print devices (printers)

the print device is a hardware device that is used to take the hard copy of the document.

local printer

when the print device is physically attached to computer it becomes a local printer for the particular computer.

network printer

a shared print device which could be accessed by the client of a network is called as a network printer.

print server

a computer which is physically attached with a print device and also dedicated to control print related activities.

requirement of a print server

• higher harddisk capacity
• higher memory capacity

print drivers

a software interface between the print device and the operating system called as print drivers.

print spooling

in windows when a print job is added to the print que .its automatically and temporarily saved to the harddisk.this is calling spooling.