Daisy Wheel

Head is lying on a wheel and pins corresponding to characters are like petals of Daisy (flower name) that is why it is called Daisy Wheel Printer. These printers are…

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Dot Matrix Printer

In the market one of the most popular printers is Dot Matrix Printer. These printers are popular because of their ease of printing and economical price. Each character printed is…

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Character Printers

Character printers are the printers which print one character at a time. These are further divided into two types: ● Dot Matrix Printer(DMP) ● Daisy Wheel

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Impact Printers

The impact printers print the characters by striking them on the ribbon which is then pressed on the paper. Characteristics of Impact Printers are the following: ●      Very low consumable costs…

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Printers

Printer is an output device, which is used to print information on paper. There are two types of printers: ●      Impact Printers ●      Non-Impact Printers

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Flat-Panel Display Monitor

The flat-panel display refers to a class of video devices that have reduced volume, weight and power requirement in comparison to the CRT. You can hang them on walls or…

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Cathode-Ray Tube (CRT) Monitor

The CRT display is made up of small picture elements called pixels. The smaller the pixels, the better the image clarity, or resolution. It takes more than one illuminated pixel…

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Monitors

Monitors, commonly called as Visual Display Unit (VDU), are the main output device of a computer. It forms images from tiny dots, called pixels that are arranged in a rectangular…

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Computer – Output Devices

Following are few of the important output devices which are used in a computer. ●      Monitors ●      Graphic Plotter ●      Printer

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Optical Mark Reader (OMR)

OMR is a special type of optical scanner used to recognize the type of mark made by pen or pencil. It is used where one out of a few alternatives…

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