Hardware

Question 1

What is hardware?

Answer 1

Digitising means converting documents into a digital format for a computer.

Question 2

Hardware required to make a document digital:

Answer 2

Computer 
Scanner
Camera
Graphic tablet
Video camera/web cam
Microphone

Question 3

What is a computer used for?

Answer 3

• Computers are intuitive which means they are easy to use.
• the devices allows you to connect all of the other devices to it.
• the user can operate with all other devices.

Question 4

What is a scanner used for?

Answer 4

• a scanner can be connected to a computer to create a digital version of an imagine.
• documents that are scanned are usually high quality depending on the level the user selects when scanning.

Question 5

What would a camera be used for?

Answer 5

• easy method of digitising pre-production documents

- the process of transferring the image to a computer is very straight forwards

Question 6

What would a graphic tablet be used for?

Answer 6

-allows the user to draw on a computer easier than using a mouse.

Question 7

Name a disadvantage of using a scanner

Answer 7

It is slow at actually digitising the documents.

Question 8

Name a disadvantage of a computer.

Answer 8

It is an expensive device