Question

A paper printout of a document is known as ____________.

• A. Softcopy output
• B. Hardcopy output
• C. Permanent Output
• D. All of above

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

A paper printout of a document is known as Hardcopy output.

hard copy (printout) ... Sometimes referred to as a printout , a hard copy is so-called because it exists as a physical object. The same information, viewed on a computer display or sent as an e-mail attachment, is sometimes referred to as a soft copy .

A soft copy (sometimes spelled "softcopy") is an electronic copy of some type of data, such as a file viewed on a computer's display or transmitted as an e-mail attachment. Such material, when printed, is referred to as a hard copy .