Locally-attached printer. Along with active directory.
It is an item that can be attached to a computer that is not essential, such as a printer, scanner.
Sharing a printer is performed from the computer the printer is directly attached to (ie. via USB).
Printer drivers - are small programs that enable the operating software (eg Windows) to recognise that the printer is attached to the computer. They literally allow the printer and computer to 'talk' to each other.
There are multiple connection options for a Network Printer. 1. The Printer can be attached to a Router and be available to all of the Network's Computers that can access that router. 2. If the printer is attached to Computer "A" (via USB or WiFi) any Computer on the Network that can access Computer "A" can be allowed to access the Printer. Of course Computer "A" MUST be up and running.
Print drivers are code segments that allow the operating system to communicate with the printer attached to the computer.
If your printer is attached directly to your computer, you should share it (the way you do it depends of your operating system). If your printer is connected directly to your network (WiFi or Ethernet) it should be properly configured.
The printer driver resides on the computer. It is the software that tells the computer how to talk to the printer.
Through a hub or router- Connect the printer to the parallel port then make sure you have network communication between the two machines and install the printer on the USB machine as a network printer. To put it a little more clearly. 1. Network the two computers which can be done quite cheaply using a 4 port USB network hub. 2. Attached the printer to either computer - all PC's have a parallel port. 3. Share the printer from the PC is it attached to. Hope this helps!
They are laser printers attached to a single computer, either in an office or in the home. It is a printer for personal use.
Any device attached to the computer's tower by cable or wifi could be considered to be a peripheral device.
A printer, scanner and copier are classed as peripheral devices. Like the monitor, keyboard and mouse, they are not part of the main computer system, being devices attached by cable or wi-fi to the computer's motherboard and system from the outside.