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IBCA Vocabulary 2

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