Discovering
Computers 2010
Living in a Digital World
Objectives Overview
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Objectives Overview
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for Detailed Objectives Chapter 6
What Is Output?
• Output is data that has been processed into a
useful form
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Figure 6-1 Chapter 6
What Is Output?
• An output device is any type of hardware
component that conveys information to one or
more people
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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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Figures 6-2 – 6-3 Chapter 6
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:
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Display Devices
• Resolution is the
number of
horizontal and
vertical pixels in a
display device
– A higher
resolution uses a
greater number of
pixels
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Figure 6-5 Chapter 6
Display Devices
• The graphics processing unit (GPU) controls the
manipulation and display of graphics on a display device
• LCD monitors use a digital signal and should plug into a
DVI port, and HDMI port, or a DisplayPort
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Figure 6-6 Chapter 6
Display Devices
• Plasma monitors are display devices that use gas
plasma technology and offer screen sizes up to
150 inches
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Figure 6-8 Chapter 6
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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Figure 6-9 Chapter 6
Video: SID: Size Matters
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Chapter 6
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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Figure 6-10 Chapter 6
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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Figure 6-11 Chapter 6
Printers
Before purchasing a printer, ask yourself a series of questions:
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Figure 6-12 Chapter 6
Printers
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Figure 6-13 Chapter 6
Printers
• A nonimpact printer forms characters and
graphics on a piece of paper without actually
striking the paper
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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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Figure 6-15 Chapter 6
Printers
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Figure 6-16 Chapter 6
Printers
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Chapter 6
Printers
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Figure 6-17 Chapter 6
Printers
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Chapter 6
Printers
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Figure 6-19 Chapter 6
Printers
• A multifunction peripheral (MFP) is a single
device that prints, scans, copies, and in some
cases, faxes
– Sometimes called an all-in-one device
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Figure 6-20 Chapter 6
Printers
• A thermal printer generates images by pushing
electrically heated pins against the heat-sensitive
paper
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Figure 6-21 Chapter 6
Printers
• A mobile printer is a
small, lightweight,
battery-powered printer
that allows a mobile
user to print from a
mobile device
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Figure 6-22 Chapter 6
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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Figure 6-23 Chapter 6
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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Figure 6-24 Chapter 6
Printers
• Impact printers form characters and graphics on a
piece of paper by striking a mechanism against an
inked ribbon that physically contacts the paper
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Chapter 6
Printers
• A dot-matrix printer
produces printed
images when tiny wire
pins on a print head
mechanism strike an
inked ribbon
• A line printer prints an
entire line at a time
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Figure 6-25 Chapter 6
Speakers, Headphones, and Earbuds
• An audio output device produces music, speech,
or other sounds
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Figure 6-26 Chapter 6
Speakers, Headphones, and Earbuds
• Headphones are
speakers that cover
your head or are placed
outside of the ear
• Earbuds (also called
earphones) rest inside
the ear canal
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Figure 6-27 Chapter 6
Speakers, Headphones, and Earbuds
• Some speakers are specifically designed to play
audio from a portable media player
– Wireless speakers
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Figure 6-28 Chapter 6
Speakers, Headphones, and Earbuds
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Chapter 6
Other Output Devices
• Other output devices are available for specific
uses and applications
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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
– Digital light processing
(DLP) projector
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Figure 6-29 Chapter 6
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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Figure 6-30 Chapter 6
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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Figure 6-31 Chapter 6
Putting It All Together
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Figure 6-32 Chapter 6
Putting It All Together
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Figure 6-32 Chapter 6
Putting It All Together
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Figure 6-32 Chapter 6
Output Devices
for Physically Challenged Users
• Many accessibility options exist for users with
various disabilities
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Figures 6-33 – 6-34 Chapter 6
Summary
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Discovering
Computers 2010
Living in a Digital World
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