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Introduction to Computers
Output Devices
Just as humans communicate with computers through input devices, the computer can communicate
with human beings using output devices. Output devices take the machine-coded output results from
the CPU and convert them into a form that is easily readable (such as characters, graphical, or audio
visual) by human beings. e output unit processes data into useful information.
The outputs, which can be easily understood and used by human beings, are in the form of hard
copy and soft copy. The physical form of output is known as hard copy. The electronic version of an
output, which usually resides in computer memory and/or on disk, is known as soft copy. Some of the
commonly used output devices are monito ...