Comptia A+ 220-801 Chapter 10

Question 1

The most basic type of printer is in the category known as an?

Answer 1

Impact Printers Pg 448

Question 2

what is a Daisy-Wheel Printer?

Answer 2

A type of printer that produces letter-quality type. A daisy-wheel printer works on the same principle as a ball-head typewriter. The daisy wheel is a disk made of plastic or metal on which characters stand out in relief along the outer edge. To print a character, the printer rotates the disk until the desired letter is facing the paper. Then a hammer strikes the disk, forcing the character to hit an ink ribbon, leaving an impression of the character on the paper. You can change the daisy wheel to print different fonts.Pg 448

Question 3

how does a Dot-Matrix Printer work?

Answer 3

These printers work in a manner similar to daisy-wheel printers, but instead of a spinning, character-imprinted
wheel, the print head contains a row of pins (short, sturdy stalks of hard wire). These pins are triggered in patterns that form letters and numbers as the print head moves across the
paper Pg 448

Question 4

Inkjet (Bubble-Jet)

Answer 4

Pg 448

Question 5

What are printers?

Answer 5

Printers are electromechanical output devices that are used to put information from the computer onto paper.

Question 6

Daisy-wheel printers were among the first types of impact printer developed. Their speed is rated by the number of pg 449

Answer 6

characters per second (cps)

Question 7

These printers work in a manner similar to daisy-wheel printers, but instead of a spinning, character-imprinted wheel, the print head contains a row of pins (short, sturdy stalks of hard wire). These pins are triggered in patterns that form letters and numbers as the print head moves across the
paper pg 449

Answer 7

dot-matrix printer.

Question 8

You might

also hear these types of printers referred to as bubble-jet printers, but that term is copyrighted by Canon. pg 450

Answer 8

inkjet printers

Question 9

The printer parts can be divided into the following categories:

Answer 9

NN Print head/ink cartridge
NN Head carriage, belt, and stepper motor
NN Paper-feed mechanism
NN Control, interface, and power circuitry

Question 10

The first part of a bubble-jet printer is the one people see the most: pg 451

Answer 10

the print head.

Question 11

Most color bubble jet printers include multiple print heads, one for each of these 4 colors? pg 451

Answer 11

CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow,

and black

Question 12

What is a stepper motor? pg 452

Answer 12

A stepper motor is a precisely made electric motor that can move in the same very small increments each time it is activated. That way, it can move to the same position(s) time after time.

Question 13

The motor that makes the print head carriage move is also often called the pg 452

Answer 13

carriage motor or carriage stepper motor.

Question 14

The ______________ are usually on a small circuit board that contains all the circuitry to run the stepper motors the way the printer needs them to work(back and forth, load paper and then stop, and so on). These circuits are also responsible for monitoring the health of the printer and reporting that information back to the PC. pg 457

Answer 14

printer control circuits

Question 15

provides the high voltages used during the EP process. This component converts AC currentfrom a standard wall outlet (120V and 60Hz) into higher voltages that the printer can use. pg 460

Answer 15

high-voltage power supply (HVPS)

Question 16

The first type of roller found in most laser printers is the? pg 461

Answer 16

feed roller, or paper-pickup

roller

Question 17

The EP print process is the process by which an EP laser printer forms images on paper. It
consists of six major steps, each for a specific goal. Although many different manufacturers
call these steps different things or place them in a different order, the basic process is still
the same.

Answer 17

1. Cleaning
2. Charging
3. Writing (exposing)
4. Developing
5. Transferring
6. Fusing

Question 18

work by using a print head the width of the paper. When it needs to print, a heating element heats certain spots on the print head.

Answer 18

Thermal printers

Question 19

Thermal printing technology is used in? pg 469

Answer 19

many Point of Sale terminals and older fax
machines (newer fax machines usually use inkjet or laser technology). They print on a kind of special, waxy paper that comes on a roll; the paper turns black when heat passes over it.

Question 20

is the collection of hardware and software that allows the printer to communicate with a computer. pg 470

Answer 20

interface

Question 21

When we say interface types, we’re talking about the ports used in getting the printed information from the computer to the printer. There are two major classifications here: pg 470

Answer 21

wired and wireless.

Question 22

It’s very rare to find a serial printer in use today for this reason? pg 471

Answer 22

due to slow data transmission

speed.

Question 23

It 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). There are several printer communication languages in existence, but the three most common ones are PostScript, Printer Command Language (PCL), and Graphics Device Interface (GDI). pg 473

Answer 23

page-description language

Question 24

this controls how the printer processes the print job.

Answer 24

driver software

Question 25

Although every device is different, there are certain accepted methods used for installing
any device. The following procedure works for installing many kinds of devices: pg 475

Answer 25

1. Attach the device using a local or network port and connect the power.
2. Install and update the device driver and calibrate the device.
3. Configure options and settings.
4. Print a test page.
5. Verify compatibility with the operating system and applications.
6. Educate users about basic functionality.

Question 26

Most PCs use what kind of memory in today’s printers?

Answer 26

DIMMs

Question 27

Each manufacturer, with the
documentation for each printer, includes a list of all the accessories, options, and upgradesavailable. The following options can be included on that list:

Answer 27

NN Hard drives
NN Trays and feeders
NN Finishers

Question 28

what does a finisher on a printer do?

Answer 28

It finishes the document being printed

Question 29

Know the six steps in the laser printing print sequence.

Answer 29

The six steps are cleaning,conditioning, writing, developing, transferring, and fusing.

Question 30

Why should you use the recommended supplies.

Answer 30

Using consumables (paper,
ink, toner) that are recommended for your printer is important. Using bad supplies could ruin your printer and void your warranty.

Question 31

Know what environmental hazards to watch out for around printers.

Answer 31

Heat, excessive

light, ozone, and ammonia are all bad things for printers to be around.