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MULTIPLE CHOICE
2. A(n) ____ device is any hardware component that conveys information to one or more people.
a. input c. storage
b. output d. conveyance
3. A(n) ____ is an output device that conveys text, graphics, and video information.
a. display c. peripheral
b. image d. resolution
b. frame d. monitor
5. A(n) ____ display is a lightweight display device with a shallow depth, such as an LCD monitor or
plasma monitor, that does not use CRT technology.
a. flat-panel c. resolved
b. pixel d. native
b. pixel d. key
7. LCDs are geared for a specific resolution, called the ____ resolution.
a. indexed c. native
b. baseline d. broadband
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 308
8. An important measure of LCD monitors is the ____ time, which is the time in milliseconds (ms) that it
takes to turn a pixel on or off.
a. contrast c. pitch
b. pixel d. response
9. Pixel pitch, sometimes called ____ pitch, is the distance in millimeters between pixels on a display
device.
a. dot c. ratio
b. display d. contrast
10. To display the highest quality images, an LCD monitor should plug in a(n) ____.
a. DVI port c. HDMI port
11. ____ ratio describes the difference in light intensity between the brightest white and the darkest black
that can be displayed on an LCD monitor.
a. GPU c. Color
b. Contrast d. Format
12. A(n) ____ is a chip that controls the manipulation and display of graphics on a display device.
a. USB c. GPU
b. MIDI d. S-video
13. A graphic processing unit’s ____ depth is the number of bits it uses to store information about each
pixel.
a. format c. resolution
b. color d. data
14. Newer video cards usually have a standard monitor port and a(n) ____ port, allowing users to connect
external devices such as a television, DVD player, and video recorder to the computer.
a. MIDI c. S-video
b. USB d. FireWire
15. The ____ video standard has a typical resolution of 800 x 600.
a. XGA c. SXGA
b. SVGA d. UXGA
16. The ____ video standard has a typical resolution of 1024 x 768.
a. XGA c. SXGA
b. SVGA d. UXGA
17. The ____ video standard has a typical resolution of 1280 x 1024.
a. XGA c. SXGA
b. SVGA d. UXGA
18. The ____ video standard has a typical resolution of 1600 x 1200.
a. XGA c. SXGA
b. SVGA d. UXGA
19. A(n) ____ monitor is a display that uses gas plasma technology, which sandwiches a layer of gas
between two glass plates.
a. toner c. large-format
b. plasma d. NLQ
b. XTV d. CTV
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 312
22. Users are turning to ____ for crisper, higher-quality output than they can achieve with analog televi-
sion.
a. DTV c. CTV
b. XTV d. HTV
23. With ____, the broadcast signals are digitized when they are sent via over-the-air broadcasts from loc-
al television networks, satellite, or cable.
a. EMR c. HDTV
b. CTV d. HTV
b. 22 d. 20
25. A(n) ____ monitor is a desktop monitor that contains a cathode-ray tube.
a. plasma c. LCD
b. large-format d. CRT
27. A 21-inch monitor like the one in the accompanying figure may have a viewable size of ____ inches.
a. 15 c. 20
b. 18 d. 22
28. Monitors like the one in the accompanying figure come in a variety of sizes, the more common being
all of the following EXCEPT ____ inches.
a. 15 c. 20
b. 17 d. 22
29. A(n) ____ is an output device that produces text and graphics on a physical medium such as paper or
transparency film.
a. scanner c. resolver
b. display d. printer
30. Printed information, called ____ copy, exists physically and is a more permanent form of output.
a. hard c. firm
b. serial d. display
32. Until a few years ago, printing a document required connecting a computer to a printer with a ____.
a. portage c. FireWire
33. Bluetooth printing is more convenient than infrared printing because Bluetooth devices ____ an ap-
proximate 30-foot range.
a. do not have to be aligned and can be outside
b. have to be aligned but must be within
34. With ____ printing, a printer communicates with a device using light waves.
a. RF c. Bluetooth
b. mobile d. infrared
35. With ____ printing, a computer or other device transmits output to a printer via radio waves.
a. RF c. Bluetooth
b. mobile d. infrared
36. Some ____ printers spray ink, while others use heat or pressure to create images.
a. nonimpact c. band
b. impact d. shuttle-matrix
37. Commonly used nonimpact printers include all of the following except ____.
a. ink-jet printers and photo printers
b. laser printers and thermal printers
38. A(n) ____ printer forms characters and graphics on a piece of paper without actually striking the pa-
per.
a. nonimpact c. shuttle-matrix
b. dot matrix d. line
40. A(n) ____ printer is a color printer that produces photo-lab-quality pictures.
a. output c. photo
b. image d. pic
b. 350 d. 750
42. A(n) ____, such as that shown in the accompanying figure, is a high-speed, high-quality nonimpact
printer.
a. laser printer c. thermal printer
43. A printer, such as that shown in the accompanying figure, uses software that enables it to interpret a(n)
____, which tells the printer how to lay out the contents of a printed page.
a. unified modeling language (UML) c. object-oriented language (OOL)
44. A printer, such as that shown in the accompanying figure, creates images using a laser beam and
powdered ink, called ____.
a. woofer c. toner
b. spoiler d. cracker
b. HTML d. PCL
46. To print a full-page 1200-dpi photo, you might need ____ of memory in the printer.
a. 32 KB c. 64 MB
b. 64 KB d. 128 MB
47. Professionals in the desktop publishing and graphic art fields commonly use ____ because it is de-
signed for complex documents with intense graphics and colors.
a. PCL c. UML
b. PageScript d. PostScript
b. inexpensive, but the print quality is high and the images tend to last
c. expensive, but the print quality is high although the images tend to fade
d. expensive, but the print quality is low although the images tend to last
50. Dye-sublimation printers for the home or small business user typically print images in ____ than their
professional counterparts.
a. a wide range of sizes and are much faster
51. Mobile printers mainly use any of the following technologies except ____ technology.
a. ink-jet c. thermal
b. laser d. dye-sublimation
52. A(n) ____ printer is a small printer that prints on an adhesive-type material that can be placed on a
variety of items such as envelopes, packages, CDs, and DVDs.
a. mobile c. label
53. A(n) ____ printer is a special type of label printer that has a built-in digital scale and prints postage
stamps.
a. stamp c. digital
b. postage d. USPS
54. Postage printers allow users to buy and print digital postage, called ____ postage, right from their
computer.
a. Web c. Internet
b. USPS d. online
55. ____ use a row of charged wires to draw an electrostatic pattern on specially coated paper and then
fuse toner to the pattern.
a. Impact printers c. Large-format printers
56. Using ink-jet printer technology, but on a much larger scale, a(n) ____ creates photo-realistic-quality
color prints.
a. large-format printer c. NLQ printer
b. impact d. thermal
58. Impact printers commonly produce ____ output, which is print quality slightly less clear than what is
acceptable for business letters.
a. dot-matrix c. NLQ
b. line d. thermal
b. dot-matrix printers and line printers d. mobile printers and thermal printers
b. Thermal d. Impact
61. A(n) ____ printer is an impact printer that produces printed images when tiny wire pins on a print head
mechanism strike an inked ribbon.
a. line c. NLQ
b. thermal d. dot-matrix
62. Most dot-matrix printers use ____ paper, in which thousands of sheets of paper are connected together
end to end.
a. continuous-form c. line
b. impact d. thermal
63. A(n) ____ printer is a high-speed impact printer that prints an entire line at a time.
a. continuous-form c. thermal
b. impact d. line
65. The speed of a dot-matrix printer is measured by the number of ____ it can print.
a. characters per second (cps) c. pages per second (pps)
66. Many personal computer users add surround sound ____, such as those shown in the accompanying
figure, to their computers to generate a higher-quality sound.
a. subwoofers c. satellites
b. headphones d. speakers
b. faxback d. satellite
68. An audio ____ device, such as that shown in the accompanying figure, is a component of a computer
that produces music, speech, or other sounds, such as beeps.
a. input c. output
b. throughput d. storage
69. To boost the low bass sounds, some users add a(n) ____, such as that shown in the accompanying fig-
ure.
a. subwoofer c. satellite
70. ____ are audio output devices that cover or are placed outside the ear.
a. Earphones c. Headphones
b. Earbuds d. VoIPs
71. ____ are audio output devices that rest inside the ear canal.
a. Earbuds c. VoIP
b. Headphones d. E-phones
72. Voice ____ occurs when a person’s voice is heard or when the computer talks through speakers on the
computer.
a. output c. input
b. faxing d. throughput
b. 50 to 150 d. 75 to 150
75. A(n) ____ is a touch-sensitive device, resembling a dry-erase board, that displays the image on a con-
nected computer screen.
a. Braille printer c. accessibility wizard
76. Some input devices include ____ output that provides the user with a physical response from the
device.
a. utility c. tactile
b. interactive d. physical
78. An alternative for blind users is a(n) ____ printer, which outputs information in Braille on paper.
a. Braille c. high-contrast
b. utility d. magnifier
79. The ____ enlarges text and other items in a window on the screen.
a. Braille c. High-contrast option
80. In Windows Vista, instead of using a monitor, blind users can work with voice output via Windows
____ command.
a. Accessibility Wizard c. Utility Manager
b. Narrator d. Auditor
b. graphics d. video
4. With HDTV, the broadcast signals are digitized when they are sent via OTA broadcasts from ____.
a. local television networks c. satellite
b. portrait d. landscape
6. Which of the following is a common page description language that comes with a laser printer when it
is purchased?
a. PCL c. JavaScript
b. PCX d. PostScript
7. A laser toner cartridge can be ____ for about 5,000 printed pages.
a. $50 c. $170
b. $100 d. $250
ANS: A, B, C PTS: 1 REF: 320
a. laser c. ink-jet
MODIFIED TRUE/FALSE
1. As with an LCD monitor, the greater the video card’s bit depth, the worse the resulting image.
_________________________
ANS: F, better
2. The lower the dpi (dots per inch) an ink-jet printer can output, the better the print quality.
_________________________
ANS: F, higher
3. Thermal wax-transfer printers are more expensive than many color laser printers.
_________________________
ANS: F, less
4. Lower-end dye-sublimation printers are comparable in cost to a photo printer based on ink-jet techno-
logy. _________________________
6. Nonimpact printers are ideal for printing multipart forms because they can print through layers of pa-
per. _________________________
ANS: F, Impact
7. A(n) laser printer produces printed images when tiny wire pins on a print head mechanism strike an
inked ribbon. _________________________
8. Wireless music systems include a FireWire transmitter that plugs into a computer, a receiver that con-
nects to a television or stereo system, and a remote control. _________________________
ANS: F, USB
9. DLP projectors, which use liquid crystal display technology, attach directly to a computer, and use
their own light source to display the information shown on the computer on the screen.
_________________________
ANS: F, LCD
10. LCD projectors use tiny mirrors to reflect light, which produce crisp, bright, colorful images that re-
main in focus and can be seen clearly even in a well-lit room. _________________________
ANS: F, DLP
TRUE/FALSE
2. Most mobile computers and devices separate the display and other components into a different physic-
al case.
3. Monochrome means information on a monitor can be displayed only in white on a black background.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 306
4. Information on a display device, sometimes called hard copy, exists electronically and appears for a
temporary period.
5. A large monitor allows users to view less information on the screen at once, but usually is less expens-
ive.
6. A newer use of OLED technology is in the head-mounted display (HMD), which is a display in a hel-
met, goggles, or glasses
7. The lower the time in milliseconds it takes to turn a pixel on or off on an LCD monitor, the slower the
response time.
9. The higher the nits of an LCD monitor or LCD screen, the dimmer the images.
10. Pixel pitch describes the difference in light intensity between the brightest white and the darkest black
that can be displayed on an LCD monitor.
13. Several video standards have been developed to define the resolution, number of colors, and other dis-
play properties.
14. Both the video card and the monitor must support the same video standard to generate a desired resolu-
tion and number of colors.
17. The best analog televisions have a resolution of only 1920 x 1080 pixels.
18. Today, all broadcast stations must transmit digital signals, as mandated by the FCC.
20. Inside a CRT, an electron beam moves back and forth across the back of the screen causing the dots on
the front of the screen to glow, which produces an image on the screen.
21. A scanner is an output device that produces text and graphics on a physical medium such as paper.
22. Small business computer users might print several hundred pages a day.
23. Home computer users might print fewer than a hundred pages a week.
24. With Bluetooth printing, a printer communicates with a computer or other device using infrared light
waves.
25. Ink-jet printers produce text and graphics in both black-and-white and color on a variety of paper
types.
26. The print head mechanism in an ink-jet printer contains ink-filled print cartridges.
27. With an ink-jet printer, a higher dpi means the drops of ink are larger.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 316
28. Most ink-jet printers have at least two print cartridges: one containing black ink and the other(s) con-
taining colors.
29. The number of pages a single ink-jet cartridge can print varies by manufacturer and the type of docu-
ments being printed.
31. Many photo printers have a built-in card slot so the printer can print digital photographs directly from
a memory card.
32. Some photo printers have built-in LCD color screens, allowing users to view and enhance pictures be-
fore printing them.
33. Laser printers for large business users print less than 15 ppm (pages per minute).
34. Color laser printers are priced slightly higher than otherwise equivalent black-and-white models.
35. When printing a document, laser printers process and store the entire page before they actually print it.
36. Multifunction peripherals require less space than having separate devices.
37. Some mobile printers have a built-in wireless port through which they communicate with a computer
wirelessly.
38. Some plotters and large-format printers use individual sheets of paper, while others take large rolls.
41. To take full advantage of high-end surround sound speaker systems, be sure the sound card in the com-
puter is compatible with the speaker system.
43. In some software applications, the computer can speak the contents of a document through voice out-
put.
46. Some data projectors are large devices that attach to a ceiling or wall in an auditorium.
47. Because LCD projectors tend to produce lower-quality images, users often prefer DLP projectors for
their sharper, brighter images.
48. In addition to games, joysticks, wheels, and gamepads that include force feedback are used in practical
applications such as in the military and aviation.
49. Hearing-impaired users can instruct programs to display words instead of sounds.
50. Visually impaired users cannot change Windows Vista settings, such as increasing the size or changing
the color of text to make words easier to read.
COMPLETION
1. ____________________ is a category of output that includes memos, letters, announcements, press re-
leases, and reports.
ANS: Text
2. ____________________ is a category of output that includes drawings, clip art, and photographs.
ANS: Graphics
ANS: Audio
4. ____________________ is a category of output that includes prerecorded news reports, movies, and
performances.
ANS: Video
5. Commonly used ____________________ devices include display devices, printers, speakers, head-
phones, and earphones.
ANS: output
ANS: display
ANS: Monochrome
ANS: diagonally
ANS:
LCD
liquid-crystal display
LCD (liquid-crystal display)
liquid-crystal display (LCD)
10. Mobile computers, such as notebook computers and smart phones and other mobile devices, often
have ____________________ screens.
ANS: LCD
11. LCD monitors have a small ____________________; that is, they take up less desk space than older
monitors.
ANS: footprint
12. Setting a monitor to display a higher ____________________ uses a greater number of pixels and thus
provides a smoother image.
ANS: resolution
13. A(n) ____________________ display uses a separate transistor for each liquid crystal cell and thus
displays high-quality color that is viewable from all angles.
ANS: TFT
14. A newer type of TFT technology, called ____________________, uses organic molecules that pro-
duce an even brighter, easier-to-read display than standard TFT displays.
ANS:
OLED
Organic LED
OLED (Organic LED)
Organic LED (OLED)
15. A(n) ____________________ display uses fewer transistors, requires less power, and is less expensive
than an active-matrix display.
ANS: passive-matrix
PTS: 1 REF: 308
16. A(n) ____________________ monitor like the one in the accompanying figure uses a liquid com-
pound to present information on a display device.
ANS:
LCD
Liquid crystal display
Liquid crystal display (LCD)
LCD (liquid crystal display)
17. LCD monitors and LCD screens like the one in the accompanying figure produce color using
____________________ technology.
ANS:
passive matrix
active matrix
active-matrix
passive-matrix
PTS: 1 REF: 308
18. To display the highest quality images, an LCD monitor like the one in the accompanying figure should
plug in a(n) ____________________ port, which enables digital signals to transmit directly to the
LCD monitor.
ANS:
DVI
Digital Video Interface
DVI (Digital Video Interface)
Digital Video Interface (DVI)
DisplayPort
HDMI
High-Definition Media Interface
HDMI (High-Definition Media Interface)
High-Definition Media Interface (HDMI)
19. In monitors like the one in the accompanying figure, a(n) ____________________ is a unit of visible
light intensity equal to one candela (formerly called candlepower) per square meter.
ANS: nit
20. When compared to LCD monitors, like the one in the accompanying figure, ____________________
monitors offer larger screen sizes and higher display quality but are more expensive.
ANS: plasma
21. A monitor’s ____________________ size is the diagonal measurement of the actual viewing area
provided by the screen in the CRT monitor.
ANS: viewable
22. A printout in ____________________ orientation presents its information printed across the shorter
width of the paper.
ANS: portrait
ANS: soft
ANS: landscape
25. Of letters, spreadsheets, reports, and books, they all usually use portrait orientation except
____________________.
ANS: spreadsheets
26. A(n) ____________________ printer is a type of nonimpact printer that forms characters and graphics
by spraying tiny drops of liquid ink onto a piece of paper.
ANS: ink-jet
27. Printer ____________________ is measured by the number of dots per inch a printer can print.
ANS: resolution
28. The ____________________ of an ink-jet printer is measured by the number of pages per minute it
can print.
ANS: speed
29. Most ink-jet printers can print from 1200 to ____________________ dpi.
ANS: 4800
ANS:
ppm
pages per minute
ppm (pages per minute)
pages per minute (ppm)
ANS: ink-jet
PTS: 1 REF: 318
32. A(n) ____________________ printer generates images by pushing electrically heated pins against
heat-sensitive paper.
ANS: thermal
33. A(n) ____________________ printer generates rich, nonsmearing images by using heat to melt
colored wax onto heat-sensitive paper.
ANS:
thermal wax transfer
thermal-wax transfer
34. A(n) ____________________ printer uses heat to transfer colored dye to specially coated paper, creat-
ing images that are of photographic quality.
ANS:
dye-sublimation
digital photo
35. A(n) ____________________ printer is a small, lightweight battery-powered printer that allows a mo-
bile user to print from a notebook computer, smart phone, or other mobile device.
ANS: mobile
36. ____________________ are used in specialized fields such as engineering and drafting and usually are
very costly.
ANS: Plotters
ANS: Internet
ANS: bar
ANS: plotter
40. Most personal computers have a small internal ____________________ that usually outputs only low-
quality sound.
ANS: speaker
MATCHING
Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition.
a. output k. multifunction
b. candela l. LCD
d. monitor n. thermal
f. portrait p. plasma
h. GPU r. blueprint
i. DVI s. plotter
j. S-video t. resolution
ESSAY
ANS:
While working with a computer, a user encounters four basic categories of output: text, graphics, au-
dio, and video. Very often, a single form of output, such as a Web page, includes more than one of
these categories.
• Text — Examples of text-based output are memos, letters, press releases, reports, advertisements,
newsletters, envelopes, mailing labels, and e-mail messages. On the Web, users view and print many
other types of text-based output. These include blogs, newspapers, magazines, books, play or televi-
sion show transcripts, stock quotes, famous speeches, and historical lectures.
• Graphics — Output often includes graphics to enhance its visual appeal and convey information.
Business letters have logos. Reports include charts. Newsletters use drawings, clip art, and photo-
graphs. Users print high-quality photographs taken with a digital camera. Many Web sites use anim-
ated graphics, such as blinking icons, scrolling messages, or simulations.
• Audio — Users insert their favorite music CD in a CD or DVD drive and listen to the music while
working on the computer. Software such as games, encyclopedias, and simulations often have musical
accompaniments for entertainment and audio clips, such as narrations and speeches, to enhance under-
standing. On the Web, users tune into radio and television stations and listen to audio clips, podcasts,
or live broadcasts of interviews, talk shows, sporting events, news, music, and concerts. They also use
the Internet to conduct real-time conversations with friends, coworkers, or family members, just as if
they were speaking on the telephone.
• Video — As with audio, software and Web sites often include video clips to enhance understanding.
Vodcasts and video blogs, for example, add a video component to the traditional podcast and blog.
Users watch a live or prerecorded news report, view a replay while attending a live sporting event, ob-
serve weather conditions, or enjoy a live performance of their favorite musician or musical group on
the computer. Instead of renting a movie, users can download movie content from a Web site for a fee
and then watch the entire movie on a computer or mobile device. Attaching a video camera to the com-
puter allows users to watch home movies on the computer. They also can attach a television’s antenna
or cable to the computer and watch a television program on the computer screen.
2. Discuss what a CRT monitor is and how it differs from LCD monitors.
ANS:
A CRT monitor is a desktop monitor that contains a cathode-ray tube. A cathode-ray tube (CRT) is a
large, sealed glass tube. The front of the tube is the screen. Tiny dots of phosphor material coat the
screen on a CRT. Inside the CRT, an electron beam moves back and forth across the back of the
screen. This causes the dots on the front of the screen to glow, which produces an image on the screen.
CRT monitors have a much larger footprint than do LCD monitors; that is, they take up more desk
space. CRT monitors for desktop computers are available in various sizes, with the more common be-
ing 15, 17, 19, 21, and 22 inches. A CRT monitor’s viewable size is the diagonal measurement of the
actual viewing area provided by the screen in the CRT monitor. A 21-inch monitor, for example, may
have a viewable size of 20 inches.
ANS:
Today, wireless printing technology makes the task of printing from a notebook computer, Tablet PC,
PDA, smart phone, or digital camera much easier. Two wireless technologies for printing are
Bluetooth and infrared. With Bluetooth printing, a computer or other device transmits output to a print-
er via radio waves. The computer or other device and the printer do not have to be aligned with each
other; rather, they need to be within an approximate 30-foot range. With infrared printing, a printer
communicates with a computer or other device using infrared light waves. To print from a smart
phone, for example, a user lines up the IrDA port on the smart phone with the IrDA port on the printer.
4. Discuss ink-jet printing, including the costs, types of paper it accepts, what it can print on, its resolu-
tion, and its speed.
ANS:
An ink-jet printer is a type of nonimpact printer that forms characters and graphics by spraying tiny
drops of liquid ink onto a piece of paper. Ink-jet printers have become a popular type of color printer
for use in the home. A reasonable quality ink-jet printer costs less than $100. Ink-jet printers produce
text and graphics in both black-and-white and color on a variety of paper types. These printers nor-
mally use individual sheets of paper stored in one or two removable or stationary trays. Ink-jet printers
accept papers in many sizes. Available paper types include plain paper, ink-jet paper, photo paper,
glossy paper, and banner paper. Most ink-jet printers can print photographic-quality images on any of
these types of paper. Ink-jet printers also print on other materials such as envelopes, labels, index
cards, greeting card paper (card stock), transparencies, and iron-on T-shirt transfers. Many ink-jet
printers include software for creating greeting cards, banners, business cards, letterheads, and transpar-
encies. As with many other input and output devices, one factor that determines the quality of an ink-
jet printer is its resolution. Printer resolution is measured by the number of dots per inch (dpi)a printer
can print. With an ink-jet printer, a dot is a drop of ink. A higher dpi means the drops of ink are smal-
ler. Most ink-jet printers can print from 1200 to 4800 dpi. The higher the dpi, the better the print qual-
ity. The difference in quality becomes noticeable when the size of the printed image increases. That is,
a wallet-sized image printed at 1200 dpi may look similar in quality to one printed at 2400 dpi. When
you increase the size of the image, to 8 x 10 for example, the printout of the 1200 dpi resolution may
look grainier than the one printed using a 2400 dpi resolution. The speed of an ink-jet printer is meas-
ured by the number of pages per minute (ppm) it can print. Most ink-jet printers print from 12 to 36
ppm. Graphics and colors print at a slower rate. For example, an ink-jet printer may print 36 ppm for
black text and only 27 ppm for color and/or graphics. The print head mechanism in an ink-jet printer
contains ink-filled print cartridges. Each cartridge has fifty to several hundred small ink holes, or
nozzles. The ink propels through any combination of the nozzles to form a character or image on the
paper.
5. Discuss what a multifunction peripheral is, including its advantages and disadvantages.
ANS:
A multifunction peripheral is a single device that looks like a copy machine but provides the function-
ality of a printer, scanner, copy machine, and perhaps a fax machine. The features of these devices,
which sometimes are called all-in-one devices, vary. For example, some use color ink-jet printer tech-
nology, while others include a black-and-white laser printer. Small offices and home office (SOHO)
users have multifunction peripherals because these devices require less space than having a separate
printer, scanner, copy machine, and fax machine. Another advantage of these devices is they are signi-
ficantly less expensive than if you purchase each device separately. If the device breaks down,
however, you lose all four functions, which is the primary disadvantage.
6. Explain what a mobile printer is, and what a label/postage printer is.
ANS:
A mobile printer is a small, lightweight, battery-powered printer that allows a mobile user to print
from a notebook computer, smart phone, or other mobile device while traveling. Barely wider than the
paper on which they print, mobile printers fit easily in a briefcase alongside a notebook computer. Mo-
bile printers mainly use ink-jet, thermal, thermal wax-transfer, or dye-sublimation technology. Many
of these printers connect to a USB port. Others have a built-in wireless port through which they com-
municate with the computer wirelessly. A label printer is a small printer that prints on an adhesive-type
material that can be placed on a variety of items such as envelopes, packages, CDs, DVDs, audiocas-
settes, photographs, file folders, and toys. Most label printers also print bar codes. Label printers typic-
ally use thermal technology. A postage printer is a special type of label printer that has a built-in digit-
al scale and prints postage stamps. Postage printers allow users to buy and print digital postage, called
Internet postage, right from their computer. That is, you purchase an amount of postage from an au-
thorized postal service Web site. As you need a stamp, you print it on the postage printer. Each time a
postage stamp prints, your postage account is updated.
CASE
Case 1
You’ve just started as a salesperson in the printers section of a new technology superstore, and you are
taking a crash course in the specifications and capabilities of printers.
1. What will you recommend for a customer who is looking for a printer that is comparable in cost to a
photo printer based on ink-jet technology and is small enough for the mobile user to carry in a
briefcase?
ANS:
c.
2. A customer is looking to be able to print blueprints and posters. What kind of technology will you re-
commend for her?
ANS:
b.
Case 2
Your friend has bought a new LCD monitor, and you decide to compare its specifications to yours, as
your own was one of the first to come on the market and you are considering replacing it.
3. Your friend’s monitor is far brighter than yours. Hers has a value of 550 nits. Which of the following
can be a value of your monitor?
ANS:
a.
4. The images on your friend’s monitor are far sharper than the ones on your own. Hers has a dot pitch
value of .30 mm. Which of the following can the value of your monitor?
a. .25 mm b. .31 mm
c. .30 mm d. .33 mm
ANS:
d.