FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

COMPUTER HARDWARE COMPONENTS FUNCTIONS

COMPUTER OUTPUT DEVICES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Is the printer an input device or an output device?
A
output
B
input
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Printer is an output device, which is used to print information on paper. The printed output produced by a printer is often called a hard copy, which is the physical version of an electronic document. While some printers can only print black and white hard copies, most printers today can produce color prints.

Detailed explanation-2: -A printer is a device that outputs data to be put on a physical item, usually a piece of paper. Printers operate by transferring ink onto this medium in the form of the image received from the host.

Detailed explanation-3: -A printer is an external hardware output device that takes the electronic data stored on a computer or other device and generates a hard copy.

Detailed explanation-4: -If we talk about output device then plotter, printer and monitor are output device but touch screen is not a output device.

Detailed explanation-5: -Typical examples of output devices are monitors and projectors (video), headphones and speakers (audio), or printers and plotters (physical reproduction in the form of text or graphics).

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