Outputs

Question 1

what is an output?

Answer 1

printing of data in some way

Question 2

common outputs on e.g. a laptop

Answer 2

• monitor
• speakers
• printers
• actuator (e.g motor and linkage to lift a car barrier, these are outputs from control systems)

Question 3

Some more complex examples?

Answer 3

laser printer 
plotter printer 
thermal printer
multimedia projectors 
3d printers 
dot matrix printers (impact printers) 
inkjet printers

Question 4

What is an impact printer?

Answer 4

matrix of pins strike the surface of a paper through an inked ribbon to form letters, Can operate in dirty enviroments but are noisy slow and quality is usually poor

Question 5

What is an inkjet printer?

Answer 5

One that sprays dots of ink onto the paper to create an image based on a resolution. These are great quality.