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 What is printer and explain its types? A printer is an output device used to produce hard copies of digital documents, photos, and images stored on a computer or other electronic device. It works by transferring digital data onto paper or other media using ink, toner, or other printing technologies. Printers are commonly used in homes, offices, schools, and businesses for printing documents, photos, presentations, and other materials. There are two types of printers: 1. Impact Printers 2. Non - Impact Printers  1. Impact Printers: The printers that print the characters by striking against the ribbon and onto the papers are known as Impact Printers. These Printers are of two types: Character Printers Line Printers Character Printers: They are the printers which print one character at a time. Example of character printer is Dot Matrix Printer (DMP). Dot Matrix Printers: Dot matrix printers use a matrix of tiny pins or wires that strike against an inked ribbon to create dots on...

Memory units are used to measure and represent data. Some of commonly used memory units

\ 1. Memory units are used to measure and represent data. Some of commonly used memory units are: Bit (Binary Digit): The smallest unit of memory in a computer system. A bit can have one of two values: 0 or 1, representing the binary states of off or on, respectively. Byte: A byte consists of 8 bits.lt is the basic unit of data storage in computer systems. Bytes are used to represent characters, numbers, and other types of data. Kilobyte (KB): 1 Kilobyte is equal to 1,024 bytes. KB is commonly used to measure the size of small files, documents, and program code. [11:45 am, 5/5/2025] .: Megabyte (MB): 1 Megabyte is equal to 1,024 kilobytes.MB is commonly used to measure the size of larger files, images, videos, and software applications. Gigabyte (GB):1 Gigabyte is equal to 1,024 megabytes.GB is commonly used to measure the size of storage devices, such as hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs), as well as large files and multimedia content. Terabyte (TB):1 Terabyte is eq...