Chapter 8

Printers

Objectives

Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to answer the following questions:

  • What are the characteristics and capabilities of printers?

  • What are printer connectors and ports?

  • What are the parts and characteristics of inkjet printers?

  • What are the parts and characteristics of laser printers?

  • How do laser printers operate?

  • What are the characteristics of thermal printers and impact printers?

  • What are the characteristics of virtual printers?

  • What are the parts and characteristics of 3D printers?

  • How do you install and update the device driver, firmware, and RAM for a printer?

  • How do you configure settings on a printer?

  • How do you optimize printing performance?

  • How do you configure printer sharing?

  • How do ...

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