Not So Familiar Computing Terms

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Which device has a "platen?" modem monitor joystick scanner

2. For which of the things you produce with your computer system might you be concerned about "kerning?" photos text output MP3 music files movies

3. Which device you bought for your computer has a "bezel?" mouse monitor microphone steering wheel

4. For which product might you create a "schema?" e-mail message save game file greeting card database

5. You're working with a digital photograph, and you want to remove Dad's ugly shoes from the bottom of the image before you make a nice print. So you take that image into a photo editor and ______ it. Answer: (Four-letter word! What is the farmer, out standing in his field, lookin' at?)

6. For which activity might you employ a "monopod?" taking a digital picture adjusting colors on your monitor opening a stuck CD-ROM drive tray connecting a modem to the telephone jack on the wall

7. Your computer has a toasted "chipset." What can you do? rap firmly but gently on the computer case with your knuckles get the dip, here's a free snack nothing, it will not compute spray canned dust-off air into the cooling fan inlet

8. What in or on your computer would you want to be "rendered?" an MP3 music file the guy who outbid you on eBay with three seconds to go the FAT32 file system the image on the display

9. What is all that unwanted, unsolicited junk mail in your e-mail inbox called? Answer: (Four-letter word again! Does the name "Hormel" mean anything to you?)

10. One of those many tiny dots of colored light that make up a digitized image is a ______. reticle pixel opticon diphthong