Question

_______ are special types of printers designed to produce large size engineering drawings and similar large graphics.
1. Laser printer
2. Scanners
3. Plotter
4. Data projector

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Plotter

The correct answer is Plotter.

• Plotters are special types of printers designed to produce large size engineering drawings and similar large graphics.
  • Plotters are used to print graphical output on paper.
  • It actually draws point-to-point lines directly from vector graphics files.
  • The plotter was the first computer output device that could print graphics as well as accommodate full-size engineering and architectural drawings.
  • It interprets computer commands and makes line drawings on paper using multicolored automated pens.
  • It is capable of producing graphs, drawings, charts, maps, etc.

• Laser printers are machines that melt toner powder onto paper to create a print.
• A scanner is a device that captures images from photographic prints, posters, magazine pages, and similar sources for computer editing and display.
• A data projector is a projection device that takes a signal output by a computer and projects an image onto a projector screen via a lens system.