Paper+Output

=Paper Output=

Printers produce paper output or hard copy

Two basic groups of printers:
1.Impact printers
 * Line printers
 * Dot-matrix printers

2. Non-impact printers Laser printers Inkjet printers
 * Laser beam reflected off a rotating drum to create patterns of electrical charges
 * Faster and more expensive than dot matrix printer
 * High-resolution output
 * Sprays ink onto paper to produce printed text and graphic images
 * Prints fewer pages/minute than laser printer
 * High-quality color costing less than laser printer

Multifunction printer or MFP combines a scanner, printer and a fax modem Plotter: can produce large, finely scaled engineering blueprints and maps