Hardware components that disseminate and display both data and information are of the output category. All computer output forms are the culmination of the purpose the computer is tasked to accomplish.
Output devices are categorized under softcopy output and hardcopy output. Softcopy output is usually related to the experience the user derives from interacting with the computer.
The user derives visual pleasure by watching a movie he downloaded from cloud storage. This is usually by monitor display output.
The school teacher will however need to have his grammar exam transferred to tangible hardcopy output in order to have students write appropriate answers on them.
- Softcopy output
Display output
- Monitor
- Projection display
- Electronic smartboard
Sound output
- Speaker
- Headphone and earphone
- Hardcopy output
Impact printer
- Dot matrix printer
Non impact printer
- Inkjet printer
- Laserjet printer
- thermal printer
3D printer
Cloud printing
- Computer Output Devices in Detail
Any computer hardware component that facilitates dissemination of data and information into usable form is classified under the output device category. Output devices read information like text, graphics, video, sound and other digital outputs.
