Ch7 Practice Test Review

Front 1

A keyboard ________ is one or more keyboard keys that you press to perform an operating

Back 1

shortcut

Front 2

The ________ also known as a cursor in some applications, is a symbol on the screen, usually a blinking vertical bar, that indicates where the next character you type will appear.

Back 2

insertion point

Front 3

________ runs undetected and stores every keystroke in a file for later retrieval.

Back 3

Keylogging (keyboard monitoring)

Front 4

Standard keyboards typically have from ________ keys, which include function keys along the top and a numeric keypad on the right.

Back 4

101 to 105

Front 5

A(n) ________ keyboard has a design that reduces the chance of wrist and hand injuries.

Back 5

ergonomic

Front 6

If you own a device with a touch screen, you may need to ________ the touch screen in order to help the device determine exactly where one or more fingers are touching the screen.

Back 6

calibrate

Front 7

With ________ , you touch a stylus or digital pen on a flat surface to write, draw, or make selections.

Back 7

pen input

Front 8

A ________ is an input device that captures and converts a user's handwriting or drawings into a digital format, which users can upload to a computer or mobile device.

Back 8

digital pen

Front 9

To use pen input on a computer that does not have a touch screen, you can attach a ________ to the computer.

Back 9

graphics tablet

Front 10

________ involves moving your body or a handheld input device through the air.

Back 10

Air gesture

Front 11

Voice recognition is also called ________ .

Back 11

speech recognition

Front 12

A(n) ________ has the illusion of moving images because it sends a continual stream of still images.

Back 12

streaming cam

Front 13

A ________ is a meeting between two or more geographically separated people who use a network or the Internet to transmit audio and video data.

Back 13

video conference

Front 14

Many scanners include ________ , which can read and convert text documents into electronic files.

Back 14

OCR (optional character recognition)

Front 15

A ________ is a single point in an electronic image.

Back 15

pixcel

Front 16

Displays are optimized for a specific resolution, called the ________ resolution.

Back 16

native

Front 17

A ________ forms characters and graphics on a piece of paper without actually contacting the paper.

Back 17

nonimpact printer

Front 18

Most surround sound computer speaker systems include one or two center speakers and two or more ________ that are positioned so that sound emits from all directions.

Back 18

satellite speakers

Front 19

A(n) ________ projector uses tiny mirrors to reflect light, which produces crisp, bright, colorful images that remain in focus and can be seen clearly, even in a well-lit room.

Back 19

DLP (Digital Light Proccessing)

Front 20

Joysticks, wheels, gamepads, and motion-sensing game controllers include ________ , which is a technology that sends resistance to the device in response to actions of the user.

Back 20

force feedback