Step 2: Printer Driver In order to translate what's on your PC into the printer description language, your PC needs to use a piece of software called a printer driver. This driver takes the information from your file and formats it in such a way that the printer can understand it, using the printer's page description language. Each printer has its own unique printer driver. (Need a driver? Check out CNET's Download section.)

1. Page Description Language 2. Printer Driver 3. Parallel Port 4. Printer Cable 5. Processor 6. Print Head

Parallel Port