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Chapter 3 CIS 1301 TTY Edt. 9
CIS 1301: Chapter 3 Review Questions from Tomorrow's Technology and You Edt. 9
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Computer Science
Undergraduate 1
09/28/2009

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Serial port 
Definition
Attaches a modem and transmits one bit at a time
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Parallel port 
Definition
 Attaches the printer  
Term
USB
Definition
Platform independent port  
Term
SCSI
Definition
Port used in the past for scanners and external drives
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Video port 
Definition
Port used for plugging in a monitor  
Term
Network card 
Definition
Adds a LAN port  
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Cathode-ray tube (CRT) monitor
Definition
desktop monitors
Term
LCD's
Definition
liquid crystal displays
Term
Impact printers
Definition
form images by physically striking paper, ribbon, and print hammer together, the way a type writer does.
Term
Nonimpact printers
Definition
print text and low-resolution graphics with equal ease.
Term
Sound Card
Definition
enables the PC to accept microphone input, play music and other sound through speakers or headphones
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synthesizers
Definition
used to produce music, noise, or anything in between.
Term
force feedback
Definition
can recieve signals from a computer and give tactile feedback-jolts, scraped and bumps- that matches the visual output of the game or simulation.
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Storage devices or Seconday storage

 

Definition
capable of performing both input and output functions.
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