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Digital ____________________ is the trend to merge multiple digital services into one device.

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Cole has taken a job in the IT department of his local college, Eastern Tech. His boss has put him on a special assignment to see where scanners can be used more effectively within the school. -Cole's first stop is the Dean's office. Cole explains to the staff that page scanners and handheld scanners can convert ____ pictures, forms, text, and other images into digital images. This can help reduce the need for rooms of file cabinets.

A) monochrome
B) color
C) either a. or b.
D) neither a. nor b.

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There are several forms of system storage, including RAM, cache, video RAM, ROM, and CMOS. Of these, ____ has the largest capacity.

____________________ provides permanent storage for data and instructions that do not change, such as programs and data from the computer manufacturer, including the boot process used to start the computer.

____-readable data is read by computer devices.

A(n) ____ sits stationary and allows you to control the mouse pointer by rolling a mounted ball.

Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition. -Assists in capturing and entering raw data into the computer system

Briefly describe the printing technique used by laser printers versus ink-jet printers. What do ppm and dpi stand for in relation to printing?

The ____________________ is a program that stores information about your hardware configuration along with the boot program.

Invented in ____ at Bell Labs, transistors have become the key ingredient of all digital circuits, including those used in computers.

The ____________________ unit sequentially accesses program instructions, decodes them, and coordinates the flow of data in and out of the ALU, the registers, RAM (random access memory), and other system components such as secondary storage, input, and output devices.

CMOS is the reason that a PC is able to maintain the correct time and date even when it is powered down.

Cindy wants to add both a scanner and a webcam to her home personal computer. She is researching expansion options. -Cindy already knows that desktop computers provide standard ____ (sockets) for display, keyboard, printer, and mouse connectors.

The truest measure of a processor's performance is how well it integrates with the computer's memory.

Graphics memory acts as a(n) ____ between the microprocessor and the display.

Faster clock speeds do not mean that a device will generate more heat and require a larger cooling system.

____ data automation involves automating data entry where the data is created, thus ensuring accuracy and timeliness.

A CPU consists of three primary components: the arithmetic/logic unit, the processor unit, and registers. _________________________

Cindy wants to add both a scanner and a webcam to her home personal computer. She is researching expansion options. -Cindy realizes that the USB ports on her computer can be used to connect the scanner and webcam and that in some cases the ports can even provide ____ to the connected device.

Alex is a writer for Technology Now magazine and is writing an article on the latest input and output devices. -The final section of Alex's article is regarding a ____ headset that can project output in the form of three-dimensional color images.