1001: Printers

Question 1

What should be replaced if a laser printer is not bonding the toner to the paper?

Answer 1

Fuser

Question 2

What can cause debris in a thermal printer? (Choose 3)

Answer 2

Label Coating
Solid Ink Flakes
Torn Paper

Question 3

What are two ways to secure data stored on a printer hard drive?

Answer 3

Encryption and overwriting

Question 4

What type of printer is an example of an impact printer?

Answer 4

Dot matrix

Question 5

What is the difference between a sheet feed and continuous feed printer?

Answer 5

Continuous feed - feeds paper from a reel or continuous stream
Sheet feed - feeds individual sheets of paper from a tray

Question 6

Which types of printers print one line at a time?

Answer 6

dot matrix and inkjet

Question 7

What type of printer composes the entire page prior to printing, and then places the ink on the paper all at once?

Answer 7

Laser printers

Question 8

Why would you not re-use a sheet of paper that has already passed through a laser printer?

Answer 8

The sheet may still hold a charge

Question 9

What interface on the printer acts as the motherboard?

Answer 9

Printer controller

Question 10

What is toner made of?

Answer 10

plastic resin and iron oxide

Question 11

What function does the primary/charge corona wire perform in a laser printer?

Answer 11

Applies a negative charge to the drum

Question 12

What is a possible cause of a printer pulling 2 or more sheets at a time through the printer?

Answer 12

Worn separator pads

Question 13

What function does the transfer corona wire provide in a laser printer?

Answer 13

Applies a positive charge to the paper

Question 14

What component in a laser printer requires the most voltage from the power supply?

Answer 14

The corona wires

Question 15

What happens to the spot on the drum of a laser printer when the laser touches the surface?

Answer 15

It reduces the negative charge from 600 to about 100

Question 16

What is likely the issue if a laser printer is smearing toner on printed pages?

Answer 16

Toner cartridge or fuser

Question 17

What could be the cause of dark spots printing on a laser printer?

Answer 17

Excess toner, run blank pages through to clear

Question 18

What is likely the culprit of a printer printing garbled pages?

Answer 18

Correct print driver

Question 19

What is the difference between a thermal and piezoelectric inkjet printer?

Answer 19

Thermal - heats ink to create vapor bubbles that force ink out of the cartridge

Piezeoelectric - functions the same but uses electricity instead of heat

Question 20

What function does the duplexing assembly perform?

Answer 20

Flips the page to be printed on the back side

Question 21

What needs to be done if black printing appears bronze on an inkjet printer?

Answer 21

Clean the print heads

Question 22

What is the difference between thermal direct and thermal transfer printer?

Answer 22

Direct - heated print head and heat-sensitive paper

Transfer - heat used to melt and transfer wax to paper

Question 23

What is the best way to clean a thermal printer head?

Answer 23

Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA)