This document is a quiz about input devices. It contains three sections - the first with true/false questions about various input devices like magnetic ink character readers, digital cameras, smart cards, and barcodes. The second section matches different input devices like keyboards, mice, scanners, and joysticks to their common uses. The third section contains multiple choice questions about input devices like barcode readers, optical mark readers, microphones, and their functions. The quiz tests knowledge of common input devices and technologies.
1. Quiz – Input Devices
Name: _____________________________ Class: __________
Section A: Select True or False
True False
1. Magnetic ink character readers recognize information on cheques
2. Digital cameras do not require film
3. OMR is used to read cheques
4. A smart card contains a microchip embedded in the card
5. A microphone is an output device
6. A touch pad is not a pointing device
7. A voice recognition system does not require the use of a microphone
8. Barcodes are found on most items at the supermarket
9. Trackballs and pointing sticks are both found on portable computers
10. The most popular input device is the light pen
[10 marks]
Section B: Match the following
1. Keyboard Used primarily in design and engineering
2. OMR Moves a pointed arrow on the screen
3. Mouse Used to assess multiple choice exams
4. Barcode Reader A device used mainly for playing games
5. Scanner The most popular input device
6. Joystick Converts text, drawings and photos to digital format
7. Light Pen A light sensitive stylus
8. Digitizing tablet Used to scan items in the supermarket
[8 marks]
2. Section C: Multiple Choice [12 marks]
1. Which input device can be used to read data from products data from packaging and books?
(a) MICR (b) OMR (c) Barcode Reader (d) OCR
2. Which of the following is a scanning device
(a) OMR (b) Touch pad (c) Light pen (d) Remote control
3. The acronym OMR stands for
(a) Option Mark Reader (b) Optical Mark Reader
(c) Organizational Memory Reader (d) Online Mark Reader
4. Which of the following is not an input device?
(a) Scanner (b) Trackball (c) Mouse (d) Printer
5. Which of the following is not a pointing device?
(a) Mouse (b) Light pen (c) Joystick (d) Keyboard
6. This action is often used to open a document
(a) Clicking (b) Dragging and dropping
(c) Double clicking (d) Right Clicking
7. Use this action to move or copy an item to a floppy disk or hard disk
(a) Clicking (b) Dragging and dropping
(c) Double clicking (d) Right clicking
8. The best input device to capture sound is
(a) Mouse (b) Digital Camera (c) Microphone (d) Joystick
9. Text and images on paper can be translated into a digital format by using a
(a) Light Pen (b) Scanner (c) Keyboard (d) Printer
10. To convert recorded speech into text you would need to use
(a)Voice Recognition Software (b) OCR (c) Microphone (d) Keyboard
11. A mouse, touch screen, and a trackball are all examples of
(a) Scanning Devices (b) Voice-Input Devices
(c) Pointing Devices (d) Output device
12. Which of the following is not true about biometric systems?
(a) It can be used to identify people
(b) It is less accurate than passwords
(c) Retinal scanning is a biometric identification method
(d) It can use fingerprints to identify persons
[Total: 30 marks]