Computer Hardware - Chapter 12

A transducer is a device able to convert one form of energy into another.
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A microphone is a form of transducer.
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ADC is an acronym for analogue to digital convertor.
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Analogue to digital convertors are characterised according to their sampling rate and precision.
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The sampling rate of a flat bed scanner is specified in terms of the number of dots per inch.
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When using a flatbed scanner it is best to always scan at the highest possible resolution.
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USB is an acronym for universal serial bus.
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DAC is an acronym for digital to analogue convertor.
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Ethernet usually runs on a ring network topology
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JPEG is an example of a lossy compression technique.
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