WEEK 7 QUIZ - Vocabulary and INput & OUTput Devices

An instruction that tells a software program what action to perform.

• command

• pointer

• speech recognition

• digital camera

A cursor that shows your location on a computer screen.

• command

• pointer

• speech recognition

• digital camera

A type of software that lets you use a microphone to input information and commands by speaking aloud and that converts your words into data, dommands, or responses.

• command

• pointer

• speech recognition

• digital camera

A camera that records and stores data in a digital form that the computer can work with.

• digital camera

• scanner

• output device

• cathode ray tube (CRT)

A device that lets you copy digital images into a computer by changing the image into a digital form.

• digital camera

• scanner

• output device

• cathode ray tube (CRT)

Nerve damage in the hand caused by continued use of a keyboard or mouse.

• repetitive strain injury

• sprained wrist

• finger arthiritis

• slipped disc

Any piece of hardware that shows the result of computer processing.

• input device

• output device

A monitor that produces images by making phosphors glow.

• CRT

• LCD

• LED

A monitor that produces images by sending electrical signals to crystals.

• CRT

• LCD

• LED

These are essentially LCD monitors, but with LED backlighting for better brightness, contrast, and energy efficiency.

• CRT

• LCD

• LED