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Summer Pack Class 5 Computer

This document discusses different computer input and output devices. It provides characteristics of plotters, monitors, mice, and keyboards. It also describes flat bed and drum plotters, the differences between impact and non-impact printers, and how a mouse works by moving it across a desk to navigate a computer's cursor on screen.

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Summer Pack Class 5 Computer

This document discusses different computer input and output devices. It provides characteristics of plotters, monitors, mice, and keyboards. It also describes flat bed and drum plotters, the differences between impact and non-impact printers, and how a mouse works by moving it across a desk to navigate a computer's cursor on screen.

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Ch# 3: Connections inputs / outputs

Answer the following questions.

Q#1: Give characteristics of each of the


following devices:
(a)
Plotters:
 A plotter is a computer hardware device much like a
printer.
 This is used for printing vector graphics.
(b)
Monitors:

 It is the primary device.


 It is used for displaying information from the
computer.
(c)
Mouse:
 It is the primary device.
 It is used for navigating and interacting with the
computer.
(d)
Keyboard:
 It is the primary device.
It is used for entering information into the computer.

Q#2: Explain the different types of plotters.


Flat Bed Plotters:
 This is a plotter where the paper is fixed on a flat
surface and pens are moved to draw the image.
Drum Plotters:
 In the drum plotters the pen is moved in a single
axis track and the paper itself moves on a
cylindrical drum to add the other axis.

Q#3: what is the difference b/w impact and


non- impact printers?
Impact Printers Non- impact printers
They use a print head They are much quieter than
containing a number of metal impact printers as their printing
pins heads do not strike the paper.
Some print heads have only 9 They are of three types.
pins .

Q#4: Explain the working of mouse.

working of mouse:
 It is the primary device.
 It is used for navigating and interacting with the
computer.
 It is the popular input device.
 You move it across the desk and its movement is
shown on the screen by a marker known as
“ curser “.

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