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Worksheet 3 - Output Devices

The document discusses various output devices used in business including their advantages and disadvantages. It provides a table that lists common output devices such as TFT monitors, CRT monitors, laser printers, inkjet printers, dot matrix printers, speakers, headphones, digital projectors, plotters, and control actuators. For each device, it identifies two key advantages and two disadvantages such as TFT monitors being lightweight but having less color accuracy compared to CRT monitors. The document aims to help understand different output devices and how businesses can use information and communication technology to meet their needs.

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Worksheet 3 - Output Devices

The document discusses various output devices used in business including their advantages and disadvantages. It provides a table that lists common output devices such as TFT monitors, CRT monitors, laser printers, inkjet printers, dot matrix printers, speakers, headphones, digital projectors, plotters, and control actuators. For each device, it identifies two key advantages and two disadvantages such as TFT monitors being lightweight but having less color accuracy compared to CRT monitors. The document aims to help understand different output devices and how businesses can use information and communication technology to meet their needs.

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Learning Outcome 1: Understand how ICT can be used to meet business needs

Worksheet 3 - Output devices


Resources for todays lesson:

http://www.igcseict.info/theory/2/avout/index.html
http://www.teach-ict.com/gcse_new/computer%20systems/output_devices/miniweb/index.htm

Complete the following table in your own words

Name of
Output
device

Image

Two Advantages

Two Disadvantages

TFT monitor

Light weight
Take up little space

Not as goof colour accuracy


Cannot use light pen

CRT monitor

Helpful in the design industrycolour accuracy


Brightness settings are useful for
a designer

Heavy
Take up lots of desk space

cheap to buy
they can handle large prints

expensive to buy
complex device to use

Laser printer

Learning Outcome 1: Understand how ICT can be used to meet business needs

Inkjet printer

high quality print


very quiet to use

ink is very expensive to buy


very slow when printing
multiple copies

Dot matrix
printer

print out carbon copies


very cheap

Poor quality
Very noisy

Speakers

The most effective way to convert


electricity to sound
Easier to hear by everyone

High quality are expensive to


buy
Disturb others in the room

The sound can only heard by the


user
Can listen to music on the move

Can connect to computers


making it easier for everyone to
see the screen
Can be portable

Headphones

Digital
projectors

Often aware of surrounding


noises
Can be uncomfortable to wear
for long periods of time

Cost a lot to install/run


The air filter makes lots of
noise

Learning Outcome 1: Understand how ICT can be used to meet business needs
Plotters

Control
actuators

Works on huge pieces of paperdesigners


Accurate and quick

Slow in operation
Expensive to buy

Easy to install
Can be big or small depending on
what they are needed for

Expensive when using a large


scale
They can be hard to use

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