input, output, and processing
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sophiaterra on October 15, 2010
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pricipals of informtion&technology
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 audio input | they allow a user to send audio signals to a computer for processing, recording, or carrying out commands |
| biometrics | a technology used to analyze our body for authentication purposes. It analyzes any of this for verification by using a scanner: Finger print, eye retina, eye iris, signature and our voice. |
| digital camera | a device that takes images and stores them via an electronic image sensor |
| expansion slot | Connection in a computer, esp. a microcomputer, to which a new board can be added to expand the computer's capabilities |
| firewire | FireWire is a method of transferring information between digital devices, especially audio and video equipment. |
| inkjet printer | High-speed typing or printing process in which charged droplets of ink issuing from nozzles are directed onto paper under computer control |
| input | Something that is put in To enter (data) into a computer |
| keyboard | an input device for a computer. It's usually used for entering text, a list of commands, or other characters into a computer's system |
| laser printer | electrostatic printer that focuses a laser beam to form images that are transferred to paper electrostatically |
| modem | a device that lets your computer communicate through standard telephone lines for connection to the internet, other modems, or communications devices |
| monitor | an output device that displays video, graphics and text generated via the video output port of a PC's motherboard |
| mouse | a handheld input device with control buttons that is moved across a pad to control the movement of a cursor on a computer screen or is clicked to transmit instructions |
| output | The computer generated information that is displayed to the user in some discernible form such as a screen display, printed page, or sound. |
| plug-and-play | Standard for the production of compatible computers, peripherals, and software that facilitates device installation and enables automatic configuration of the system |
| pointing device | any piece of hardware that is used to move a pointer around a graphical user interface and interact with elements on the computer screen. |
| port printer | (also known as a parallel port)a hardware interface that hooks up peripheral devices, such as printers, to a central computer system |
| scanner | An electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer. |
| trackball | Pointing device that works like a mouse turned upside down; controls the movement of the on-screen pointer. |
| universal serial bus(usb) | allows high-speed, easy connection of peripherals to a PC. When plugged in, everything configures automatically. |
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