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| Printers 1. function 2. connections 3. network share | print digital documents or pictures onto paper 2. LOCAL = USB or parallel cable NETWORK = ethernet cable, wifi 3. allows other computers on your network to connect to your LOCAL (wired) printer by sharing printer over the network. PCs ---> PC -> printer. Your PC must be on! |
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Non-impact printer
1.definition
2. types
Image:
Laserjet (image/png)
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1. prints without striking an ink ribbon onto paper 2. Laser, Inkjet, Thermal |
| Impact printer 1. definition 2. types | 1. prints by striking against a ribbon 2. Dot Matrix, |
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Inkjet printer
1. how
2. cartridges
3. pros and cons
Image:
Canon Ip7250 02 (image/png)
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1. most common for homes. Print head moves back & forth across paper. Places ink in tiny dots forming an image. 2. TWO, one for colour, one for black 3. + more affordable, has photo quality - ink may smudge |
| Laser printer 1. how 2. sizes 3. pros and cons | 1. electric charge on rotating drum - laser discharges charge on drum - laser draws imagine to be printed on drum - drum coded with toner (black powder) - as drum is coded, toner only clings to where laser has drawn - paper goes through, toner placed on printer 2. personal = small, business = large 3. + high quality - most expensive |
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Thermal printer
1. how
2. common uses
3. pros
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Solidink (image/jpeg)
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1. uses heat and thermal paper with waxed based ink. this ink turns black as it heats. print head applies heat only to areas where ink should be placed. 2. labels and barcodes 3. + very quiet |
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Dot matrix printer
1. how
2. pros and cons
Image:
F0402 (image/jpeg)
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1. pins on the print head strike against a cloth ink ribbon that comes into direct contact with the paper - these pins produce each character in the form of dots 2. + cheap, last long, durable, multi-copy documents eg. carbon copies - poor quality, noisy, old |
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