Output Devices of Computer

OUTPUT DEVICES
 Devices which are used for displaying

information to the users.
 Result of processing is in the form of information
which is referred as “Output”.
 Transferring the data into the human readable
form.
 Peripheral devices that enables computer to
communicate information to users and other
machines.
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© 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Output Concepts
 2 Categories
1. Hard-Copy Output Devices
2. Soft-Copy Output Devices
 Hard-Copy is output that is recorded on tangible
medium such as paper.
 Stable and permanent form of output.
 Soft-Copy output is displayed on th computer screen.
 It is transient form of output unless it is to be stored
on the permanent storage device like Hard disk.

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Hard-Copy Output Devices
 Following are the Hard-Copy Devices:
1. Printers
I. Impact Printers
II. Non-Impact Printers
2. Plotters
I. Pin Plotters
II. Electrostatic Plotters

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Printers
 Devices used to produce output in the form of text
and graphics on paper.
1. Impact Printers:
 It works like Typewriter.
 It makes contact with the paper.
 It forms print image by pressing an inked ribbon
against the paper using hammers or pins.
 Following are the Impact printers:
I. Dot-Matrix Printers
II. Daisy-Wheel Printers
III. Line Printers

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I. Dot-Matrix Printers
 It contains pins which produces patterns of
dots on the paper to form an individual
character.
 It uses 9-24 pins.
 More the pins, crisper is the letter.
 Print speeds from 100-600 characters per
second.
 Produces color output by using the multicolor
ribbons.

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II. Daisy-Wheel Printers
 It contains print mechanism that looks like
Daisy, at the end of each petal is fully formed
character.
 A hammer strikes a petal containing
characters against the ribbon and character
prints.
 Speed is slow 25-55 characters per second.

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III. Line Printers
 It uses a mechanism that can print whole line at
time. Therefore also called Line-at-a-Time
printer.
 Print 1200-1600 lines per minute.
 Character-at-a-time Vs Line-at-a-Time Printers.

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2. Non-Impact Printers
 Do not use striking device to produce
characters on the paper.
 It uses thermal, electrostatic, chemical and
inkjet technologies for printing.
 Do not strike or hammer against the paper so
they are much quieter.
 Following are the Non-Impact Printers:
I. Ink-Jet Printers
II. Thermal-Transfer printer
III. Laser Printer
IV. Electrostatic Printers

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I. Ink-Jet Printers
 It forms characters on papers by spraying ink
from tiny nozzles through an electrical field.
 It forms 250 characters per second.
 Less noise and better quality.
 Used to produce graphics for business
presentation.

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II. Thermal-Transfer Printers
 It uses Heat to produce text or image on the
paper.
 Print Heads containing many small resistive
heating pins.
 Twice fast as Ink-Jet printers.
 Used for animation and graphic art application.

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III. Laser Printers
 Also called Page Printer
 It works like Photocopy machine.
 It produces images or text on the paper by directing
laser beam at mirror that bounces the beam onto drum.
 Laser leaves –ve charge on the drum and the +ve
charge is produced by the toner.
 When the paper is rolled on the drum the toner is
transferred to the paper.
 Speed is high without producing noise.
 8 pages per minute.

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IV. Electrostatic Printers
 Fast and high resolution printer.
 Used for complex images.
 Used in mapping, integrated circuit design and
satellite imaging.

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2. Plotters
 Specialized output devices designed to
produce high quality graphics in variety of
colors.
 Used to print on big charts and sheets.
 Useful for engineers, artists, designers and
architects to make maps, charts and drawing.
 2 types:
I. Pin Plotters

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I. Pin Plotters
 These Plotters use pins.
 It produces an image or characters on the
paper by directly contacting the pins on the
paper either horizontally or vertically.

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 Use electrostatic process to draw graphs on
paper.
 Do not use pins.
 Use electrostatic charges to create images
out of very small dots on specifically
treated paper.

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Computer Output Microform(COM)
 Hardcopy in the form of photographic
images recorded on microform such as
microfilm.
 Microfilm and microfiche readers are used
to read the data.

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 Devices which are used for displaying

Introduction to Information Technology, 2nd Edition

Introduction to Information Technology, 2nd Edition

Introduction to Information Technology, 2nd Edition

Introduction to Information Technology, 2nd Edition

Introduction to Information Technology, 2nd Edition

Introduction to Information Technology, 2nd Edition

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Introduction to Information Technology, 2nd Edition

Introduction to Information Technology, 2nd Edition

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