- Output devices are

hardware devices that

display or present
information to the user or
other people. The monitor,
printer and the speaker are
one of the examples.

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- The monitor is a visual

display device to present
output information in the
form of text, graphics, or
video on the monitor screen.

MONITOR
- There are two kinds of
monitor; the flat panel or
LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)
monitor and the older CRT
(Cathode Ray Tube) models.

CRT (Cathode Ray Tube)

- It is basically a vacuum
tube with an electron gun
and a fluorescent screen. A
coating of red, green and
blue are used to form images
in the form of light emitted
from the fluorescent screen.

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TFT LCD (Thin Film Transistor

Liquid Crystal Display)

- LCDs are thin, flat display

device made of color pixels
arrayed in front of a light
source (backlight) or
reflector. The advantage of
LCD monitors is less space,
low power and low radiation.

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PRINTER
- It is a computer device that
produces a permanent copy
on paper of information
from the computer. There
are several kinds of printers:
ink jet, dot-matrix and laser
jet printers.

DOT MATRIX PRINTER

- Prints by hammering or
striking an ink-soaked cloth
ribbon against a paper. The
advantage of this kind of printer
is that it can easily create carbon
copies because of the impact
action of the printing process.
The cost per page of printing is
relatively cheap.

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INK JET PRINTER

- Operates by propelling or
spraying different sizes of
very small and precise
amount of ink onto a paper
or other media. Printing
quality of this printer is
better than the dot matrix.

INK JET PRINTER

- The ink comes form a
cartridge of liquid ink and
this printer is simply black
and white or in full color.

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LASER JET PRINTER

- It produces high quality prints
or graphics on paper. Color and
black and white printing is
available. It is based on the
principle of electrostatic
printing and photography
wherein the source of ink is a
toner.

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PLOTTER
- It comes in 2 types: pen
plotter and electrostatic. Pen
plotter is a vector graphics
printing device which
operates by moving a pen
over the surface of paper.

PLOTTER
- It is usually used for large
printing requirements of
CAD drawings of houses,
buildings, cars, airplanes
and others. It is also used for
vinyl and plastic used for
billions and posters.

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THERMAL PRINTERS
- Produce prints on thermal
paper by selective heating
wherein heated areas turns
black creating an image. It is
mostly used in groceries and
department stores. They
print faster and quieter than
dot matrix.

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SPEAKER
- It is an output device for
sounds music, audio from
movies and computer alerts
are heard from this device.
There are several speaker
system for computer, from 2
piece simple system to as
man as 5 and more speakers.

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HEADPHONE
- It is a small speaker with a
way to hold them close to
the ears of the user. The
headphone allows the user to
listen music and sounds all
alone.

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DATA PROJECTOR
- It displays computer
information on big screen so
that many will able to see
the show.