Write short notes on the following: (a) Scanner (b) MIDI (c) Intelligent Terminal (d) Ports (e) Non-Impact Printers
Answers
A scanner is a device that captures images from photographic prints, posters, magazine pages, and similar sources for computer editing and display. ... Very high resolution scanners are used for scanning for high-resolution printing, but lower resolution scanners are adequate for capturing images for computer display.
MIDI (/ˈmɪdi/; an acronym for Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a technical standard that describes a communications protocol, digital interface, and electrical connectors that connect a wide variety of electronic musical instruments, computers, and related audio devices for playing, editing and recording music.
a port is a communication endpoint. At the software level, within an operating system, a port is a logical construct that identifies a specific process or a type of network service
non-impact printer - Computer Definition
A printer that prints without banging a ribbon onto paper. Laser, LED, inkjet, solid ink, thermal wax transfer and dye sublimation printers are examples of non-impact printers. See printer.
Explanation:
(A) Scanner: Scans or take pictures of the hard copy so that it can be stored in the computer and can be edited for future use.
(B) MIDI: Connects wide variety of musical instruments and also the related audio devices for playing, editing the music files.
(C) Intelligent Terminal: Intelligent terminals include memory and a processor to perform special display operations.
(D) Ports: It is a docking point where you can connect external device to the computer. For eg. Pen drive
(E) Non Impact printers: Printer which can print content without banging a ribbon onto paper. Eg. Laser Printer, LED Print, inkjet Printer