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CS100 > Lesson 3: Evaluating Hardware: For Home and Work (part 2) > Flashcards

Lesson 3: Evaluating Hardware: For Home and Work (part 2) Flashcards

1
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Data that has been processed into a useful form

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Output

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2
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Any type of hardware component that conveys information to one or more people

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Output device

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Visually conveys text, graphics, and video information

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Display device

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This is packaged as a separate peripheral (LCD monitor, widescreen)

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monitor

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5
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Uses a liquid compound to present information on a display device

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Liquid crystal display (LCD)

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The number of horizontal and vertical pixels in a display device

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Resolution

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7
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This controls the manipulation and display of graphics on a display device

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graphics processing unit (GPU)

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8
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Display devices that use gas plasma technology and offer screen sizes up to 150 inches

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Plasma monitors

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9
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Digital television (DTV) offers a crisper, higher-quality output. ______ is the most advanced form of digital television

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HDTV

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A desktop monitor that contains cathode-ray tubes & have a much larger footprint than do LCD monitors

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CRT monitor

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This produces text and graphics on a physical medium

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printer

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Forms characters and graphics on a piece of paper without actually striking the paper

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nonimpact paper

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Forms characters and graphics by spraying tiny drops of liquid ink onto a piece of paper

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ink-jet printer

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Produces color photo-lab quality pictures; mostly uses ink-jet technology

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photo printer

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15
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A single devices that prints, scans, copies, and in some cases, faxes

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multifunctional peripheral (MFP)

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16
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Generates images by pushing electrically heated pins against the heat-sensitive paper

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thermal printer

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17
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A small, lightweight, battery-powered printer that allows a mobile user to print from a notebook computer, smart phone, or other mobile device

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mobile printer

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18
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A small printer that prints on adhesive-type material

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label printer

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19
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Used to produce high-quality drawings

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Plotters

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20
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These create photo-realistic quality color prints on a larger scale

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Large-format printers

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21
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Produces printed images when tiny wire pins on a print head mechanism strike an inked ribbon

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Dot-matrix printer

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22
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Prints an entire line at a time

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Line printer

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23
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Speakers that cover or are placed outside of the ear

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Headphones

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24
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Rest inside the ear canal

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Earbuds (earphones)

25
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This occurs when you hear a person’s voice or when the computer talks to you through the speakers

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Voice output

26
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A device that takes text and images displaying on a computer screen and projects them on a larger screen

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data projector

27
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Resembles a dry-erase board, displays the image on a connected computer screen

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interactive whiteboard

28
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This holds data, instructions, and information for future use

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Storage

29
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The physical material on which a computer keeps data, instructions, and information

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storage medium

30
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The number of bytes a storage medium can hold

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Capacity

31
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The computer hardware that records and/or retrieves items to and from storage media

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storage device

32
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The process of transferring items from a storage medium into memory

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Reading

33
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The process of transferring items from memory to a storage medium

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Writing

34
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Contains one or more inflexible, circular platters that use magnetic particles to store data, instructions, and information

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hard disk

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The process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors so that the operating system can store and locate data and information on the disk

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Formatting

36
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This occurs when a read/write head touches the surface of a platter

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head crash

37
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A group of two or more integrated hard disks

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RAID (redundant array of independent disks)

38
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A server connected to a network with the sole purpose of providing storage

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NAS (network attached storage)

39
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consists of a special-purpose chip and electronic circuits that control the transfer of data, instructions, and information from a disk to and from the system bus and other components of the computer

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disk controller

40
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A type of solid state media and contain no moving parts

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Flash memory chips

41
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A removable flash memory device that you insert and remove from a slot in a computer, mobile device, or card reader/writer

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memory card

42
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A removable device that fits in an ExpressCard slot; developed by PCMCIA & commonly used in notebook computers

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ExpressCard module

43
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An Internet service that provides storage to computer users

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Cloud storage

44
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Consists of flat, round, portable disc made of metal, plastic, and lacquer that is written and read by a laser

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optical disc

45
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Can be read from but not written to

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CD-ROM (read from CD-ROM drive or CD-ROM player)

46
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A multisession optical disc on which users can write, but not erase

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CD-R

47
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An erasable multisession disc; must have CD-RW drive

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CD-RW

48
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  1. Stores photos from an online photo center
  2. Resolution usually is 7200 pixels per photo
  3. Cost is determined by the number of photos being stored
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Archive disc

49
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  1. Single-session CD-ROM that stores digital versions of film
  2. Typically uses a 1024x1536 resolution
  3. Many photo centers offer Picture CD services
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Picture CD

50
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High-capacity disc on which users can read but not write or erase; requires DVD-ROM drive

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DVD-ROM

51
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Has a storage capacity of 100 GB

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Blu-ray Disc-ROM (BD-ROM)

52
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High-capacity rewritable DVD formats

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DVD-RW, DVD+RW, and DVD+RAM

53
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Magnetically coated ribbon of plastic capable of storing large amounts of data and information

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Tape

54
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Reads and writes data into information on a tape

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Tape drive

55
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Contains a magnetic stripe that stores information

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Magnetic stripe card

56
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Stores data on a thin microprocessor embedded in the card

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Smart card

57
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These store microscopic images of documents on a roll or sheet film

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Microfilm and microfiche

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CS100 (11 decks)

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