Printers are Output devices used to prepare permanent Output devices on paper.
Line Printer : It prints one complete line at a time. Eg. Of them are Drum printers.
Non-Impact Printers : There printers use non-Impact technology such as ink-jet or laser technology. There printers provide better quality of O/P at higher speed. These printers are of two types :
- Device that prints text and graphics in the same format and shape which is displayed on the screen connected via printer cable or USB cable.
- Transforms digitally stored documents, graphics, text data on paper/hard copy.
- Speed of printer is measured in printed pages per minute.
- Printers can be shared in the LAN, Wireless networks or Ethernets.
- New types of printers are combined with printing, scanning and fax in a single unit.
Impact Printers
: In this hammers or pins strike against a ribbon and paper to print
the text. This mechanism is known as electro-mechanical mechanism. They
are of two types.
(i) Character Printer
(ii) Line Printer
Character Printer : It prints only one character at a time. It has relatively slower speed. Eg. Of them are Dot matrix printers. Line Printer : It prints one complete line at a time. Eg. Of them are Drum printers.
Non-Impact Printers : There printers use non-Impact technology such as ink-jet or laser technology. There printers provide better quality of O/P at higher speed. These printers are of two types :
