True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true
or false.
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1.
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A
monitor is measured horizontally, from one corner of the casing across to the other.
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2.
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When
an electric current passes through the crystals in an LCD display, they twist, causing some light
waves to be blocked and allowing others to pass through, which creates an image.
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3.
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Monitors have controls that allow the brightness, contrast, positioning, height, and
width of images to be adjusted.
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4.
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Just
as any combination of dot-matrix pins can be activated, heat or pressure propels ink through any
combination of nozzles in an ink-jet printer print cartridge to form a character or image on the
paper.
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5.
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The
term fax also refers to a document that is sent or received via a fax machine.
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6.
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The
output from POS terminals serves as input to other computers to maintain sales records, update
inventory, verify credit, and perform other activities associated with the sales transactions that
are critical to running a business.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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7.
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As
shown in the accompanying figure, __________ is a type of output that consists of music, speech, or
any other sound. a. | a graphic or
graphical image | c. | text | b. | audio | d. | video | | | | |
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8.
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Display devices include all of the following except
__________. a. | CRT
monitors | c. | LCD
displays | b. | televisions | d. | speakers | | | | |
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9.
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A
monitor’s viewable size is the __________ measurement of the actual viewing area provided by the
monitor. a. | vertical | c. | diagonal | b. | horizontal | d. | area | | | | |
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__________ must support a video standard to generate a desired resolution and number
of colors. a. | Only the video
card | c. | Both the video
card and the monitor | b. | Only the monitor | d. | Neither the video card nor the
monitor | | | | |
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Manufacturers state video memory in __________. a. | kilobytes | c. | megabytes | b. | gigabytes | d. | millibytes | | | | |
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Connecting a computer to a standard television set requires a(n) __________, which
converts the digital signal from a computer into an analog signal that the television can
display. a. | HDTV
converter | c. | NTSC
converter | b. | SVGA converter | d. | DDWG converter | | | | |
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All
of the following are commonly used types of nonimpact printers except
__________. a. | laser
printers | c. | thermal
printers | b. | ink-jet printers | d. | dot-matrix printers | | | | |
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The
speed of an ink-jet printer is measured by the number of __________ it can print. a. | characters per
second (cps) | c. | pages per minute
(ppm) | b. | lines per minute (lpm) | d. | pixels per second (pps) | | | | |
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Developed by Hewlett-Packard, a leading printer manufacturer, __________ is a standard
printer language that supports the fonts and layouts used in standard office
documents. a. | ClearType | c. | PostScript | b. | PCL (Printer Control Language) | d. | DLP (Digital Language Printing) | | | | |
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Professionals in the desktop publishing and graphic art fields commonly use __________
because it is designed for complex documents with intense graphics and colors. a. | ClearType | c. | PostScript | b. | PCL (Printer Control Language) | d. | DLP (Digital Language Printing) | | | | |
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A
stand-alone __________ scans an original document, converts the image into digitized data, and
transmits the digitized image. a. | headset | c. | woofer | b. | video
adapter | d. | fax
machine | | | | |
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A
disadvantage of a multifunction device (MFD) is that __________. a. | it requires more
space than having four separate devices | b. | it is significantly more expensive than purchasing each device
separately | c. | if the MFD breaks down, the functions of all four devices are
lost | d. | all of the
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19.
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Some
ATMs (automated teller machines) have __________, while others have special keyboards for
input. a. | scanners | c. | joysticks | b. | graphics tablets | d. | touch screens | | | | |
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20.
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In
the Windows operating system, the __________ command enlarges text and other items in a window on the
screen. a. | Magnifier | c. | ShowSounds | b. | High Contrast | d. | MouseKeys | | | | |
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