A printer is an electronic device which prints the electronic data available in our computer on a paper. This data can be our document, resume, presentation, picture etc. HP, Epson, Brother, Kodak, Canon, Polaroid etc are the top brands of printers which are available in the market.
A printer has following advantages:
- It can print the electronic data on paper
- It can print in no time.
- It can print end number of copies
- It can print in the desired style.
- It saves time.
- Prints with perfection.
- Can print in dark and light shades
- It is handy
- It is trendy etc
Initially when these printers were introduced in the market they could print the electronic data in black & white only. With time, colored printers were introduced and more features were added to it. Today a printer is no more a printer it is a multi functional electronic device
A printer of today is All-in-One. It works as a:
- Fax machine
- Telephone
- Photocopier and it also works as a Scanner
As a fax machine it can send a fax to anyone and can receive a fax from any where, as a telephone a printer can make and receive calls, as a photocopier it can make colored as well as black & white copies of a document and as scanner it can scan and save our important documents in the desired format. In order to connect a printer with a Desktop or a Laptop all we need is a jack and a driver (software) provided by the manufacturer. A driver easily installs the machine and makes it workable. These printers are available between the price range of Rs 7000- Rs 8000 on an average. The one I know is manufactured by HP (Hewlett-Packard). Apart from the portable printers there are big printers as well which are used for printing posters, banners etc.