What is a Printer & type of printer

Printer

• Printer the output information from the computer onto a paper.
• Printer is general used to print text, graphical information.

Printer divided two category: – Impact Printer and Non-Impact Printer

1. Impact Printer

• Can Print a Character
• Low-Cost useful for bulk printing.

Impact Printer either following types

1. Dot Matrix Printer

• Speed of lies between 200 and 600 character per second.
• Resolution ranges from 72 to 360 dpi.
• Normally used two sizes 80 column printer and 132 column printer
• This printer can print alphanumerical (अङ्क र अक्षर दुबै) character, special character, chart and graphs.
• They can print only black and white.
• This printer are commonly used for printing in application like payroll and accounting.

1. Daisy wheel Printer

• it’s is sold font character print.
• It’s printer are can only print text (no graphic)

2. Non-Impact Printer

• Fast and quieter than impact printer
• High quality output

Non-Impact Printer either following types

1. Ink-jet Printer

• Resolution ranges more than 500 dpi.
• They produce high quality text and graphic.

1. Laser Printer

• The laser printer can print 5-24 page of text per minute.
• Resolution ranges from 400 to 1200 dpi.
• They are fast and expensive than impact printer.