COMPUTER HARDWARE COMPONENTS FUNCTIONS
COMPUTER OUTPUT DEVICES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Soft copy
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Hard copy
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Differentiate between hard copy and soft copy. A) The output that we get on a monitor screen is called the soft copy, whereas, the printed copy is called the hard copy.
Detailed explanation-2: -Monitor is an output device which is used for producing soft-copy output. It is also known as VDU i.e. Visual Display Unit.
Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is Monitor. Softcopy output is an output that is not produced on paper or some materials which can not be touched or carried for being shown to others. They are temporary in nature and vanish after use. Output display by a monitor is a softcopy output.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: The output that is displayed on the computer’s monitor is considered a soft copy.
Detailed explanation-5: -A soft copy (sometimes spelled “softcopy") is an electronic copy (or e-copy) of some type of data, such as a file viewed on a computer’s display or transmitted as an email attachment. Such material, when printed, is referred to as a hard copy.