CINS 220 Ch. 27 Printers

A(n) ______________ combines the functions of printer, fax, and scanner in one piece of equipment.

all in one device

Ink is stored in special small containers called ______________.

cartridges

If, when printing a document on a dot-matrix printer, the characters look chopped off at the top or bottom, the ______________ needs to be adjusted.

driver

The ______________ printing technique is an example of the CMYK method of color printing.

dye-sublimation

A laser printer's ______________ exposes the entire surface of the photosensitive drum to light, causing any electrical charge present in the particles to bleed into the grounded drum.

erase lamp

A laser printer's ______________ assembly permanently attaches toner to the paper.

fuser

In a laser printer, the _______________ uses friction to isolate a single sheet any others that were picked up. A. duplexing assembly B. separation pad C. transfer roller D. gearbox

separation pad

In Windows, a default printer is identified by a(n) ______________.

small checkmark

Laser printers are particularly effective for printing _______________. A. spot color B. full-color images C. complex images D. 256-bit color

spot color

The term ______________ means to cause something to change from a solid form into a vapor and then back into a solid.

sublimation

Dye-sublimation printing is also known as ______________ printing.

thermal dye transfer

A laser printer's heated roller has a nonstick coating to prevent the ______________ from sticking to it.

toner

Mostly composed of plastic, ______________ particles can be melted on to the paper.

toner

The ______________ in a laser printer is a fine powder made up of plastic particles bonded to pigment particles.

toner

The fuser assembly in a laser printer is almost always separate from the _______________. A. laser head B. gearbox C. drum D. toner cartridge

toner cartridge

The term sublimation means to cause something to change from a solid into a _______________ form and then back into a solid. A. vapor B. viscous C. liquid D. crystal

vapor

What Control Panel applet is used to manage printers and faxes in Windows 7? A. Devices and Printers B. Hardware C. Printers and Faxes D. Printers and Hardware

Devices and Printers

______________ printers use a grid of tiny pins, also known as printwires, to strike an inked printer ribbon and produce images on paper.

Dot matrix

What kind of printer is used with multipart forms such as those with point of sale machines? A. Dot-matrix B. Daisy-wheel C. Inkjet D. Color

Dot-matrix

What kind of printer uses a grid of tiny pins, also known as printwires, to strike an inked printer ribbon and produce images on paper? A. Dot-matrix B. Inkjet C. Laser D. Thermal

Dot-matrix

Which type of printer creates an image on paper by physically striking an ink ribbon against the paper's surface? A. Dot-matrix B. Inkjet C. Impact D. Laser

Dot-matrix

How is laser printer resolution measured? A. Color per inch B. Dots per inch C. Pixels per inch D. Bits per inch

Dots per inch

What are 9-pin dot-matrix printers generically called? A. Economy quality B. Near-letter quality C. Draft quality D. Letter quality

Draft quality

You are printing from a dot-matrix printer and notice that the characters look chopped off at the top. What should you try adjusting? A. Toner B. Driver C. Cartridge D. Drum

Driver

Thermal dye transfer printing is sometimes called ______________ printing.

Dye-sublimation

What kind of printer creates an image on paper by physically striking an ink ribbon against the paper's surface? A. Laser B. Dot-matrix C. Thermal D. Impact

Impact

Which printer transfers data to the printer one character or one line at a time? A. Impact B. Laser C. Dye-sublimation D. Thermal

Impact

What element is heated by tiny resistors or electroconductive plates at the end of each tube in an inkjet printer? A. Ink B. Toner C. Toner powder D. Nozzle

Ink

What kind of printers tend to have problems with ink drying out inside the nozzles when the printer is not used for a period? A. Color B. Laser C. Inkjet D. Dot-matrix

Inkjet

What type of printer works by ejecting ink through tiny tubes? A. Laser B. Inkjet C. Dot-matrix D. Impact

Inkjet

During the laser printer process, after the erase lamp exposes the entire surface of the photosensitive drum to light, what happens to the photosensitive coating? A. It becomes bright. B. It becomes electrically charged. C. It becomes conductive. D. It becomes nonconductive.

It becomes conductive

In a laser printer, what must be done to the drum to make it receptive to new images? A. It must be sterilized and decontaminated. B. It must be grounded and fully discharged. C. It must be charged with a uniform positive charge. D. It must be charged with a uniform negative charge.

It must be charged with a uniform negative charge

In a laser printer, what component is used to write a positive image on the surface of the drum? A. Toner B. Marker C. Laser D. Head

Laser

What kind of printer relies on a photoconductive process? A. Dot-matrix B. Inkjet C. Laser D. Thermal

Laser

______________ printers use an electro-photographic imaging process to produce high-quality and high-speed output of text and graphics.

Laser

A(n) ______________ contains important information regarding hazardous materials and safety procedures.

MSDS

What needs to be vacuumed or replaced periodically in a laser printer? A. Ozone filter B. Drum C. Toner cartridge D. Powder

Ozone filter

The Hewlett-Packard system for controlling printers is _______________. A. PCL B. PostScript C. ASCII D. Unicode

PCL

At the end of the laser printing process, what is cleaned? A. Toner B. Laser head C. Photosensitive drum D. Power unit

Photosensitive drum

The toner in a laser printer is a fine powder. This powder is made up of plastic particles bonded to _______________ particles. A. nickel B. polyester C. aluminum D. pigment

Pigment

Assuming a printer is in good working order and online, what should you check next if nothing prints? A. Calibration B. Port settings C. Printer emulation D. Print spooler

Print spooler

Most printers now connect to a PC via a(n) ______________ port and not a DB-25 parallel port.

USB

Most printers, scanner, and multifunction devices connect to a computer via a _______________. A. proxy server B. FireWire port C. Ethernet cable D. USB port

USB port

What causes an unwanted mark (ghosting) to appear on printed pages? A. A damaged laser B. A damaged toner C. A damaged head D. A damaged drum

A damaged drum

Laser printers rely on the ______________ properties of certain organic compounds.

photoconductive

In a laser printer, the ______________ is an aluminum cylinder coated with particles of photosensitive compounds.

photosensitive drum

The printing process ends with the ______________ and ______________ cleaning of the photosensitive drum.

physical, electrical

Toner particles are composed mostly of _______________, which allows them to be melted to the page. A. carbon B. power C. plastic D. Teflon

plastic

A laser is used to write a(n) ______________ image onto the surface of the drum.

positive

Laser printers usually use a laser as the light source because of their _______________. A. intensity B. brightness C. precision D. cost-effectiveness

precision

When a laser printer's ______________ is charged with an extremely high voltage, an electric field forms, enabling voltage to pass to the drum and charge the photosensitive particles on its surface.

primary corona

In thermal wax transfer printers, the thermal ______________ passes over the film ribbon and melts the wax onto the paper.

print head

The case holds the printwires is called a(n) _______________.

print head

A laser printer's ______________ is measured in dots per inch, or dpi.

resolution

The two key features of an inkjet printer are the print ______________ and the print ______________.

resolution, speed

Dot-matrix printers that use ______________ pins produce letter quality or near-letter quality output.

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How are dots put onto the surface of paper from a direct thermal printer? A. Through spraying B. By etching C. Through embedding D. By burning

By burning

The dye-sublimation printing technique is an example of what method of color printing? A. PPM B. RGB C. CMYK D. LEDS

CMYK

What should you do if your dot-matrix printer output is covered with dots and small smudges? A. Replace the drum. B. Clean the platen. C. Clean the printhead. D. Replace the cartridge.

Clean the platen

What should be added to a laser printer to resolve a memory overflow problem? A. RET B. RIP C. ROM D. RAM

RAM

Laser printers use a chip called the ______________ to translate the raster image sent to the printer into commands to the laser.

RIP

What kind of chip is used by a laser printer to translate the raster image sent to the printer into commands for the laser? A. RAM B. RIP C. ROM D. UART

RIP

A laser printer creates an image of dots and holds it in memory before printing it. What is this image of dots called? A. Raster image B. Laser image C. Vector image D. High-resolution image

Raster image

What does the primary corona wire charge? A. The fuser assembly B. The paper C. The toner D. The drum

The drum

In laser printers, what component applies a positive charge to the paper, drawing the negatively charged toner particles to the paper? A. Transfer corona B. Turning gears C. Laser D. Toner

Transfer corona

What charges the paper in a laser printer? A. Primary corona B. Transfer corona C. Fuser assembly D. Laser

Transfer corona

When a thermal printhead passes over the film ribbon, what melts onto the paper? A. Wax B. Toner C. Dye D. Ink

Wax

A common problem with inkjet printers is the tendency for the ____________ to dry out when the printer is not used, even for a relatively short time.

ink inside the nozzles

Printers that create an image on paper by physically striking a(n) ______________ against the paper's surface are known as impact printers.

ink ribbon

In a laser printer, the pressure roller and heated roller are used to _______________. A. melt the toner to the paper B. fuse the toner to the paper C. burn the toner to the paper D. apply the toner to the paper

melt the toner to the paper

NLQ stands for ______________.

near letter quality

Every particle on a laser printer's drum that is hit by the laser will release most of its ______________ charge into the drum.

negative

A laser printer's transfer corona applies a positive charge to the paper, drawing the ______________ charged toner particles to the paper.

negatively

The Add Printer Wizard allows you to set up a local or ______________ printer.

network

Today, the typical ______________ printer uses a standard RJ-45 Ethernet cable or wireless interface.

network

The tiny pipes that squirt ink onto the paper are called ______________.

nozzles

Most laser printers have a special ______________ filter that needs to be vacuumed or replaced periodically.

ozone

Print speed is measured in ______________.

pages per minute

If you attempt to use a printer shared by another PC, but Windows pops up with an "Access Denied" error, you might not have ______________ to use the printer.

permission