FCCS 1003 Computer Studies

Week 6
Topic: Output Devices
Chapter 6 Objectives
Differentiate between a nonimpact printer and an
Describe the four categories of output
impact printer

Summarize the characteristics of ink­jet printers, 
Summarize the characteristics of LCD monitors, photo printers, laser printers, thermal printers, 
LCD screens, and plasma monitors mobile printers, label and postage printers,
and plotters and large­format printers

Describe the characteristics of a CRT monitor and Describe the uses of speakers, headphones,
factors that affect its quality and earphones

Identify the output characteristics of fax machines

Explain the relationship between graphics chips
and fax modems, multifunction peripherals, data
and monitors projectors, joysticks, wheels, and gamepads

Identify output options for physically

Describe various ways to print
challenged users

Next
Introduction to Input
 What is Output?
What is output?
 Data that has been processed into a useful form
 Output device is any hardware component that can convey
information to one or more people

p. 300 - 301 Fig. Next

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Display Devices
 Display Devices
What is a display device?
 Output device that visually conveys text,
graphics, and video information
 Information on display device sometimes
called soft copy
 Monitor houses display device that is packaged
as separate peripheral

p. 302 Next
 Display Devices
What is an LCD monitor?
 Uses liquid crystal display
 Have a small footprint
 Mobile devices that contain
LCD displays include
 Notebook computer, Tablet
PC, ultra personal
computer, portable media
player, smart phone, and
PDA

p. 302 - 303 Fig. Next

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 Flat-Panel Displays
What about using multiple LCD monitors?
 Some users position
two or more monitors
side-by-side or stacked
 Allows users to run
multiple applications
simultaneously

p. 303 Fig. 6-3 Next

 Flat-Panel Displays
What are some mobile devices that have LCD screens?

p. 303 Fig. 6-4 Next

 Flat-Panel Displays
What is resolution?
 Number of horizontal
and vertical pixels in
a display device
 Sharpness and
clarity of image
 Higher resolution
makes image
sharper, displays
more text on screen,
makes some elements

smaller
p. 304 - 305 Fig. Next
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 Flat-Panel Displays
How do you use an LCD monitor with a video card?
 Plug monitor into Digital Video Interface (DVI) port
on computer

standard monitor
port
S-video port

DVI port

p. 306 Fig. 6-6 Next

 Flat-Panel Displays
What is a plasma monitor?
 Displays image by applying voltage to layer of gas
 Larger screen size and richer colors than LCD, but are more
expensive

p. 307 Fig. 6-8 Next

 Flat-Panel Displays
What is digital television (DTV) and high-definition
television (HDTV)?
Many programs can be
All broadcast stations
High resolution broadcast on a single
transmit digital signals
digital channel

Uses digital signals to produce HDTV

(high-definition television)
crisper, higher-quality output is the most advanced form
on LCD and plasma televisions of digital TV

Great for game playing, watching movies, and browsing the Internet

p. 307 Next
 CRT Monitors
What is a CRT monitor?
 Contains cathode-ray
tube (CRT)
 Screen coated with tiny
dots of phosphor material
 Each dot consists of a red,
blue, and green phosphor
 Common sizes are 15, 17,
19, 21, and 22 inches
 Viewable size is diagonal
measurement of actual
viewing area

p. 308 Fig. 6-10 Next

 CRT Monitors
What is the ENERGY STAR program?
 Encourages manufacturers to create energy-efficient
devices that require little power when not in use
 Monitors and devices meeting guidelines display
ENERGY STAR label

p. 308 Next
 CRT Monitors
What determines the quality of a CRT monitor?
 Screen resolution
 Text created with a smaller dot pitch is easier
to read
 Refresh rate is speed at which monitor redraws
images on screen

p. 309 Next
 CRT Monitors
How does video travel from the processor to a CRT monitor?
 Video card (also called a graphics card) converts digital output
from computer into analog video signal

Step 5. Electron guns

Step 1. The fire the three color signals
processor sends Step 3. The to the front of the CRT.
digital video data analog signal is
to the video card. sent through a
cable to the CRT Step 4. The
monitor. CRT monitor
separates the
analog signal
into red, green,
and blue signals.

Step 6. An image is
displayed on the screen when
the electrons hit phosphor
Step 2. The video card’s dots on the back of the screen.
digital-to-analog converter
(DAC) converts the digital
video data to an analog signal.
Exercise: (True/False)
A lower resolution uses a greater number of pixels and thus
provides a smoother image.

An output device is any type of software component that

conveys information to one or more people.

LCD monitors have a larger foot print than CRT monitor.

Exercise: (True/False)
You measure a monitor diagonally from one corner to
the other.

Types of CRTs include LCD monitors, LCD screens,

and plasma monitors.
Printers
 Printers
What is a printer? portrait
 Output device that
produces text and
graphics on a physical
medium
 Result is hard copy, or
printout
 Two orientations: portrait
and landscape

landscape

p. 310 Fig. 6-11 Next

 Printers
How do you know which printer to buy?
 Depends on printing needs

Color or
Budget Speed
black and white

Graphics and Paper types

Cost per page Multiple copies
photo printing and sizes

System Wireless
Future needs
compatibility capability

p. 310 Next
 Printers
What are the various ways to print documents and
pictures?

p. 311 Fig. 6-13 Next

 Printers
What is a nonimpact printer?
 Forms characters and graphics without striking paper
 Ink-jet printer sprays tiny drops of liquid ink 
onto paper
 Prints in black-and-white or color on a variety
of paper types

p. 312 Fig. 6-14 Next

 Printers
What is the resolution of a printer?
 Sharpness and clarity
 Measured by number of dots per inch (dpi) printer
can output

p. 313 Fig. 6-15 Next

 Printers
How does an ink-jet printer work?
print head

print cartridge

firing
chamber

ink dot

bubble resistor ink

nozzle

Step 1. A Step 2. Step 3. Ink Step 4. As the vapor bubble

small resistor The vapor drops onto the collapses, fresh ink is drawn into
heats the ink, bubble forces paper. the firing chamber.
causing the ink to the ink through
boil and form a the nozzle.
p. 313 Fig. 6-16 vapor bubble. Next
 Printers
What is a photo printer?
 Color printer that produces
photo-lab-quality pictures
 Many photo printers have a
built-in card slot
 PictBridge is a standard
technology that allows you to
print pictures directly from a
digital camera

p. 314 - 315 Fig. Next

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 Printers
What is a laser printer?
 High-speed, high-quality
nonimpact printer
 Prints text and graphics in
high-quality resolution,
ranging from 1,200 to 2,400 dpi
 Typically costs more than
ink-jet printer, but is much
faster

p. 315 Fig. 6-18 Next

 Printers
How does a laser printer work?

p. 316 Fig. 6-19 Next

 Printers
What is a thermal printer?
 Generates images by pushing electrically heated pins
against heat-sensitive paper
 Dye-sublimation printer (also called a digital photo printer)
uses heat to transfer dye to specially coated paper

p. 317 Fig. 6-20 Next

 Printers
What is a mobile printer?
 Small, lightweight, battery-powered printer that allows
mobile user to print from notebook computer, Tablet
PC, PDA, or smart phone while traveling

p. 317 Fig. 6-21 Next

 Printers
What are label printers and postage printers?
 Small printer that prints on adhesive-type material
 Most also print bar codes
 Postage printer has built-in digital scale and prints
postage stamps

p. 318 Fig. 6-22 Next

 Printers
What is a plotter?
 Sophisticated printer used to produce high-quality
drawings
 Large-format printer creates photo-realistic-quality
color prints

p. 318 Fig. 6-23 Next

 Printers
What is a dot-matrix printer?
 Impact printer that produces printed images
when tiny wire pins strike ribbon
 Impact printer forms
characters by striking
mechanism against inked
ribbon that contacts paper

p. 318 - 319 Fig. Next

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 Printers
What is a line printer?
 High-speed impact printer
that prints entire line
at a time
 Speed measured in lines
per minute (lpm)
 Band printer prints fully
formed characters using a
hammer mechanism
 Shuttle-matrix printer is
high-speed printer that
works like dot-matrix
printer

p. 319 Fig. 6-25 Next

Exercise: (True/False)

A laser printer generates images by pushing electrically

heated pins against heat-sensitive paper.

A photo printer creates images using a laser beam and

powdered ink, called toner.

An ink-jet printer is a type of impact printer that forms

characters and graphics by spraying tiny drops of liquid
nitrogen onto a piece of paper.
Exercise: (True/False)
Printed information is called soft copy.

Two commonly used types of impact printers are ink-

jet printers and line printers.
Other Output Devices
 Speakers, Headphones, and
Headsets
What is an audio output device?
 Computer component that produces music, speech, or
other sounds
 Speakers and headsets are common devices

p. 320 - 321 Figs. 6-26 Next

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 Speakers, Headphones, and
Headsets
What is voice output?
 Computer talks to you through speakers on computer
 Internet telephony allows you to have conversation
over Web

p. 321 - 322 Fig. Next

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 Other Output Devices
What is a facsimile (fax) machine?
 Device that transmits and receives documents over
telephone lines

p. 322 Fig. 6-29 Next

 Other Output Devices
What is a fax modem?
 Modem that allows you to send and receive electronic
documents as faxes internal fax card
external fax
modem in system unit

fax machine

p. 322 Fig. 6-30 Next

 Other Output Devices
What is a multifunction peripheral?
 Provides functionality
of printer, scanner,
copy machine, and
fax machine

p. 323 Fig. 6-31 Next

 Other Output Devices
What is a data projector?
 Device that takes text
and images from
computer screen and
projects them onto
larger screen

p. 323 Fig. 6-32 Next

 Other Output Devices
What is force feedback?
 Sends resistance to device in response to actions of user

p. 324 Fig. 6-33 Next

 Putting It All Together
What are suggested output devices for the home user?

User Monitor Printer Other

 17­ or 19­inch   Ink­jet color   Speakers

LCD monitor printer; or  Headset
 Photo printer  Force­feedback 
joystick, wheel, 
and/or gamepad

p. 325 Fig. 6-34 Next

 Putting It All Together
What are suggested output devices for the small office/home
office user?

User Monitor Printer Other

 19­ or 21­inch   Multifunction   Fax machine

LCD monitor peripheral; or  Speakers
 Color LCD   Ink­jet color 
screen on Tablet  printer; or
PC, PDA, or   Laser printer 
smart phone (black­and­white 
or color)
 Label printer
 Postage printer

p. 325 Fig. 6-34 Next

 Putting It All Together
What are suggested output devices for the mobile user?

User Monitor Printer Other

 17­inch color   Mobile color   Fax modem

LCD screen on  printer  Headphones or 
notebook   Ink­jet color  earphones
computer printer; or  DLP data 
 LCD screen on   Laser printer for  projector
Tablet PC, PDA,  in­office use 
or smart phone (black­and­white 
or color)
 Photo printer

p. 325 Fig. 6-34 Next

 Putting It All Together

What are suggested output devices for the power user?

User Monitor Printer Other

 23­inch LCD   Laser printer   Fax machine or 

monitor (black­and­white  fax modem
or color)  Speakers
 Plotter or large­  Headphones or 
format printer;  earphones
or
 Photo printer; or
 Dye­sublimation 
printer

p. 325 Fig. 6-34 Next

 Putting It All Together
What are suggested output devices for the large business user?

User Monitor Printer Other

 19­ or 21­inch   High­speed laser   Fax machine or 

LCD monitor printer fax modem
 LCD screen on   Laser printer,   Speakers
Tablet PC, PDA,  color  Headphones or 
or smart phone  Line printer (for  earphones
large reports   DLP data 
from a  projector
mainframe)
 Label printer

p. 325 Fig. 6-34 Next

 Output Devices for Physically Challenged
Users

What is the Magnifier?

 Windows Magnifier
enlarges text and
other items on
screen

p. 326 Fig. 6-35 Next

 Output Devices for Physically Challenged
Users
What other output options are available for visually
impaired users?
 Change Window settings,
such as increasing size or
changing color of text to
make words easier to read
 Blind users can work with
Windows Vista’s Narrator
 Braille printer outputs
information in Braille
onto paper

p. 326 Fig. 6-36 Next

Exercise: (True/False)
A digital light processing (DLP) projector uses tiny light bulbs
to reflect light.

A stand-alone fax machine scans an original document, converts

the image into digitized data, and transmits the digitized
image.

Multifunction peripherals require more space than having a

separate printer, scanner, copy machine, and fax machine.
 Summary of Output

Flat-panel displays Fax machines and fax modems

CRT monitors Multifunction peripherals

Printers Data projectors

Force feedback joysticks, wheels,

Speakers, headphones, and earphones
and gamepads

Chapter 6 Complete