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    Output devices display or record computer output outside of the computer. Common output devices include monitors, printers, speakers, and projectors. Monitors display output on a computer screen in color or black and white. Printers record output onto paper using technologies like inkjet or laser printing. Speakers provide audio output and projectors display computer displays onto a larger surface.

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    Output devices display or record computer output outside of the computer. Common output devices include monitors, printers, speakers, and projectors. Monitors display output on a computer screen in color or black and white. Printers record output onto paper using technologies like inkjet or laser printing. Speakers provide audio output and projectors display computer displays onto a larger surface.

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    Output devices display or record computer output outside of the computer. Common output devices include monitors, printers, speakers, and projectors. Monitors display output on a computer screen in color or black and white. Printers record output onto paper using technologies like inkjet or laser printing. Speakers provide audio output and projectors display computer displays onto a larger surface.

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    Output Devices

    Output devices are things which are used


    to display information (results of the
    processing) OUT of a computer.
    Display Devices
    • This is the most common form of output device.

    • It is used to display output on a computer screen


    for PC’s it is called the monitor.

    • These output devices usually display output while


    working on the computer.

    • Examples of display devices are monitor and


    printer
    Monitor
    • A monitor is an output device very similiar
    to a television screen, although it has
    higher resolution.

    • Monitors are either monochrome (2 color)


    or color
    • The color quality and resolution varies as
    follows:
    • Type Pixels Colors
    • CGA 320X200 4
    • EGA 640X350 16
    • VGA 320X200 256
    • SVGA 640X480 256 &
    higher
    Monitors

    Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) monitor

    Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) Monitor


    Limitations of Monitors
    • Only a small amount of data can appear
    on the screen at one time.

    • Their soft-copy output lacks portability.


    (cannot be moved from one place to
    another).
    Printers
    • This is an output device which prints
    whatever is on the monitor onto paper

    • An output device that records output on


    paper
    Divisions of a Printer
    1. Personal Printer
    – Laser printers; a printer that uses technology similar
    to that of a photocopier
    – Inkjet printers; a printer that forms images by spraying
    droplets of ink onto a page.

    2. Network Printer
    It is a printer shared by several people over a local area
    network.
    3. Special-Purpose Printers
    •Photo printers:- used to print photos taken with a digital
    camera.
    •Bar-code printer:- used to print a variety of bar-codes,
    eg price tags or stickers, document tracking inventory
    control etc.
    •Portable printers:- allow users to print from a notebook
    or hand held computer.
    •Wide format inkjet printers:- used for coloured graphics
    that are too big for standard size inkjet computers.
    Printers vary mainly in:
    Cost,
    Quality
    Speed
    and Noise.
    Printers (all types)
    Plotters
    A plotter is an output device uses line drawings to form an
    image.
    It is sometimes confused with a printer, but a plotter uses line
    drawings to form an image instead of using dots.
    A plotter draws images on paper using ink pens or pencils. A plotter draws
    images as a series of point-to-point lines.
    Facsimile (FAX)
    Multimedia Output Devices
    • They inclue
    – Speakers
    – Data and multimedia projectors
    – Voice-output Systems
    Speaker(s)
    Provide audio output for multimedia
    applications e.g playing computer games,
    listening to audio or video clips, background
    music from a cd etc.
    Data and Multimedia Projectors
    A data projector: connects to the
    computer and projects any output sent
    to the computer monitor through the
    projector on to a wall or projection
    screen.
    Most projectors today are known as
    data/video projectors or multimedia
    projectors and can be used to project
    video as well
    Voice-output Systems

    • They communicate with users by imitating


    human speech.
    – Eg. When u dial a phone and the number is
    out of service u may hear “sorry the mobile
    subscriber cannot be reached” or “your
    current balance is ksh. 20” etc.

    The hardware and software used in voice


    output systems usually convert digital data
    into spoken output.

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