GE-161 Introduction to Information and Communication Technologies FALL 2022

Quiz 04 – Chapter 04 – Input and Output [60 Marks, 50

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Name: _____________________________ Roll No: _____________________________

Question 1: [1x10 marks] [estimated time 10 minutes] 4. Biometric reader

Supply the missing words to complete the statements. 5. Touch screen
1. _Mouse___ is a pointing device.
a. Pen-based computing: ___2____
2. An input device that looks like an upside-down
b. Media tablet: ___5____
mouse with the ball on top is a(n) __trackball__.
c. Text-based data entry: ___1_____
3. The part of the CPU that performs logical operations
d. Secure facility access: ___4____
and integer arithmetic is the__ALU____.
e. Tracking goods: ___3____
4. OCR stands for _Optical character recognition____.
5. _Scanner__ is an input device that reads printed text Question 3: [1x5 marks] [estimated time 5 minutes]
Circle T if the statement is true and F otherwise.
and graphics and transfers them to a computer in
1. T F Duplex scanners can scan top sides of a
digital form.
document at one time.
6. The unit for measuring the quality of scanned images
2. T F Scanner is an output device.
indicated by optical resolution is __dpi (dots per
3. T F Color display each pixel is combination of two
inches)__.
colors.
7. ____QR_____ code that represents data with a matrix
4. T F Laser printers can only print in black and white.
of small squares.
5. T F Consumer kiosks located in retail stores
8. A voice input system requires software and a(n)
commonly use touch screens for input.
___microphone___ in order to input voice data or
commands into a computer. Question 4: [6x5 marks] [estimated time 25 minutes]
Give Short answers to the followings
9. __ Pixel__ is a smallest colorable area in an electronic
image, such as a scanned image, a digital photograph, 1. Write the three devices where pen/styluses are
or an image displayed on a display screen. used?

10. _Ink-Jet Printer_ An output device that sprays
droplets of ink to produce images on paper.
Question 2: [1x5 marks] [estimated time 5 minutes]
Match each input device to its input application, and
write the corresponding number in the blank to the
left of the input application.
1. Keyboard
2. Stylus
3. RFID tag
Quiz 04 – Chapter 04 – Input and Output
Digital writing systems
Graphics tablets
Signature capture devices
2. What is mechanism of handwriting recognition?
The ability of a device to identify handwritten characters.
Handwriting recognition is ability of a computer to
receive and interpret intelligible handwritten input from
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sources such as paper documents, photographs, touch- d. ____O_____ Data projector

screens and other devices and convert to typed text. e. ____O_____ Speaker
f. _____I_____ Microphone
3. What is function of OCR?
g. _____O_____ Photo printer
Optical character recognition (OCR) software is used in h. _____O_____ OLED monitor
conjunction with the scanner to input the scanned text as i. _____O_____ Flat-panel display
individual text characters. j. _____I_____ Gaming controller.

4. What is RFID and RFID tag?

Radio frequency identification (RFID). A technology
used to store and transmit data located in RFID tags.
RFID tag: A device containing a tiny chip and a radio
antenna that is attached to an object so it can be identified
using RFID technology.

5. What is difference between Color and

Monochrome displays?
Usually, monochrome monitors are in two color one for
display image & one for background but the monochrome
generally indicate black & white image. While color TV
has three guns red, green & Blue. Varying these tubes
give you a full spectrum of color. So, television can
transmit image in color called color television and a
television that transmit image into black & white are
called monochrome.

6. Would an OLED display or an LCD display use

more battery power? Explain why.?
LCD display use more battery power, because LCD
displays require backlighting and OLEDs do not. As LCD
use backlighting so it needs extra power for backlight.

Question 5: [1x10 marks] [estimated time 5 minutes]

For the following list of computer input and output
devices, write the appropriate abbreviation (I or O) in
the space provided to indicate whether each device is
used for input (I) or output (O).
a. ____I______ Biometric reader
b. ____I______ Digital camera
c. ____O_____ Graphics tablet
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