Printer resolution is measured by DPI. What does DPI stand for?

Printer resolution is measured by DPI. What does DPI stand for?

• A. Dots Per Inch
• B. Pounds Per Inch
• C. Dots Per Cent
• D. Dots Per Image

Answer: (A)

DPI stands for Dots Per Inch. It describes how many printed dots a printer places within one inch of paper, so higher DPI means more detail and smoother edges because the tiny dots blend to form continuous tones. The other options don’t fit because they refer to unrelated measures: pounds per inch is a force measurement, dots per cent isn’t a standard unit, and dots per image isn’t how print resolution is described. In practice, DPI is the printer-specific measure of resolution, while for digital displays you might see pixels per inch (PPI), which relates to image pixels rather than physical print dots.

DPI stands for Dots Per Inch. It describes how many printed dots a printer places within one inch of paper, so higher DPI means more detail and smoother edges because the tiny dots blend to form continuous tones. The other options don’t fit because they refer to unrelated measures: pounds per inch is a force measurement, dots per cent isn’t a standard unit, and dots per image isn’t how print resolution is described. In practice, DPI is the printer-specific measure of resolution, while for digital displays you might see pixels per inch (PPI), which relates to image pixels rather than physical print dots.