Hard copy output devices printers a printer is an output device that produces text and graphics on a physical medium such as paper. Delete the hard copy that it is for lack of a better word copying, and you will still have whatever the hard copy refers to, left. Output hardcopy devices computer graphics technology and. A brief description of the various copying techniques is. A soft copy is a digital version of these media that is kept on a storage device. Input devices as well as output devices are a neccessity in order to ensure that data is. The hackers jargon file defines a deadtree version to be a paper version of an online document, where dead trees refer to paper. Some of the output devices are visual display units vdu i. Now weve really got to figure out whats important for your output.
Asictofpga design methodology and guidelines ver 3. A printer is an output device that produces a printout or hard copy of the output from a computer. Output hardcopy devices computer graphics technology. Presentations ppt, key, pdf logging in or signing up.
Designing rgmii interface with fpga and hardcopy devices ver 2. Printed information is often called hard copy because the information exists physically and is a more permanent form of output than that presented on a vdu monitor. Soft copies of documents are managed much differently than the traditional hard copies that predated the rapid advance of digital media in the late. May 03, 2011 soft copy links to a hard copy, delete that hard copy and the soft copy loses its reference. Output device can produce the final product of machine processing into a form usable by humans. Apply any timing constraints that are necessary, e. Nov 16, 2019 an output device is any peripheral that receives data from a computer, usually for display, projection, or physical reproduction. An input device is any hardware component that allows a user to enter data and instructions into a computer.
Hard copy devices printer computing computer hardware. They are in temporary in nature and vanish after use. Projectors are often used in meetings and presentations so that everyone in the room can view the presentation. Hard copy definition of hard copy by the free dictionary.
This paper discusses the selection of devices for producing hard copy from interactive graphics systems. The commonly used output devices are monitor and printer. Nov 16, 2010 how do i make a pdf file from a hard copy paper that i scanned and is now a document. Hardcopy pro is a handy screen capture tool by desksoft for windows that enables users to capture whole windows and rectangular screens easily. Hard copy definition is a copy of textual or graphic information as from microfilm or computer storage produced on paper in normal size. The speed of printers can be measured in characters per second cps or pages per minute ppm, the higher the values are, the faster the printer can produce output. Weve picked out your system unit and input devices. They are permanent in nature and can be looked later when the person is not using the computer.
Less chance of being preserved for a very long time. Generating deliverables for hardcopy devices figure 4. Any hardware component that can convey information. A hard copy is a digital document file, printed on paper and a soft copy is an electronic document that is not printed on paper but is present in a digital form like in usb drives and computers, etc. Sep 20, 2012 introduction an output device is an electromechanical device that accepts data from a computer and translates them in suitable form for the users.
A soft copy of a document is a digital copy, one that doesnt exist in physical form or on paper, but is instead stored as binary or machine language in any device or hardware setup. Thus, a computer must have a system to receive information from the outside world and must be able to communicate results to the external world. Following are few of the important output devices which are used in a computer. With your scanner or mfd multifunction device you get a software which is called optical character recognition ocr. So to sum up, a hard copy is a printed or physical copy of a document, while a soft copy is virtually a copy of the document that is stored on your hard drives or other storage devices. Printer is an external hardware device responsible for taking computer data and generating a hard copy of that data. Reduces the need for hard copy devices for each modality, no lost data or degradation of image, instant access, allows teleradiology, multiple observers from multiple locations, better communication of results. Input devices input is any data or instructions entered into the memory of a computer. Data is mostly shared worldwide through different methods of transmission.
These images can be edited before they are printed. Printers are used to produce paper commonly known as hardcopy output. Using different pll settings between stratix ii and hardcopy ii devices ver 1. A device that records images of text, or converts printed text into machinereadable form is called a. It is one of the most commonly used peripheral devices in general business. Nov 22, 2016 video input devices are used to entering full motion video recording into a computer. Soft copy it is the information not printed on the paper but that. It can be text, graphics, tactile, audio, and video.
We need to head to the computer store one more time. They include printers, plotters and microfilmmicrofiche. Dec 29, 2016 monitor is an output device which is used for producing soft copy output. The input device converts the data into the computers own internal code. Input and output devices allow the computer system to interact with the outside world by.
For example, the image shows an inkjet printer, an output device that can make a hard copy of anything shown on the monitor. A hard copy is physical, such as a tax form, printed document, or textbook. The speed of printers can be measured in characters per second cps or. What are some examples of soft copy output devices. As we live in an information age, data is very crucial for us. It is an output which is produced on a paper or some materials which can be touched or carried for being shown to others. Important related technical areas such as papers, ribbons and inks, color techniques, controllers, and character fonts are also covered. Hardcopy definition of hardcopy by the free dictionary.
Output devices monitor printer audio output projector 16. Doc hard copy devices hard copy devices muhammad waqas. Hardcopy setting dialog box pinspecific timing assignments you can use the assignment organizer tools menu, shown in figure 5, to override the projectwide settings fo r specific io pins or clocks. Monitors and printers are two of the most commonly used output devices used with a computer. Output devices generate computer output that can be broadly classified into two types. It forms images from tiny dots, called pixels that are arranged in a rectangular form. Growth in computer graphics has led to an increase in demand for hard copy devices. A plotter is another hard copy output device that reproduces graphic. Hard copy it is a paper that has the required information mostly a printed version of information. Scanner captures images from the source which are then converted into the digital form that can be stored on the disc.
It is a dysphemism for hard copy a saying from the jargon file is that you cant grep dead trees, from the unix command grep meaning to search the contents of text files. The following is a list of the most common input devices which are nowadays found in a computer system. Inputoutput devices are required for users to communicate with the computer. Quickly output the contents of your desktop or a selected window to your printer. The devices which are used to input the data and the programs in the computer are known as input devices. Printer is an output device, which is used to print information on paper. Printers are output devices that convert computer data into printed characters or graphics on paper. An output device is any piece of computer hardware equipment which converts information into humanreadable form. Monitors graphic plotter printer monitors monitors, commonly called as visual display unit vdu, are the main output device of a computer. A printed copy, especially of the output of a computer or word processor. Hard copy definition of hard copy by merriamwebster. Any hardware component that can convey information to a user printer monitor p.
Televisionlike information on a display device sometimes is called soft copy p. Devices input and output unit 4 input output devices. Cannot be used to produce multiple copies of a document in a single printing. Output hardcopy devices provides a technical summary of computer output hardcopy devices such as plotters, computer output printers, and crt generated hardcopy. Output devices output devices are used to receive information from the computer either in softcopy or hard copy. Output devices projector an output device that can take the display of a computer screen and project a large version of it onto a flat surface. The terminal can manipulate and display information, but decisions based on that information are made after it has been transferred to hard copy form. Examples of devices that produce hard copy are printers, plotters and microfiche. Printer is a common output device, that produces hardcopy outputs. With the help of this software you can easily convert hard copy into soft copy.
Overview of printers dot matrix printers ink jet printers laser printers snapshot printers other highquality printers. A softcopy output is an output which is not produced on a paper or some materials which can not be touched or carried for being shown to others. Difference between hard copy and soft copy difference wiki. Hard copy output devices are devices that provide output on printed paper or other permanent media that is human readable tangible. Pdf input output storages devices in computers researchgate.
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