3.11 laser printers Flashcards
what is step one of the laser printer process?
Step 1: Processing
• Build the entire page in memory
what is step 2 of the laser printer process?
Step 2: Charging
• Prepare the drum with a
negative electrostatic charge
what is step 3 of the laser printer process?
Step 3: Exposing
• Write the image with the laser
what is step 4 of the laser printer process?
Step 4: Developing
• Add toner to the charged areas
of the imaging drum
what is step 5 of the laser printer process?
Step 5: Transferring
• Move the toner from
the drum to the paper
what is step 6 of the laser printer process?
Step 6: Fusing
• Heat and pressure
what is step 7 of the laser printer process?
Step 7: Cleaning
• Remove excess toner
Which step of the laser printer process uses laser light to write images on the laser printer drum? A. Processing B. Developing C. Exposing D. Fusing
C. Exposing
What term is used to describe the temporary storage of a file before it is sent to a printer? A. Writing B. Spooling C. Imaging D. Share
B. Spooling
Which are the two most common methods of connecting an all-in-one printer to a computer? (Select two.) A. USB cable B. RF Wireless C. RS-232 D. Serial Cable
A. USB cable
B. RF Wireless
A laser printer produces copies that easily smear when touched. What laser
printer component is most likely causing the problem?
A. Laser
B. Drum
C. Fuser
D. Transfer corona
C. Fuser
You want to install the very latest print drivers for a customer’s printer? Where
would you locate the latest drivers?
A. At the Microsoft support website.
B. On the latest version of the Windows operating system installation DVD.
C. On the printer manufacturer’s website.
D. On the DVD that accompanied the printer when purchased.
C. On the printer manufacturer’s website.
Which is the correct network path to a printer named HPprinter connected to a
computer called Mycomputer?
A. \HPprinter\Mycomputer
B. \Mycomputer\HPprinter
C. \HPprinter\Mycomputer
D. /Mycomputer/HPprinter
B. \Mycomputer\HPprinter
Which type of printer uses a maintenance kit for routine maintenance?
laser
inkjet
thermal
impact
laser
Which is the most expensive type of printer to buy?
Laser
Thermal
impact
inkjet
laser
At which stage in the laser printing process is the toner melted into the paper?
fusing
exposing
developing
processing
fusing
Which of the following printers use a toner cartridge?
Inkjet printer
laser printer
Dot matrix printer
Thermal
laser printer
Which of these laser printer components allow for one sheet of paper to be picked up at a time
Duplexing assembly
Fuser assembly
Transfer belt
Separation pad
Separation pad
Which of these laser printer components allow for printing on both sides of the paper?
Duplexing assembly
Fuser assembly
Transfer belt
Separation pad
Duplexing assembly
Which would be the most common impact printer maintenance task?
A. Replacement of the impact head.
B. Replacement of the ribbon cartridge
C. Replacement of the toner cartridge
D. Replacement of pickup rollers
B. Replacement of the ribbon cartridge
Which laser printer part is most likely the cause a printer suddenly start
printing blank paper?
A. Low toner
B. Defective Transfer Corona wire
C. Defective Fuser
D. Electrical breaker is tripped
B. Defective Transfer Corona wire
Which printer connection type requires line of sight to successfully transfer
information from a mobile device to a printer?
A. 802.11x
B. Bluetooth
C. Infrared
D. Wi-Fi
C. Infrared
What type of printer is most likely to use a continuous form feeder?
Laser printer
Inkjet
Dot-matrix
USB
Laser printer
Which of the following devices gives the paper a positive charge?
The laser
The print drum
The registration rollers
The transfer corona wire
The transfer corona wire
At what voltage is the paper charged?
+600Vdc
–600Vdc
–100Vdc
+100Vdc
+600Vdc
What prevents the paper from rolling into the print assembly with the print drum?
The registration rollers
The static eliminator strip
The fuser
The electrical charge on the paper and the print drum
The static eliminator strip
Which of the following is responsible for moving the printhead in an injet printer?
The IT technician
The ink cartridge
The stepping motor
Nothing…It doesn’t move at all
The Ink motor
The stepping motor
When talking about laser printers, how hot does the fuser assembly roller get?
100 Degrees
It never gets Hot
350 Degrees
87 Degrees
360 degrees
360 degrees
In the laser Printing process, which of the following is not included in the laser printing process? Choose all that apply.
Attrib
Cleaning
Transfer
Commanding
Eraser
Attrib
Commanding
Eraser
Which process places toner onto the paper on a laser printer?
A special ink marker
Fuser
Drum
Magnetism
A Lazer gun
Magnetism
How many pins does a USB printer cable have?
2
9
15
USB don’t use pins
4
4
How can you create a better-scanned image? Select all that apply.
Clean the glass
Increase the DPI
You cannot increase the quality of a scanned image
Increase the Bytes per second
Turn the scanner on then off very quickly.
Clean the glass
Increase the DPI
In laser printing, long vertical streaks on each output page indicate a problem related to:
A. Printer calibration
B. Damaged imaging drum
C. Printer driver
D. Clogged print head nozzles
B. Damaged imaging drum
Which of the answers listed below refer to languages used for describing the appearance of a printed page? (Select 2 answers)
A. DLT B. PRL C. PostScript D. PCL E. LPT
C. PostScript
D. PCL
Printer Control Language, or PCL, is a common printing language used widely by many different printer manufacturers.
Postscript is a file format supported by almost all high-end printers and many business-class laser printers.
Garbled characters on the output pages would indicate a problem related to the printer’s:
A. Calibration
B. Device driver
C. Fuser assembly
D. Imaging drum
B. Device driver
Which of the following allow(s) for print device sharing over a wired connection? (Select all that apply)
A. USB B. Parallel C. 802.11x D. Bluetooth E. Ethernet F. Infrared (IR) G. Serial
A. USB
B. Parallel
E. Ethernet
G. Serial
A software that temporarily stores print jobs on the computer hard disk or in memory until the printer is ready to print them is called:
A. Task Scheduler
B. Feed assembly
C. Task Manager
D. Print spooler
D. Print spooler
What is the name of a Windows Vista Control Panel applet used for adding, removing, and managing printers?
A. HomeGroup
B. Printers and Faxes
C. Devices and Printers
D. Printers
D. Printers
Which of the printer types listed below use inked ribbon to produce an imprint on paper? (Select 2 answers)
A. Inkjet B. Daisy wheel C. Laser D. Dot matrix E. Thermal
B. Daisy wheel
D. Dot matrix
Which of the following tools would be the most appropriate to clean the inside of a laser printer? (Select all that apply)
A. Toner vacuum
B. Can of compressed air
C. Regular vacuum
D. Cleaning brush
A. Toner vacuum
D. Cleaning brush
File formats commonly used in virtual printing include: (Select 2 answers)
A. XPS B. GDI C. PCL D. PDF E. TXT
A. XPS
D. PDF
Which of the answers listed below refers to a standard unit for measuring print resolution?
A. Aspect ratio
B. Pixels per inch (ppi)
C. Candelas per square metre (cd/m2)
D. Dots per inch (dpi)
D. Dots per inch (dpi)
Which of the printing methods utilizes the XPS format?
A. Laser
B. Inkjet
C. Thermal
D. Virtual
D. Virtual
Examples of network protocols designed to enable remote printing include: (Select 2 answers)
A. PRL B. RDP C. IPP D. LPD/LPR E. PRI
C. IPP
D. LPD/LPR
The Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) is a specialized Internet protocol for communication between client devices (computers, mobile phones, tablets, etc.) and printers (or print servers).
The Line Printer Daemon protocol/Line Printer Remote protocol (or LPD, LPR) is a network printing protocol for submitting print jobs to a remote printer.
Which of the following answers lists the correct sequence of steps in the laser printing process?
A. Processing, exposing, charging, transferring, developing, fusing, cleaning
B. Developing, cleaning, exposing, transferring, charging, fusing, processing
C. Processing, charging, exposing, developing, transferring, fusing, cleaning
D. Cleaning, fusing, exposing, developing, transferring, processing, charging
C. Processing, charging, exposing, developing, transferring, fusing, cleaning
Which type of printer takes advantage of tractor feed during printing process?
A. Inkjet
B. Laser
C. Impact
D. Thermal
C. Impact
A Microsoft Windows OS component responsible for representing graphical objects and transmitting them to output devices such as monitors and printers is called:
A. GDI
B. IDS
C. PostScript
D. PCL
A. GDI
The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) is a legacy component of Microsoft Windows responsible for representing graphical objects and transmitting them to output devices such as monitors and printers.
Imaging drum is a printer component used in:
A. Inkjet printers
B. Thermal printers
C. Laser printers
D. Impact printers
C. Laser printers
A set of printer replacement parts is commonly referred to as:
A. Spare kit
B. Field Replaceable Unit (FRU)
C. Maintenance kit
D. Standard technician toolkit
C. Maintenance kit
Which of the following allow(s) for print device sharing over a wireless connection? (Select all that apply)
A. Bluetooth B. Ethernet C. 802.11x D. Parallel E. USB F. Infrared (IR)
A. Bluetooth
C. 802.11x
F. Infrared (IR)
What is the name of a printer component that allows for automatic printing on both sides of the page?
A. Pickup roller
B. Duplexing assembly
C. Transfer roller
D. Fuser assembly
B. Duplexing assembly
Examples of parallel printer cable connectors include: (Select 2 answers)
A. USB type A connector B. RJ-45 Ethernet cable connector C. Centronics connector D. IEEE 1394 E. DB-25 connector
C. Centronics connector
E. DB-25 connector
Centronics connectors are standard parallel interface devices for connecting printers and other peripherals such as portable disc drives, tape backup drives, and CD-ROM players to computers. Centronics connectors are named after the printer that first used them and include two rows of flat contacts.
A DB25 connector is an established parallel port connection in computers often referred to as a printer port. These 25-pin d-subs offer rugged connections of peripherals and have excellent shock and vibration resistance.
Which of the following Windows 7/8/8.1 Control Panel applets allows for adding, removing, and managing printers?
A. Printers
B. Devices and Printers
C. Action Center
D. Printers and Faxes
B. Devices and Printers
in vista it’s “Printers”. in Windows 7/8/8.1 it’s “Devices and Printers”
In impact printing, calibration helps to ensure that the colors and layout represented on the monitor display match the colors and layout of the printed image.
True
False
False
Which of the printer types listed below provide(s) the capability to produce duplicate pages (multipart forms/carbon copies) during printing process? (Select all that apply)
A. Inkjet B. Thermal C. Impact D. Dot matrix E. Laser F. Daisy wheel
C. Impact
D. Dot matrix
F. Daisy wheel
Which printer type is often used as a PoS terminal component?
A. Inkjet
B. Laser
C. Thermal
D. Impact
C. Thermal
Which step of the laser printer imaging process requires troubleshooting if a printer produces ghost images on output pages?
A. Charging B. Fusing C. Exposing D. Developing E. Cleaning
E. Cleaning
Which of the symptoms listed below would indicate a depleted toner cartridge as the source of a printing problem? (Select all that apply)
A. Faded prints B. Garbled characters on paper C. Ghost images D. Printing blank pages E. Vertical streaks on each output page
A. Faded prints
D. Printing blank pages
A single sheet or roll of printing paper with holes punched along each side is designed for use with:
A. Laser printers
B. Dot-matrix printers
C. Inkjet printers
D. Thermal printers
B. Dot-matrix printers
