Test Bank Answers Hardware Chapter.2

File: Chapter 02 Hardware

True-False Questions

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1. The system unit is another name for the CPU, or processor, of a personal computer.

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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2. When you plug a power cable into the back of your tower-based computer system, you are essentially connecting it to the power supply.

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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3. Many of the components inside a computer generate a great deal of heat. Without proper cooling, a computer could overheat and malfunction.

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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4. The motherboard is the largest circuit board in a personal computer.

Difficulty: 1 Easy

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5. Add-on circuit boards that can improve the performance of a computer's video or sound are known as expansion cards.

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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6. A CPU’s clock rate, or speed, is measured in MB or GB.

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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7. Having a higher quantity of RAM will allow you to have more open programs and quickly switch between them.

Difficulty: 3 Hard

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8. Unfortunately, it is not possible to upgrade the amount of RAM on desktop and laptop computers.

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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9. ROM refers to a faster type of RAM that is installed only on high-end systems or network servers.

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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10. The devices which can read, write, and erase data are called media, while the physical locations where things are stored are known as drives.

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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11. Tape drives, which use magnetic tape to store data, are popular for organizations that have large quantities of information to backup or archive.

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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12. Because solid state storage does not use moving parts, this technology can perform read, write, and erase operations at much quicker speeds.

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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13. Keyboard covers for tablets generally plug into the headphone jack in order to communicate with the tablet.

Difficulty: 1 Easy

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14. The CTRL, ALT, FN, and WINDOWS keys are commonly used for keyboard shortcuts, which are keystrokes that can quickly perform an operation within software.

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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15. The cursor is a special type of laptop pointing device that allows you to more precisely control the movement of the on-screen pointer.

Difficulty: 1 Easy

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16. Most of today’s devices use resistive touchscreens, which means that they detect the position of your finger by detecting the electrical current present in your body.

Difficulty: 3 Hard

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17. Many flatbed scanners now include an expansion cartridge, which is a tray that allows you to scan several sheets of paper automatically.

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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18. Apple's Siri and Google's Search app both employ speech recognition, allowing users to issue voice commands on their mobile devices.

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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19. A TV tuner is a device that allows users to control Wi-Fi enabled TVs with their mobile device.

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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20. Many modern game controllers include internal sensors that can detect subtle movements of the device.

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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21. Although useful for quick login, fingerprint scanners are too large and expensive to include in the computers and mobile devices used by consumers.

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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22. For monitors, a higher value for the response time is ideal for the smooth display of fast-moving images, such as those in video games.

Difficulty: 3 Hard

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23. Many computers do not need a video card because the video-processing circuitry is built directly into the motherboard.

Difficulty: 3 Hard

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24. The newest display technology, known as CRT, uses a grid of tiny electronic lights to illuminate the screen.

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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25. A computer’s sound card is a circuit board that converts sound from analog to digital form, and vice versa, for recording or playback.

Difficulty: 2 Medium

Multiple Choice Questions

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26. The most popular plug on a computer is the small, rectangular ___ port, which is used to connect almost all of today’s external devices.

A. RCA

B. DVI

C. USB

D. HDMI

Difficulty: 1 Easy

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27. As the main processor of a computer, the ___ is responsible for organizing and carrying out instructions in order to produce a desired output.

A. SSD

B. RAM

C. chipset

D. CPU

Difficulty: 1 Easy

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28. Whenever you actively work on something using your computer, that work is temporarily stored in:

A. a bay

B. RAM

C. a tape drive

D. BD

Difficulty: 1 Easy

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29. Suppose you are shopping for a computer and the description lists the following: Intel i7 3630QM3. Which component is being described here?

A. CPU

B. RAM

C. SSD

D. Motherboard

Difficulty: 3 Hard

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30. The instructions that handle a computer's basic functions when it is powered on are referred to as:

A. cache

B. RAM

C. firmware

D. virtual memory

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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31. A process known as ___ allows users to install system updates from their computer’s manufacturer or even install a customized operating system on Android mobile devices.

A. flashing

B. virtualization

C. burning

D. duplexing

Difficulty: 3 Hard

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32. ___ memory refers to a portion of your hard drive that is being used as RAM.

A. Cache

B. Virtual

C. Read-only

D. Optical

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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33. Several ___ serve as traffic directors for all data flowing through a motherboard.

A. GPUs

B. cores

C. haptics

D. chipsets

Difficulty: 3 Hard

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34. When you look at the back of your system unit, you will likely find a variety of plugs known as ___.

A. bits

B. ports

C. drives

D. controllers

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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35. Most of today’s microprocessors have several processors, or ___, inside a single chip.

A. cores

B. chipsets

C. ports

D. controllers

Difficulty: 3 Hard

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36. In a computer, ___ is a general term for electronic chips that store data and program instructions that can be accessed quickly by the CPU.

A. media

B. optics

C. drive

D. memory

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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37. ___ refers to a form of high-speed memory that stores a small, frequently-used set of instructions and data. It is located inside modern CPUs.

A. Firmware

B. ROM

C. Cache

D. RAM

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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38. Which of the following storage units is the LARGEST?

A. Megabyte

B. Terabyte

C. Kilobyte

D. Gigabyte

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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39. What is the actual (not approximated) value of a Kilobyte?

A. 1,000 bytes

B. 1,024 bytes

C. 1,048 bytes

D. 2,048 bytes

Difficulty: 3 Hard

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40. What is the approximate value of a Gigabyte?

A. 1,000 bytes

B. 1,000 kilobytes

C. 1,000 megabytes

D. 1,000 terabytes

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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41. The most fundamental unit of computing is the ___, which is typically represented as a 1 or 0 value.

A. hertz

B. nano

C. byte

D. bit

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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42. The ___ is the primary storage device of a personal computer.

A. hard drive

B. RAM

C. ROM

D. compact disc

Difficulty: 1 Easy

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43. Which of the following optical discs can store the MOST data?

A. Blu-ray

B. CD

C. DVD

D. SD

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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44. Compact Discs (CDs) are capable of storing up to ___ of data.

A. 700 MB

B. 4.7 GB

C. 8.5 GB

D. 50 GB

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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45. Most of today’s PC software and standard definition movies are sold as:

A. CDs

B. DVDs

C. Blu-ray

D. Micro SD

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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46. The process of recording to a blank optical disc is known as:

A. flashing

B. virtualization

C. burning

D. duplexing

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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47. The tiny memory cards used by digital cameras and mobile devices are an example of ___ storage.

A. optical

B. magnetic

C. solid state

D. organic

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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48. Ultraportable computers will often use ___ technology exclusively, even though their storage capacity is only a fraction of what a traditional hard drive offers.

A. Blu-ray

B. SSD

C. ROM

D. micro SD

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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49. Which of the following is NOT a type of memory card technology?

A. Mega SD

B. SD

C. Mini SD

D. Micro SD

Difficulty: 3 Hard

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50. When it comes to describing a computer’s storage or memory we commonly use the unit known as the ___, which is simply a collection of eight bits.

A. pixel

B. port

C. byte

D. cache

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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51. A USB ___ drive is the small storage stick that plugs into a USB port.

A. hard

B. flash

C. tape

D. optical

Difficulty: 1 Easy

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52. Tiny and flat memory ___ are used to store data in tablets, smartphones, and devices such as digital cameras and digital photo frames.

A. cards

B. ports

C. tags

D. drives

Difficulty: 1 Easy

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53. ___ keyboards do not require a physical connection and can communicate with your computer via Bluetooth technology.

A. Biometric

B. Haptic

C. Wireless

D. Ergonomic

Difficulty: 1 Easy

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54. ___ keyboards, which are designed to be comfortable and tailored for the human body, have keys which are angled and a palm rest at the base in order to keep your wrists straight.

A. Biometric

B. Haptic

C. Alphanumeric

D. Ergonomic

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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55. ___ keys, which are labeled F1, F2, and so on, are used to perform an action within a program.

A. Cursor control

B. Numeric

C. Function

D. Modifier

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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56. The numeric ___ area of a keyboard is very useful for numeric entry and calculations, as it contains the numbers 0 - 9 and four basic mathematical operators.

A. keypad

B. modifier

C. function

D. cursor

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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57. Which of the following mouse operations is typically used to move objects around your screen?

A. Clicking

B. Double-clicking

C. Right-clicking

D. Dragging

Difficulty: 1 Easy

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58. The ___ is a stationary, rectangular pointing surface that is typically found on laptop computers.

A. trackball

B. touchpad

C. stylus

D. LED

Difficulty: 1 Easy

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59. Which technology has become the primary way in which we interact with our tablets and smartphones?

A. Optical mouse

B. Touchscreen

C. QR

D. OCR

Difficulty: 1 Easy

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60. Artists who draw images on a computer often use a stylus in conjunction with special ___ tablets, which offer extra-sensitive touch surfaces that translate an artist’s motions into drawings on the computer screen.

A. graphics

B. imaging

C. capacitive

D. resistive

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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61. Many new devices support the use of various ___, or finger movements, to accomplish various tasks.

A. biometrics

B. touches

C. haptics

D. gestures

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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62. The optical ___ is the most common pointing device for desktop computers.

A. mouse

B. scanner

C. disc

D. stylus

Difficulty: 1 Easy

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63. A ___ is a pointing device that works like an upside-down mouse, with users moving the pointer around the screen by rolling a ball with their finger.

A. stylus

B. scanner

C. touchpad

D. trackball

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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64. A ___ is a pen-like input tool that is used with a variety of touchscreen devices.

A. stylus

B. touchpad

C. dot matrix

D. trackball

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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65. What is the name of the technology that can translate a scanned document image into text that can be edited and formatted?

A. RFID

B. Barcode

C. QR

D. OCR

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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66. ___ tags, such as those present in many automated toll collection systems, can be scanned from longer distances and at higher speeds than barcodes.

A. RFID

B. LED

C. QR

D. OCR

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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67. Higher ___ cameras can capture more detail, but they will produce a larger image file on your storage media.

A. gigabit

B. gigahertz

C. megapixel

D. contrast ratio

Difficulty: 1 Easy

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68. Businesses often use more sophisticated versions of webcams to engage in ___, where multiple individuals hold meetings and converse using internal networks or the Internet.

A. digital video recording

B. interactive networking

C. telecommuting

D. videoconferencing

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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69. Many individuals are using TV tuners as ___ to record television shows for future playback.

A. QRs

B. DVRs

C. scanners

D. LEDs

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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70. ___ refers to the measurement of patterns or characteristics found in the human body.

A. Biometrics

B. Optics

C. Haptics

D. Ergonomics

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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71. A ___ is a device that uses optical technology to convert objects that it analyzes into a digital format.

A. stylus

B. scanner

C. dot matrix

D. memory card

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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72. Practically all of today's computers are equipped with complete ___ capabilities, which means that they can input and output sound, music, images, and video.

A. multimedia

B. biometric

C. ergonomic

D. virtual

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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73. ___ cameras are portable devices that electronically capture and store still images and video.

A. Dye-sublimation

B. LCD

C. Multimedia

D. Digital

Difficulty: 1 Easy

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74. A ___ is an affordable solution if you want to have online video chats or conversations using your desktop computer.

A. graphics tablet

B. scanner

C. DVR

D. webcam

Difficulty: 1 Easy

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75. Facial ___ is a biometric technology that looks for unique measurements in an individual’s face.

A. scanning

B. recognition

C. duplexing

D. projection

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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76. The ___ of a monitor refers to the number of pixels that it can display on the screen.

A. viewing angle

B. resolution

C. contrast ratio

D. response time

Difficulty: 1 Easy

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77. A monitor’s screen is divided up into millions of tiny dots, called:

A. bits

B. bytes

C. pixels

D. cursors

Difficulty: 1 Easy

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78. The ___ of a monitor measures how close the monitor can get to the brightest white and the darkest black.

A. viewing angle

B. resolution

C. contrast ratio

D. response time

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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79. A(n) ___ monitor contains a light source and a screen of special crystals that shift when electricity is applied to them.

A. CRT

B. LCD

C. RFID

D. dot matrix

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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80. The ___ is a video card’s microprocessor.

A. HDMI

B. CRT

C. LED

D. GPU

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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81. The newest connector for displays is ___, which carries both digital video and sound.

A. HDMI

B. DVI

C. LED

D. VGA

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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82. The image quality (or print resolution) for printers is measured in:

A. PPM

B. MHz

C. MB

D. DPI

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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83. Printer speed is measured in:

A. PPM

B. MHz

C. MB

D. DPI

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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84. The ability to automatically print to both sides of a piece of paper is known as:

A. document feeding

B. virtualization

C. duplexing

D. haptics

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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85. ___ printers create output by striking an inked ribbon against paper using metal pins, making them useful for printing on pressure-sensitive forms.

A. Inkjet

B. Laser

C. Dot matrix

D. Thermal

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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86. Because of their sharp quality text output and fast printing speeds, ___ printers are often preferred by businesses.

A. inkjet

B. laser

C. dot matrix

D. thermal

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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87. Which of the following is NOT one of the four colors used in the ink nozzles of inkjet printers?

A. green

B. cyan

C. yellow

D. magenta

Difficulty: 3 Hard

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88. ___ printers combine either inkjet or laser printing capabilities with scanning, photocopying, and faxing capabilities.

A. Dye-sub

B. Dot matrix

C. Flatbed

D. Multifunction

Difficulty: 1 Easy

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89. ___ printers are unique in that they can create a physical object made of various materials, such as a plastic toy.

A. Dye-sub

B. Dot matrix

C. 3D

D. Thermal

Difficulty: 1 Easy

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90. ___ printers are often used to create lab-quality photos, as well as the images found on plastic ID cards.

A. Dye-sub

B. Dot matrix

C. 3D

D. Thermal

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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91. ___ printers, which are often used to create receipts and labels, apply heat to special paper in order to turn select areas black.

A. Dye-sub

B. Dot matrix

C. 3D

D. Thermal

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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92. ___ printers create an image directly on the paper by spraying ink through tiny nozzles.

A. Laser

B. Inkjet

C. Dot matrix

D. Thermal

Difficulty: 1 Easy

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93. The communication of vibration, motion or physical resistance to a user is called:

A. Biometrics

B. Optics

C. Haptics

D. Ergonomics

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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94. Digital ___ are used to project digital images and video onto a large screen where they can be viewed by an audience.

A. tuners

B. scanners

C. projectors

D. cameras

Difficulty: 1 Easy

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95. Interactive ___ allow users to interact with the images projected on a screen.

A. CRTs

B. touchpads

C. whiteboards

D. cameras

Difficulty: 1 Easy

Short Answer Questions

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96. Other than RFID, list three the common types of scanners along with an example of why a business might need them.

Difficulty: 3 Hard

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97. List three common uses for computer microphones.

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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98. List four common uses for digital video cameras.

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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99. List five parts of the human body that can be used for identification with biometric technology.

Difficulty: 2 Medium

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100. How do 3D printers work? What sort of applications do these printers have?

Difficulty: 3 Hard