Printers and Copiers

Sometimes referred to as a peripheral, a printer is a device which produces a hard copy of a document(s) that is stored electronically.  The quality of printers has improved dramatically over the past decade and many jobs which used to be done by professional print shops are now done by individuals on their personal printer.  This is also referred to as desktop publishing.

There are a number of manufactures making devices such as Xerox printers.  These peripherals can be attached to a computer either directly by a cable or by a built in network interface.