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l Micro-graphic Plotter: In this type of plotter, the
paper or other medium is held on both sides at
the edges by pinch wheels which gives back-and-
forth movement to the paper while printing. It
does not print over the drum.
l Inkjet Plotter: In this type of plotter, jets of ink are used in
place of ink pens. The paper is placed on a drum and inkjet
with different colours of ink are mounted on a carriage.
Inkjet plotter can print multi-coloured large drawings.
Monitor
Monitor is a standard output device. It is also known as VDU (Visual Display Unit) or Screen. Monitor
is used for interactive processing i.e. the user can use the screen to interact with or to give instructions
to the system unlike a television.
Monitors can be either monochrome or coloured. In monochrome screen (though rarely used) there is
only one colour (usually white, green, amber or black). The Monochrome monitor’s display is only in Black
and White. In colour screens there can be colour combination of upto 2,56,000 colours on monitor. The
screen of the monitor is normally measured diagonally and is available in different sizes like 15”, 17”, 21”,
34”, etc. The screen of a VDU is divided into specific character positions.
In the graphics coloured mode the pictures are displayed by combination of dots. The screen is treated as
an array of tiny dots called Pixels. In the graphics mode there is a resolution of 640 dots across and 480
dots vertically on the screen. There are different types of adaptors that support display of graphics. The
higher the resolution, i.e., more the number of pixels the better is the quality of picture that is displayed
on the screen. DPI (dots per inch) is the unit of measurement of resolution applied to printer, scanner,
monitor, etc.
Types of Monitor
CRT Monitor: CRT computer monitors, also known as Cathode Ray
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Tube monitors work using a vacuum tube as a display screen. An
electron gun is heated to fire electrons onto a phosphorus coated
screen. This causes phosphorus to glow and project an image onto
the screen. But these monitors are not used anymore because of
high cost and heat produced.
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