1. Output Devices
AS ICT

2. Types of data

3. Things to consider
When choosing an output device you must think about:
Amount of room available – where will it be located.
Size of display needed
Resolution of display needed
Portability
How much money you have to spend

4. Things to consider Type of output Text, graphics or photographs
Volume of output
This will affect print speed required
Size of media required
Large format printers cost more
Range of media required
Inkjets have a wider range than lasers and dot matrix printers cope with multi-part forms
Cost v. efficiency
High volume printers may cost more to buy but are cheaper to run

5. Printers
Volume of output
Quality of output
Location
Requirements

6. Ink Jet Printer Advantages Compact Quiet Good resolution
Can use a variety of paper – i.e. card, transparencies, photo paper
Usually has a scanner
Disadvantages
Slow when text and colour
Ink can smear
Ink cartridges are expensive

7. Need more pins to get clearer characters…
The more the merrier!
Dot Matrix Printer
Disadvantages
Slow
Poor Colour
Noisy
Old type of printer
Impact printer
Small pins

8. Laser Printer Produces high quality print Fast output Very quiet
Although replacement cartridges are expensive, print works out cheaper thank inkjet.
Usually used by businesses

9. Plotters Cartridge Paper Pens move up and down the cartridge
Pen/Vector Plotters
Penless/Raster Plotters
Drum Plotters
Flatbed Plotters
Cartridge moves from one end to the other.
Cartridge
Pens move up and down the cartridge
Paper

10. Monitors
Attributes:
Size
Colour
Resolution
LCD
TFT
Touchscreen

11. Other – what devices output sound?

12. Output of sound

13. Remember Don’t forget the following need to be considered:
Volume of sound needed
Quality of sound needed
Environment – amount of privacy required
Budget available