ITPEC IP October 2020 Question 24

Topic: Human InterfaceAlso asked in March 2018

Which of the following is an input method where a touch panel is operated by touching it in two or more locations simultaneously?

Explanation

Multi-touch — a touch panel that detects several touch points at the same time.

With multi-touch, the panel senses two or more fingers at once, which makes gestures possible: pinching in or out to zoom, rotating with two fingers, swiping with several fingers. Smartphones and tablets use it as their main input method.

Answer (d)

Why not others:

  • •(a) Touch type — typing on a keyboard without looking at the keys
  • •(b) Double click — pressing a mouse button twice quickly at one position
  • •(c) Multitask — an OS running several tasks concurrently; it has nothing to do with touch input

Key rule: Multi-touch is about many simultaneous touch points on a panel; multitasking is about many programs running on one computer.

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