Unit 2
Hardware Devices



1. Output device used to produce high quality line drawings such as building plans and electronic circuits:
dot matrix printer
ink jet printer
laser printer
plotter

2. Printer which transfers toner to the page and then fuses it onto the page by heat and pressure:
plotter
ink jet printer
laser printer
dot matrix printer

3. Input method which detects marks made in pre-set positions on form:
optical mark recognition
magnetic ink character recognition
magnetic stripe reader
smart card reader

4. Which of the following is not an output device?
visual display unit
plotter
laser printer
smart card

5. Which of the following is not a storage device?
magnetic tape
VDU
hard disk
floppy disk

6. Cheap and convenient medium used for backups and archives. Data is recorded in frames with one frame representing one byte:
magnetic tape
floppy disk
CD-ROM
magneto-optical disk

7. Storage device which integrates optical and laser technology to enable read and write storage:
light pen
magnetic disk
magneto-optical disk
microfilm

8. Which of the following is an example of primary storage?
magnetic disk
magnetic tape
CD-ROM
RAM

9. An impact printer is useful in situations where several copies of a document needs to be produced on 2-, 3- or 4-part stationary. Which of the following is an impact printer?
ink jet printer
dot matrix printer
laser printer
bubble jet printer

10. Copying the data wrongly from a document is an example of a:
transcription error
run-time error
syntax error
logical error


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