Английский для пользователей компьютеров. Ч.2. Белобородова М.Л - 4 стр.

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                                     UNIT 6
                               OUTPUT HARDWARE
Before deciding which output hardware and media to use, business users must
determine what kinds of output they require, based on the kind of information they
need in order to perform regular job duties and to make decisions (and on how
often they need to do both). Users should also consider how much noise the
equipment makes, how fast it works, how expensive it is, and, above all, whether it
is compatible with the equipment they already have.
    The two basic categories of computer-produced output are (1) output to be used
 immediately by people and (2) output in a computer-usable form to be stored and
 then used later by the computer and people. Output can be in hardcopy form,
 which is generally thought of as being tangible and softcopy form, which is
 thought of as intangible.
    The second most commonly used output form is a softcopy one — the video
display image. The two types of display screen used most often are a computer
terminal connected to a large computer system and a monitor attached to a
microcomputer system. When computer display devices are not readily available
and information has some value over time, it is most often produced in hardcopy
form. When computer display devices are readily available and information must
be accessed quickly, it is often produced in softcopy form.