Printers

Question 1

A type of printer that builds objects layer by layer, using plastic and curing.

Answer 1

3D printer

Question 2

What is the most common type of material used for 3D printers?

Answer 2

Plastic

Question 3

This part of a 3D printer pulls plastic in, melts the plastic and deposits the melted plastic.

Answer 3

Plastic extruder and nozzle

Question 4

Type of printer that has no hard copy. The output is digital. The format may be different than the original.

Answer 4

Virtual printer

Question 5

Type of printer where pins strike an ink ribbon.
Ideal for copies.
Text only.
The paper acts like carbon paper, because you can print multiple copies at once.

Answer 5

Impact printers

Question 6

What part of an impact printer has the gets the most wear and tear?

Answer 6

Print head

Question 7

Which type of printer has special paper that is heat sensitive.
Used mostly in point of sales, etc

Answer 7

Thermal Printer

Question 8

What are the five parts of a thermal printer?

Answer 8

Feed Assembly
Thermal printhead
Thermal sensitive media
thermal heat element
pressure roller

Question 9

What are some ways you can clean the heating element in a thermal printer?

Answer 9

Isopropyl alcohol
cleaning pen
cleaning card

Question 10

Which type of printer uses thermal bubbles to apply ink to paper?

Answer 10

Inkjet printer by HP and Canon

Question 11

What type of printer use crystal with electricity and continuous spray?

Answer 11

Inkjet printer by epson ( Piezoelectric)

Question 12

What part of the inkjet printer produces the image on the page?

Answer 12

Print head

Question 13

What do stepper motors do in Inkjet printers?

Answer 13

stabilize movement of print heads

Question 14

Which step in the Laser Printer process converts the image to a raster image that is then stored in the printer’s memory.

Answer 14

Processing

Question 15

Which step in the Laser Printer process where the corona wire charges the entire drum with a negative charge?

Answer 15

Charging

Question 16

Which step in the Laser Printer process where the laser shines on the drum?

Answer 16

Exposing

Question 17

Which step in the Laser Printer process where toner is applied to the drum.

Answer 17

Developing

Question 18

Step in the Laser Printer process where toner is transferred from the image drum to paper

Answer 18

Transfer

Question 19

Step in the Laser Printer process where the fusing roller applies heat and pressure

Answer 19

Fusing

Question 20

Step in the Laser Printer process where a blade scrapes off extra toner.
Some printers: may reset charge to neutral

Answer 20

Cleaning

Question 21

List the 7 steps a Laser Printer uses to produce an image.

Answer 21

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

Question 22

List 4 things to consider for the maintenance of a laser printer

Answer 22

1. Cleaning
2. Replace Toner cartridge
3. Preventive Kits
4. Callibration

Question 23

List 4 parts of a laser printer that need to considered for regularly cleaning.

Answer 23

1. corona wires
2. toner guard
3. paper feed rollers
4. fan vent

Question 24

Part of the laser printer that burns toner onto the paper. Gets very hot.

Answer 24

Fuser Assembly

Question 25

Part of the laser printer that moves the paper through

Answer 25

Pickup rollers

Question 26

Part of the laser printer that Holds a negative voltage charge.

Answer 26

Corona wire

Question 27

What voltages does a corona wire run at?

Answer 27

-500 to -1000V

Usual mean: -600V

Question 28

part of the laser printer with positive charge and attracts toner to the paper.

Answer 28

Transfer belt

Question 29

Laser printer: takes original image and breaks down into pixel/dots

Answer 29

Raster image processor