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Barcode Readers - an outline.
Know the two common types of barcode systems/
4
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Barcode Readers - UPC-A'S
How do upc a systems work,
What is on the left of the upc a ...,
What is on the right of the upc a...
5
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Barcode Readers - UPC-A retail barcodes
What do they appear to look like ...,
What are the right hand codes the...,
What is the difference of black a...
3
cards
Barcode Readers - QR Codes
What does qr in qr codes stand for,
What are qr codes and what can th...,
What can qr codes contain
4
cards
2D scanners
What are 2d scanners used to do,
How do 2d scanners operate step b...,
How can 2d scanners help security...
4
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3D scanners
What kind of fields are 3d scanne...,
What kind of technology do many 3...,
What does tomography mean
4
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Digital Cameras
What does a camera work similarly to,
What does a digital camera do whe...,
How does a digital camera work st...
3
cards
Input devices
What do input devices do,
Name some devices that transfer d...,
What do manual input devices require
3
cards
Keyboards and Keypads
What is a key made of and how doe...,
How does a key come back up after...,
How does a keyboard keypad work
3
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Pointing devices
What are the most common examples...,
Where are trackerballs on the dev...,
What is an advantage of a tracker...
3
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Humble Computer Mouses
Is a computer mouse mechanical or...,
What does a mechanical mouse use ...,
What does an optical mouse use to...
4
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Microphones
What does the microphone do when ...,
What happens after sound reaches ...,
What is the output from the micro...
4
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Flowcharts
What shape is the start box,
What is needed in every flowchart,
What shape is the end box
7
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Arithmetic Operators
Addition,
Subtraction,
Multiplication
7
cards
Binary systems
What is a bit,
What is a nibble,
What is a byte
7
cards
Bases
What is base 10,
What is base 2,
What is base 16
3
cards
MAC Addresses
What does mac stand for,
What does it refer to,
What is a mac address usually mad...
4
cards
Why hexadecimal instead of binary?
Reason 1,
Reason 2,
Reason 3
4
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Registers and Buses Definitions
Mdr mbr,
Mar,
Cir
11
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Operating Systems
What is an operating system,
What would computers be like with...,
When a computer is turned on wher...
7
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Interruptions and Buffers
What is an interrupt,
What does the signal sent by the ...,
What happens when the interrupt i...
9
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User interface
What does gui stand for,
What does cli stand for,
Gui
6
cards
Memory management
What must the computer do in orde...,
What does the os do,
What do a pc allow
10
cards
Types of Sensor
What do humidity moisture sensors do,
What do light sensors do,
What do infra red sensors do
9
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Sensors
What are the main 9 types of sensor,
What is the definition of a sensor,
Data taken by sensors is usually ...
6
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Monitoring and Control
What does monitoring do,
What does controlling do,
What are some examples of monitor...
4
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Memory and Data Storage
What is ram,
What is rom
2
cards
Touchscreens
What are the four common touchscr...
1
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Resistive touchscreens
What layers are resistive touchsc...,
What are the two layers separated by,
What happens when the screen is g...
4
cards
Capacitive touchscreens
What layers are they made up of,
What is the bottom surface of the...,
What is the top surface of the bo...
6
cards
Infra-red touchscreens
What do infra red touchscreens use,
What do the leds do,
What happens when the screen is t...
4
cards
Output Devices
What is an output device,
What is the objective of output d...,
How do inkjet printers work
50
cards
MIDI
What does midi stand for,
What is midi,
What does the midi protocol use
14
cards
MPEG-3 and MPEG - 4
What does mpeg 3 use to convert m...,
What are mp3 files used in,
How are the cd files converted
8
cards
jpeg
What does jpeg stand for,
When a photographic file undergoe...,
What is jpeg an example of
8
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Lossy File
What happens when the file is aga...,
What happens with lossy file comp...
2
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