Dr.
Omer Mohammed Ahmed
Assistant Professor , NVU
Objectives Overview
Describe the types of output
Explain the characteristics of various display devices
Describe the factors that affect the quality of an LCD monitor or
LCD screen
Differentiate between a nonimpact printer and an impact printer
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Objectives Overview
Describe the uses and characteristics of speakers, headphones, and
earbuds
Identify the purpose and features of data projectors, interactive
whiteboards, and force-feedback game controllers and tactile output
Identify output options for physically challenged users
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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
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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
• 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
• 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
High-
speed
Black-
and-
Laser High-
quality
white printer
Color
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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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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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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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Discovering
Chapter 6 Complete
Computers 2012
Your Interactive Guide
to the Digital World