Printers Flashcards
What method is recommended for cleaning print heads in an inkjet printer?
Use the printer software utility
A technician has determined that uninstalling the current printer driver on a computer and then installing an updated driver could be a possible solution to a printer problem. Which printer problem could this solution resolve?
The printer does not print a test page
While troubleshooting a printer problem, a technician discovers that the printer has been connected to the wrong computer port. Which printer problem would this mistake have caused?
The print queue is functioning, but print jobs are not printed.
A technician wants to share a printer on the network but according to the company policy, no PC should have a directly connected printer. Which device would the technician need?
A hardware print server
What are two disadvantages of sharing a directly connected printer from a computer?
- The computer sharing the printer uses its own resources to manage all the print jobs coming to the printer.
- The computer directly connected to the printer always needs to be powered on, even if not in use.
How could a user share a locally connected printer with other users on the same network?
Enable print sharing
User receives a “document failed to print” message. What should you do?
- Check and reconnect the parallel, USB or power cable
- Configure the printer for sharing
User receives an “access denied” message when trying to install a printer. What is a possible solution?
Log out and log in as an administrator or power user
What is a PDL?
Page description language is a type of code understood by computers of what is being printed on the paper. A software uses PDL to send WYSIWYG- what you see is what you get. E.g PDLs manage fonts
What are Dot Matrix Printers?
Printer that uses a grid or matrix of tiny pins known as print wires, to strike an inked printer ribbon and produce images on a paper . The case that holds the print wires is called a print head. Uses either 9 or 24 pins.
What are Daisy wheel printers?
Daisy wheel printers uses a wheel with numbers letters or characters. A hammer pushes the character onto the ink ribbon
What are impact printers?
They have printer heads that physically strike a inked ribbon allowing images to be imprinted on paper. Dot matrix and daisy printers are examples
Examples of Thermal printers?
Old cash registers and fax machines
What are the 7 steps of laser printer processing?
1.Processing 2 Charging 3.Exposing 4. Developing 5.Transferring 6.Fusing 7.Cleaning
What are inkjet printers?
Ink is ejected through tiny tubes. Most inkjet printers use heat to move the ink while a few use a mechanical method. E.g thermal and piezoelectric
