Printer Quiz Flashcards
Which of the following places in Microsoft Windows allows for easy access to all queued print jobs?
Windows Taskbar
In laser printing, long vertical streaks on each output page indicate a problem related to:
Damaging imagining drum
What refers to languages used for describing the appearance of a printed page?
PostScript & PCL
Garbled characters on the output pages would indicate a problem related to the printer’s:
Device Driver
What are the 4 ways you can have print device sharing over a wired connection?
USB, Parallel, Ethernet, Serial
A software that temporarily stores print jobs on the computer hard disk or in memory until the printer is ready to print them is called:
Print Spooler
What is the name of a Windows Vista Control Panel applet used for adding, removing, and managing printers?
Printers
Which of the printer types use inked ribbon to produce an imprint on paper? (2 answers)
Daisy Wheel & Dot Matrix
Which tool would be the most appropriate to clean the inside of a laser printer? (2 answers)
Toner vacuum & compressed air
File formats commonly used in virtual printing include: (2 answers)
XPS & PDF
What refers to a standard unit for measuring print resolution?
Dots per inch
Which of the printing methods utilizes the XPS format?
Virtual
Examples of network protocols designed to enable remote printing include: (2 answers)
IPP & LPD/LPR
Which of the following answers lists the correct sequence of steps in the laser printing process?
Processing, charging, exposing, developing, transferring, fusing, cleaning
Which type of printer takes advantage of tractor feed during printing process?
Impact
A Microsoft Windows OS component responsible for representing graphical objects and transmitting them to output devices such as monitors and printers is called:
GDI
Imaging drum is a printer component used in:
Laser Printers
Which of the printer types fall into the category of impact printers?
Daisy wheel & Dot matrix
A set of printer replacement parts is commonly referred to as:
Maintenance kit
What 3 ways allow for print device sharing over a wireless connection?
Bluetooth, 802.11x (wireless), and Infared (IR)
What is the name of a printer component that allows for automatic printing on both sides of the page?
Duplexing assembly
Examples of parallel printer cable connectors include: (2 answers)
Centronics connector & DB-25 connector
What Windows 7/8/8.1 Control Panel applets allows for adding, removing, and managing printers?
Devices and Printers
(T or F) In impact printing, calibration helps to ensure that the colors and layout represented on the monitor display match the colors and layout of the printed image.
False
In laser printing, toner falling off of the printed copy indicates a problem with:
The fusing unit
What printer types provide(s) the capability to produce duplicate pages (multipart forms) during printing process?
Impact, Dot matrix, & Daisy wheel
Which printer type is often used as a PoS terminal component?
Thermal
Which step of the laser printer imaging process requires troubleshooting if a printer produces ghost images on output pages?
Cleaning
Faded prints and Printing blank pages would indicate what as the source of a printing problem?
Depleted toner or ink cartridge
A single sheet or roll of printing paper with holes punched along each side is designed for use with:
Dot-matrix printers
