Question 1

Of letters, spreadsheets, reports, and books, they all usually use portrait orientation except ____________________.

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Question 2

A(n) ____________________ printer is a small, lightweight battery-powered printer that allows a mobile user to print from a laptop, smartphone, or other mobile device.

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Question 3

A printout in ____________________ orientation presents its information printed across the widest part of the paper.

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Question 4

Printer ____________________ is measured by the number of dots per inch a printer can print.

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Question 5

____________________ are used in specialized fields such as engineering and drafting and usually are very costly.

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Question 6

What is the function of a touch-sensitive pad on a portable media player?

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Question 7

Briefly describe two smaller, lower-cost data projectors.

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Question 8

____________________ technology, like the kind shown in the display in the accompanying figure, sandwiches a liquid compound between two sheets of material that presents sharp, flicker-free images in a screen when illuminated.

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Question 9

Explain the forms that instructions processed by a computer or mobile device can take.

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Question 10

You recently started as a salesperson in the printer department of a new technology reseller for industrial customers and you are taking a crash course in the specifications and capabilities of printers.
A customer is looking to be able to print blueprints and maps. What kind of technology will you recommend for her?
A) thermal printer
B) line printer
C) plotter
D) dye-sublimation

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Out of the given options, the best choice for printing blueprints and maps would be a plotter. Plotters are specifically designed to print large drawings, maps and other technical graphics on a variety of media using pens and pencils. They offer very high resolution, accuracy and precision which are required for such technical prints. Thermal printers are good for printing receipts, line printers are good for printing continuous forms and dye-sublimation printers are usually used for printing high-quality photographs.

Question 11

Setting a monitor to display a higher ____________________ uses a greater number of pixels and thus provides a smoother image.

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Question 12

Your friend has bought a new LCD display, and you decide to compare its specifications to yours, as your own was one of the first to come on the market and you are considering replacing it.
Your friend's monitor is far brighter than yours. Hers has a value of 550 nits. Which of the following can be a value of your monitor?
A) 250 nits
B) 750 nits
C) 550 nits
D) Any of the above, as the nit is not the measurement of visible light intensity

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The question is asking for a value that can be a value of your monitor, given that your friend's monitor has a brightness of 550 nits. The only option that is lower than 550 nits is A, which has a value of 250 nits. Therefore, it is a possible value for your monitor while still being consistent with the information given. The other options are either higher or the same as your friend's monitor and are not possible values for your monitor if it is not as bright.

Question 13

Discuss the function of a bar code reader and bar codes.

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Question 14

A(n) ____________________ printer generates images by pushing electrically heated pins against heat-sensitive paper.

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Question 15

A printout in ____________________ orientation presents its information printed across the shorter width of the paper.

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Question 16

Your friend has bought a new LCD display, and you decide to compare its specifications to yours, as your own was one of the first to come on the market and you are considering replacing it.
The images on your friend's monitor are far sharper than the ones on your own. Hers has a dot pitch value of .30 mm. Which of the following can be the value of your monitor?
A) .25 mm
B) .30 mm
C) .21 mm
D) .33 mm

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If your friend's monitor has a dot pitch value of .30 mm and its images are sharper than your own, then your monitor must have a larger dot pitch value. Therefore, the only option that could be your monitor's value is D, .33 mm.

Question 17

Discuss the security issues and concerns associated with webcams.

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Question 18

You recently started as a salesperson in the printer department of a new technology reseller for industrial customers and you are taking a crash course in the specifications and capabilities of printers.
What will you recommend for a customer who is looking for a printer that can print posters?
A) large-format printer
B) dye-sublimation printer
C) plotter
D) thermal printer

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A large-format printer is designed specifically for printing posters and other large documents, such as banners and signage. These printers use special ink and print on a wider format than standard printers. This is the best option for a customer looking to print posters.

Question 19

Explain in detail on what the quality of a display depends.

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Question 20

A(n) ____________________ is a sophisticated printer used to produce high-quality drawings such as blueprints, maps, and circuit diagrams.

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Quiz 7: Input and Output