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This document discusses different types of output devices and storage devices used in computers. It describes printers such as dot matrix, inkjet, and laser printers, noting their advantages and disadvantages. It also discusses plotters and their uses. For storage devices, it covers primary memory like RAM and ROM, as well as secondary memory such as hard disks, floppy disks, CDs, DVDs, and external drives. It compares different storage types and provides care instructions.

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Note Ict 2 PDF

This document discusses different types of output devices and storage devices used in computers. It describes printers such as dot matrix, inkjet, and laser printers, noting their advantages and disadvantages. It also discusses plotters and their uses. For storage devices, it covers primary memory like RAM and ROM, as well as secondary memory such as hard disks, floppy disks, CDs, DVDs, and external drives. It compares different storage types and provides care instructions.

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ICT YEAR 9D NOTES (LEARNING PACK2 2020)

Output devices

Printers:

1. Types of printers
• Dot matrix, Inkjet, Laser printer

2. Advantages and disadvantages of Dot matrix printers:


Advantages
• Relatively cheaper to buy
• Low operating costs
• Can print on continuous sheet of paper with holes at the edges (fan-fold
paper)
• Create carbon copies using carbonated paper
• will work perfectly well in harsh or dirty conditions such as garages or
factories.

Disadvantages
• Print quality is poor and important documents are not suitable to
give to managers or customers
• Very slow - slowest out of all three printers
• Noisy - you wouldn't want one of these printing all day in the office
• Cannot produce colour copies

3. Advantages and disadvantages of Inkjet printers:

• Cheaper than a laser printer


• More compact than a laser printer
• Cartridges cost less to replace than toners
• Produce good quality printouts better than a dot-matrix but not as good as a
laser
• Speed - faster than a dot-matrix but not as fast as a laser
Disadvantages
• Noisier than a laser printer (but not as noisy as a dot-matrix)
• Colour printing can be extremely slow
• Cost of printouts per page are more expensive than a laser printer
• Cartridges need to be replaced more often than a laser printer
• Ink will smudge while it is still wet
• Colours can become saturated and often don't look the same as on the
screen
• If not used for a while, the cartridges can dry out

4. Advantages and disadvantages of Laser printers:


Advantages
• High quality printouts - better than ink-jet or dot-matrix
• Fast printouts - faster than ink-jet or dot-matrix
• Prints very quietly - quieter than ink-jet or dot-matrix

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• Cost per page is low - cheaper than ink-jet or dot-matrix


Disadvantages
• Most expensive printer type to buy, especially colour lasers
• Toner is more expensive than ink-jet cartridges
• Expensive to repair - lots of complex equipment inside
• Fairly bulky - larger than ink-jet printers
• Can't use continuous or multi-part stationary to create carbon copies like
you can with a dot-matrix printer

5. Characteristics of printers (comparison).


Dot matrix Inkjet Laser
1 cost cheaper cheap expensive
near letter quality
2 resolution Low /draft quality (NLQ) letter quality
cps (characters per ppm (pages per ppm (pages per
3 speed
second) minute) minute)
4 ink type ribbon Ink cartridge Tonner
noise
5 noisy quiet silence
level
very popular as it slightly popular apart
less demand on it
6 popularity can print colourful from its expensive
nowadays
hard copies price

(b) Plotters:

1. Plotters are a specialist type of printer which is able to draw high quality
images on very large pieces of paper.
Uses of plotters:
Plotters are used by engineers, architects and map-makers to draw
plans of buildings, diagrams of machines or large scale maps.

2. Advantages and disadvantages of plotters

• Drawings are of the same quality as if an expert drew them


• Larger sizes of paper can be used than most printers can manage
Disadvantages
• Plotters are slower than printers because each line is drawn separately
• They are often more expensive than printers
• They do not produce very high quality text printouts

(c) Speaker:

1. A software is a set of instructions or programs to operate the computer.

2. Two types of softwares are System Software or Operating System (OS)


and Application software

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3. Types of Application Softwares are:


• Ready-made application Software
• User-designed application Software

4. Functions of System Software or Operating System (OS):


• An Operating System Controls the hardware.
• It manages the information on the disk.
• It runs computer programs.

5. Examples of System Softwares:


Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows
XP, Linux, Unix, Mac OS, etc.,

6. Examples of Application Softwares:


Microsoft Word ( Word
Processor ) Microsoft Excel
(Spreadsheet)
Microsoft PowerPoint (Graphic and
presentation) Microsoft Access (Data Base
Management System) Adobe Photoshop , etc.,

7. Advantages of using ready-made application software:


• They are user-friendly.
• They cost much less than user-designed software.
• They are easily available.

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Storage Devices
1. Computers can only handle and store information in binary form. Binary
numbers are formed with two digits: 0 and 1. Each binary digit is called a bit.
8 bits form a byte.

2. Computer’s memory is measured in bytes.


Larger units are Kilobytes (KB), Megabytes (MB), Gigabyte (GB), Terabytes (TB)

3. There are two types of computer memory.


• Primary or Main memory
• Secondary memory
4. Examples of Main (primary) and Secondary memory.
• Primary or Main memory: RAM and ROM
• Secondary memory: Hard disk, Floppy disk, Pen drive, Memory card, CD,
DVD ..etc,

5. Comparing RAM and ROM


RAM ROM
Random Access Memory Read Only Memory
stores information temporarily stores information permanently
Data can be changed Information inside cannot be changed
Data is lost when PC switched off. Data is safe when PC switched off

6. Advantages of using floppy diskette


• It is cheap
• It is handy

7. Floppy diskettes are getting unpopular because


• their storage capacity is low.
• many laptops do not have a drive for diskette.
• they are not reliable (data can be easily lost).

8. Advantages of write-protect in a floppy disk


• To protect against undesired recording of data or programs
• To help ensure data is not accidentally overwritten or erased
• To prevent virus infection

9. Advantages and disadvantages of using CD.


Advantages:
• CD can hold large amount of data.
• CD is light and portable.

• Data can be read faster.


• Many computer softwares comes in CD.
Disadvantages:
• It is easily broken
• It cannot expose to heat

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10. Examples of external secondary storage media


• Pen drive, DVD, Magnetic tape, Portable hard disk

11. Ways of taking care of CD-ROMs


• Always hold the CD by its edge or entire hole.
• Do not keep CD in a warm place or expose to the sun.
• Do not put heavy objects on the CD.
• Do not scratch either sides of the CD.
• Keep CD clean by wiping it gently with a soft cotton cloth.

12. Ways of taking care of diskettes


• Do not put near to the magnet.
• Do not expose diskette to the sun.
• Do not put heavy objects on the CD.

13. Advantage and disadvantage of a hard disk

• It has larger storage capacity.


• It is faster
Disadvantages:
• It is heavier than diskette or pen drive.
• It is expensive.

14. Most suited storage devices -----


• to store two pages of text for a friend to take home - Pen drive
• to store a video of your last school sports day - VCD / DVD

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