Chapter 4: Printers and Multifunction Devices

Question 1

Impact printers use a paper feed mechanism called a/an ____ that requires continuous-feed paper with holes running down both edges.

Answer 1

tractor feed

Question 2

There are two major types of impact printers:

Answer 2

1. Daisy-wheel
2. Dot-matrix

Question 3

Both ____ printers and ____ printers can use multipart forms.

Answer 3

daisy-wheel, dot-matrix

Question 4

When the ____ printer is done printing, the print head moves back to its maintenance station, which contains a suction pump and ink-absorption pad.

Answer 4

inkjet

Question 5

The inkjet’s ____ allows for printing on both sides of a page, and is the most likely area to incur a paper jam.

Answer 5

duplexing assembly

Question 6

The EP (electrophotographic) laser printer toner cartridge contains the EP ____ that is coated with a photosensitive material that can hold a static charge when not exposed to light.

Answer 6

print drum

Question 7

The laser printer’s ____ provides the high voltages used during the EP process by converting the 120V and 60 Hz AC current into higher voltages used to energize both the charging corona and the transfer corona.

Answer 7

HVPS or High-Voltage Power Supply

Question 8

The laser printer’s ____ converts house current into three voltages: +5V and -5V for the logic circuitry and +24V for the paper transport motors. This component also runs the fan that cools the internal components of the printer.

Answer 8

DCPS or DC Power Supply

Question 9

The laser printer’s ____, is a D-shaped roller that rotates against the paper and pushes one sheet into the printer.

Answer 9

feed roller

Question 10

The laser printer’s ____ work together to synchronize the paper movement with the image-formation process in the EP cartridge. Both of these rollers are operated by an electronic stepper motor.

Answer 10

registration rollers

Question 11

A laser printer’s ____ is given a high-voltage charge, which is transferred to the paper, which, in turn, pulls the toner from the photosensitive drum.

Answer 11

transfer corona assembly

Question 12

The laser printer’s toner has a ____ static charge.

Answer 12

negative

Question 13

A laser printer’s ____ uses two rollers that apply pressure and heat to fuse the plastic toner particles to the paper.

Answer 13

fuser

Question 14

What are the seven major steps in order in the electrophotographic (EP) imaging process?

Answer 14

1. Processing
2. Charging
3. Exposing
4. Developing
5. Transferring
6. Fusing
7. Cleaning

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Question 15

The two major components of interface software for printers are the ____ and the ____ software. If you use the wrong type for either, the printer will print garbage or possibly not at all.

Answer 15

PDL or Page-Description Language, driver

Question 16

____ describes the whole page being printed by sending commands that describe the text as well as the margins and other settings. The controller in the printer interprets these commands and turns them into laser pulses (or pin strikes).

Answer 16

PDL or Page-Description Language

Question 17

What are the two common PDLs (Page-Description Languages)?

Answer 17

• PCL or Printer Control Language
• PS or PostScript

Question 18

Of the two most common PDLs, in general, ____ is more used for standard office-type printing where most things are text-based, whereas ____ is more for graphics-intensive printing

Answer 18

PCL, PS

Question 19

The ____ is the device that hosts the printer and processes the necessary printer commands. It can either be incorporated into the printer itself, or be a separate hardware stand-alone device.

Answer 19

print server

Question 20

A/An ____ feature can be used to hold the print job until the user is ready for it by authenticating on the physical printer and telling it to start.

Answer 20

secured prints

Question 21

In the scan to folder feature of network MFDs, the protocol the printer uses to transport the file from itself to the network folder is called ____.

Answer 21

SMB or Server Message Block

Question 22

The ____ of a particular type of paper is the actual weight, in pounds, of a ream (500 sheets) of the standard size of that paper made of that material.

Answer 22

basis weight

Question 23

The ____ of an individual sheet of paper is important because if it is too thick, the paper may jam, and if it is too thin, the paper may not feed at all.

Answer 23

caliper