Displays

Characteristics and Types

OBJECTIVES:
To explain the characteristics of various displays.

To summarize the various types of printers.

Display
Is an output device that visually conveys text, graphics, and video
information.

Consists of a screen and the components that produce the information

on the screen.

The information presented in the display is called soft copy.

Variety of Display
Characteristics
Resolution - number of horizontal and vertical pixels in a display.

Response time - time in milliseconds that it takes to turn a pixel on or off.

Brightness - measured in nits.

Dot Pitch - distance in millimeters between pixel on a display.

Contrast Ratio - difference in light intensity between the brightest white

and darkest black that can be produced on a display.
Printers
Output device that produces text and graphics on a physical medium.

Printed information, the printout, is called hard copy.

Types of Printer
Nonimpact Printers - forms
characters and graphics on a piece
of paper without contacting the
paper.

Impact Printers - forms characters

and graphics on a piece of paper by
striking a mechanism against an
inked ribbon that physically
contacts the paper.
Nonimpact Printers
Ink-Jet Printers

- Forms characters and graphics by

spraying tiny drops of liquid ink
onto a piece of paper.
Nonimpact Printers
Photo Printers

- Color printer that produces lab-

quality photos
Nonimpact Printers
Laser Printers

- High-speed, high-quality,
nonimpact printer.
Nonimpact Printers
All-in-One Printers

- Also called multifunction printer

(MFP), is a single device that looks
like a printer or a copy machine
but provides functionality of a
printer, scanner, copy machine,
and perhaps a fax machine.
Nonimpact Printers
3-D Printers

- Uses a process called additive

manufacturing to create an object
by adding material to a three-
dimensional object, one
horizontal layer at a time.
Nonimpact Printers
Thermal Printers

- Generates images by pushing

electrically heated pins against
heat-sensitive paper.
Nonimpact Printers
Mobile Printers

- Is a small, lightweight, battery-

powered printer that allows a
mobile user to print from a
laptop, smartphone, or other
mobile device while traveling.
Nonimpact Printers
Label Printers

- A small printer that prints on an

adhesive-type material that can
be placed on a variety of items
such as envelopes, packages,
optical discs, photos, and file
folders.
Nonimpact Printers
Plotters and Large-Format Printers

- Sophisticated printers used to

produce high-quality drawings
such as blueprints, maps, and
circuit diagrams.