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Not So Familiar Computing Terms

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : General Computing : Not So Familiar Computing Terms
"You know all about CPU's and motherboards and inkjet nozzles and modems (you do, don't you?). This quiz has to do with more obscure terminolgy applied to computing hardware and software. I encountered all of these in the 3/2/04 issue of PC Magazine."


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


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
    database
    greeting card
    save game file


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?"
    connecting a modem to the telephone jack on the wall
    opening a stuck CD-ROM drive tray
    taking a digital picture
    adjusting colors on your monitor


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


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


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 ______.
    pixel
    opticon
    reticle
    diphthong


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