Which printer driver language uses HPGL commands while printing a bounding box?

Question

Options

• APCL 5
• BPostScript
• CPCL 3
• DPCL 6

• B
  91% (32)
• C
  6% (2)
• D
  3% (1)

Explanation

PostScript (and its variant, Encapsulated PostScript/EPS) is the page description language that defines a %%BoundingBox as a required structural element, marking the rectangular boundary of the printable content. PostScript also supports HPGL (Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language) pass-through for vector and plotter-style commands, making it the language that combines both features in this context.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• PCL 5 is HP's command-based language for laser printers - it uses its own escape sequences and does not define content via HPGL within a bounding box structure.
• PCL 3 is a simplified PCL variant designed primarily for inkjet printers, lacking advanced graphics language support.
• PCL 6 (PCL XL) is a modern object-based language optimized for network printing performance, but it doesn't use HPGL bounding box constructs.

Memory tip: Think "PostScript = box + plot" - EPS files always need a BoundingBox, and PostScript's flexibility lets it speak HPGL for plotter-style graphics. If a question mentions bounding boxes in the context of printer languages, PostScript/EPS is almost always the answer.

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