Chapter 3 - Printers

Question 1

What kind of printer can print multi-part forms (carbon copies) and use continuous paper pulled in via a tractor feed?

Answer 1

impact style printer

Question 2

What is DPI and what does it correspond to?

Answer 2

Dots Per Inch: the number of nozzles in an ink cartridge for an Inkjet printer

Question 3

What are the 6 steps of the laser printing process?

Answer 3

1. Cleaning 2. Conditioning (adding static charge to drum) 3. Writing 4. Developing 5. Transferring 6. Fusing

Question 4

What 6 components of a laser printer are FRUs (Field replaceable Units)?

Answer 4

1. toner cartridges 2. laser assembly 3. power supply 4. paper control and transport assembly 5. transfer corona assembly 6. fusing assembly