| Do you have a laptop or a desktop computer? | | | | printing medium. Different types of printers would |
| What additional hardware to you have for it? Do | | | | also require different parts for producing an |
| you have a printer? And what about a scanner? | | | | image. Laser printers need to have laser tone. |
| It is not imperative to have a printer or a scanner | | | | Inkjet printers would need ink cartridges. Dot |
| to have a fully functional computer. Some people | | | | matrix printers would need ribbons. |
| might think that they don't need to get one | | | | An image scanner or most commonly called a |
| because they are parts that your computer can | | | | scanner, is a device which scans any printed |
| do without and still do its work perfectly. | | | | material or objects and produces a digital image. |
| However, these are important parts of a | | | | Scanners are used to create an electronic version |
| computer and would probably be often used. | | | | of a hard copy. There are also different types of |
| A printer is a computer hardware which enables | | | | scanners. The most commonly used one is called |
| you to produce a hard copy of whatever file you | | | | a flatbed or a desktop scanner. Another type is |
| have in your computer. There are several types | | | | the sheet-fed scanner that looks almost like a |
| of printers. A laser printer uses a printing process | | | | printer. As it names implies, the document is |
| where an image is made through the scanning of | | | | moved through it to get a scan. Another type is |
| a laser beam through the photoreceptor of the | | | | the handheld scanner. This relies on the user to |
| printer. An inkjet printer uses in to produce an | | | | move it to get a scan. An example of this is the |
| image in any medium. A thermal printer makes an | | | | pen scanner. Scanners generally do not need |
| image through the use of a thermal paper and a | | | | accessories except for maybe a cable that will |
| thermal print head. An image is produced when | | | | connect it to the computer. |
| the thermal paper passes over the thermal pint | | | | There are also products which combines a printer |
| head. A dot matrix printer works by running | | | | and a scanner. Some might even have more than |
| through the printing medium back and forth and | | | | just a printer and scanner together. These |
| creating an impact on a ribbon similar to that of a | | | | products are more convenient to use. You would |
| typewriter. | | | | only need one cable to connect it to the |
| A printer would not be of any use if it does not | | | | computer and one power source. This would also |
| have the right accessories. A printer needs to | | | | be budget-friendly because you won't need to |
| have a cable which would attach it to a computer. | | | | buy these separately which could be expensive. |
| This would allow transfer of the computer files | | | | This would also save space because you would |
| into a hard copy. To produce a hard copy, you | | | | only have one compact product. |
| would of course need to have printing paper or a | | | | |