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Knowing what a peripheral is, it turns out to be interesting to delve a little deeper into the subject to study what are output peripheralsa type opposite to the input ones.
What these will do is, basically, receive and display information from a system so that we can know it, execute it and modify it at our convenience.
What we will do is explain in detail what they are and what they are for, in addition to classifying them and giving you examples so that you know perfectly how they work and what they mean for anyone who uses a computer.
What are the output peripherals of a computer and what are they for and what functions do they have?
The peripheral is any additional device that is connected to a computer or system with the intention of allowing data transmission. What the input does is capture, convert and send information from the environment to the system; Now we will see the opposite case.
Definition
The output peripheral is that device that receive information previously processed by a system and is capable of reproducing it in such a way that the user can perceive and understand it.
It is, in this way, in a way that we have so that our team can communicate with usalthough it is only done in this direction.
Functions
I know its own definition, which is very basic and simple as well as explanatory, we have the function that these devices have, which is double.
- On one hand we have the reception of information that the system is creating, processing, etc.. That is, capture the result of the computer’s process with respect to certain data or files with which it is working.
- For the other, the transmission of this information so that it reaches the user in a language that can be interpreted correctly. The ways in which this is made possible are the emission of signals, the direct display of content, printing to make the digital physical…
Types and examples of computer output peripherals
We can make a very basic classification based on the senses that are stimulated with the results of the projection of information. This includes visual, tactile and auditory devices.
visuals
Visual output peripherals are those that They make the information reach us visually, that is, we see it.
touch
In this case they would be the ones that make we interpret that received information through touch.
Auditory
They are the ones offer data converted into sound frequencies that we receive through our auditory system.
After learning about the types into which output peripherals can be classified, it remains for us to provide some examples in which we tell you what they are and how they work, so that you can be aware of how they are providing you with internal information:
Display
A monitor is a screen that is connected to the computer and serves to display on it, through the use of light points, an interface that organizes the information contained on the hard drive, on external drives and on various software, as well as their direct accesses and, of course, all the changes that we make, in real time, in terms of creating and deleting files, running software , configuration of elements of all kinds, etc.
In short, it is the device that shows how the system information is distributed and how we are working on it. There are many typeshaving evolved a lot, however, its function remains exactly the same.
Projector
The projector has the same purpose as the monitor, show that interface and the movement of information. However, instead of doing it on a screen, this It is a device that sends the signal through the air toas its name indicates, project it onto another surface, such as a panel or the wall itself. The result is of poorer quality but as a positive point we have that the projection can be large.
Speakers
the speakers are devices that connect to a computer to be able to externalize sounds. These can be live, for example, those that are achieved in a Skype conversation or watching a streaming concert, be the ones that the team uses to communicate or be audio tracks and other content previously captured, recorded and stored that can be played at any time you want.
A speaker makes that digital content transform into sound, being emitted as waves to disperse in our environment and that we receive it by hearing. It is, therefore, a sound or auditory output device.
Headphones
Headphones work the same way as the speaker. The difference is that these They have been designed so that there is direct contact between the device and our ear, so that the sound is not reproduced in the environment and that, therefore, only the user who wears them can hear what is being played.
Tape recorder
Is has only the function of passing digital elements to a disk drive such as DVD, CD, etc. For this reason, we speak of an output peripheral and not a hybrid because, we emphasize, it is not used to enter information, this would be a recorder-reproducer.
leds
Forgotten because of how small it usually is, an LED too offers us certain information based on the color of the light it emits, the frequency of its blinking or the mere fact of being on or off. It is, therefore, a small visual output element.
virtual reality glasses
These serve to show us a virtual reality generated by software. It can be a video game, a movie, a documentary… What they do is show the content on one or two small screens, this being or inside a device shaped like glasses that we put on and that prevent us from seeing anything else. The intention is that we see ourselves immersed in the content, forming part of it.
If these happen to also allow the placement of virtual objectsthat is, the modification of the environment that we are seeing, would become a hybrid, ceasing to be part of the set of visual output peripherals.
plotter
It is a large device that traces graphics, making line prints and cutouts. There are from 1 to 12 colors.
Printing machine
Though the printer is today considered a hybrid peripheralwe have not been able to fail to mention it at this point also because its main function does correspond to the output of information, from the system to reality, also becoming physically tangible.
It is a device that interprets an image file (.jpeg, .TIFF, etc) and captures it, maintaining its visual characteristics, on a porous surface, generally paper, by injecting color, so that it is creates a physical item with a representation of the digital file. Currently there are very sophisticated ones and we even already have 3d printers that, far from working with flat images, are capable of creating all kinds of three-dimensional elements.
Machine tools
They are machines that they work following orders of action of a system and which serve to create solid pieces. They work by automating numerical control given by a configuration from industrial software executed on a computer.
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