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OUTPUT DEVICES

Definition:
These are devices which displays the
data or information in a computer in
hard or soft copy . They include:
1. Monitors
They display computer outputs in
soft copy. Monitors are classified
on the following basis;
A. Display mechanism
B. Color display
Classification of Monitors
Based on Display
Mechanism
i. Cathode Ray Tube(CRT)
Monitors: They are old-
fashioned, relatively cheap,
bulky and power – consuming.
ii. Liquid Crystal
Display(LCD)Monitors: These
are flat screen monitors which
became more prevalent in the
third millennium. They are
relatively expensive, portable,
Classification of Monitors
Based on Color Display
i. Monochrome Monitors: they
produce only one type of color
upon a background color e.g.
white upon black
ii. Colour Monitors: they produce
many colours. They are of various
types:
 Colour Graphic Adapter (CGA)
 Enhanced Graphic Adapter(EGA)
 Video Graphic Array(VGA)
 Super Video Graphic Array(SVGA)
2. Multimedia Projectors:
They project images on the
computer screen onto a larger
separate screen. They are mostly
used for presentation.
3. Printers
They are used for making
printouts or displaying
information in hard copy. The
part of a printer(virtual memory)
where documents are quickly
saved for printing is called
Buffer. The queuing of
Printers come in two major
categories namely:
Impact and Non – impact printers.
A. Impact Printers:
They make marks on papers by
striking through ink ribbon.
Examples of impact printers are:
i. Dot-Matrix printer: speed of
operation is about 50 to 400
characters per second.
ii. Daisy wheel and thimble:
operating speed is about 90
characters per second and
iii. Print wheel printers(Line
matrix): prints a whole line at a
time.
Other examples include band, bar,
chain and drum printers.
DOT-MATRIX PRINTER

DOT- MATRIX PRINT


HEAD
The HR-1 Daisy wheel printer/printing
b. Non-Impact Printers: uses a
non-striking method to transfer
characters and images onto
papers without ink ribbon.
Examples are:
i. Ink-jet printers: they have
strong colour mixing feature
and produce images of
characters on paper by
spraying dots of ink.
ii.Laser printers: operates in
same way as a photocopier.
They are fast and can print 80
iii. Iris printers: they are similar
to inkjet but faster. Prints on
both paper and cloths.
iv. Thermal printers: transfers
characters to thermally
sensitive paper using heat in
black and red only.
v. Electrostatic printers: form
images using electrically
charge ink.
NON-IMPACT PRINTERS

LASER PRINTER Therma


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printer
NON-IMPACT PRINTERS

IRIS
PRINTER
4. Plotter : for producing precise
and quality graphics on very
large papers. e.g. maps, charts
and architectural drawings.
CLASS WORK

1. What do you understand by the


term Output devices?
2. List any two output devices you
know and outline their specific
purposes or function.
3. Distinguish between Buffer and
spooling with regard to printers.

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