CONF Chapter 3B
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25 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Hard disk | A rigid, manetically sensitive disk that spins rapidly and continously inside the computer chassis or in a seperate box attached to the computer housing and used as a storage device. |
| Hot swap | To remove or replace peripheral devices without powering down the computer and peripherals. |
| Impact printer | A printer that forms images by physically striking paper, ribbon, and print hammer together. |
| Inkjet printer | A nonimpact printer that spray ink directly onto paper to produce printed text and graphic. |
| Interface standards | Standards for ports and other connective technology agreed upon by the hardware industry. |
| Joystick | A gearshift-like device used a controller for arcade-style computer games. |
| Keyboard | Input device for entering data and commands into the computer |
| Laser printer | A nonimpact printer that uses a laser beam to create patterns or electrical charges on a rotating drum. |
| Line printer | An impact printer used by a mainframe to produce massive print outs. They don't print graphics. |
| Liquid Crystal Display displays | Flat-panels displays. |
| Magentic tape | Storage medium with random-access capability, accessed by the computer's disk drive. |
| Magnetic ink character reader | A device that reads numbers printed with magnetic ink on checks. |
| Magnetic tape | A storage medium used with a tape drive to store large amounts of information in a small space at relatively low cost. |
| Monitor | An output device that displays text and graphics onscreen. |
| Mouse | A handheld device when moved around on a desktop moves a pointer on the computer screen. |
| Multifunction printer | An all-in-one output device that usually combines a scanner, a laser or inkjet printer, and a fax modem. |
| Nonimpact printer | A printer that produces characters without physically striking the page. |
| Optical Character Recognition | Locating and indentifying printed characters embedded in an image, allowing the text to be stored as an editable document. |
| Optical disk drive | A disk drive that uses lase rbeams to red and write bits of information on the surface of an optical disk. |
| Optical mark reader | A reading device that uses reflected light to determine the location of pencil marks on standardized test answer sheets or similar forms. |
| Pen-based computer | A keyboardless machine that accepts input from a stylus applied directly to the screen. |
| Photo printer | A type of newer inkjet printer specially optimized to print high-quality photos captured with digital cameras and scanners. |
| Plotter | An automated drawing tool that produces finely scaled drawings by moving pen and/or paper in response to computer commands. |
| TrackPoint | A tiny joystick-like device embedded in the keyboard of a laptop computer. |
| Point-Of-Scale terminal | A terminal with a wand reader, barcode scanner, or other device that captures information at the check-out counter of the store. |
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