OUTPUT DEVICES

Malik Adnan Jaleel

Objectives Overview

Explain the Describe the factors

Describe the types of characteristics of that affect the quality
output various display of an LCD monitor or
devices LCD screen

Differentiate
Describe various between a
ways to print nonimpact printer
and an impact printer

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Objectives Overview
Summarize the characteristics of
ink-jet printers, photo printers,
laser printers, multifunction Describe the uses and
peripherals, thermal printers, characteristics of speakers,
mobile printers, label and headphones, and earbuds
postage printers, and plotters
and large-format printers

Identify the purpose and

features of data projectors,
Identify output options for
interactive whiteboards, and
physically challenged users
force-feedback game controllers
and tactile output

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What Is Output?

• Output is data that has been processed into a

useful form

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What Is Output?

• An output device is any type of hardware

component that conveys information to one or
more people

Speakers,
Display devices Printers headphones, Data projectors
and earbuds

Force-feedback
Interactive
game Tactile output
whiteboards
controllers

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Display Devices

• A display device visually

conveys text, graphics,
and video information
• A monitor is packaged
as a separate peripheral
– LCD monitor
– Widescreen

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Display Devices

• Liquid crystal display (LCD) uses a liquid

compound to present information on a display
device

Active-matrix
display Passive-matrix
display

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Display Devices

• The quality of an LCD monitor or LCD screen

depends primarily on:

Resolution Response time Brightness

Dot pitch Contrast ratio

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Display Devices

• Resolution is the
number of
horizontal and
vertical pixels in a
display device
– A higher
resolution uses a
greater number of
pixels

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Display Devices

• The graphics processing unit (GPU) controls the

manipulation and display of graphics on a display device
• LCD monitors use a digital signal and should plug into a
DVI port, an HDMI port, or a DisplayPort

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Display Devices

• Plasma monitors are display devices that use gas

plasma technology and offer screen sizes up to
150 inches

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Display Devices

• Televisions also are a good

output device
– Require a converter if you
are connecting your
computer to an analog
television
• Digital television (DTV)
offers a crisper, higher-
quality output
• HDTV is the most
advanced form of digital
television
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Display Devices

• A CRT monitor is a desktop monitor that contains

a cathode-ray tube
– Have a much larger footprint than do LCD monitors

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Printers

• A printer produces
text and graphics on
a physical medium
– Printed information
is called a hard copy,
or printout
– Landscape or portrait
orientation

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Printers
Before purchasing a printer, ask yourself a series of questions:

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Printers

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Printers

• A nonimpact printer forms characters and

graphics on a piece of paper without actually
striking the paper

Ink-jet Photo Laser Thermal

printers printers printers printers

Label and Large-

Mobile
postage Plotters format
printers
printers printers

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Printers

• An ink-jet printer forms characters and graphics by

spraying tiny drops of liquid ink onto a piece of paper
– Color or black-and-white
– Printers with a higher dpi (dots per inch) produce a higher
quality output

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Printers

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Printers

A photo printer produces color

photo-lab-quality pictures
• Most use ink-jet technology
• PictBridge allows you to print photos
directly from a digital camera
• Print from a memory card and preview
photos on a built-in LCD screen
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Printers

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Printers

High-speed

Black-and- Laser High-

white
printer quality

Color

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Printers

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Printers

• A multifunction peripheral (MFP) is a single

device that prints, scans, copies, and in some
cases, faxes
– Sometimes called an all-in-one device

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Printers

• A thermal printer generates images by pushing

electrically heated pins against the heat-sensitive
paper
Thermal wax-transfer
printer

Dye-sublimation
printer
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Printers

• A mobile printer is a
small, lightweight,
battery-powered printer
that allows a mobile
user to print from a
notebook computer,
smart phone, or other
mobile device

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Printers

• A label printer is a small printer that prints on

adhesive-type material
• A postage printer prints postage stamps
– Postage also can be printed on other types of printers

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Printers

• Plotters are used to produce high-quality

drawings
• Large-format printers create photo-realistic
quality color prints on a larger scale

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Printers

• Impact printers form characters and graphics on a

piece of paper by striking a mechanism against an
inked ribbon that physically contacts the paper

Dot-matrix Line
printer printer
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Printers

• A dot-matrix printer
produces printed
images when tiny wire
pins on a print head
mechanism strike an
inked ribbon
• A line printer prints an
entire line at a time

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Speakers, Headphones, and Earbuds

• An audio output device produces music, speech,

or other sounds
Most computer users attach
speakers to their computers to:
• Generate higher-quality sounds for playing
games
• Interact with multimedia presentations
• Listen to music
• View movies

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Speakers, Headphones, and Earbuds

• Headphones are
speakers that cover or
are placed outside of
the ear
• Earbuds (also called
earphones) rest inside
the ear canal

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Speakers, Headphones, and Earbuds

• Some speakers are specifically designed to play

audio from a portable media player
– Wireless speakers

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Speakers, Headphones, and Earbuds

Voice output occurs when you hear a

person’s voice or when the computer
talks to you through the speakers
• Some Web sites dedicate themselves to
providing voice output
• Often works with voice input
• VoIP uses voice output and voice input
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Other Output Devices

• Other output devices are available for specific

uses and applications

Interactive
Data projectors
whiteboards

Force-feedback
game Tactile output
controllers

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Other Output Devices

• A data projector is a
device that takes the
text and images
displaying on a
computer screen and
projects them on a
larger screen
– LCD projector
– Digital light processing
(DLP) projector

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Other Output Devices

• An interactive whiteboard is a touch-sensitive

device, resembling a dry-erase board, that
displays the image on a connected computer
screen

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Other Output Devices

• Force-feedback sends
resistance to the device
in response to actions
of the user
• Tactile output provides
the user with a physical
response from the
device

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Putting It All Together

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Putting It All Together

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Putting It All Together

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Output Devices
for Physically Challenged Users
• Many accessibility options exist for users with
various disabilities

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Summary

Several commonly used

Various methods of output
output devices

Display devices, printers,

speakers, headphones,
earbuds, data projectors,
interactive whiteboards,
force-feedback game
controllers, and tactile output

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