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Without computers, many of the technological achievements of the past would not have been possible. |
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Examples of microcomputers include laptops, network servers, and workstations. |
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To improve processing, intelligent terminals are being replaced with dumb terminals, which are keyboard/video monitor devices with limited processing capabilities. |
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Business computer end users need detailed technical knowledge of computers and computer systems in order to be productive employees. |
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Technologies such as touch pads, optical scanning, and voice recognition are some of the trends providing a more natural user interface for computer users than was available in the 1980s. |
| | A) | True |
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The biggest disadvantage of using compact desktop scanners to scan pages of text and graphics into personal computer systems is that these systems are relatively expensive and difficult for most users to use. |
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Magnetic ink character recognition (MICR) is a form of input technology widely used in the clothing industry. |
| | A) | True |
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Very-large-scale integration (VLSI) is a major trend in primary storage, which uses smaller microelectronic circuits to increase the main-memory capacity of computers. |
| | A) | True |
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A major use of optical disks in mainframe and midrange systems is in image processing, where long-term archival storage of images must be maintained. |
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Bigger vocabularies, lower error rates, and more natural interfaces are moving speech-based products more and more into main-stream use. |
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