Module 2 - Lesson 2: Output Devices Flashcards
These devices translate
information processed by the computer into a form that humans can
understand.
Output Devices
Output can be?
Hardcopy and Softcopy
Displays images or shows
programming instructions and data
Display Screens
Display screens displays images or shows programming instructions and data using grids of dots called ______
Pixels
Display Screens are also called?
Monitors
What are the two-types of Monitors
Cathode-ray Tubes (CRT) and Flat-panel Display
Uses a vacuum tube like that in television
Cathode-ray Tube (CRT)
Displays that are much thinner,
weigh less, and consume less power
Flat-panel Display
Three cathegories of Flat-panel Displays:
Liquid-crystal display (LCD), Electroluminescent (EL), and Gas-plasma Display
Screen clarity depends on three qualities:
Resolution, Dot pitch, and Refresh rate
A display screen must have a video display adapter called a
_______________ to display graphics
Graphics Adapter Card(Video Card)
Ss a circuit board in the computer where the resolution is determined, including
the number of colors and how fast images refresh on the display screen.
Graphics Adapter Card (Video Card)
A device that prints the characters and the symbols from the computer unto the
paper
Printer
Printers could either be _____ and ______
Impact or Non-impact
An image produced is
formed by physical contact on the print mechanism
Impact Printer