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True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

__F__ 1. Inside an optical mouse is a ball that moves freely as you drag the mouse on a surface.
__F__ 2. CRT monitors cost more than LCD monitors.
__F__ 3. A USB cable has three wires, two for power and one for communication.
___T_ 4. The latest modem standard is V.92.
___T_ 5. When you turn on the PC, Windows Plug and Play detects a new hardware device.

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____A 6. A ____ keyboard needs a driver to work.

a. wireless c. PS/2

b. DIN d. USB

____B 7. A mouse that connects to the computer by using a dedicated, round PS/2 mouse port coming directly from the
motherboard is called a ____ mouse.
a. serial c. bus

b. motherboard d. wheel

___C_ 8. A mouse that connects to the computer by using a mouse bus card that provides a PS/2 mouse port is called a
____ mouse.
a. serial c. bus

b. motherboard d. wheel

___d_ 9. A ____ is an input device that uses a monitor or LCD panel as the backdrop for input options.
a. keyboard c. trackball

b. barcode reader d. touch screen

___d_ 10. A ____ is an example of a barcode reader.

a. mouse c. touch screen

b. keyboard d. pen wand

___b_ 11. A ____ can be used to identify a person’s fingerprints, handprints, face, voice, eye, and handwritten
signatures.
a. barcode reader c. touch pad

b. biometric device d. trackball

___c_ 12. Most fingerprint readers that are not embedded in other devices use a ____ connection.
 a. PS/2 c. USB

b. serial d. parallel

__c__ 13. ____ monitors are also called flat panel monitors for the desktop.
a. DTE c. LCD

b. CRT d. USB

__b__ 14. Many monitors use ____ technology, in which the filaments at the back of the cathode tube shoot a beam of
electrons to the screen at the front of the tube.
a. LCD c. TFT

b. CRT d. PS/2

__a__ 15. A(n) ____ monitor produces an image using a liquid crystal material made of large, easily polarized
molecules.
a. LCD c. DTE

b. CRT d. PS/2

___d_ 16. ____ display is sometimes called active matrix display.

a. CRT c. DSTN

b. DTE d. TFT

__c__ 17. ____ display is sometimes called passive matrix display.

a. CRT c. DSTN

b. DTE d. TFT

___c_ 18. The ____ rate is the number of times in one second an electronic beam can fill the screen with lines from top
to bottom.
a. draw c. refresh

b. beam d. activation

___b_ 19. For CRT monitors, ____ is a measure of how many spots on a CRT screen are addressable by software.
a. refresh rate c. triad

b. resolution d. dot pitch

___b_ 20. One or more serial, parallel, USB, or game ports can be provided by a(n) ____ controller card.
a. extensions c. port

b. I/O d. peripherals

___d_ 21. When a serial port is used by an external modem, the serial port is called the ____ in documentation.
a. UART c. DCE

b. CRT d. DTE

___c_ 22. When a serial port is used by an external modem, the modem is called the ____ in documentation.
 a. UART c. DCE

b. CRT d. DTE

__b__ 23. ____ refers to the logic on the motherboard that controls the serial ports on the board.
a. DCE c. DTE

b. UART d. CRT

__c__ 24. A USB ____, which for most motherboards is included in the chipset, manages the USB bus.
a. decoder c. host controller

b. hub d. bus director

___b_ 25. FireWire and i.Link are common names for the peripheral bus officially named IEEE ____.
a. 1284 c. 1565

b. 1394 d. 1583

__b__ 26. Chips sometimes loosen because of thermal changes; this condition is called ____.
a. bursting c. cracking

b. chip creep d. chip mold

Completion
Complete each statement.

27. The word _Ergonomic_ means “designed for safe and comfortable interaction between human beings and
machines.”
28. A(n) _ barcode reader _ is used to scan barcodes on products to maintain inventory or at the point of sale
(POS).
29._interlaced_ CRT monitors draw a screen by making two passes.
30. Each composite location on a CRT screen is really made up of three dots and is called a(n) __triad_.
31. An infrared _transceiver_ provides an infrared port for wireless communication.

Matching

Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition.
a. biometric device f. pixel

b. graphics accelerator g. FireWire

c. trackball h. touch screen

d. hub i. modem

e. dot pitch
__c_ 32. Can be thought of as an upside-down wheel mouse
_h__ 33. A grid that senses clicks and drags (similar to those created by a mouse) and sends these events to the
computer by way of a serial or USB connection
_a_ 34. An input device that inputs biological data about a person
_e__ 35. The distance between the spots, or dots, on a CRT screen that the electronic beam hits
_f__ 36. An addressable location on a CRT screen
_b__ 37. A type of video card that has its own processor to boost performance
_g__ 38. Likely to replace SCSI as a solution for high-volume, multimedia external devices such as digital camcorders,
DVDs, and hard drives
_i__ 39. A device used by a PC to communicate over a phone line
_d__ 40. A device into which several devices can be plugged