Lesson 28 Flashcards
What does CUPS do?
Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) manages all printing for OS X, including both local and shared printing.
What are PPD files responsible for?
PostScript Printer Description (PPD) files are printer driver files that instruct the CUPS system on how to communicate with specific printer models.
What’s the best source for acquiring printer drivers for OS X?
The Apple print drivers are the best source for configuring OS X printers. One method is to let the software update system automatically download and install the appropriate printer drivers. Or you can manually download and install printer drivers from the Apple support website.
Under what circumstances can a standard (nonadministrative) user configure a printer?
Assuming the default settings for OS X, a standard user can only configure directly attached or local network printers from the Print dialog. Also, the appropriate drivers must be installed before the standard user configuring the printer.
How do you share printers with other users?
You can enable printer sharing from Print & Scan or Sharing preferences. Note that Windows clients may need additional drivers to access the Mac computer’s shared printers via the IPP protocol.
How can you select a new printer driver for a configured printer?
It depends on the printer. From Printing & Scanning preferences, sometimes you can simply select a new printer driver from the Options & Supplies dialog. In many cases though, to select a new printer driver for a configured printer you must delete and then re-add the printer.
If it appears that all configured printers are having problems, what’s a potential quick fix?
If all printers appear to be having problems, a quick fix is to reset the entire printing system by using secondary (or Control-) click in the printer list and then choosing “Reset printing system.”
