Core 1 - 3.7 Impact Printer

Question 1

Dot-Matrix (Impact) printer

Answer 1

-Print head with small matrix of pins

-Presses against a ribbon to make a mark on paper

Pro:
-Good for multiple copies (Carbon copies) / low cost

Con:
-NOISE!!

-Low quality (looks like pixels)

Question 2

Dot Matrix (Impact Printer) parts

Answer 2

-Print head

-Ribbon

Question 3

Printer Ribbon (Impact printer)

Answer 3

Ink that is inside a ribbon onto the page itself

Pressing:
Pins –> ribbon –> page

Question 4

Ribbon

Answer 4

-Circular ribbon (Like an ouroboros)

-Made of fabric

-easy to replace but proprietary

Question 5

Tractor Feed

Answer 5

-Feed’s the paper for Impact printers - continuously (Perforations between pages)

-Holes on the side to feed