Supporting Printers and Multifunction Devices

Question 1

AIO MFD (All-In-One Multi-Function Device)

Answer 1

A small sized MFD for home users with basic printing, scanning, and copying functions.

Question 2

Collate

Answer 2

When printing multiple copies of a multipage document, the collection and combination of pages in the proper order.

Question 3

Corona

Answer 3

An assembly within a laser printer that contains a wire (the corona wire), which is responsible for charging the paper.

Question 4

Direct Thermal Printer

Answer 4

A thermal printer that uses heated pins to form images directly onto specially coated thermal paper.

Question 5

Dot-Matrix Printer

Answer 5

An impact printer that forms images out of dots on paper by using a set of pins to strike an inked ribbon.

Question 6

DPI (Dots Per Inch)

Answer 6

A measure of the ink density in a printed document. Higher DPI measures tend to provide clearer and more distinct output.

Question 7

Duplex Scanning

Answer 7

A feature that scans both sides of a document automatically.

Question 8

Dye Sublimation Paper

Answer 8

A sophisticated type of colour printer that uses heat to diffuse dye from colour ribbons onto special paper or transparency blanks to produce continuous-tone output similar in quality to a photographic print. Also called Thermal Dye Transfer Printer.

Question 9

EP Drum (Electrostatic Photographic Drum)

Answer 9

The component in a laser printer that carries the electrical charge to attract toner and then to transfer the toner to the paper.

Question 10

Formed-Character Printer

Answer 10

Any type of impact printer that functions like a typewriter, by pressing preformed characters against the ink ribbon to deposit the ink on the page.

Question 11

Fuser Assembly

Answer 11

A component in a laser printer that uses two rollers to heat toner particles, melting them onto the paper.

Question 12

Heavy-Duty MFD

Answer 12

A large network-enabled MFD capable of handling the documentation needs of an entire office.

Question 13

Impact Printer

Answer 13

Any type of printer that strikes a component directly against the paper or ink to create characters on the paper.

Question 14

Inkjet Printer

Answer 14

A printer that forms images by spraying ink on the paper.

Question 15

Landscape

Answer 15

In printing, a page orientation that is wider than it is tall.

Question 16

Laser Printer

Answer 16

A type of printer that forms high-quality images on one page of paper at a time, by using a laser beam, toner, and an electrophotographic drum.

Question 17

LED Printer

Answer 17

A type of printer that uses LEDs to print.

Question 18

Line Printer

Answer 18

A type of impact printer that can print a full line of text at a time, rather than printing character by character.

Question 19

Logical Printer

Answer 19

A logical printer that is managed by the local computer, where the print device is generally directly attached.

Question 20

MFD (Multi-Function Device)

Answer 20

A piece of office-equipment that performs the functions of a number of other specialised devices.

Question 21

Network-Based Printer

Answer 21

A shared print device managed by a network print server. It’s represented as a logical printer object on the client computer that accesses the server.

Question 22

Network-Connected Printer

Answer 22

Any print device that can connect directly to the network with a network adaptor rather than using a physical cable to connect to a local computer or print server device.

Question 23

Orientation

Answer 23

In printing, the position of the page and the direction of the content printed on the page.

Question 24

Page

Answer 24

A section of memory addresses in which a unit of data can be stored.

Question 25

PictBridge

Answer 25

A technology that allows images to be printed directly on a printer from digital cameras.

Question 26

Portrait

Answer 26

In printing, a page orientation that is taller than it is wide.

Question 27

Print Quality

Answer 27

A combination of parameters that define the appearance of the printed output.

Question 28

Print Queue

Answer 28

A list of print jobs waiting to print.

Question 29

Printer

Answer 29

An output device that produces text and images from electronic content onto physical media such as paper or transparency film.

Question 30

Snapshot Printer

Answer 30

A printer that produces snapshot-sized images of acceptable photographic quality.

Question 31

SOHO MFD (Small Office/Home Office Multi-Function Device)

Answer 31

A medium-sized network-enabled MFD suitable for small and home offices with enhanced printing, scanning, copying, and faxing functions.

Question 32

Solid Ink Printer

Answer 32

A type of printer that uses ink from melted solid-ink sticks.

Question 33

Thermal Dye Transfer Printer

Answer 33

A sophisticated type of colour printer that uses heat to diffuse dye from colour ribbons onto special paper or transparency blanks to produce continuous-tone output similar in quality to a photographic print. Also called Dye Sublimation Printer.

Question 34

Thermal Paper

Answer 34

Paper that contains a chemical designed to react with the heating element of a thermal printer to create images on paper.

Question 35

Thermal Printer

Answer 35

Any printer that uses heat to create the image on the paper with dye or ink from ribbons or with heated pins.

Question 36

Thermal Wax Transfer Printer

Answer 36

A printer that uses a thermal printhead to melt wax-based ink from a transfer ribbon onto the paper.

Question 37

Toner

Answer 37

An electrostatic-sensitive dry ink substance used in laser printers.

Question 38

Virtual Printer

Answer 38

A software-based alternative to a physical printer that enables you to print to a file.