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Two Main Computer Output Devices

Input devices can be classified by their modality of input such as mechanical motion, audio, or visual, whether the input is discrete like key presses or continuous like a mouse position, and the number of degrees of freedom involved. Pointing devices used to specify a position in space can further be classified as direct input that coincides with the display space like touchscreens or indirect input like mice that can be lifted and repositioned. Positional information from pointing devices can also be absolute like on a touch screen or relative when the device can be lifted and repositioned.

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Two Main Computer Output Devices

Input devices can be classified by their modality of input such as mechanical motion, audio, or visual, whether the input is discrete like key presses or continuous like a mouse position, and the number of degrees of freedom involved. Pointing devices used to specify a position in space can further be classified as direct input that coincides with the display space like touchscreens or indirect input like mice that can be lifted and repositioned. Positional information from pointing devices can also be absolute like on a touch screen or relative when the device can be lifted and repositioned.

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Two computer outputs:

Speakers
1. Speakers are the computer component responsible for outputting data in audio format. As with
all computer components, there are a variety of speaker types that can be purchased. Be sure that
the speakers you purchase will meet the needs of what you plan to use your computer for.
Inexpensive speakers do not typically play music well. Speakers are not necessary when using a
computer but tend to enhance the computing experience. Headphones are also considered to be a
variation of speakers.

Printers
2. Printers produce a physical form of output. Data that the computer has processed, which usually
takes place in a word processor, is made into a hard copy by printing. As computer technology
has evolved so has printer technology. According to preventiveguru.com, there are four main
types of printers: laser, inkjet, dot-matrix and thermal.
IBEA Assignment- 2

Jerryland Lyngdoh
Input devices:
Many input devices can be classified according to:

 the modality of input (e.g. mechanical motion, audio, visual, etc.)


 whether the input is discrete (e.g. keypresses) or continuous (e.g. a mouse's position, though
digitized into a discrete quantity, is fast enough to be considered continuous)
 the number of degrees of freedom involved (e.g. two-dimensional traditional mice, or three-
dimensional navigators designed for CAD applications)
Pointing devices, which are input devices used to specify a position in space, can further be
classified according to:

 Whether the input is direct or indirect. With direct input, the input space coincides with the
display space, i.e. pointing is done in the space where visual feedback or
the cursor appears.Touchscreens and light pens involve direct input. Examples involving
indirect input include the mouse and trackball.
 Whether the positional information is absolute (e.g. on a touch screen) or relative (e.g. with a
mouse that can be lifted and repositioned)
Note that direct input is almost necessarily absolute, but indirect input may be either absolute or
relative. For example, digitizing Graphics tablets that do not have an embedded screen involve
indirect input and sense absolute positions and are often run in an absolute input mode, but they
may also be setup to simulate a relative input mode where the stylus or puck can be lifted and
repositioned.

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