The output received on the display screen or in the audio or video form is called                  ?

The correct answer is Soft Copy because it describes any digital data output that exists in an unprinted, electronic state.

• Step 1 (Definition): A soft copy is an electronic version of data displayed on a monitor screen, played through audio speakers, or streamed as video. It is transient and relies on power to be viewed or heard.
• Step 2 (Characteristics): Unlike physical formats, soft copies can be modified instantly, shared across networks effortlessly, and do not consume physical paper or ink.
• Incorrect Options:
  • Hard Copy is incorrect because a hard copy refers strictly to a permanent, physical printout of text or graphics on paper.
  • Light copy is incorrect because it is an invented term with no real technical meaning in computer literacy.
  • None of these is incorrect because 'Soft Copy' is the universally accepted terminology for this concept.