When displayed on a monitor, data output is referred to as: a. reports. b. financials. c. hard copy. d. soft copy.

When displayed on a monitor, data output is referred to as a soft copy

Explanation:

A soft copy or electronic copy is the unprinted version of data that can be viewed through a monitor. Contrarily, the hard copy is the physical copy of data that has been printed on a medium such as paper, canvass or any other printable material. In computing, a softcopy may be used as a backup to a hard copy and vice versa, as a data recovery method.