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Test 2
Intro to Computing
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10/23/2009

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OPTICAL
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A(N)______MOUSE USES DEVICES THAT EMIT AND SENSE LIGHT TO DETECT THE MOUSE'S MOVEMENT.
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LANDSCAPE
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A PRINTOUT IN____ORIENTATION PRESENTS ITS INFORMATIN PRINTED ACROSS THE WIDEST PART OF THE PAPER.
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S-VIDEO
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NEWER VIDEO CARDS USUALLY HVE A STANDARD MONITOR PORT AND A____PORT, ALLOWING USERS TO CONNECT EXTERNAL DEVICES SUCH AS A TELEVISION, DVD PLAYER, AND VIDEO RECORDER TO THE COMPUTER.
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SCANNER
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A____IS A LIGHT-SENSING INPUT DEVICE THAT READS PRINTED TEXT ANS GRAPHICS AND THEN TRANSLATES THE RESULTS INTO A FORM THE COMPUTER CAN PROCESS.
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BIOMETRIC
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A _____IDENTIFIER IS A PHYSIOLOGICAL OR BEHAVIORAL CHARACTERISTIC SUCH AS FINGERPRINTS, AHAND GEOMETRY, FACIAL FEATURES, VOICE, SIGNATURES, AND EYE PATTERNS. ALSO, A______DEVICE TRANSLATES A PERSONALCHARACTERISTIC (THE INPUT) INTO A DIGITAL CODE THAT IS COMPARED WITH A DIGITAL CODE STORED IN TH4 COMPUTER.
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WHITEBOARD
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A____IS A WINDOW ON THE SCREEN THAT DISPLAYS NOTES AND DRAWINGS SIMULTANEOUSLY ON THE SCREENS OF ALL PARTICIPANTS IN A VIDEO CONFERENCE.
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SOFT
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OUTPUT THAT IS PRESENTED ON A DISPLAY DEVICE IS CALLED_____COPY.
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COMMONLY USED______PRINTERS INCLUDE INK-JET PRINTERS AND PHOTO PRINTERS, LASER PRINTERS AND THERMAL PRINTERS, AND MOBILE PRINTERS AND LABEL AND POSTAGE PRINTER. ALSO,A(N)______PRINTER FORMS CHARACTERS AND GRAPHICS ON A PIECE OF PAPER WITHOUT ACTUALLY STRIKING THE PAPER.
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NONIMPACT
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A____IS MEASURED IN THE SAME WAY AS A TELEVISION IS MEASURED, THAT IS DIAGONALY FROM ONE CORNER TO THE OTHER.
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MONITOR
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PDAs SHIP WITH A BASIC_____, WHICH IS THE PRIMARY INPUT DEVICE.
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______ARE USED IN SPECIALIZED FIELDS SUCH AS ENGINEERING AND DRAFTING AND USUALLY ARE VERY COSTLY.
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A(N)_____PRINTER IS A SMALL, LIGHTWEIGHT BATTER-POWERED PRINTER THAT ALLOWS A MOBILE USER TO PRINT FROM A NOTEBOOK COMPUTER, TABLET PC, PDA, OR SMART PHONE.
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____PRINTERS ARE IDEAL FOR PRINTING MULTIPART FORMS BECAUSE THEY EASILY PRINT THROUGH MANY LAYERS OF PAPER.
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THE DISADVANTAGE OF A ___ PERIPHERAL IS THAT IF THE DEVICE BREAKS DOWN, USERS LOSE ALLFOUR FUNCTIONS.
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A ___ IS THE MOST WIDELY USED POINTING DEVICE ON DESKTOP COMPUTERS.
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