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Output Devices Monitors or VDU (Visual Display Unit) :-Most Information Can Be Displayed On

Monitors display information and come in high, medium, and low resolutions measured in pixels. Printers can be character, line, or page printers that print one character, line, or full page at a time. Common printers are inkjet printers that spray ink onto paper and laser printers that use toner powder for excellent quality printing, though laser printers are more expensive. Hard copy refers to printed output while soft copy is displayed on a screen.

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Output Devices Monitors or VDU (Visual Display Unit) :-Most Information Can Be Displayed On

Monitors display information and come in high, medium, and low resolutions measured in pixels. Printers can be character, line, or page printers that print one character, line, or full page at a time. Common printers are inkjet printers that spray ink onto paper and laser printers that use toner powder for excellent quality printing, though laser printers are more expensive. Hard copy refers to printed output while soft copy is displayed on a screen.

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OUTPUT DEVICES

Monitors or VDU (Visual Display Unit) :- Most information can be displayed on


the monitor.

A monitor can be high, medium, or low resolution. Resolution is measured in


pixels. A pixel is a very small area of the screen. It can be thought of as a very
small dot. These dots are used to make up a picture - similar to the dots which
make up the pictures in newspapers.

High resolution can display 1024 by 768 pixels, or more. They are used for very
detailed graphics work. The screen can be large and is often expensive.

Medium resolution can display 800 by 600 pixels.

Low resolution can display 640 by 480 pixels- similar quality to a television set.
Printers

Character printers, now very old, print one character at a time like a typewriter.

Line printers, again old technology, form a complete line before printing. Chain
printers are an example.

Page printers, modern printers that print a whole page at a time. Can be laser or
inkjet printers.

Ink Jet Printer :- Non impact printers where ink is squirted out onto the paper to
form the output.
Ink Jet printers are cheap to buy, but can be expensive to run - the ink needs
replacing regularly, and the nozzles which squirt the ink can become blocked.
However, they produce very good quality print, and can use colours.

Laser Printer :- Page printer. Laser printers can print a wide variety of characters
and graphics. Colour printers are also available. Quality is excellent.

Laser printers are very popular. They are flexible, very fast, and quiet. However,
they are expensive.

Impact and non-impact. An impact printer works by impacting the shape of the
character through a ribbon onto the paper. Dot Matrix printers are impact printers.
Letters are formed by a grid, or matrix of 7 by 5 dots. They use a print head which
has a grid of pins which are used to form letters when pressed against an ink
ribbon. Dot matrix printers are cheap and reliable. They are used in small offices,
and schools.

Hard copy. Printed output from the computer is called hard copy. Hard copy is
usually human readable.

Soft copy. Output displayed on a screen.

Other output devices include:-

Voice synthesis :- Often used at airports for routine announcements of flights in


different languages.
Microfilm :- Now old technology.

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