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