Y12 Hardware and Software

Which is the odd one out?

• Memory Card

• Digital Camera

• Scanner

• Microphone

Which of these are optical storage

• HDD

• Tape

• Blu-Ray

• SSD

MICR can be used for:

• Inputting bank account numbers from cheques

• Inputting multiple choice answers quickly

• Reading text from still images or video

A barcode holds the id number, name and price of an item

• True

• False

Select the benefits of solid state drives

• Faster

• Require less power

• Cheaper per unit of storage

• Durable

Optical Mark Readers can be used for:

• Inputting bank account numbers from cheques

• Inputting multiple choice answers quickly

• Reading text from still images or video

Which is the odd one out?

• Mouse

• Speakers

• Keyboard

• Scanner

Text and number files should never be compressed using this type of compression

• Lossy Compression

• Lossless Compression

• Defragmentation Compression

What does volatile mean?

• The data fades away when power is lost

• The data does not fade away when power is lost

This type of compression permanently removes redundant data from a file in order to make it smaller in size

• Lossy Compression

• Lossless Compression

• Defragmentation Compression