Chp 2 Q/Ans:

Note : Copy questions from book pg 22 part D :

1. Describe the different types of keys on a keyboard.

The keyboard has alphabetic keys to enter text. It has numeric
keys to enter numbers. Special keys help us perform special tasks
like moving to a new line or adding spaces. Function keys are used
to perform different functions.
2.Name a place where the following input devices might be used:
a. Touch screen
A. bank
b. Barcode reader
A. department store
c. Card reader
A. An electronics store
d. Joystick
A. A gaming zone
e. RFID reader
A. warehouse
f. Fingerprint reader
A. An office
3. Which of these is a pointing device?
a. Light pen
b. Card reader
c. Sensor
Ans . Light pen.
4.Some students are physically challenged or have learning
disabilities. Can you name two input devices that might help
these students provide information to a computer?
Ans.Braille keyboards and voice recognition systems can help
students who are physically challenged to provide information to
a computer.
5. Which method of input (OMR, OCR, MICR, barcodes) is most
likely to be used for each of the following? Why?
a. Reading data from a lottery ticket
OMR. Data is read in the form of dots or marks.
b. Scanning a typed document into a word processor
OCR. An entire document is saved as an image.
c. Reading data from bank cheques
MICR. Data printed in special ink is read using MICR.