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
1-7