Manual And Automatic Input Devices
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This is a little mini-test to check you know your ICT manual and automatic input devices! Enjoy. . .
Questions and Answers
- 1.1. Which is the most common and widely used input device?
- A.
Touchscreen
- B.
Keyboard
- C.
Touch Pad
- D.
Joystick
- 2.2. Most keyboards are called 'QWERTY' keyboards.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.3. If you use a keyboard for too long, you can get which of the following health problems?
- A.
Headache
- B.
Backache
- C.
Stress
- D.
Repetitive Strain Injury
- 4.4. A type of keyboard which is supposed to allow you to have your hands in a more natural position is called an _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ keyboard.
- 5.5. A mouse is also known as a 'pointing' device.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.6. A mouse is ideal for entering large amounts of text into your computer.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.7. A touchpad is an input device which is usually found on a.........
- A.
Laptop computer
- B.
Graphics tablet
- C.
Digital camera
- D.
Desktop computer
- 8.8. Touchpads can take people a while to get used to using. They are not as simple to control as a mouse.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.9. Which of the following situations would a joystick be the most appropriate input device?
- A.
Improving a digital photograph
- B.
Writing an essay
- C.
Playing a computer game
- D.
Working out your finances
- 10.10. Which of the following situations would a concept keyboard be the most appropriate input device.
- A.
A teacher taking the register
- B.
A librarian checking which books are overdue
- C.
At the till in a fast food restaurant
- D.
An accountant calculating the payroll
- 11.11. A touch screen would be an ideal input device for a cash point machine.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.12. Touch screens are useful for entering large amounts of text.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.13. There are two types of scanner. One is a flatbed scanner, the other is a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ scanner.
- 14.14. Scanners produce a digital image from the original paper document.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.15. A digital camera needs film to store the images it takes.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.16. The higher the number of Megapixels, the better quality and the clearer the photograph will be.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.17. Photographs taken with a digital camera can be altered by using a graphics package such as Photoshop.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.18. Which of the following people is most likely to use a graphics tablet?
- A.
Librarian
- B.
Graphics designer
- C.
Teacher
- D.
Accountant
- 19.19. Voice Recognition Systems along with a microphone can be used to capture sound and then change it into text on the computer.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.20. MICR is useful for reading data from....
- A.
Credit cards
- B.
Barcodes
- C.
Cheques
- D.
Test papers
- 21.21. If you tried to alter the numbers at the bottom of a cheque using a normal pen, the magnetic reader would ignore your alteration. True or false?
- 22.22. Which of the following automatic input devices would be used to read the pencil marks made on a multiple choice test paper?
- A.
MICR
- B.
OMR
- C.
OCR
- D.
MIR
- 23.23. You can use any pencil, pen, felt-tip or highlighter pen to colour in the marks for an OMR. True or false?
- 24.24. OMRs are an excellent way of inputting data because the Reader can deal with thousands of forms an hour. True or false?
- 25.25. Barcodes contain the price details of the product. True or false?
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