Output Hardware
Multi-choice
1. Which of the following printers is generally the slowest?
a daisy-wheel
b ink-jet
c dot-matrix
d laser
2. Match the following Output devices with the key words used to describe their operation.
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Screen (VDU) |
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a. |
CRT & Camera |
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Printer |
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b. |
Dots & Ink |
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Plotter |
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c. |
Electrons & Phosphorus |
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d. |
Finger Presses |
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e. |
Magnetic |
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f. |
Pattern Matching |
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g. |
Pen & Ink |
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h. |
Pulses of Light |
3. Match the following Output devices with the situation where they would be used.
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Microfilm |
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a. |
Database Reports |
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Screen (VDU) |
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b. |
Engineering Drawing |
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Plotter |
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c. |
Grocery Check-out |
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d. |
Print Preview |
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e. |
Quadriplegic Commands |
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f. |
Records Archive |
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g. |
Security Access |
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h. |
Text Entry |
Short Answers
1. Identify situations where the following output devices would be used
a. plotter
b. microfilm
c. low speed/high quality laser printer
2. Explain what is meant by ;
a. VGA
b. XGA
c. Draft mode on a printer
d. Letter Quality mode on a printer
Long Answers / Research
1. Find out what XGA means, and why resolution needs to be improved on Micro-computers (PC's)
True/False
1. T
Multichoice
1. A
2.
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Screen (VDU) |
c |
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Printer |
b |
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Plotter |
g |
3.
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Microfilm |
f |
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Screen (VDU) |
d |
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Plotter |
b |
Short Answers
1. refer to text
2. refer to text
Long Answers/Research
1. eXtended graphics array. Also compare to sVGA.
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