Mr Danault - Input & Output - 12 Questions, Fill in the Blank

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

1. An keyboard is designed specifically to alleviate wrist strain associated with the repetitive movements of typing.

2. A accepts pointing gestures and converts them into machine-readable input.

3. A mouse uses radio waves or infrared light waves to communicate with the system unit.

4. systems use a microphone, a sound card, and special software to translate the spoken word into input.

5. More recent versions of Microsoft Word have a feature that allows you to toggle between voice command mode and dictation mode.

6. Resolution on a computer screen is expressed as the number of .

7. A printer requires expensive paper, but produces near-photographic quality color prints.

8. A is an input and output device that connects you to a mainframe or other type of computer.

9. terminals are used to gain access and to send information from a computer, but cannot process data independently.

10. A network terminal is also known as a client or network computer.

11. A displays Web pages on a standard television set.

12. A printer that also scans, faxes and copies is sometimes refered to as an printer