An impact printer (dot matrix) usually uses either a serial, or parallel port. It depends on the printer and computer ports available. Most modern inkjet or laser printers use either wifi or a USB connection.
old ones use LPT or Printer Port and new ones use USB
IF the printer has an Ethernet port then yes.
Printer properties and Print server properties
Yes. In fact, this is the most common usage for a parallel port.
If the printer is of an older type that has the appropriate logic circuits, connectors and compatiible printer driver software, a parallel port and/or a serial portcan be used if they are available on the pc.
Whether your printer uses a serial port, or parallel port, or USB port, or wifi, decides what type of cable you need. Name and model of printer? Have you looked on the maker's website or user guide for instructions?
Plotter is a non-impact printer
I'd ONLY use an impact printer if I need to fill out a multi-part form... meaning, a form that is several pages thick, and the impact printer causes bottom pages to print by using impact sensitive paper.
Yes, you plug the USB port of the printer into the USB port in the router.
The primary difference is that a USB interface type printer requires the computer to have a USB port (as all modern computers do) whereas a parallel interface type printer requires the computer to have a parallel (LPT) port (which many modern computers do not have.) There are USB-to-parallel converters however which plug into USB and allow the use of parallel printers. Additionally, many legacy applications only have support for parallel printers, in these cases, in order to use a USB printer it may be necessary to create a virtual parallel port and map the USB printer to it.
daisy wheel is an impact printer.
An impact printer (dot matrix) is ready for use once switched on. A thermal printer (non-impact) may need a short warm up period.