Output Devices

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Mind Map on Output Devices, created by Bei Wei Chong on 02/12/2015.
Bei Wei Chong
Mind Map by Bei Wei Chong, updated more than 1 year ago
Bei Wei Chong
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Output Devices
  1. Plotter
    1. Function
      1. Produce large, accurate drawings
        1. Blueprints of buildings, maps, giant posters and adverts
          1. Draw image on the page using coloured pens which are moved around the paper by a computer
            1. Drum and flatbed
              1. Printing on very large pieces of paper
              2. Advantages
                1. Produce much larger printouts
                  1. Extremely high quality
                    1. Cut out designs for use in sign making
                    2. Disadvantages
                      1. Very slow
                        1. Very expansive to buy
                          1. Very expansive to maintain
                        2. Dot Matrix Printer
                          1. Disadvantages
                            1. Very noisy
                              1. Very slow
                                1. Very poor quality
                                2. Function
                                  1. A set of pins to press an inked ribbon against paper
                                    1. Robust and can be used in noisy and dirty environment
                                      1. Can make 'Carbon Copies' of a document using special 'Carbon paper'
                                      2. Advantages
                                        1. Ideal only in dusty and dirty environment
                                          1. Cheap to buy and run
                                            1. Carbon copies
                                              1. Good for continuos printing
                                            2. Laser Printer
                                              1. Advantages
                                                1. Very fast
                                                  1. Toner cartridges last long
                                                    1. High volume printouts
                                                      1. Very quiet
                                                        1. High quality
                                                          1. Don't breakdown as easily as inkjet printers
                                                            1. Cheaper to run than inkjet printer
                                                            2. Disadvantages
                                                              1. Environment unfriendly
                                                                1. Produce ozone
                                                                  1. Use more power than inkjet printers
                                                                    1. More expansive to buy
                                                                      1. Large in size
                                                                      2. Function
                                                                        1. Use toner pressed on a page to produce printed documents
                                                                          1. Buffer memory which stores the information for the whole document
                                                                            1. Using a laser beam to 'draw' onto a drum
                                                                          2. Ink Jet Printer
                                                                            1. Function
                                                                              1. Ink is stored in and delivered to the paper via an ink cartridge
                                                                                1. Small amount of internal memory
                                                                                  1. Spraying ink onto a paper
                                                                                    1. Idea for single page, low volume printing
                                                                                    2. Advantages
                                                                                      1. Very high quality
                                                                                        1. Cheaper to buy
                                                                                          1. Smaller than laser printer
                                                                                            1. Do not produce ozone and harmful compounds
                                                                                              1. Very quiet
                                                                                              2. Disadvantages
                                                                                                1. Slow printing rates
                                                                                                  1. Don't last long
                                                                                                    1. Espansive to run
                                                                                                      1. Easily smudge
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