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Input/Output Hardware 3.4 Key Definitions

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An interface used to connect peripherals such as digital cameras and external hard drives to a computer. It is no longer commonly used.

(a)  

2.

A connector used to connect a computer to a wired network.

(a)  

3.

A connector now available on a wide variety of devices such as computers, monitors, TVs, Blu-Ray players, and more. HDMI is used to transfer high definition signals. It supports both audio and video data.

(a)  

4.

A short-range wireless communication technology used to connect peripherals such as wireless headphones, speakers, keyboards, mice, smart watches, printers, and game controllers to a computer, including smartphones.

(a)  

5.

A device, usually external to a computer, that is plugged into a computer's communication port or is connected wirelessly. Common peripherals are keyboards, mice, monitors, speakers, and printers.

(a)  

6.

A common interface used to connect peripherals, such as mice, keyboards, printers, and digital cameras to a computer.

(a)  

7.

A camera component that sits between the lens and the sensor, allowing light to enter for a short time.

(a)  

8.

A display device that allows a user to interact with a computer by touching, tapping, and swiping areas on the screen.

(a)  

9.

A connector, identified by its blue color and three rows of pins, that is used to connect older monitors to a computer.

(a)  

10.

A light sensitive surface used to capture the image focused by the lens.

(a)  

11.

A printer that uses electrical charges and heat to fuse tiny plastic particles (called toner) to the paper.

(a)  

12.

A connector, typically white with three rows of eight pins, designed to connect digital monitors to a computer.

(a)  

13.

A device that scans paper documents and converts them into digital files.

(a)  

14.

A camera component that focuses the light that enters it into a point. Behind the point, the light spreads out again, eventually creating an upside-down image of the light that entered.

(a)  

15.

A printer that sprays small dots of ink from an ink reservoir onto a sheet of paper.

(a)  

16.

An interface primarily used on Apple computers that connects a monitor to a computer and can also provide DC power.

(a)  

17.

A communication technology that uses light waves to transmit information through the air.

(a)