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Module 1 - Lesson 2
IBCA Vocabulary 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Process of inputting sound into the computer. | Audio Input |
| Authentication technique using automated methods of recognizing a person based on a physilogical or behavioral characteristic. | Biometrics |
| Takes pictures that are stored digitally and then transferred to the computer's memory. | Digital Camera |
| Opening on the motherboard where an expansion board, also called an adapter card, can be inserted. | Expansion Slot |
| External bus standard that supports data transfer rates of up to 400 Mbps and can connect up to 63 external devices. | Fire Wire |
| Provides good-quality color printing for less expense than a laser printer. | Inkjet Printer |
| Data or instructions entered into a computer. | Input |
| Most commonly used input device for entering numeric and alphabetic data into a computer. | Keyboard |
| Produces images using the same technology as copier machines. | Laser Printer |
| A device that allows one computer to talk to another. | Modem |
| Desktop computer display device. | Monitor |
| Most commonly used pointing device for personal computers. | Mouse |
| Data that has been processed into a useful format. | Output |
| The ability of a computer system to configure expanson boards and other devices automatically. | Plug-and-play |
| Input device that allows you to position the pointer on the screen. | Pointing Device |
| An interface to which a peripheral device attaches to or communicates with the system unit. | Port |
| Used to produce a paper or hard copy of the processing results. | Printer |
| Device that can change images into codes for input into the computer. | Scanner |
| Pointing device that works like a mouse turned upside down with the ball on top. | Trackball |
| Port that can connect up to 127 different peripherals with a single connector and supports data transfer rates of up to 200 million bits per second(Mbps) | Universal Serial Bus(USB) |