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26 Cards in this Set
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CRT Monitor
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Type of desktop monitor that contains a cathode-ray tube.
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Data Projector
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Output device that takes the text and images displaying on a computer screen and projects them on a larger screen so an audience can see the image clearly.
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Display Device
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Output device that visually conveys text, graphics, and video information.
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Dot-Matrix Printer
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Type of impact printer that produces printed images when tiny wire pins on a print head mechanism strike an inked ribbon.
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Fax Machine
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Output device that codes and encodes documents so they can be transmitted over telephone lines.
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HDTV
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High definition television; the most advanced form of digital television, working with digital broadcast signals, transmitting digital sound, supporting wide screens, and providing resolutions up to 1920 x 1080 pixels.
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Headphones
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Audio output device that covers or is placed outside the ear.
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Impact Printer
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Type of printer that forms characters and graphics on a piece of paper by striking a mechanism against an inked ribbon that physically contacts the paper.
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Ink-Jet Printer
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Type of nonimpact printer that forms characters and graphics by spraying tiny drops of liquid ink on a piece of paper.
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Laser Printer
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Type of high-speed, high-quality nonimpact printer that creates images using a laser beam and powdered ink called toner.
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LCD Monitor
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Desktop monitor that uses a liquid crystal display instead of a cathode-ray tube to produce images on a screen, resulting in a sharp, flicker-free display. Also called flat-panel monitor
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Interactive Monitor
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Touch-sensitive device, resembling a dry-erase board, that displays the image on a connected computer screen.
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Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
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Type of display that uses a liquid compound to present information on a display device.
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Monitor
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Display device that is packaged as a separate peripheral.
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Nonimpact Printer
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Type of printer that forms characters and graphics on a piece of paper without actually striking the paper.
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Output
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Data that has been processed into a useful form.
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Output Device
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Any hardware component that conveys information to one or more people.
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Plasma Monitor
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Display device that uses gas plasma technology, which sandwiches a layer of gas between two glass plates.
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Plotters
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Sophisticated printers that produce high-quality drawings such as blueprints, maps, and circuit diagrams using a row of charged wires (called styli) to draw an electrostatic pattern on specially coated paper and then fuse toner to the pattern.
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Printer
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Output device that produces text and graphics on a physical medium such as paper or transparency film.
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Resolution
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The number of horizontal and vertical pixels in a display device.
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Speakers
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Audio output devices that generate sound.
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Thermal Printer
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Type of nonimpact printer that generates images by pushing electrically heated pins against heat-sensitive paper.
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Voice Output
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Audio output that occurs when a user hears a person's voice or when a computer talks to the user through the speakers on the computer.
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Soft Copy
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Temporary output presented on a display device.
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Hard Copy
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Printed information that exists physically and is a more permanent form of output than that presented on a display device (soft copy). Also called a printout.
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