Characteristics of a Printer Flashcards
What are the common forms of printer?
Inkjet Laser Impact 3D Thermal
What are three performance factors for printers?
Speed
Quality
Colour
What is the colour factor for printers?
CMYK
Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Key(Black).
What are three purchasing factors for printers?
Warranty.
Scheduled Servicing.
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
What factors does the total cost of ownership cover?
Initial Cost Cost of consumable supplies like paper and ink. Pages per month Price per page Maintenance costs Warranty costs
What is an ADF? Where is it found? What does it do?
An automatic document feeder is a feature found on some inkjet and laser printers.
It maks copies of a document that is placed in the ADF slot.
What printing technology do inkjet and laser use?
Imaging drums for laser.
Electrostatic spray for inkjet.
What printer connection technologies are there?
Serial Parrallel USB-B FireWire Ethernet Wireless
What printer connection technologies are there?
Serial Parallel USB-B FireWire Ethernet Wireless
What is a parallel connection?
IEEE 1284 is the standard for parallel.
Enhanced Parallel Port and Enhanced Capabilities Port are two forms of parallel.
EPP and ECP.
It is sometimes referred to as LTP and used in legacy printers.
This is essentially upgraded serial.
What is a USB-B connection?
A common connection type used to recognise devices and transfer data.
What is a FireWire connection?
Also known as i.LINK or IEEE 1394, it is a high speed communication bus that is platform independant.
It connects digital devices such as printers, scanners, cameras and hard drives.
What is a ethernet connection used for with printers?
It is used to connect a printer to a network. Most used RJ-45 cabling for this purpose.
What is a Wi-Fi connection used for with printers?
Wi-Fi can be used to connect to printers and send data. Bluetooth can also be used for some printers.
