ALL TExES Technology Applications EC-
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Input Devices - Correct Answers ✅Used to get data or
information into the computer. (Example: keyboard, mouse,
drawing pads, & CD-ROMs)
Processing Devices - Correct Answers ✅Allows the
computer to process the data. Processors include the chips or
components that determine the speed of the computer.
(Example: 2.8 GHz Intel Pentium 4)
Output Devices - Correct Answers ✅Used to get data or
information out of the computer. (Example: printer and hard
drives)
Storage Devices - Correct Answers ✅Primary Storage
devices include the computer's hard drive. Secondary
Storage devices include CD-ROMs and flash drives.
Operating Systems - Correct Answers ✅First software
loaded on a computer. It manages all the software
applications and determines which applications take priority,
manages memory requests, and communicates with input
and output devices. (Example: Linux, Windows XP, and
Macintosh X.)
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Software Applications - Correct Answers ✅Performs a
specific task for the user. (Typically, loaded onto a computer
via a CD-ROM or through download from the internet.
Network - Correct Answers ✅Connections of computers. At
a minimum, there are two computers and some type of
connection, such as wire. Can also include routers, hubs, and
wireless capabilities.
Scanner - Correct Answers ✅Input device that can capture
hard copy images or text and translate them into a digital
form.
Connect: Universal Serial Bus (USB) or a parallel port
requiring a disk to load a driver on the computer.
Peripherals - Correct Answers ✅A device or unit that
operates separately from the CPU but is connected to it, as a
magnetic disk or tape unit on a printer.
Voice/Sound Recorder - Correct Answers ✅Will take sound
and digitize it so that it can be stored and manipulated on the
computer.
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Touch Screen - Correct Answers ✅A display that responds
to the touch.
Connect: Mounted in the front of the monitor and then
plugged into the computer using a USB connection. Software
must also be loaded to work properly function.
Digital Camera - Correct Answers ✅Takes photographs in
digital format. The main price variable is the resolution, which
is usually denoted in megapixels. (Example: If the resolution
is three megapixels this means that the digital photograph
has three million pixels in picture.)
Printer - Correct Answers ✅Essential output device.
Connect: USB port or parallel port. Also require software
drivers installed on the computer.
Parallel Port - Correct Answers ✅A connector for a device
that sends or receives several bits of data simultaneously by
using more than one wire.
Software Evaluation - Correct Answers ✅Begin with the
end in mind. Know the purpose of using the software.
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Evaluate the quality, appropriateness, effectiveness, and
efficiency.
Stemming - Correct Answers ✅A keyword is simply a word.
Search engines on the Internet will look for that word in
prominent places on web pages. An example of a problem is
when the keyword "learn" may not bring results like
"learning" or "learners. "
Boolean Searches - Correct Answers ✅Allows for a more
refined search. There are several ______ operators, AND, OR,
NOT, NEAR, and FOLLOWED BY.
Natural Language Searches - Correct Answers ✅Users can
ask a question as they would to a person. (Example: Ask
Jeeves)
Assessing Information - Correct Answers ✅Information -
Look for broad unsupported generalizations or evidence of
bias as indications that the information may not be reliable.
Source - Identify the organization or individual responsible for
the website. Is the author credible and reliable.
Date - When was the website last updated.
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Input Devices - Correct Answers ✅Used to get data or
information into the computer. (Example: keyboard, mouse,
drawing pads, & CD-ROMs)
Processing Devices - Correct Answers ✅Allows the
computer to process the data. Processors include the chips or
components that determine the speed of the computer.
(Example: 2.8 GHz Intel Pentium 4)
Output Devices - Correct Answers ✅Used to get data or
information out of the computer. (Example: printer and hard
drives)
Storage Devices - Correct Answers ✅Primary Storage
devices include the computer's hard drive. Secondary
Storage devices include CD-ROMs and flash drives.
Operating Systems - Correct Answers ✅First software
loaded on a computer. It manages all the software
applications and determines which applications take priority,
manages memory requests, and communicates with input
and output devices. (Example: Linux, Windows XP, and
Macintosh X.)
,ALL TExES Technology Applications EC-
12 Exam Questions and Answers (Solved
Papers)
Software Applications - Correct Answers ✅Performs a
specific task for the user. (Typically, loaded onto a computer
via a CD-ROM or through download from the internet.
Network - Correct Answers ✅Connections of computers. At
a minimum, there are two computers and some type of
connection, such as wire. Can also include routers, hubs, and
wireless capabilities.
Scanner - Correct Answers ✅Input device that can capture
hard copy images or text and translate them into a digital
form.
Connect: Universal Serial Bus (USB) or a parallel port
requiring a disk to load a driver on the computer.
Peripherals - Correct Answers ✅A device or unit that
operates separately from the CPU but is connected to it, as a
magnetic disk or tape unit on a printer.
Voice/Sound Recorder - Correct Answers ✅Will take sound
and digitize it so that it can be stored and manipulated on the
computer.
,ALL TExES Technology Applications EC-
12 Exam Questions and Answers (Solved
Papers)
Touch Screen - Correct Answers ✅A display that responds
to the touch.
Connect: Mounted in the front of the monitor and then
plugged into the computer using a USB connection. Software
must also be loaded to work properly function.
Digital Camera - Correct Answers ✅Takes photographs in
digital format. The main price variable is the resolution, which
is usually denoted in megapixels. (Example: If the resolution
is three megapixels this means that the digital photograph
has three million pixels in picture.)
Printer - Correct Answers ✅Essential output device.
Connect: USB port or parallel port. Also require software
drivers installed on the computer.
Parallel Port - Correct Answers ✅A connector for a device
that sends or receives several bits of data simultaneously by
using more than one wire.
Software Evaluation - Correct Answers ✅Begin with the
end in mind. Know the purpose of using the software.
, ALL TExES Technology Applications EC-
12 Exam Questions and Answers (Solved
Papers)
Evaluate the quality, appropriateness, effectiveness, and
efficiency.
Stemming - Correct Answers ✅A keyword is simply a word.
Search engines on the Internet will look for that word in
prominent places on web pages. An example of a problem is
when the keyword "learn" may not bring results like
"learning" or "learners. "
Boolean Searches - Correct Answers ✅Allows for a more
refined search. There are several ______ operators, AND, OR,
NOT, NEAR, and FOLLOWED BY.
Natural Language Searches - Correct Answers ✅Users can
ask a question as they would to a person. (Example: Ask
Jeeves)
Assessing Information - Correct Answers ✅Information -
Look for broad unsupported generalizations or evidence of
bias as indications that the information may not be reliable.
Source - Identify the organization or individual responsible for
the website. Is the author credible and reliable.
Date - When was the website last updated.
