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Which hardware term best matches this description: captures printed barcodes and converts them into digital data?
A. NPU
B. SATA connector
C. Barcode reader
D. Docking station
Correct Answer: C
Barcode reader captures printed barcodes and converts them into digital data.
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Which hardware term best matches this description: converts physical documents or images into digital image data?
A. PCI Express
B. POST
C. NVMe SSD
D. Scanner
Correct Answer: D
Scanner converts physical documents or images into digital image data.
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Which hardware term best matches this description: combines display output with direct touch input?
A. Heat sink
B. Touchscreen
C. OLED
D. CMOS battery
Correct Answer: B
Touchscreen combines display output with direct touch input.
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Which hardware term best matches this description: is a pointing device controlled by rotating an exposed ball?
A. Trackball
B. Liquid cooling loop
C. Thermal printer
D. CD-RW
Correct Answer: A
Trackball is a pointing device controlled by rotating an exposed ball.
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Which hardware term best matches this description: is a touch-sensitive pointing surface commonly built into laptops?
A. USB-A
B. Touchpad
C. Form factor
D. DVD
Correct Answer: B
Touchpad is a touch-sensitive pointing surface commonly built into laptops.
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Which hardware term best matches this description: is a pointing input device used to move a pointer and select on-screen items?
A. Trackball
B. SATA SSD
C. Control bus
D. Mouse
Correct Answer: D
Mouse is a pointing input device used to move a pointer and select on-screen items.
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Which hardware term best matches this description: is a key-based input device used to enter text and commands?
A. Joystick
B. OLED
C. Device driver
D. Keyboard
Correct Answer: D
Keyboard is a key-based input device used to enter text and commands.
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Which hardware term best matches this description: is an optical-disc format using shorter-wavelength blue-violet laser light for higher density?
A. SATA connector
B. Blu-ray Disc
C. Plug and Play
D. Microphone
Correct Answer: B
Blu-ray Disc is an optical-disc format using shorter-wavelength blue-violet laser light for higher density.
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Which hardware term best matches this description: is an optical-disc family with higher capacity than standard CDs?
A. CMOS battery
B. DVD
C. Refresh rate
D. DPI
Correct Answer: B
DVD is an optical-disc family with higher capacity than standard CDs.
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Which hardware term best matches this description: is a rewritable compact disc format?
A. DVD
B. Thermal paste
C. CD-RW
D. Keyboard
Correct Answer: C
CD-RW is a rewritable compact disc format.
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Which hardware term best matches this description: is an optical disc that can normally be written once?
A. NPU
B. LED-backlit LCD
C. Firmware
D. CD-R
Correct Answer: D
CD-R is an optical disc that can normally be written once.
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Which hardware term best matches this description: is an optical disc format intended primarily for read-only data distribution?
A. CD-ROM
B. Control bus
C. CRT
D. 3.5 mm audio jack
Correct Answer: A
CD-ROM is an optical disc format intended primarily for read-only data distribution.
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Which hardware term best matches this description: is removable solid-state storage used in cameras, phones, and other devices?
A. Joystick
B. ALU
C. Cooling fan
D. Memory card
Correct Answer: D
Memory card is removable solid-state storage used in cameras, phones, and other devices.
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Which hardware term best matches this description: is portable flash storage connected through USB?
A. MICR reader
B. Switch
C. USB flash drive
D. Thermal paste
Correct Answer: C
USB flash drive is portable flash storage connected through USB.
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Which hardware term best matches this description: reads or writes removable optical discs using laser light?
A. SSD
B. Optical drive
C. Ethernet port
D. DVD
Correct Answer: B
Optical drive reads or writes removable optical discs using laser light.
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Which hardware term best matches this description: uses the SATA storage interface and protocol family?
A. Thermal paste
B. SATA SSD
C. Biometric reader
D. Scanner
Correct Answer: B
SATA SSD uses the SATA storage interface and protocol family.
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Which hardware term best matches this description: uses the NVMe protocol, commonly over PCIe, for low-latency solid-state storage?
A. NVMe SSD
B. LCD
C. DIMM
D. Router
Correct Answer: A
NVMe SSD uses the NVMe protocol, commonly over PCIe, for low-latency solid-state storage.
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Which hardware term best matches this description: stores data in non-volatile flash memory with no spinning platters?
A. RAM module
B. PSU
C. SSD
D. Mini-ITX
Correct Answer: C
SSD stores data in non-volatile flash memory with no spinning platters.
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Which hardware term best matches this description: stores data magnetically on rotating platters?
A. Webcam
B. Heat sink
C. Thermal paste
D. HDD
Correct Answer: D
HDD stores data magnetically on rotating platters.
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Which hardware term best matches this description: is a smaller RAM module form factor commonly used in laptops?
A. PPI
B. SO-DIMM
C. LCD
D. LED-backlit LCD
Correct Answer: B
SO-DIMM is a smaller RAM module form factor commonly used in laptops.