Chapter 27 Review: Printers and Multifunction Devices Flashcards
The _____ is usually the largest part of a laser printer maintenance kit
Fuser assembly
The _____ in a laser printer maintenance kit are small and rectangular and ensure paper does not stick together
Separation pads
The _______ in a laser printer maintenance kit are rounded and cylindrical, and are used to grab paper in a laser
Pickup rollers
The ________ is a long, rolling pin shaped item in a laser printer maintenance kit that is separate from the fuser assembly
Transfer roller
Which of the following is NOT a printer interface?
a. Network
b. Parallel
c. USB
d. PS/2
d. PS/2
Which types of printers are referred to as page printers because they receive print job instructions one page at a time?
- Laser printers
- Inkjet printers
The _____ permanently presses the toner into the paper
Fuser assembly
Your laser printer keeps printing vertical black lines on its output pages. What is the most likely cause?
Scratch on the photosensitive drum
Print jobs are not printing. The print queue says there are 52 jobs lined up. The printer is connected properly and online. What do you do?
Stop and restart the print spooler
A printer that creates an image on paper by physically striking an ink ribbon against the paper’s surface is known as a(n) _________
Impact printer
The ______ on a standard laser printer contains a pressure roller and a heated roller
Fuser assembly
What voltage is applied to a photosensitive drum in a laser printer during the imaging process?
-600 to -1000 volts
What is the most likely cause of ghosting (residue showing up from previous images) on a laser printer?
Worn out cleaning blade
How is a printer’s speed measured?
Pages per minute (PPM)
What are the seven steps of the laser printing process from first to last?
1) Processing
2) Charging
3) Exposing
4) Developing
5) Transferring
6) Fusing
7) Cleaning
PCE, DTF, C
A dot matrix printer always prints a horizontal line in the middle of each output. How would you resolve this?
Clean, adjust, or replace the printhead
What step in the laser print imaging process uses a laser to discharge selected areas of the photosensitive drum, forming an image on the drum?
Exposing
Which component of an inkjet printer contains the print head?
Ink cartridge
What type of printer is used with multipart forms?
impact
How is the resolution of a printer measured?
DPI (Dots per inch)
An inkjet printer is printing with an excessive amount of ink. The ink is smearing. What is the most likely cause?
Faulty ink cartridge
After installing a brand new printer, you find it only prints garbled text. What is the most likely cause?
Incorrect or corrupt print drivers
