What is Printer ?

Printer

 

Printers are the primary output devices used to prepare permanent documents or hard copy of documents.

 Types of Printer 

1. Character Printer 
2. Line Printer
3. Page Printer 

1. Character Printer:

It prints one character at a time. It can print 30 to 400 characters per second. Ex: Dot Matrix printer, Inkjet Printer 

2. Line Printer:

It prints one line of text at a time. It can print 300 to 3000 lines per minute. Ex: Drum printers 

3. Page Printer 

It prints one page at a time. It can print 8 to 600 pages per minute.