Type of printer in Information Technology

Type of printer in Information Technology

Hi Irfan

There are many types of computers based on differences in technology. Printers can be categorized as follows:

– Toner -based printers: Are actually Laser printers that use Xerographic technology.
– Liquid Inkjet printers: These printers operate by propelling small sized droplets of liquid ink on the page.
– Solid Inkjet printers: These printers use a thermal transfer technology.
– Dye-sublimation printers: These kinds of printers use heat to transfer dye to another medium such as page or plastic card.
– Inkless printers: These printers do not use ink for printing. They use the thermal and UV technology.
– Daisy wheel printers: These printers function on the principle of typewriters.
– Dot-Matrix printers: In this kind of printer, small dots of ink are used to form a larger image.
– Line Printers: This kind of printer prints an entire line of text at one time.
– Pen-based Plotters: It used the vector graphics technology and operates by moving a pen on surface of paper.

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