What is printer? Explain three types Of Printer.
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Answer- Q. What is a printer? ==> A printer is an output device that helps a user in printing textual or pictorial information and data as hard copies i.e. onto a piece of paper. Q. What are the two types of printer? OR Classification of printers--> Printers can be classified on a number of parameters like: mechanism used for printing, the speed of printing, the quality of output and the direction of printing. There are 2 types of printers: 1) Impact Printer- Feature- Characters are printed by pressing a typeface against an inked ribbon so that it makes a mark on the paper. Example- Dot-matrix is a type of impact printer. These printers are not commonly used these days. 2) Non-impact Printer- Feature- There is no contact between the typeface and paper while printing. They don't create noise while printing because their printing heads do not strike the paper. Example- 1. Laser Printer- It uses a beam of light to form images and print characters on the paper using toner ink as a medium. 2. Inkjet Printer- It uses jets of ink to print characters on paper. It consists of cartridges of 3 colours- magenta, yellow and cyan inks to create colour tones. These printers are commonly used these days. Please mark as the BRAINLIEST answer if helpful.
Printer:
A printer is an electronic device which takes text and graphics from the computer as an input and transfer it on the paper, usually on the standardized sheet of paper.
Types of printer:
Some types of printer are given below:
i) Inkjet printers: These printers spray ink on the paper. They produce high-quality text and graphics
ii) Laser printers: Laser beams are used to write on the paper. These printers also produce very high-quality text and graphics
iii) Impact printers: In these types of printers, hammer and pins strike against the ribbon and paper to print text on it.