Chapter 6: Output

Fill In The Blank (1/2 point each)

1. A   _______________   _________________   ________________   is a large, sealed, glass tube. The front of the tube is the screen.

2. An   _____________ - _____________   display uses a separate transistor for each color pixel and thus can display high-quality color.

3. The   _______________   _______________   is the speed that a monitor redraws the imageson the screen.

4. A   __________ - ________________   _________________   is a type of television that works with digital broadcasting signals and supports higher resolution display.

5. ________________   _________________   ________________   is a standard printer language that supports the fonts and layout used in standard office documents.

6. _________________   ________________   allows you to have a conversation over the Web just as if you were on the telephone.

7. A   ________________   ________________   is a device that transmits and receives documents over telehpone lines.

8. (True/False) Laser printers are slower than ink-jet printers. _______________

9. (True/False) Passive-matrix displays are less expensive than active-matrix displays. ______________

10. (True/False) The quality of a CRT depends only on its resolution. ______________

Short Answer (1 point each)

1. Your friend is shopping for a high quality computer monitor. Give them advice on what the following terms mean, and if they should buy a monitor with a higher or lower number for each definition. (3 points total)

   Example: Viewable Size, the viewable size is the diagonal measurement of the actual viewing area provided by the monitor. You should buy a monitor with a Larger Viewable Size

   Resolution

   
   
   
   Dot Pitch

   
   
   
   Refresh Rate

   
   
   
   

2. Define video adaptor. What is the purpose of the video adaptor?

   
   
   

3. Why do retail stores (generally) use terminals as cash registers instead of general-purpose computers?