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IC3 Unit 1 Chapter 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A device that assists people with disabilities to access a computer | Adaptive computer device |
| Produces sound through speakers that corresponds to human speech and often used to assist people with visual or reading disabilities | voice synthesizer |
| Fluorescent light used with LCD panels | Backlight |
| A device which has a narrow beam of light and a sensor. Converts the flickering reflection into binary numbers | Bar code reader |
| Matches unique characteristics of each user for identification purposes | Biometric devices |
| New type of dvd that stores up to 25 gigabytes on a single-layer disc and 50 gigabytes on a double-layer disc | Blu-ray |
| Wireless standard used for very short distances | Bluetooth |
| The process of writing data to an optical disc | Burn/Burning |
| Glass tube in which an electron beam starts at the small end and strikes the phosphors at the wide end, technology used in older style monitors | CRT/CRT Monitor |
| Optical disc to which data can be written once (Not Erasable) | Cd-R |
| Optical disc on which data can only be read (Cannot be recorded on or erased) | Cd-ROM |
| Optical disc from which data can be written to and erased multiple times | Cd-RW |
| Combines a touch pad and a single-button mouse | Click pad |
| Keyboard key on a Macintosh keyboard (the key with the apple) that is used in combination with other keys or mouse clicks to provide alternative functions and screen menus | Command or Option |
| Example of optical storage medium | CD or DVD or BluRay |
| Removable electronic memory typically used in digital cameras | Compact flash card: |
| Key on the keyboard intended for use with other keys to provide new functions | Control (ctrl) or alternate (alt) |
| Program that controls peripheral devices | Device driver |
| Windows dialog box that provides a list of the internal and external devices connected to the computer | Device Manager |
| Semiprofessional and professional cameras that are much larger and heavier than point-and-shoot cameras and use interchangeable lenses | DSLR |
| Device connected to a computer within which a digital camera or ipod, etc. May sit | Docking station |
| A connection that resembles a USB drive required to connect a computer to a wireless device if Bluetooth is not available | Dongle |
| Impact printer; used to make duplicate copies with multilayer forms | Dot matrix printer |
| Unit of measurement in the graphic reproduction industry; measure of printed image quality | Dots per inch (DPI) |
| Video camera attached to a computer and intended for videoconferencing or monitoring | Web cam |
| Device that uses toner and can print photographs or other graphics in much the same way laser printers do | Electrostatic plotter |
| A portable hard drive primarily used as supplementary storage or backup for important data files | External hard drive |
| Similar to USB; high-speed connection used for video data transfer | Firewire |
| Flash memory used as permanent storage that does not require constant power and plugs into a USB port | USB Flash Drive/USB Drive/Thumb Drive |
| Also known as solid state drive (SSD); contains no moving parts and uses less energy meaning they are less likely to corrupt files or become physically damaged | Flash hard drive |
| Type of permanent memory without moving parts built into small cards or devices that plug into a computer, camera, or other device | Flash memory |
| Machine that uses a bright fluorescent lamp that travels the length of the glass and converts a document to information a computer can read | Flatbed scanner |
| The number of pictures a digital camera takes each second | Frames per second |
| Wireless standard that works on nearly all computers and enables several computers and some peripherals to be networked together without cables | WiFi |
| Most common game controller | Gamepad |
| Device with a flat surface and with an array of crossed wires built into the surface that can sense the vertical and horizontal position of a pointing device | Graphics tablet /Digitizing Tablet |
| Able to change connected devices without shutting down the computer | Hot-swappable |
| Transfers ink to the paper by striking an ink-impregnated cloth ribbon | Impact printer |
| Method of communication between a remote device and a computer; uses light waves at a frequency not visible to the human eye | Infrared light |
| Creates an image by spraying ink on a page | Ink-jet printer |
| Game controller that consists of a rod connected to a pivoting base | Joystick |
| Uses a light beam to transfer images or text to paper where powdered ink is attracted and makes it stick to the paper | Laser printer |
| Type of display that uses electric fields to change the transparency of liquid cells that are typically much thinner than older CRT monitors | LCD |
| Measure of brightness of light sources | Lumen |
| Display device used with computers | Monitor |
| Pointing device that moves on the desktop and controls a screen pointer | Mouse |
| key on the numeric keypad that toggles the numeric keyboard keys from navigation to numeric functions | Num Lock key |
| Converts printed documents into text that a word processor can edit (usually scanned documents) | OCR |
| Mouse that detects motion using the reflection of a beam of light | Optical mouse |
| Program that translates what users say into text for use in a document or e-mail | Voice recognition |
| Device that uses individual pens and different-colored ink to draw line drawings | Pen plotter |
| Device connected to the system unit or case | Peripheral |
| A device that draws designs on paper, usually larger than ordinary printers can handle | Plotter |
| Picture element | Pixel |
| Windows feature that recognizes new hardware and automatically searches for the correct software driver to operate the new hardware | Plug-and-play |
| Smallest, lightest, and least expensive digital camera commonly used with automatic focus and automatic shutter speeds determined by a microprocessor in the camera | Point-and-shoot camera |
| General term for the connectors on the system unit into which wires are plugged | Port |
| Sensor used to explore places that are not conveniently accessible | Probe |
| Projects monitor image for group viewing | Projector |
| Device that uses radio frequencies to remotely retrieve data | RFID |
| Wireless control unit often used as an input device | Remote control |
| Level of detail that can be viewed | Resolution |
| Mechanical device programmed to perform specialized functions | Robot |
| Device to transfers documents and pictures into a digital computer file | Scanner |
| Process of converting a document or picture into digital data | Scanning |
| Device that detects changes in the environment producing an electrical signal that corresponds to the change it senses | Sensor |
| Key on the keyboard that can be used to produce capitalized letters or to provide new functions in combination with other keys | Shift key |
| An older connection method used to connect some older scanners or external hard drives | SCSI |
| Connection device used to provide multiple USB ports | USB hub |
| Pen-like device used to draw, touch, or write on a touch screen | Stylus |
| Audio speaker designed for low-range sounds and music | Subwoofer |
| The case of a desktop computer than contains the central processing unit | System unit |
| Printer that uses heat to make dots on temperature-sensitive paper | Thermal printer |
| Small trackball typically used with a portable computer | Thumb mouse |
| Powdered ink used with copiers or laser printers | Toner |
| Pointing device that senses motion of a finger | Touch pad |
| Monitors that are designed to act as input devices | Touch screen |
| Connection method that replaces many other types of connectors | USB |
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