Output Devices of Computer

Output Devices of the Computer

Dear Friends,

As you know that Computer play a very important role in our life, we are always connected with Internet and doing various tasks.

In today’s era, all the task can be perform through online platform like online education (means learning online), online banking and almost all task we can do online using computer and internet.

What is Output device?

An output device is a part of the computer . It gives output or result based on given input.

Different Output Devices are:

  • Monitor or Visual display unit (VDU)
  • Printer
  • Plotter
  • Speaker and Headphone
  • Projector
Output Devices of Computer | What is Output device? | Aayush Ki Pathshala

Monitor OR Visual display unit (VDU)

VDU is known as a Monitor, which is an  output device. That is used to display something.

Monitor is look like our Television.

We can see on monitor what we are doing on the computer, If you are watching this video through your computer screen, so we can say that your monitor is an output device.

There are main three connector we can use to connect monitor with CPU

1.VGA – Video Graphics Adapter

2.HDMI – High Definition Media Interface

3.DVI – Digital Video Interface

VGA is used in older screen but now majority display are connected through DVI or HDMI. The display is far better in HDMI and VDI compare to VGA.

There are two types of monitor in color

1.Monochrome (Black & White) monitor

2.Color monitor

Based on the Technology there are three types

1.CRT ( Cathode Ray Tubes)

2.LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)

3.LED (Light Emitting Diodes)

CRT is very old technology, as of now LCD and LED are used in all display.

Printer

A Printer is an Output device.

Printer print on paper based on the input given.

Printer can print color or black & white print.

Common printers are Dot matrix printer, Inject Printer and Laser Printer.

Dot-matrix printer is old printer and it’s print very slowly.

Laser Printer is used in office and home and it’s fast and easy to manage.

Plotter

A Plotter is an output device.

Plotter is also work like printer. To take a printout large print.

Plotter is used to take a print of large building maps, charts, banner and big posters.

Plotter required a large space like a room as they print a large and big printout.

Speaker & Headphone

Speaker and Headphone are an input device.

It is used to listen music and sound.

During watching movie on computer, we are listen the sound in Speaker.

During online study we are using headphone to listen the voice from other person.


Projector

Projector is an input device.

It is used to display the output in large screen.

During presentation of any project or subject we are using projector as a display.

All the seminar hall, conference room, meeting room people using projector to present their ideas to multiple people.

Thank you

Aayush Ki Pathshala

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