True or False

This activity contains 10 questions.

	The disk drive was invented at about the same time the first computers came into existence.

	True False

	Palm-sized computers can’t have keyboards because the stylus is the only input device they can recognize.

	True False

	The touchpad on a notebook computer serves the same function as a QWERTY keyboard on a desktop PC.

	True False

	Because bar codes were designed to be read by computers, the devices that read them are extremely accurate.

	True False

	A scanner creates an analog representation of a printed digital image.

	True False

	The display quality of a monitor is determined in large part by the monitor’s resolution and color depth.

	True False

	Most PC printers today are laser printers, because color laser printers are far less expensive to buy than color inkjet printers.

	True False

	A CD-RW drive can be used to store and back up data files.
	A CD-RW drive can be used to store and back up data files.
	True False

	Several years ago the computer industry agreed on a universal standard for rewriteable DVD storage, so today virtually all drives are based on the same standard.

	True False

	Legacy-free computers don’t include early PC standards, such as the serial port, that are inefficient when compared with more recent technologies like USB.

	True False

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True or False

The disk drive was invented at about the same time the first computers came into existence.

Palm-sized computers can’t have keyboards because the stylus is the only input device they can recognize.

The touchpad on a notebook computer serves the same function as a QWERTY keyboard on a desktop PC.

Because bar codes were designed to be read by computers, the devices that read them are extremely accurate.

A scanner creates an analog representation of a printed digital image.

The display quality of a monitor is determined in large part by the monitor’s resolution and color depth.

Most PC printers today are laser printers, because color laser printers are far less expensive to buy than color inkjet printers.

A CD-RW drive can be used to store and back up data files.

Several years ago the computer industry agreed on a universal standard for rewriteable DVD storage, so today virtually all drives are based on the same standard.

Legacy-free computers don’t include early PC standards, such as the serial port, that are inefficient when compared with more recent technologies like USB.