Input Devices - Practice

These practice questions are similar to the questions on the IPSO posttest. If you get a wrong answer while practicing, keep trying until you get it right.

1. A peripheral used to transfer data from the outside world into a computer system is called a

Input device
Processing device
Storage device
Output device

2. Which of the following is a rotary lever and enables you to move within the screen's environment?

Touch sensitive screen
Joystick
Barcode reader
Magnetic reader

3 .Which of the following devices can read information in the form of numbers or letters (precisely located as in multiple choice test papers) and put it into the computer?

Scanner
Optical mark reader
Magnetic reader
Barcode reader

4 .Which of the following is called a "point and click" device?

Magnetic reader
Optical mark reader
Mouse
Digital camera

5. Which of the following is the function of a voice entry device?

It accepts the spoken word as input data or commands
It reads a magnetic strip on a card
It allows information such as a photo or text to be input into a computer
It can read information in the form of numbers or letters and put it into the computer.