Infotech English For Computer Users Student's Book - Unit 8
A graphic arts business needs a printer to produce catalogues, brochures and other publications
imagesetter or platesetter
_____ produce very high-resolution output (up to 3,540 dpi) on paper or on the actual film for making the printing plates
imagesetters
_____ printers operate by projecting small ink droplets onto paper to form the required image
inkjet
The quality (resolution) of the images goes up to 2,400 dots per inch (dpi)
inkjet printer
You want to print documents, web pages and occasional photographs at home
inkjet printer
in-between; middle
intermediate
_____ printers produce output at great speed and with a very high resolution of 1,200-2,400 dpi
laser
A small company needs a printer which will be shared by various users on a local area network (LAN)
laser printer
Provides high quality output: a resolution of pins of 1, 200-2,400 dpi
laser printer
The final result is always _____ than the original image
less accurate
Multi-function printers are now only slightly _____ than conventional printers, and offer much _____ versatility
more expensive greater
The Agfa platesetter is _____ and _____ to use than most printers of its type
more reliable easier
A professional team of architects and engineers need to create accurate representations of objects in technical drawings and CAD
plotter
Provides high quality for linework (lines and curves)
plotter
Finally, we have _____. Plotters use ink and fine pens held in a carriage to draw very detailed designs on paper
plotters
A laser printer is generally _____ than a low-cost inkjet printer
quiter
Output quality, measured in dots per inch
resulation
Set of characters that can be resized (enlarged or reduced) without introducing distortion
scalable fonts
_____ printers are used to produce colour images by transferring a wax-based ink onto the paper
thermal transfer
An ink powder used in laser printers and copiers
toner
How many inkjet printers are advertised?
two
Surface that carries a reproduction of the image, from which the pages are printed
(printing) plate
Your printer is only as _____ as the paper you use
good
Designs and images used in magazines, books, etc
graphics
An imagesetter is _____ than a laser printer
heavier
A particular colour within the colour spectrum
hue
What is the resolution of the Brother HL Network Colour Laser Printer?
2,400 dpi
Provides the highest resolution: more than 3,000 dpi
imagesetter
A page description language, or PDL, describes how to print the text and pictures on the page. Can you find two laser printer languages?
PCL and PostScript
Which technology lets you print directly from your digital camera without needing a computer in between?
PictBridge
Which printer would you recommend to someone who wants to print advertising graphics?
The Vutek UltraVu II 5330
How fast is the Brother HL Network Colour Laser Printer?
The network printer can print up to 31 ppm mono, 8 ppm colour (A4)
If you have the wide-format printer from Vutek, what kinds of material can you print on?
You can print on a wide variety of meterials, including vinly, pressure-sensitive paper, mesh and textiles
A rectangular pattern of black lines of magnetic ink printed on an object so that its details can be read by a computer system
bar code
The print quality of this network printer is noticeably _____ than any inkjet, and as _____ as similar laser printers
better good
This technology is called _____, or _____, and the machine used is called a _____
computer to plate CTP platesetter
_____ printers use pins to print the dots required to shape a character
dot-matrix
The resolution depends on the number of pins
dot-matrix printer
