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Barcode Readers - an outline.
Know the two common types of barcode systems/
4  cards
Barcode Readers - UPC-A'S
How do upc a systems work 1,
What is on the left of the upc a ...,
What is on the right of the upc a...
5  cards
Barcode Readers - UPC-A retail barcodes
What do they appear to look like ...,
What are the right hand codes the...,
What is the difference of black a...
3  cards
Barcode Readers - QR Codes
What does qr in qr codes stand for 1,
What are qr codes and what can th...,
What can qr codes contain 3
4  cards
2D scanners
What are 2d scanners used to do 1,
How do 2d scanners operate step b...,
How can 2d scanners help security...
4  cards
3D scanners
What kind of fields are 3d scanne...,
What kind of technology do many 3...,
What does tomography mean 3
4  cards
Digital Cameras
What does a camera work similarly...,
What does a digital camera do whe...,
How does a digital camera work st...
3  cards
Input devices
What do input devices do 1,
Name some devices that transfer d...,
What do manual input devices requ...
3  cards
Keyboards and Keypads
What is a key made of and how doe...,
How does a key come back up after...,
How does a keyboard keypad work 3
3  cards
Pointing devices
What are the most common examples...,
Where are trackerballs on the dev...,
What is an advantage of a tracker...
3  cards
Humble Computer Mouses
Is a computer mouse mechanical or...,
What does a mechanical mouse use ...,
What does an optical mouse use to...
4  cards
Microphones
What does the microphone do when ...,
What happens after sound reaches ...,
What is the output from the micro...
4  cards
Flowcharts
What shape is the start box 1,
What is needed in every flowchart 2,
What shape is the end box 3
7  cards
Arithmetic Operators
Addition 1,
Subtraction 2,
Multiplication 3
7  cards
Binary systems
What is a bit 1,
What is a nibble 2,
What is a byte 3
7  cards
Bases
What is base 10 1,
What is base 2 2,
What is base 16 3
3  cards
MAC Addresses
What does mac stand for 1,
What does it refer to 2,
What is a mac address usually mad...
4  cards
Why hexadecimal instead of binary?
Reason 1 1,
Reason 2 2,
Reason 3 3
4  cards
Registers and Buses Definitions
Mdr mbr 1,
Mar 2,
Cir 3
11  cards
Operating Systems
What is an operating system 1,
What would computers be like with...,
When a computer is turned on wher...
7  cards
Interruptions and Buffers
What is an interrupt 1,
What does the signal sent by the ...,
What happens when the interrupt i...
9  cards
User interface
What does gui stand for 1,
What does cli stand for 2,
Gui 3
6  cards
Memory management
What must the computer do in orde...,
What does the os do 2,
What do a pc allow 3
10  cards
Types of Sensor
What do humidity moisture sensors...,
What do light sensors do 2,
What do infra red sensors do 3
9  cards
Sensors
What are the main 9 types of sens...,
What is the definition of a sensor 2,
Data taken by sensors is usually ...
6  cards
Monitoring and Control
What does monitoring do 1,
What does controlling do 2,
What are some examples of monitor...
4  cards
Memory and Data Storage
What is ram 1,
What is rom 2
2  cards
Touchscreens
What are the four common touchscr...
1  cards
Resistive touchscreens
What layers are resistive touchsc...,
What are the two layers separated...,
What happens when the screen is g...
4  cards
Capacitive touchscreens
What layers are they made up of 1,
What is the bottom surface of the...,
What is the top surface of the bo...
6  cards
Infra-red touchscreens
What do infra red touchscreens use 1,
What do the leds do 2,
What happens when the screen is t...
4  cards
Output Devices
What is an output device 1,
What is the objective of output d...,
How do inkjet printers work 3
50  cards
MIDI
What does midi stand for 1,
What is midi 2,
What does the midi protocol use 3
14  cards
MPEG-3 and MPEG - 4
What does mpeg 3 use to convert m...,
What are mp3 files used in 2,
How are the cd files converted 3
8  cards
jpeg
What does jpeg stand for 1,
When a photographic file undergoe...,
What is jpeg an example of 3
8  cards
Lossy File
What happens when the file is aga...,
What happens with lossy file comp...
2  cards

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