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