Chapter 11 Review: Essential Peripherals Flashcards
IEEE 1294b transfers data at up to ____
800 Mbps
Full speed USB transfers data up to ____
12 Mbps
A _____ is used to scan retail items at a store
bar code reader
A ____ captures digital images on removable media
Digital camera
A ___ transmits digital images across the internet for video communication
Web cam
The amount of information a digital camera can capture is measured in _____
megapixels
How many devices can a single USB host controller support?
127
What is the maximum USB cable length?
5 meters
Malfunctioning USB devices may occur when:
There is not enough available power for all the devices
This allows people to draw, paint, and write on a PC
Digitizer
FireWire supports daisy chaining of up to ____ devices
63
A mouse behaving erratically is usually due to what?
Dirt or debris blocking the optics
What are the standard specs for a high quality webcam that won’t eat up too much bandwidth?
2 megapixels at 30 FPS
A retinal or fingerprint scanner are examples of what?
Biometric devices
CD and DVD drive speeds are stated as a multiple of what?
150 KBps
This is the oldest type of flash memory card
CompactFlash
This computing device allows you to turn a dumb TV into a Smart TV
set-top box
Which device allows your computer to read flash memory cards?
Card reader
Thunderbolt 1 max speed:
10 Gbps
USB 3.0 max speed:
5 Gbps
USB 2.0 max speed:
480 Mbps
Thunderbolt 2 max speed:
20 Gbps
IEEE 1394 a max speed:
400 Mbps
IEEE 1394 b max speed:
800 Mbps
DVD-9 (SS/DL) max storage:
7.95 GB
CR-R max storage:
700 MB
DVD-18 (DS/DL) max storage:
15.9 GB
DVD-5 (SS/SL) max storage:
4.37 GB
Standard Blu-ray (SL) max storage:
25 GB
DVD 10 (DS/SL) max storage:
8.74 GB
