a question that is displayed | d. | an instruction that
causes a single specific action to be performed |
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____ is any data and instructions entered into the memory of a computer.
a. | Input | c. | Output | b. | Throughput | d. | Volume |
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The ____ is a symbol on the screen, usually a blinking vertical bar, that
indicates where the next character typed will display.
a. | mouse | c. | cursor | b. | index | d. | keystroke |
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Generally, the mouse is used to move the pointer on the screen to an object such
as a button, and then users ____ to perform a certain action on that object.
a. | move the mouse side to side | c. | press a mouse
button | b. | lift the mouse up and down | d. | touch the mouse pad |
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A ____ is the most widely used pointing device on desktop computers.
a. | trackball | c. | pointing stick | b. | mouse | d. | touch pad |
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For users that have limited desk space, the trackball is a good alternative to a
mouse because the device ____.
a. | does not pick up oils from fingers | b. | is stationary | c. | does not pick up
dust from the environment | d. | all of the
above |
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Touchpads are found most often on ____.
a. | notebook computers | c. | mainframe computers | b. | PDAs | d. | desktop
computers |
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Kiosks often have ____.
a. | trackballs | c. | touch screens | b. | touchpads | d. | light pens |
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Large-scale applications sometimes refer to a graphics tablet as a ____.
a. | scanner | c. | reader | b. | pointer | d. | digitizer |
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The best voice recognition programs are ____ percent accurate.
a. | 50 to 55 | c. | 90 to 95 | b. | 70 to 75 | d. | 100 |
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____ is one method of input for smart phones.
a. | A gamepad | c. | A portable keyboard | b. | A cursor | d. | Voice |
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A(n) ____ is an identification code that consists of a set of vertical lines and
spaces of different widths.
a. | RFID | c. | bar code | b. | OCR | d. | turnaround |
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Retail and grocery stores use the ____ bar code.
a. | UPC (Universal Product Code) | b. | Interleaved 2 of 5 | c. | Codabar | d. | POSTNET (Postal Numeric Coding
Technique) |
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Instead of reading or scanning data from a source document, a(n) ____ device
obtains data directly at the location where the transaction or event takes place.
a. | transmission | c. | scanning | b. | data collection | d. | recognition |
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An ATM (automated teller machine) asks users to enter a password, called a ____,
which verifies that the user is the holder of the bankcard.
a. | digital signal processor (DSP) | c. | universal product code
(UPC) | b. | private origin signal (POS) | d. | personal identification number (PIN) |
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External fingerprint scanners usually plug into a ____ port.
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Biometric devices measure the shape and size of a person’s hand using a
hand ____ system.
a. | trigonometry | c. | calculus | b. | algebra | d. | geometry |
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A(n) ____, which is comparable in size to a credit card or ATM card, stores
personal data on a thin microprocessor embedded in the card.
a. | adapter card | c. | digital card | b. | smart card | d. | video card |
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____ means information appears on a monitor in one color on a different color
background.
a. | System palette color | c. | Monochrome | b. | Web palette color | d. | Bicolor |
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Figure 6-1
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LCD monitors and LCD screens like the one in Figure 6-1 produce color using
either ____ technology.
a. | CRT or gas plasma | c. | ink-jet or dot-matrix | b. | impact or
nonimpact | d. | passive matrix or
active matrix |
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When compared to LCD monitors like the one in Figure 6-1, plasma monitors offer
____ expensive.
a. | smaller screen sizes and lower display quality and are less | b. | smaller screen sizes
and lower display quality but are more | c. | larger screen sizes and higher display quality
but are more | d. | larger screen sizes and higher display quality and are
less |
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Setting a monitor to display a higher resolution uses a ____.
a. | smaller number of pixels and thus provides a smoother image | b. | smaller number of
pixels and thus provides a rougher image | c. | greater number of pixels and thus provides a
smoother image | d. | greater number of pixels and thus provides a rougher
image |
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A(n) ____ display uses fewer transistors, requires less power, and is less
expensive than an active-matrix display.
a. | passive-matrix | c. | multifunction | b. | force-feedback | d. | fax |
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All of the following usually use portrait orientation except ____.
a. | spreadsheets | c. | reports | b. | letters | d. | books |
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Until a few years ago, printing a document required connecting a computer to a
printer with a cable via the ____ port on the computer.
a. | serial port or IrDA | c. | FireWire or MIDI | b. | parallel port or USB | d. | SCSI or
Bluetooth |
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With ____ printing, a printer communicates with a device using light
waves.
a. | RF | c. | Bluetooth | b. | mobile | d. | infrared |
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Printer resolution is measured by the number of ____ a printer can print.
a. | dots per inch (dpi) | c. | pixels per inch (ppi) | b. | characters per inch
(cpi) | d. | bits per inch
(bpi) |
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Most ink-jet printers can print from ____ dpi.
a. | 3–26 | c. | 1200–4800 | b. | 100–500 | d. | over 10,000 |
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Most ink-jet printers can print from ____ ppm.
a. | 12–36 | c. | 600–4800 | b. | 100–500 | d. | over 10,000 |
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Figure 6-3
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A printer, such as that shown in Figure 6-3, uses software that enables it to
interpret a(n) ____, which tells the printer how to lay out the contents of a printed page.
a. | unified modeling language (UML) | c. | object-oriented language
(OOL) | b. | page description language (PDL) | d. | hypertext markup language
(HTML) |
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Basic thermal printers are ____ over time.
a. | inexpensive, but the print quality is low and the images tend to
fade | b. | inexpensive, but the print quality is high and the images tend to
last | c. | expensive, but the print quality is high although the images tend to
fade | d. | expensive, but the print quality is low although the images tend to
last |
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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 |
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A(n) ____ printer generates images by pushing electrically heated pins against
heat-sensitive paper.
a. | plotter | c. | large-format | b. | thermal | d. | stylus |
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A(n) ____ printer uses heat to transfer colored dye to specially coated paper,
creating images that are of photographic quality.
a. | thermal | c. | dye-sublimation | b. | thermal wax | d. | shuttle-matrix |
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____ printers are ideal for printing multipart forms because they easily print
through many layers of paper.
a. | Laser | c. | Ink-jet | b. | Thermal | d. | Impact |
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The print head mechanism on a dot-matrix printer contains ____ pins, depending
on the manufacturer and the printer model.
a. | 3 to 8 | c. | 9 to 24 | b. | 6 to 16 | d. | 12 to 32 |
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50.
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Front projection and rear projection interactive whiteboards range in size from
____ inches.
a. | 48 to 94 | c. | 60 to 120 | b. | 50 to 150 | d. | 75 to 150 |
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