Data Processing Chapter 4

Front 1

DVD-ROMs use the ____ standard to compress video data.

Back 1

MPEG

Front 2

A _______ is similar to a copy machine except that it creates a file of the document instead of a paper copy.

Back 2

Scanner

Front 3

A _______ mechanism requires frequent cleaning because it picks up oils from fingers and dust from the enviornment.

Back 3

trackball

Front 4

Determines the shape of characters by determining patterns of light and darks. Then compares these shapes with predefined shapes stored in memory to convert the shapes into characters the computer can understand

Back 4

Optical character recognition

Front 5

Software programs that conform to the _____ standard allow music and other sounds to be composed and edited.

Back 5

MIDI

Front 6

Some scanner manufacturers refer to the actual scanned resolution as the ____ _____ differtiating if from the resolution when dots are added.

Back 6

Optical Resolution

Front 7

To convert a scanned document into a text file that can be edited, it is necessary to have ___ software that works with the scanner.

Back 7

OCR

Front 8

With a _____ scanner, a large and expensive scanner used in the publishing industry, the item to be scanned rotated around a stationary scanning mechanism.

Back 8

Drun

Front 9

With a ______ scanner, the item to be scanned is placed on a glass surface under which the scanning mechansim passes.

Back 9

Flatbed

Front 10

A three minute segment, or clip of high-quality video can take an entire ________ of storage (equal to approx. 50 million pages of text).

Back 10

Gigabyte

Front 11

The computers capability of distinguishing spoken words

Back 11

Speech recognition or Voice recognition

Front 12

____ is used almost exclusively by the banking industry for check processing.

Back 12

MICR (Magnetic-ink character recognition

Front 13

_____ ______ ______ are used in factories, wharehouses, or other locations where heat, humidity, and cleanliness are difficulties are difficult to control.

Back 13

Data Collection Devices

Front 14

With some digital cameras, the pictures are stored directly on a floppy disk or on a __ _____.

Back 14

PC Card

Front 15

The process of entering a full-motion recording into a computer and storing the video on a hard disk or some other medium

Back 15

Viseo input or Video capture

Front 16

_______ are used on grocery and pharmacy supplies; vehicles; and mail and books.

Back 16

Barcodes

Front 17

Retail and grocery use the ___ type bar code.

Back 17

UPC

Front 18

The _____ key erases the character to the left of the insertion point.

Back 18

Delete

Front 19

The ____ key usually sends the insertion point to a beginning location.

Back 19

Home

Front 20

The _____ key is used at the end of command to direct the computer to process the command.

Back 20

enter

Front 21

In many programs, pressing the function key ___ displays a Help window.

Back 21

F1

Front 22

Placed over the keyboard and allows you to rest your hand on the keyboard without accidentlly pressing any keys; also guides your fingers or pointing device so you press only one key at at time.

Back 22

keyguard

Front 23

A meeting between 2 or more geographically seperated individuals who use a network or the internet to transmit audio and video data

Back 23

videoconference

Front 24

The density of dots that determine sharpness and clearness of the resulting image

Back 24

resolution

Front 25

Used to read text printed with magnetic ink (used by banks for processing checks)

Back 25

magnetic-ink character recognition

Front 26

Allows you to take pictures and store the photodraphed images digitally instead of on traditional film

Back 26

digital camera

Front 27

The ____ mouse operation is performed by pointing to an item, holding down the left mouse button, moving the item to a desired location on the screen, and then releasing the left ouse button.

Back 27

Drag

Front 28

Uses laser beams to read bar codes

Back 28

bar code scanner

Front 29

A stationary pointing device with a ball mechanism on its top

Back 29

trackball

Front 30

Provide menus as a means of entering commands

Back 30

menu-driven programs

Front 31

Any data or instruction you enter into the memory of a computer

Back 31

input

Front 32

Uses icons, buttons, and other graphical objects to issue commands.

Back 32

graphical user interface

Front 33

A symbol that indicates where on the screen the next character you type will display

Back 33

insertion point

Front 34

The ______ key is a toggle key.

Back 34

insert

Front 35

An input device that is used to control the movement of the pointer on the screen and to make selections from the screen

Back 35

mouse

Front 36

A handheld input device that contains a light source or can detect light

Back 36

light pen

Front 37

The _________ mouse operation is performed by pressing and releasing the secondary mouse button.

Back 37

Right-click

Front 38

A vertical lever mounted on a base to control movement in different directions (Ex: in a game with a car)

Back 38

joystick

Front 39

A monitor that has a touch-sensitive panel on the screen

Back 39

touch screen

Front 40

Ther esults that are stored in rows and columns of dots when a document is scanned

Back 40

bitmap

Front 41

The process of entering (recording) music, speech, or sound effects

Back 41

Audio input

Front 42

A type of keyboard that has 12 function keys along the top, two control keys, two alt keys, and a set of arrows and additional keys between the typing area and the numeric keypad.

Back 42

enhanced keyboards

Front 43

The _____ key when pressed in combination with a letter key causes the letter to be uppercase.

Back 43

Shift

Front 44

The ____ is the most widely used pointing device because it takes full advantage of a graphical user interface.

Back 44

mouse

Front 45

A specific word, phrase, or code that a program understands as an instruction

Back 45

keyword

Front 46

______ are often used in kiosks located in stores, hotels, airports, and museums.

Back 46

Touchscreen

Front 47

Any hardware component that allows you to enter data, programs, commands, and user responses into a computer

Back 47

input device

Front 48

Users with precise pointing requirements such as mapmarkers and architects use a _____ when working with a graphics tablet.

Back 48

Puck

Front 49

The original form of data

Back 49

source document