Output Section 
Mter 
the work has been completed, the results must be made available.  This 
is 
done 
by 
the machines 
that 
make up the 
output 
section 
of 
a data processing 
system. 
Output from a data processing system can be in various forms. 
Printers, tape 
drives, card punches, and display stations are only a few examples 
of 
output 
machines; the most widely used 
is 
the printer.  Printers can provide printed 
checks for payroll jobs, printed bills for customer billing jobs, printed reports, 
or any number 
of 
other types 
of 
output 
for all kinds 
of 
jobs. 
Chapter 
1. 
Introduction 
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