Chapter 5

Output

What is Output?

Output is data that has been processed into a useful form called information.

• Text
• Graphics/Animation
• Audio
• Video

What are Output Devices?

An output device is any computer component capable of conveying information to a user.

• Display Device
• CRT monitors
• Flat Panel Displays
• Gas Plasma Monitors
• Monitor Quality
• Resolution
• Dot Pitch
• Refresh rate – hertz
• Interlacing
• Video Cards
• SVGA
• VRAM (video memory)
• Monitor Ergonomic
• Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR)
• Energy Star Program
• High-Definition Television (HDTV)
• Printers
• Hard copy/printout
• Portrait/Landscape Orientation
• Impact Printers
• Dot-Matrix – CPS
• Line Printers
• Band Printers
• Shuttle Matrix Printes
• Non-Impact Printers
• Ink-Jet Printers – dpi; ppm
• Laser Printers
• Page Description Language (PDL)
• Printer Control Language (PCL)
• Thermal Printers
• Thermal/Wax Transfer
• Dye-Sublimation
• Portable Printers
• Plotters and Large Format Printers
• Pen Plotter
• Electrostatic Plotter
• Large Format Printer
• Special Purpose Printers
• Photo Printers
• Label Printers
• Audio Output
• Speakers
• Headsets

• Other Output Devices
• Facsimile machines
• Fax modem
• Data Projectors
• LCD
• DLP
• Multifunction Devices
• Terminals
• Dumb terminal
• Intelligent terminal
• Programmable terminals
• POS terminals
• ATM’s
• Output Devices for Physically Challenged