Starting Out with Python (3rd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780133582734
Author: Tony Gaddis
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1, Problem 9MC
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The video display is one of the output devices.
Hence, the correct answer is option “A”.
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