OUTPUT

 What is output?
➢ Data that has been processed into a useful form,
▪ Output device is any hardware component that can convey
information to user

p. 300 Fig. 6-1 Next

  What is a display device?

➢ Output device that visually conveys information

▪ Information on display device sometimes
called soft copy
➢ Monitor houses display device as separate
peripheral

p. 302 Next
  What is an LCD monitor?

➢ Uses liquid crystal display

➢ Have a small footprint
➢ Mobile devices that contain
LCD displays include
➢ Notebook computer, Tablet
PC, PDA, and Smart Phone

p. 302 Fig. 6-2 Next

  What about using multiple LCD monitors?

➢ Some users position

two or more monitors
side by side or stacked
➢ Allows users to run
multiple applications
simultaneously

p. 303 Fig. 6-3 Next

  What are some mobile devices that have LCD screens?

➢ Notebooks
➢ PDAs
➢ Smart phones
➢ Tablet PCs

p. 303 Fig. 6-4 Next

  What is resolution?
➢ Sharpness and clarity of image
➢ Higher resolution makes image
sharper, displays more text on
screen, makes some elements
smaller

p. 304 Fig. 6-5 Next

 How do you use an LCD monitor with a video
card?
➢ Plug monitor into Digital Video Interface (DVI) port
on computer

standard monitor
port S-video port
Click to view Web Link,
click Chapter 6, Click Web Link DVI port
from left navigation,
then click Video Memory below
Chapter 6
p. 305 Fig. 6-6 Next
  What are HDTVs and interactive TV?

Select a movie from a Vote or respond to

Bank
central library of movies network questionnaires

Two-way communications HDTV

(high-definition television)
technology in which users interact works directly with
with television programming interactive TV

Shop Play games Video conference

p. 306 Next
  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
p. 307 Fig. 6-9 viewing area Next
  What is the ENERGY STAR program?
➢ Encourages manufacturers to create energy-efficient
devices that require little power when not in use
➢ Monitors and devices meeting guidelines display
ENERGY STAR label

p. 307 Next
 portrait
 What is a printer?
➢ Output device that
produces text and
graphics on paper
➢ Result is hard copy, or
printout
➢ Two orientations: portrait
and landscape
landscape

p. 310 Fig. 6-11 Next

  How do you know which printer to buy?
– Depends on printing needs

Color or
Budget Speed
black and white

Graphics Paper types

Photo printing
capability and sizes
System Wireless
compatibility capability

p. 310 Next
  What is a nonimpact printer?
➢ Forms characters and graphics without striking paper
▪ Ink-jet printer sprays tiny drops of liquid ink
onto paper
➢ Prints in black-and-white or color on a variety
of paper types

p. 312 Fig. 6-14 Next

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

p. 313 Fig. 6-15 Next

  What is a photo printer?
➢ Color printer that produces photo-lab-quality pictures

Click to view Web Link,

click Chapter 6, Click
Web Link from left
navigation, then click
Photo Printers
below Chapter 6
p. 314 Fig. 6-17 Next
  What is a laser printer?

➢ High-speed, high-quality
nonimpact printer
➢ Prints text and graphics in very
high-quality resolution,
ranging from 1,200 to 2,400 dpi
➢ Typically costs more than
ink-jet printer, but is much
faster

p. 315 Fig. 6-18 Next

  What is a thermal printer?
➢ Generates images by pushing electrically heated pins
against heat-sensitive paper
▪ Dye-sublimation printer, (also called a digital photo printer)
uses heat to transfer dye to specially coated paper

home use

professional

p. 317 Fig. 6-20 Next

  What is a mobile printer?
➢ Small, lightweight, battery-powered printer that allows
mobile user to print from notebook computer, Tablet
PC, or PDA while traveling

p. 317 Fig. 6-21 Next

  What is a label printer?
➢ Most also print bar codes
➢ Small printer that prints on adhesive-type material
▪ Postage printer has built-in digital scale and prints
postage stamps

p. 318 Fig. 6-22 Next

  What is a plotter?
➢ Sophisticated printer used to produce high-quality
drawings
➢ Large-format printer creates photo-realistic-quality
color prints

p. 318 Fig. 6-23 Next

  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

p. 319 Fig. 6-24 Next

  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

p. 319 Fig. 6-25 Next

  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
Speakers and Headsets
below Chapter 6
p. 320 Figs. 6-26 – 6-27 Next
  What is voice output?
➢ Computer talks to you through speakers on computer
➢ Internet telephony allows you to have conversation
over Web

p. 321 Fig. 6-28 Next

  What is a facsimile (fax) machine?
➢ Device that transmits and receives documents over
telephone lines

p. 322 Fig. 6-29 Next

  What is a multifunction
peripheral?
➢ Provides functionality
of printer, scanner,
copy machine, and
fax machine

Click to view Web

Link, click Chapter 6, Click
Web Link from left
navigation, then click
Multifunction Peripherals
below Chapter 6
p. 323 Fig. 6-31 Next
  What is a data
projector?

➢ Device that takes image

from computer screen
and projects it onto
larger screen

p. 323 Fig. 6-32 Next

  What is force feedback?
➢ Sends resistance to joystick or wheel in response to
actions of user

Click to view Web

Link, click Chapter 6, Click
Web Link from left
navigation, then click
Force Feedback Devices
below Chapter 6
p. 324 Fig. 6-33 Next
  What is the Magnifier command?

➢ Windows Magnifier command

enlarges text
and other items on screen

p. 326 Fig. 6-35 Next

 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
voice output
➢ Braille printer outputs
information in Braille
onto paper

p. 326 Fig. 6-36 Next