OUTPUTS DEVICES 💻💻
MONITOR
Monitors are the most crucial output devices of a computer.
Without it, the computer is incomplete. The monitor is a
versatile device of the computer for visual display of all types of
information.
The monitor is designed to display symbolic and graphical
information. It shows all the data and information as Soft Copy
on its screen. It acts as an interface between the CPU and the
user.
PRINTER
A printer is an electronic external output devices of
computer used to print digital information on paper as a
hard copy. Since the main task of printers is to convert the
data from soft copy to hard copy on the computer.
The printer prints the files stored in a computer(data can be
in text form), it can be small or big as per the page size.
Printers are used to print signs, office documents at offices,
homes, PPT, and business establishments.
PLOTTER
A plotter is an output device that prints graphics with high-
quality images in many color formats. It is analogous to a
printer but has more advanced features.
The plotter allows us not only for graphic design but also
to print large maps, architectural drawings, large-format
printing, create pictures, 3D postcards, advertising signs,
charts, and various designs of the internal structure of
building machines.
MULTIMEDIA AND SCREEN
PROJECTOR
The multimedia screen projector is also an output device. A
multimedia projector is a miracle of technology, and it is a
beneficial and multi-functional device.
In the conditions of having a limited area like an apartment, you
can organize home theater because the image’s projection allows
us to view the video on the screen over the entire wall.
SPEAKER 🔊🔊
A speaker is a hardware output device connected with a
computer to produce the audios. The sound produced by
computer speakers is made by a hardware component
whose name is a sound card that pre-installed with the
computer.
The word “speaker” is not a technical term. The real name
of the device is “dynamic head.” This Speaker can now be
found on many devices, for example, on a TV, radio,
telephone, children’s toys, and others.
INPUT DEVICES⌨️⌨️
KEYBOARD⌨️⌨️
Keyboard is the most common and very popular input device
which helps to input data to the computer. The layout of the
keyboard is like that of traditional typewriter, although there
are some additional keys provided for performing additional
functions.
Keyboards are of two sizes 84 keys or 101/102 keys, but now
keyboards with 104 keys or 108 keys are also available for
Windows and Internet.
MOUSE
Mouse is the most popular pointing device. It is a very
famous cursor-control device having a small palm size box
with a round ball at its base, which senses the movement of
the mouse and sends corresponding signals to the CPU
when the mouse buttons are pressed.
Generally, it has two buttons called the left and the right
button and a wheel is present between the buttons. A
mouse can be used to control the position of the cursor on
the screen, but it cannot be used to enter text into the
computer.
MICROPHONE
Microphone is an input device to input sound that is then
stored in a digital form.
The microphone is used for various applications such as adding
sound to a multimedia presentation or for mixing music.
BARCODE READER 🤳🤳
Bar Code Reader is a device used for reading bar coded data
(data in the form of light and dark lines). Bar coded data is
generally used in labelling goods, numbering the books, etc.
It may be a handheld scanner or may be embedded in a
stationary scanner.
Bar Code Reader scans a bar code image, converts it into an
alphanumeric value, which is then fed to the computer that
the bar code reader is connected to.
JOYSTICK
Joystick is also a pointing device, which is used to move
the cursor position on a monitor screen. It is a stick
having a spherical ball at its both lower and upper ends.
The lower spherical ball moves in a socket. The joystick
can be moved in all four directions.
The function of the joystick is similar to that of a mouse.
It is mainly used in Computer Aided Designing (CAD)
and playing computer games.
