What is a Digitizer ?

• An input device.
• Used for converting pictures, map & drawing into digital form.
• Allows one to hand-draw images and graphics, similar to the way one draws images with a pencil and paper.
• Also be used to capture data or handwritten signatures.
• The device consists of a flat surface upon which the user may “draw” an image using an attached stylus, a pen-like drawing tool.
• These devices are usually connected via a Serial port.
• Placed on the desk n connected with the computer.
• Digitizer consists of graphic tablets which are associated with a stylus.
• The stylus is like a pen with a button.
• Stylus connected with a tablet and can press down at a point on the tablet to input (x, y) co-ordinates of point.
• It contains hundreds of copper wires forming a grid that receives electric pulsed.
• When stylus moves on tables the cursor on screen moves simultaneously.
• Allows the user to draw sketches directly.
• Commonly used in CAD by architects & engineers.
• Used in GIS (geographical information system) for digitizing maps.

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Q : The main system board of the computer is called ____.
(A) Motherboard
(B) Processor
(C) Microchip
(D) None of these

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(A) Circuit board
(B) CPU
(C) Memory
(D) Network card

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(C) CPU
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(B) New Technology file system
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(B) printer
(C) mouse
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(A) storage device
(B) processing device
(C) input device
(D) output device

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(A) TCP
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(D) BootP
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(B) Router
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(B) command
(C) user response
(D) processor
(E) None of these

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(B) Accessibility
(C) Authentication
(D) logging in
(E) None of these
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