Output Unit


 
 
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Output Unit

Output Unit:

Output device receives the data from the CPU and displays it. Monitor is the most familiar type, as it provides a visual representation of the binary code within a computer's CPU. Other devices include scanners, printers, etc. where information can be sent.

Some common output devices are;

  • Visual Display Unit (Monitor)
  •  Printers
  •  Speakers
  • Output Devices

    An output device is any piece of computer hardware equipment used to communicate the results of data processing carried out by an information processing to the outside world. Some of the commonly used output devices are monitor, printers, plotter, speaker, headphone projector etc. which are described below.

    Monitor

    It is also known as Visual Display Unit (VDU). The monitor is provided along with the computer to view the display result. A monitor is of two kinds; monochrome display monitor and colour display monitor. A monochrome display monitor uses only one colour to display text and colour display monitor can display 256 colours at a time. An image on the monitor is created by a configuration of dots, also known as pixels. The refresh rate of monitor is measured in Hertz (Hz). The clarity of image depends on three factors which are as follows.

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    Question : 1

     Monitors are also known as ?

    Right Option : D
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    Question : 2

    A device that communicates the results of data processed by the computer and converts the digital information into a form that humans can easily read and understood is called ________

     

    Right Option : C
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    Question : 3

    CRT has a _________________

    Right Option : B
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