Discovering

Computers 2011
Living in a Digital World

Discovering Computers 2011: Living in a Digital World

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What Is Output?

• Output is data that has been processed into a

useful form.

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What Is Output?

• An output device is any type of hardware

component that conveys information to one or
more people
Speakers,
Display
Printers headphones,
devices
and earbuds

Data Interactive
Tactile output
projectors whiteboards

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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
– CRT monitor

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LCD

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• Liquid crystal display (LCD)

– Computer LCDs typically contain fluorescent tubes that
emit light waves toward the liquid-crystal cells, which
are sandwiched between two sheets of material.
– When an electrical charge passes through the cells,
the cells twist. This twisting causes some light waves
to be blocked and allows others to pass

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• Active-matrix display
– TFT (Thin Film Transistor)
– uses a separate transistor to apply charges to
each liquid crystal cell and thus displays high-
quality color that is viewable from all angles.
– Expensive

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• Passive-matrix display
– Uses fewer transistors, requires less power and is less
expensive than active matrix display.
– The color on a passive-matrix display often is not as
bright as an active-matrix display.

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Display Devices

• The quality of an LCD monitor or LCD screen

depends primarily on its :
• Resolution, response time , brightness, dot pitch,
and contrast ratio.

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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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• Brightness measured in nits.
– LCD monitors and screens today range from 250 to 550
nits. The higher the nits, the brighter the images.
• Dot pitch (pixel pitch), is the distance in
millimeters between pixels on a display device.
– Average dot pitch on LCD monitors and screens should
be .30 mm or lower.
– The lower the number, the sharper the image.

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Display Devices
• Contrast ratio describes the difference in light
intensity between the brightest white and darkest
black that can be displayed on an LCD monitor.

– Contrast ratios today range from 500:1 to

2000:1. Higher contrast ratios represent colors
better.

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Display Devices
• Response time is the time in milliseconds (ms)
that it takes to turn a pixel on or off.

– LCD monitors’ and screens’ response times

range from 3 to 16 ms. The lower the number,
the faster the response time

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Display Devices

• Plasma monitors are display devices that use gas

plasma technology and offer screen sizes up to
150 inches which sandwiches

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• a layer of gas between two glass plates When
voltage is applied, the gas releases ultraviolet (UV)
light.
• This UV light causes the pixels on the screen to
glow and form an image.
• Like LCD monitors, plasma monitors can hang
directly on a wall

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Display Devices (self reading)

• A CRT monitor is a desktop monitor that contains

a cathode-ray tube.

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Speakers, Headphones, and Earbuds

• An audio output device produces music, speech,

or other sounds
• Most computer users attach speakers to their
computers to:
– Generate higher-quality sounds for playing games
– Interact with multimedia presentations
– Listen to music
– View movies

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Speakers, Headphones, and Earbuds

• Headphones are
speakers that cover or
are placed outside of
the ear
• Earbuds (also called
earphones) rest inside
the ear canal

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Speakers, Headphones, and Earbuds

Voice output occurs when you

hear a person’s voice or when
the computer talks to you
through the speakers

• VoIP uses voice output and voice input

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Other Output Devices

• Other output devices are available for specific

uses and applications

Interactive
Data projectors
whiteboards

Tactile output
(physical response)

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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
– LCD projector

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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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Other Output Devices

• Tactile output provides

the user with a physical
response from the
device

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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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Wireless printing technologies
• Bluetooth printing, a
computer or other device
transmits output to a
printer via radio waves.
• Infrared printing, a
printer communicates with
a computer or other device
using infrared light waves.

• The computer or other • To print from a smart

device and the printer do phone, for example, a user
not have to be aligned with lines up the IrDA port on
each other the smart phone with the
IrDA port on the printer.

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Printers

• A nonimpact printer forms characters and

graphics on a piece of paper without actually
striking the paper

Ink-jet Photo Laser Mobile

printers printers printers printers

Label and Large-

postage Plotters format
printers printers

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Printers (ink-jet printer )
• 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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Printers (ink-jet printer )

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Printers(ink-jet printer )

• The speed of an ink-jet printer is measured the number

of pages per minute (ppm) it can print.
• Most ink-jet printers print from 12 to 36 ppm.
• Graphics and colors print at a slower rate.
• E.g , may print 36 ppm for black text and only 27 ppm for
color and/or graphics.

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Printers

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Printers

A photo printer produces color

photo-lab-quality pictures
• Most use ink-jet technology
• PictBridge allows you to print photos
directly from a digital camera
• Print from a memory card and preview
photos on a built-in LCD screen
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Photo printer

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Printers(laser)
High-
speed

Black-
and-
Laser High-
quality
white printer

Color

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Printers (laser)

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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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Printers
• A mobile printer is a
small, lightweight,
battery-powered printer
that allows a mobile
user to print from a
notebook computer,
smart phone, or other
mobile device

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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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Printers

• Plotters are sophisticated printers used to

produce high-quality drawings such as blueprints,
maps, and circuit diagrams.
• Large-format printers create photo-realistic
quality color prints on a larger scale

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