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Revision as of 06:13, November 18, 2016
The following is personal workspace. Once content is ready, I will migrate it to the appropriate location. I may use this for any number of purposes, but generally it will be used for drafts.
Please to not change the value of this content. If you see a typo or some other small problem, feel free to change this. For anything else, please ask first. Thanks!
For study: [1]
In computing, a printer is a peripheral device which makes the specified permanent marks on paper or other materials. These are most commonly used in conjunction with a desktop or laptop computer, but can in some cases be used with other external devices such as mobile phones or tablet computers. In some cases, printers are built directly into the device
Types
Personal
Network
- Internal or external print server
Three-dimensional
Virtual
Virtual printers have earned their name quite simply because they are not really printers at all. These printers have no physical module, but are rather computer programs. The operating system and other software recognizes these as printers, but when something is "printed" to one, the task is spooled into a file, rather than an actual printer. Perhaps th emost common virtual printer is produced by Adobe, which "prints" to PDF.
Methods
Throughout the evolution of printing technology, many methods of printer have been invented. The following are some of the more presently or formerly popular varieties.