Output Devices

Topic & Structure of the lesson

What is output ?
Display devices
CRT monitor
Flat-panel displays
Printers
Speakers and Headsets
Other Output devices
Output devices for physically challenged users

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 Learning Outcomes
At the end of this lecture, YOU should be able to :
 Describe the four categories of output
 Describe characteristics of a CRT monitor and factors that
affect its quality
 Summarize the characteristics of LCD monitors, LCD
screens, gas plasma displays, and HDTVs
 Differentiate between an impact printer and a non-impact
printer
 Summarize the characteristics of ink-jet printers, photo
printers, laser printers, thermal printers, mobile printers,
label and postage printers, and plotter and large-format
printers
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 Learning Outcomes
At the end of this lecture, YOU should be able to :

 Describe the methods used for wireless printing

 Describe the uses of speakers and headsets
 Identify the output characteristics of fax machines and fax
modems, multifunction peripherals, data projectors,
joysticks, and wheels
 Identify output options for physically challenged users

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 Key Terms you must be able to
use
•If you have mastered this topic, you should be
able to use the following terms correctly in your
assignments and exams:
 Output  LCD monitor
 CRT monitor  Gas plasma monitor
 Resolution
 Dot pitch
 Pixel
 Refresh rate
 Video card

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 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

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 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
 Consist of screen and the components that
produce the information on the screen
 Monitor houses display device that is packaged as
separate peripheral

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 Display Devices
• What is an LCD monitor?
monitor
 Uses liquid crystal display
 Have a small footprint, less space
 Variety of sizes
 Mobile devices that contain LCD displays
include
 Notebook computer, Tablet PC, ultra
personal computer, portable media
player, smart phone, and PDA
 multiple LCD monitors : to run multiple
applications simultaneously

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 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
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What is digital television
(DTV) and high-definition
television (HDTV)?
 Uses digital signals to produce
crisper, higher-quality output on LCD
and plasma televisions
 High resolution
 All broadcast stations transmit digital
signals
 Many programs can be broadcast on
a single digital channel
 HDTV (high-definition television)
is the most advanced form of digital
TV
 Great for game playing, watching
movies, and browsing the Internet
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 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

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 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

Compare to LCD, CRT :

Larger footprints, more desk space
 Less cost
Generates more heat and use more power
Produce a small amount of electromagnetic radiation
(EMR), can pose a health risk.

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 Displays
• What is resolution?
 Number of horizontal
and vertical pixels in a What is dot pitch ?
display device
 Measure of the distance
 Sharpness and clarity between pixels
of image
 Sometimes called pixel
 Higher resolution makes pitch
image sharper, displays  Smaller the distance
more text on screen,
between the pixels, the
makes some elements
sharper the image
smaller

800 x 600
Most common

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 Displays
• What is refresh rate?
 Speed at which monitor redraws images on the
screen
 Should be fast enough to maintain a constant,
flicker-free image
 High-quality monitor will provide refresh rate of
at least 75 hertz
 Image on the screen redraws itself 75 times
per second

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 Printers
• What is a printer?
 Output device that Various ways user
produces text and print documents and
graphics on a physical pictures
medium
Cable via USB or
 Result is hard copy, or parallel port
printout Wireless printing
 Two orientations: Bluetooth
portrait and landscape infrared
Media cards
Docking station
Central printer on
network
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 Printers
• What is a nonimpact printer?

 Forms characters and graphics without striking

paper

What is a impact printer?

 Forms characters and graphics on a piece of
paper by striking a mechanism against an inked
ribbon that physically contacts the paper.

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 Printers

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 Printers

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

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 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

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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

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 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

Click to view Web

Link, click Chapter 6, Click
Web Link from left
navigation, then click
Wireless Music System
below Chapter 6
p. 320 - 321 Figs. 6-26 – 6-27 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

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 Other Output Devices

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 Other Output Devices
• facsimile (fax)
machine fax modem

Multifunction data projector

peripheral

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

User Monitor Printer Other

 17- or 19-inch  Ink-jet color  Speakers

LCD monitor printer; or  Headset
 Photo printer

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

User Monitor Printer Other

 19- or 21-inch  Multifunction  Fax machine

LCD monitor peripheral; or  Speakers
 Color LCD  Ink-jet color
screen on printer; or
Tablet PC,  Laser printer
PDA, or (black-and-
smart phone white or
color)
 Label printer
 Postage
printer

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

User Monitor Printer Other

 17-inch color  Mobile color  Fax modem

LCD screen printer  Headphones or
on notebook  Ink-jet color earphones
printer; or  DLP data
computer  Laser printer for projector
 LCD screen in-office use
on Tablet PC, (black-and-white
PDA, or or color)
smart phone  Photo printer

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

User Monitor Printer Other

 23-inch LCD  Laser printer  Fax machine or

monitor (black-and-white fax modem
or color)  Speakers
 Plotter or large-  Headphones or
format printer; earphones
or
 Photo printer; or
 Dye-sublimation
printer

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

User Monitor Printer Other

 19- or 21-inch  High-speed 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

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 Output Devices for Physically Challenged
Users
• What is the Magnifier?

 Windows Magnifier
enlarges text and
other items on
screen

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 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
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 Summary of Output

Flat-panel
Flat-paneldisplays
displays Fax
Faxmachines
machinesand
andfax
faxmodems
modems

CRT
CRTmonitors
monitors Multifunction
Multifunctionperipherals
peripherals

Printers
Printers Data
Dataprojectors
projectors

Force
Forcefeedback
feedbackjoysticks,
joysticks,wheels,
wheels,
Speakers,
Speakers,headphones,
headphones,and
andearphones
earphones and
andgamepads
gamepads

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