Date: June 30, 2020

IT Application Tools in Business – Lecture

Module 5 Exercises: Hardware Input and Output

Name: _GALVEZ, RONNIE MAE E._ Date submitted: __

Note: Answer sheet is provided at the bottom
Please send your answer sheet on or before July 6, 2020
A. Self-Test Questions:
1. A(n) dumb terminal is entirely dependent for all its processing activities on the computer system to which
it is
connected.
2. The two main categories of printer are _impact__ and _non impact__.
3. _Ergonomics___ is the study of the physical relationships between people and their work environment.
4. A(n) _mouse___ is an input device that is rolled about on a desktop and directs a pointer on the
computer’s
display screen.
5. _Output hardware____ consists of devices that translate information processed by the computer into a
form that humans
can understand.
6. _Biometrics____ is the science of measuring individual body characteristics.
7. A(n) _touch screen____ accepts input supplied with finger and hand gestures.
8. LCD is short for _Liquid Crystal Display______.
9. A(n)_page description language______ is software that describes the shape and position of characters and
graphics to the printer.
10. When people in different geographic locations can have a meeting using computers and
communications, it is called _videoconferencing____ .
11. An input device that collects specific data directly from the environment and transmits it to a computer is
called a(n) _sensor_____.
12. A debilitating condition caused by pressure on the median nerve in the wrist, producing damage and
pain to nerves and tendons in the hands, is called _carpal tunnel syndrome______.
13. The measure of the number of dots that are printed in a linear inch is _dots per inch___ called or
DPI____ .
14. A printer that forms characters or images by striking a mechanism such as a print hammer or wheel
against an inked ribbon, leaving images on a paper, is called a(n)_impact____ printer.
15. _Laser______ printers enabled the development of desktop publishing.
16. __Pixel_____ is short for “picture element.”
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Multiple-Choice Questions:
1. Which of the following is not a pointing device? C
a. mouse
b. touchpad
c. keyboard
d. joystick
2. Which of the following is not a source data-entry device? E
a. bar-code reader
b. sensor
c. digital camera
d. scanner
e. mouse
3. Which of the following display standards has the highest screen resolution? E
a. XGA
b. UXGA
c. VGA
d. SVGA
e. QXGA
4. Which of the following is not considered hardcopy output? D
a. spreadsheet printout
b. microfilm
c. fax report
d. Word document computer file
e. printed invoice
5. Which of the following factors does not affect the quality of a screen display? B
a. refresh rate
b. speed
c. resolution

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d. pixels
e. color depth
6. A device with a microchip that contains code numbers that can be read by a scanner’s radio waves is a(n)
__D__.
a. optical character reader
b. nanotube
c. pointing device
d. RFID tag
e. multifunction mouse

True-False Questions
1. On a computer screen, the more pixels that appear per square inch, the higher the resolution. TRUE
2. Photos taken with a digital camera can be downloaded to a computer’s hard disk. TRUE
3. Resolution is the amount of space between the centers of adjacent pixels. FALSE
4. The abbreviation dpi stands for “dense pixel intervals.” FALSE
5. Pointing devices control the position of the cursor on the screen. TRUE

Web Exercises
1. Visit an online shopping site such as Lazada or Shopee.com. Type Printers in the Shopping search box.
Investigate five different types of printers by clicking on the printer names and then on See Full
Product Description.
Note(a) the type of printer, (b)its price, (c) its resolution, and (d) its speeds for black-and white printing
and for color printing, if applicable. Which operating system is each printer compatible with? Which
printer would you choose? Why?

Answer Sheet:

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Exercise A.

1. Dumb
2. impact and nonimpact
3. Ergonomics
4. Mouse
5. Output hardware
6. Biometrics
7. Touch Screen
8. Liquid Crystal Display
9. Page description language
10. video conferencing
11. sensor
12. carpal tunnel syndrome
13. dots per inch or DPI
14. impact
15. laser
16. pixel

Exercise B: Exercise C:

1. C 1. T
2. E 2. T
3. E 3. F
4. D 4. F
5. B 5. T
6. D

Exercise D:

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