A terminal device that performs printing work using a connected printing device. The terminal device includes a printer driver unit for converting specified data into print data that can be recognized by the printing device when a print command for printing the data is input, and an interface for performing a communication with the printing device. The device further comprises a central processing unit for creating and transmitting driver information about the printer driver unit to the printing device through the interface, and if it is confirmed that the printing device will perform normal printing work, transmitting the print data to the printing device to perform the printing work. Accordingly, the printing device can compare stored data and the received driver information such that a printing malfunction can be predicted in advance, and thus, prevent the waste of user time and resources where printing is impossible.