{"id":125,"date":"2016-03-13T09:50:36","date_gmt":"2016-03-13T09:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mr-west.uk\/igcse\/?p=125"},"modified":"2016-07-24T09:40:31","modified_gmt":"2016-07-24T09:40:31","slug":"dot-matrix-printer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/igcseict\/2016\/03\/13\/dot-matrix-printer\/","title":{"rendered":"Dot matrix printer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-129 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/igcseict\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/10\/dot-matrix-300x247.jpg\" alt=\"dot-matrix\" width=\"300\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/igcseict\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/10\/dot-matrix-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/igcseict\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/10\/dot-matrix-768x633.jpg 768w, https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/igcseict\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/10\/dot-matrix-1024x844.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/igcseict\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/10\/dot-matrix.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>A dot matrix is a type of printer that produces characters and illustrations by striking pins against an ink ribbon to print closely spaced dots in the appropriate shape.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Advantages:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>They create carbon copies because the print head hits the paper with enough force that when carbonised paper is used the impact goes through to the second sheet.<\/li>\n<li>Low operating costs<\/li>\n<li>Will still work in harsh conditions such as factories or garages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Disadvantages:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>No longer the cheapest printer<\/li>\n<li>Quality relatively poor and important documents are not suitable to give managers or customers<\/li>\n<li>Very slow- slowest out of all 3 printers<\/li>\n<li>Very noisy \u2013you wouldn\u2019t want this printing all day in the office<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Alternatives:<\/h2>\n<p>These were the first type of printers to be used in schools or homes but nowadays they aren\u2019t nearly as popular.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of using these slow and noisy printers you could use laser printers to still print multiple pages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A dot matrix is a type of printer that produces characters and illustrations by striking pins against an ink ribbon to print closely spaced dots in the appropriate shape. &nbsp; 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