Distinguish between impact and non-impact printers

Question

Distinguish between impact and non-impact printers?

Answer 1

Character faces beside an inked ribbon on paper are formed in Impact printer press.

Examples are: line printer and dot-matrix printer.

Non-impact printer as well as plotters to get images onto the papers employs inkjet sprays, Laser procedures, electrostatic methods, to get images onto the papers and Xerographic process methods.

Examples are: Inkjet or Laser printers.