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Diagram of a computer laser printer showing the printing process: a laser beam creates an image on a rotating drum, attracting toner particles, which are then transferred and fused onto paper as it moves through rollers. Key components and steps are labeled. Diagram of an inkjet printer showing labeled parts such as ink cartridges, printhead, motors, and paper feed, with side illustrations explaining how heated bubbles force ink droplets onto paper. Diagram comparing three local area network configurations: a bus network with devices connected in a line to a central bus, a ring network with devices linked in a closed loop, and a star network with devices connected to a central hub. Each network includes user stations, a file server, and a printer.
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Technician operates the system console on the new UNIVAC 1100/83 computer at the Fleet Analysis Center, Corona Annex, Naval Weapons Station, Seal Beach, CA. June 1, 1981. Univac magnetic tape drivers or readers in background. Universal Automatic Computer
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Laser printer
Such printers use beams of light to etch patterns onto a cylindrical drum, which...
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Inkjet printer
Color inkjet printers can produce nearly any color by simultaneously heating and...
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Local area networks (LANs)
Simple bus networks, such as Ethernet, were common for home and small office configurations....
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