3.7 – Other Types of Printers [IMPACT PRINTER]

Question 1

Impact Printer

Answer 1

• Use ink in the form of an ink ribbon & print by some mechanism striking the ribbon to transfer an image to the page

Dot Matrix & Daisy Wheel = most common

Question 2

Impact Printer:

Advantages

Answer 2

print on carbon backed paper

Question 3

Impact Printer:

Disadvantages

Answer 3

o slow & loud

o Tractor feed paper would often jam the printer

Question 4

Impact Printer Components

Answer 4

Print head
ribbon
tractor feed
Impact paper

Question 5

Maintenance

Answer 5

Replace ribbon
replace print head
replace paper