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Answer True False
2. The numeric keypad is usually located on the __________ of a keyboard.
A. right side
B. left side
C. bottom
D. outside
3. The modern keyboard typically has __________ function keys.
A. 18
B. 16
C. 12
D. 8
4. To capture an image of the screen, press the __________ key.
A. Print Screen
B. Insert
C. Ctrl + Enter
D. Home
5. A tiny chip called the ______________ notes that a key has been pressed.
A. keyboard cache
B. keyboard processor
C. keyboard controller
D. keyboard sensor
6. The __________ determines how long you must hold down an alphanumeric key before the keyboard will repeat the character.
A. strike rate
B. default rate
C. repeat rate
D. threshold rate
7. The traditional mechanical mouse uses a ball that spins __________ to track the pointer position on the screen.
A. light sensors
B. buttons
C. wheels
D. rollers
8. To launch a program, the mouse technique to use is __________.
A. dragging
B. dropping
C. right-clicking
D. double-clicking
9. All applications and operating systems support the use of a wheel mouse.
Answer True False
10. The __________ can be defined as an upside-down mouse.
A. trackpad
B. trackpoint
C. trackball
D. trackwell
11. The __________ key will launch an on-screen shortcut menu.
A. Esc
B. Shift
C. Windows
D. Shortcut
12. The wheel on a mouse can make it easier to __________.
A. select objects
B. scroll through documents
C. open documents
D. change volume
13. A __________ is used for written input into a pen-based system.
A. pencil
B. stylus
C. trackball
D. mouse
14. A __________ is a small, flat device used to play games.
A. mouse
B. game pad
C. keyboard
D. pen
15. One of the most widely used optical input devices uses a pattern of printed lines called bar codes.
Answer True False
16. To convert paper into an editable document, a scanner would employ __________ technology.
A. UPC
B. scanning
C. OCR
D. conversion
17. _____________ is the process of a sound card translating analog audio signals from the microphone in digital codes the computer can store and process.
A. Recording
B. Processing
C. Digitizing
D. Transforming
18. MIDI is the acronym for ___________________.
A. Musical Interface of Digital Information
B. Musical Instrument Digital Interface
C. Music In Digits Interface
D. MusIc Digital Instrument
19. Speech recognition programs must be __________ before they can successfully recognize the speech of an individual.
A. initialized
B. trained
C. demonstrated
D. filtered
20. Kiosks use __________ to simplify the interface.
A. trackpads
B. voice input
C. trackballs
D. touch screens
21. Which of the following colors are used to generate color in the scanning process?
A. red, blue, and yellow
B. red, green, and yellow
C. red, green, and blue
D. green, blue, and yellow
22. The _____________ is the first part to receive data that a key was pressed on the keyboard.
A. keyboard buffer
B. keyboard controller
C. monitor
D. operating system software
23. As part of the input process, the keyboard controller sends a(n) _______________ to the operating system.
A. interrupt request
B. scan code
C. key code
D. key request
24. The keyboard buffer temporarily stores the ____________ for the operating system software to retrieve.
A. interrupt request
B. scan code
C. key code
D. key request
25. In a mechanical mouse, the __________ send(s) a signal to the operating system that indicates which direction and at what speed the mouse pointer should be moving on the screen.
A. laser
B. mouse ball
C. rollers
D. track pad
i did most of these it was a 50 question quiz these are the ones im unsure about please help me