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ibca vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| process of inputting sound into the computer | audio input |
| authentication technique using automated methods of recognizing a person based on a physiological or behavioral charecteristics | biometrics |
| takes pictures that are stored digitally and then transferred to the computers memory | digital camera |
| opening on the mother board 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 | firewire |
| provides good-quality color printing for a 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 a copier machine | laser printer |
| a device that allows one computer to talk to the mother board | 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 expansion 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 he 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 |
| pionting 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 | universal serial bus(USB) |