Networks
Servers - Print Servers


Print servers control the printers on the network. When a file is printed, the file is sent to the print server which assigns it to the printer that has been requested by the user.

A print server may be a dedicated computer or a user's workstation. It may also be a small control box or card that slots into the printer itself.
Alternatively the print server may actually reside on the same computer as the file server. The computer is thus a file server and print server together.