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    This document is a worksheet for a computer studies class that contains questions about various input and output devices: 1. It asks about keyboards, touch screens, and barcode readers, and asks to explain how one device could help people with special needs. 2. It discusses how data transferred from memory to a printer is stored in a buffer, usually in the printer, and why a buffer is needed between the CPU and printer. 3. It asks about advantages of inkjet, laser, and dot matrix printers, and factors to consider when choosing a printer, like price and quality. 4. It asks about what OCR and OMR stand for, and the difference between optical character recognition and optical mark

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    This document is a worksheet for a computer studies class that contains questions about various input and output devices: 1. It asks about keyboards, touch screens, and barcode readers, and asks to explain how one device could help people with special needs. 2. It discusses how data transferred from memory to a printer is stored in a buffer, usually in the printer, and why a buffer is needed between the CPU and printer. 3. It asks about advantages of inkjet, laser, and dot matrix printers, and factors to consider when choosing a printer, like price and quality. 4. It asks about what OCR and OMR stand for, and the difference between optical character recognition and optical mark

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    This document is a worksheet for a computer studies class that contains questions about various input and output devices: 1. It asks about keyboards, touch screens, and barcode readers, and asks to explain how one device could help people with special needs. 2. It discusses how data transferred from memory to a printer is stored in a buffer, usually in the printer, and why a buffer is needed between the CPU and printer. 3. It asks about advantages of inkjet, laser, and dot matrix printers, and factors to consider when choosing a printer, like price and quality. 4. It asks about what OCR and OMR stand for, and the difference between optical character recognition and optical mark

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    Computer Studies Worksheet

    1. Write brief notes on the following input/output devices.


    a) QWERTY Keyboard. [1]
    b) Touch screen [1]
    c) Barcode Reader [1]
    d) Explain how one of the above devices may be very useful to people with
    special needs. [2]

    2. When data is transferred from the computer main memory to a printer it is stored
    in a buffer.
    a) Where is this buffer usually found? [1]
    b) Explain why it is necessary to have such a buffer between the CPU and the
    printer? [4]

    3. Although the ink-jet and the laser printers are the most common types of
    printers, the dot matrix is still in use.
    a) Give one advantage of each type of printer. [3]
    b) When choosing a printer one has to consider various factors. Give two factors
    which you consider important. [2]

    4. a) What do the letters OCR and OMR stand for? [2]


    b) Briefly explain the difference between both systems (OCR and OMR). [2]
    c) Give a typical use of both systems. [1]

    5. This question is on computer peripherals.


    a) Write a short note on the MICR reader, Barcode reader and Touch screen.
    State a suitable application for each device. [6]
    b) The picture on the left has to be digitised.
    i. What do you understand by digitising a picture?
    ii. Write down the names of two devices that can be used to input the
    picture without having to draw it again. [2]
    c) Explain the meaning of the following statements:
    i. • A laser printer is a raster device;
    ii. • A graphic plotter is a vector device.
    iii. What do you understand by the resolution of a raster device? [3]
    d) Explain the difference between softcopy and hardcopy. Give an example of
    an output device that produces a softcopy of output. [2]
    e) The colour depth of a pixel is 256. Explain this statement. [2]

    Input/Output Devices -1-

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