Output Devices

Printer - A printer is hardware that is wired up to a computer or a group of computers and is used to print out a document or image onto paper. For digital graphics purposes it can be great for printing out photos that you have taken with your digital camera or your mobile phone. The image can be in black and white or in colour depending on the ink that is in the printer. Printers now a days are fast and are quiet when printing.

Monitor - A monitor is needed for all interface devices. A computer's monitor will display the supported hardware in the computer, such as graphics card. If the graphics card is out of date and maybe damaged then the display from the monitor will not be great, this may cause annoyance to people. The standard graphics card in a computer may not satisfy some people, such as gamers. They may be inclined to update and purchase a more advanced graphics card to enjoy the output of the monitor more.

Speakers - Speakers are used to output sound, speakers are plugged into a computer via the headphone jack. The volume of the speakers can be altered ether on the computer or on the speakers it's self. People whom enjoy music and use there computer to play music or like to have surround sound when watching a film will like to use speakers instead of the standard speakers that is built in to the monitor.

Projector - A projector is used to project the image of the monitor onto a white board to make it more bigger and more accessible to viewers. Projectors would be uses in presentations, classrooms and meetings. It can be used to watch videos also. Cinemas use projectors for these reasons.