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CHAPTER 6 output Other Output Devices Some Output Devices Video Monitor Sound Controlling Other Machines Paper Types of Output Soft Copy Hard Copy Communications Channel Screen Output – Soft Copy Video Monitor Also called Video Display Terminal (VDT) Image exists in video memory—VRAM Monitor size is measured diagonally across the screen A CRT is a television-style monitor Its features include: Clear image Quick response time Low cost Very popular CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) Features of CRT Displays Display text and graphics Monitors differ in resolution Standards SVGA – 1024 x 768, 1208 x 1024 and 1600 x 1200 XGA – has same resolutions but supports more colours Screen sizes vary from 15” to 21” LCDs comprise flat-panel monitors Found on watches, calculators, digital cameras and notebook computers Lighter weight Crisp,clear images Extra viewing area for same size More expensive to buy Consume less power LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Paper Output – Hard Copy A printer is a device that produces output on paper Most printers today can produce both text and graphics Two types of printers: Impact printers Non-impact printers Impact Printers There is some physical contact with the paper to produce the image ie physically striking the paper Types Line printers Dot matrix printers Line printers Used by mainframes forjobs that need a large volume of printing Limited characters available Print an entire line at a time Cheap to run Not high quality Line Printer Dot Matrix Printer Have a printhead made up of columns of pins The pins form characters and images as patterns of dots produced when the pins strike the paper Reasonable quality text and graphics Inexpensive to buy and run Noisy Non-Impact Printers Laser Printers Ink-jet printers Bubble-jet printers Laser Printers Laser printers Image transferred to paper with a laser beam Faster and more expensivethan dot-matrix High-resolution output Expensive to buy Quite expensive to run Ink-Jet Printers Ink-jet Dots of ink are sprayed o