3.7 - Laser Printers

Question 1

What is one of the most popular types of printers found at home and in the office?

Answer 1

Laser printer

Question 2

How does a laser printer create output on a printed page?

Answer 2

Combines high voltages with powdered toner, heat, and pressure

Question 3

What component inside a laser printer is responsible for transferring toner to the paper?

Answer 3

Imaging drum

Question 4

What is the role of the fuser assembly in a laser printer?

Answer 4

Uses heat and pressure to permanently affix toner to the page

Question 5

What is the purpose of the transfer belt and roller in a color laser printer?

Answer 5

To combine and transfer toner from multiple colors to the page

Question 6

What is the function of the pickup roller in a laser printer?

Answer 6

To pick up a single page from the printer tray and send it through the printing process

Question 7

How does a separation pad work in conjunction with a pickup roller?

Answer 7

Helps to pull the top page off the paper tray and prevents multiple pages from being sent through the printer at the same time

Question 8

What is duplexing in the context of printers?

Answer 8

Printing on both sides of the page automatically

Question 9

What is the first step in the laser printing process?

Answer 9

Processing step where data is sent to the printer and the page is rendered in memory

Question 10

What happens during the charging phase of laser printing?

Answer 10

A corona wire or charge roller provides a negative charge to the photosensitive drum

Question 11

How does the laser contribute to the exposing phase in laser printing?

Answer 11

The laser creates a positive charge on the photosensitive drum where it touches

Question 12

What occurs during the developing phase of laser printing?

Answer 12

Negatively charged toner sticks to the positively charged sections of the drum

Question 13

How is toner transferred from the photosensitive drum to the paper?

Answer 13

Through the transferring phase where toner is moved to the paper

Question 14

What happens during the fusing phase in laser printing?

Answer 14

Heat and pressure from the fuser melt the toner so it permanently adheres to the paper

Question 15

Why are freshly printed pages from a laser printer slightly warm?

Answer 15

Because of the fusing process that melts the toner to the page

Question 16

What is the purpose of the cleaning phase in laser printing?

Answer 16

To remove any excess toner left on the photosensitive drum before the next page is printed

Question 17

How many steps are there in the laser printing process?

Answer 17

Seven

Question 18

Name the seven steps of the laser printing process.

Answer 18

Processing, Charging, Exposing, Developing, Transferring, Fusing, Cleaning

Question 19

What is the function of the imaging drum in a laser printer?

Answer 19

To take the image written by the laser, pick up toner, and transfer it to the paper

Question 20

How does replacing a toner cartridge affect the imaging drum?

Answer 20

Sometimes the drum is integrated into the toner cartridge and will be replaced along with the toner

Question 21

Where is the duplexing assembly located?

Answer 21

On the paper tray of the laser printer

Question 22

What does the pickup roller’s maintenance typically involve?

Answer 22

Cleaning or replacing the pickup roller

Question 23

How does the separation pad help in the printing process?

Answer 23

It works with the pickup roller to ensure only one page is picked up at a time and to prevent multiple pages from being fed through the printer