Output devices Printer

Devices used to produce results of the processed data are It is another useful device used to produce output on a paper.
known as output devices. Some of the most commonly used output The output that we get from printer is known as hardcopy
devices are. Types of printer
 Monitor  Impact printer
 Printer  Non-impact printer
 Plotter
 Speaker Impact printer
 Buzzer It uses a mechanism by which the print head strikes
 Motor the paper while printing. They are noisy; the quality of printout is not
 Robot arm good and is slower than non impact printers.

Monitor Types of impact printer

 Dot-matrix
One of the most commonly used output device. Used to  Ball printer
produce output on screen similar to the one used in television. It is  Daisy wheel printer
also known as VDU (visual display unit)
Types of monitor Dot-matrix
 CRT
 LCD (liquid crystal display)  Fastest impact printer
 Plasma  Can print up to 600
 TFT (thin film transistor) cps(characters per second)
 LED (light emitting diode)  Noisy
 It uses pins to print. A dot-
Difference between CRT and LCD / TFT / Plasma / LED matrix printer may have 9,
18, 24 or 32 pins
CRT (cathode ray tube) LCD / TFT / Plasma / LED  Dot matrix printer is used to print on multipart
Big in size Small in Size stationary and continuous stationary
Inexpensive Expensive  It produces high volume low quality output
They emit radiation Emit less radiation
Cause health problems Cause health problems
 Headache  Headache Ball printer and daisy wheel print head also strikes the paper they are
 Eye strain  Eye strain also noisy and are slower than dot-matrix printer
Cannot be used where space is an Used where space is an issue
issue
Non-Impact printer Flat-bed and drum plotter

In non-impact printers the print head does not strike the paper
to print. Instead of pins they use spray nozzles. They are less noisy, Buzzer
are faster than impact printers and the print we get from these printers
is of good quality. Used in washing machines and micro wave oven to sound an
alarm.
Types of non-impact printer
 LASER printer Motors:
 Inkjet printer
(They are used to produce high They convert electrical signals to motion signals. Used in
quality but low volume output. greenhouse to open and close windows, used in washing machines
Should be used carefully as ink can smug, they are and microwave ovens.
slower as compare to laser printer)

Robot Arm:

LASER printer It is an electro mechanical device. Used in industries

to perform various processes/tasks. A robot arm has 7 parts
Fastest non-impact printer can with six joints and at ach joint a motor is installed.
print 20000 lines per minute, less noisy A robot arm is used to perform the following tasks.
and the printout we get from this printer is  Lifting heavy objects
of good quality. They are used to print  Drilling holes
high volume, high quality printouts  Painting car parts
 Tightening bolts etc

Plotters
It is used to
print large size, high
quality printout. They
are used with CAD
(Computer aided
design) software to
print graphs, maps,
building design etc.
there are two types