The correct answer is Dot Matrix.
Important Points
- Impact printer
- Impact printer refers to a class of printers that work by banging a head or needle against an ink ribbon to make a mark on the paper.
- The three most common forms of impact printers are:
- Dot-matrix.
- Daisy-wheel.
- Line printers.
Key Points
- Dot-matrix Printers
- The technology behind dot-matrix printing is in such a way that the paper is pressed against a drum (a rubber-coated cylinder).
- The electromagnetically-driven printhead moves across the paper and strikes the printer ribbon situated between the paper and printhead pin.
- The impact of the printhead against the printer ribbon imprints ink dots on the paper which create human-readable characters.
Additional Information
- Laser Printer
- A laser printer is a printer that uses a focused beam of light to transfer text and images onto paper.
- Inkjet printer
- Inkjet printers, as the name implies, use ink to print text, graphics, and images onto various types of paper.
- Inkjet printers, cartridges, and supplies are more widely available therefore cheaper than their thermal printer.
- Thermal printer
- Thermal printers use tiny heating elements to activate or transfer pigments.
- Thermal printers are used most commonly to create labels, safety signs.



