Deck 11: Printers

Question 1

Reducing the resolution of a print job could drastically decrease the memory requirement for printing the page by a factor of 4.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Leaving toner cartridges, used in laser printers, out in room light can damage the enclosed imaging drum's surface.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Inkjet printers can achieve best print quality with the use of all-purpose paper or media.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Solid ink crayons use the same shape for each color to prevent misfeeds within the solid-ink printer.

Question 5

A page printer will not start the printing process until the entire page is received.

Question 6

Most printers include only one interface for connection.

Question 7

If the driver you try to locate is no longer available, the driver made for a similar printer or scanner will potentially work.

Question 8

Inkjet printers can print in both unidirectional and bidirectional directions.

Question 9

When optimizing a scanner's performance, the lower the scan resolution used, the longer a scan takes.

Question 10

Printers can be upgraded using the same types of DIMMS as desktop or laptop computers.

Question 11

If a newly laser generated print job results in a page with a partial copy of a previous print job image still on it, the problem is most likely that someone loaded a preprinted page into the paper tray.

Question 12

The default behavior of the print spooler is to receive print jobs and release them to be printed in the order in which they are received.

Question 13

Realignment of the printhead is done manually using specialized tools.

Question 14

The crucial difference between a laser and an LED printer is in the _____ device.

A) Cartridge
B) Loading
C) Imaging
D) Corona wiring

Question 15

The amount of ______ within a laser printer determines the types of pages it can print, along with how quickly the pages are printed.

A) Drums
B) Memory
C) Toner
D) Paper

Question 16

Color laser printers include which of the following colors of toners? (Choose all that apply.)

A) Cyan
B) Magenta
C) Yellow
D) Black

Question 17

The ______ printers are the most popular type of printer in small office/home office and large office environments.

A) Laser
B) Inkjet
C) Thermal
D) Impact

Question 18

Which of the following types of printers are known as character/line printers?

A) Laser
B) Inkjet
C) Thermal
D) Impact

Question 19

Thermal printers are available in three different technologies. Which of the following are among those different technologies? (Choose all that apply.)

A) Thermal transfer
B) Direct ribbon
C) Direct thermal
D) Dye sublimation

Question 20

Within Windows, a ______ is used to manage print jobs, storing print jobs temporarily until the printer is ready.

A) Document manager
B) Temporary printer directory
C) Print queue
D) Print spool

Question 21

The process of pulling printed paper through heated fuse rollers to heat the toner and press it upon the paper is known as which step of the laser printer process?

A) Conditioning
B) Writing
C) Developing
D) Fusing

Question 22

Which of the following make up the two major methods used by inkjet printers?

A) Applied resin
B) Applied wax
C) Bubblejet
D) Piezo-electric

Question 23

Which of the following types of added support can be used by printers and scanners?

A) Bluetooth.
B) Infrared.
C) Wi-Fi.
D) USB.
E) Ethernet.
F) All answers provided are correct.

Question 24

Which of the following tabs in the printer options features a Print Test Page button, which prints a test page of graphics and text?

A) General
B) Advanced
C) Device Settings
D) Color Management

Question 25

All the following are factors that can affect how quickly a photograph or document can be scanned except ________?

A) Scanner interface
B) Scanning software
C) File formats
D) Scanning resolution

Question 26

When scanning an image from a scanner directly to disk, which of the following file formats is most commonly used to store the scanned images? (Choose all that apply.)

A) PNG
B) TIFF
C) GIF
D) JPEG

Question 27

Most printers used today have bidirectional interfaces enabling messages to be sent back to the computer. Which of the following are considered status messages? (Choose all that apply.)

A) Ink out
B) Toner out
C) Paper jam
D) Printer offline

Question 28

The Utility menu included with many inkjet printers provides a variety of diagnostic tools. The ______ utility is used to correct misaligned vertical straight-line or large characters.

A) Status or ink monitor
B) Nozzle check
C) Head cleaning
D) Print head alignment

Question 29

Of the following, which one is not a method to provide an interface connection to a printer.

A) SCSI
B) Ethernet
C) IEEE 802.11
D) RAMBUS
E) USB

Question 30

Which of the following are methods of upgrading printer firmware? (Choose all that apply.)

A) USB cable
B) Flash memory slots
C) Network connection to manufacturer website
D) Parallel port connection
E) All the above

Question 31

A technician reporting that the Windows Printer Test Page is not working, but the printer's self-test page is. Which of the following are probable causes? (Choose all that apply.)

A) The print driver is corrupt.
B) The network connection is down.
C) The printer memory is defective.
D) The wrong driver is installed.
E) The paper feed mechanism is working improperly.

Question 32

A technician has been asked to test an inkjet printer purchased 6 months ago that is being pulled from stock and put into use for the first time. The documentation indicates that the unit was successfully tested after it was received. After attempting to connect and install the driver, he finds that neither the self-test page nor the Windows test page produces print on the paper. He pulls the inkjet cartridge out and shakes it, determining that it has ink in it. What should he do next?

A) Replace the cartridge with a new one.
B) Send the printer back to the manufacturer.
C) Call the manufacturer.
D) Reinstall the correct driver.

Question 33

During a print job, the power goes out and does not resume for 2 minutes. Although the PC was on a UPS, the printer was not. Which of the following best represents what will happen next? Choose three.

A) The specific print will need to be manually restarted.
B) The print queue will reset itself automatically.
C) The print spooler will be prompted to automatically reprint the job that was started.
D) The print spooler will be maintained, but the print queue will be lost.
E) The print queue will be maintained, but the print spooler will be lost.
F) The data in the printer's RAM will be lost.

Question 34

Match the following device terms with their description.

-Laser printer

A) A type of nonimpact page printer that uses a laser to transfer the text or image to a drum.
B) A type of nonimpact printer that uses ink-filled cartridges for printing.
C) A type of printer that uses wax or resin-based ribbons, which are heated and coated onto specialty paper.
D) A type of printer that uses solid sticks of CMYK color ink, which are melted and fed into the print head.
E) A type of printer that uses a mechanical print head to press against an inked ribbon to print characters and graphics.
F) A program that can store and manage print jobs on disk and send them to the printer.
G) A common file format used among scanners to store uncompressed or compressed file formats.
H) A program that can determine ink levels within each cartage.
I) A common file format used among scanners to store compressed file formats.

Question 35

Match the following device terms with their description.

-Inkjet printer

A) A type of nonimpact page printer that uses a laser to transfer the text or image to a drum.
B) A type of nonimpact printer that uses ink-filled cartridges for printing.
C) A type of printer that uses wax or resin-based ribbons, which are heated and coated onto specialty paper.
D) A type of printer that uses solid sticks of CMYK color ink, which are melted and fed into the print head.
E) A type of printer that uses a mechanical print head to press against an inked ribbon to print characters and graphics.
F) A program that can store and manage print jobs on disk and send them to the printer.
G) A common file format used among scanners to store uncompressed or compressed file formats.
H) A program that can determine ink levels within each cartage.
I) A common file format used among scanners to store compressed file formats.

Question 36

Match the following device terms with their description.

-Thermal printers

A) A type of nonimpact page printer that uses a laser to transfer the text or image to a drum.
B) A type of nonimpact printer that uses ink-filled cartridges for printing.
C) A type of printer that uses wax or resin-based ribbons, which are heated and coated onto specialty paper.
D) A type of printer that uses solid sticks of CMYK color ink, which are melted and fed into the print head.
E) A type of printer that uses a mechanical print head to press against an inked ribbon to print characters and graphics.
F) A program that can store and manage print jobs on disk and send them to the printer.
G) A common file format used among scanners to store uncompressed or compressed file formats.
H) A program that can determine ink levels within each cartage.
I) A common file format used among scanners to store compressed file formats.

Question 37

Match the following device terms with their description.

-Solid ink printer

A) A type of nonimpact page printer that uses a laser to transfer the text or image to a drum.
B) A type of nonimpact printer that uses ink-filled cartridges for printing.
C) A type of printer that uses wax or resin-based ribbons, which are heated and coated onto specialty paper.
D) A type of printer that uses solid sticks of CMYK color ink, which are melted and fed into the print head.
E) A type of printer that uses a mechanical print head to press against an inked ribbon to print characters and graphics.
F) A program that can store and manage print jobs on disk and send them to the printer.
G) A common file format used among scanners to store uncompressed or compressed file formats.
H) A program that can determine ink levels within each cartage.
I) A common file format used among scanners to store compressed file formats.

Question 38

Match the following device terms with their description.

-Impact printer

A) A type of nonimpact page printer that uses a laser to transfer the text or image to a drum.
B) A type of nonimpact printer that uses ink-filled cartridges for printing.
C) A type of printer that uses wax or resin-based ribbons, which are heated and coated onto specialty paper.
D) A type of printer that uses solid sticks of CMYK color ink, which are melted and fed into the print head.
E) A type of printer that uses a mechanical print head to press against an inked ribbon to print characters and graphics.
F) A program that can store and manage print jobs on disk and send them to the printer.
G) A common file format used among scanners to store uncompressed or compressed file formats.
H) A program that can determine ink levels within each cartage.
I) A common file format used among scanners to store compressed file formats.

Question 39

Match the following device terms with their description.

-Print spooler

A) A type of nonimpact page printer that uses a laser to transfer the text or image to a drum.
B) A type of nonimpact printer that uses ink-filled cartridges for printing.
C) A type of printer that uses wax or resin-based ribbons, which are heated and coated onto specialty paper.
D) A type of printer that uses solid sticks of CMYK color ink, which are melted and fed into the print head.
E) A type of printer that uses a mechanical print head to press against an inked ribbon to print characters and graphics.
F) A program that can store and manage print jobs on disk and send them to the printer.
G) A common file format used among scanners to store uncompressed or compressed file formats.
H) A program that can determine ink levels within each cartage.
I) A common file format used among scanners to store compressed file formats.

Question 40

Match the following device terms with their description.

-TIFF

A) A type of nonimpact page printer that uses a laser to transfer the text or image to a drum.
B) A type of nonimpact printer that uses ink-filled cartridges for printing.
C) A type of printer that uses wax or resin-based ribbons, which are heated and coated onto specialty paper.
D) A type of printer that uses solid sticks of CMYK color ink, which are melted and fed into the print head.
E) A type of printer that uses a mechanical print head to press against an inked ribbon to print characters and graphics.
F) A program that can store and manage print jobs on disk and send them to the printer.
G) A common file format used among scanners to store uncompressed or compressed file formats.
H) A program that can determine ink levels within each cartage.
I) A common file format used among scanners to store compressed file formats.

Question 41

Match the following device terms with their description.

-Ink monitor

A) A type of nonimpact page printer that uses a laser to transfer the text or image to a drum.
B) A type of nonimpact printer that uses ink-filled cartridges for printing.
C) A type of printer that uses wax or resin-based ribbons, which are heated and coated onto specialty paper.
D) A type of printer that uses solid sticks of CMYK color ink, which are melted and fed into the print head.
E) A type of printer that uses a mechanical print head to press against an inked ribbon to print characters and graphics.
F) A program that can store and manage print jobs on disk and send them to the printer.
G) A common file format used among scanners to store uncompressed or compressed file formats.
H) A program that can determine ink levels within each cartage.
I) A common file format used among scanners to store compressed file formats.

Question 42

Match the following device terms with their description.

-JPEG

A) A type of nonimpact page printer that uses a laser to transfer the text or image to a drum.
B) A type of nonimpact printer that uses ink-filled cartridges for printing.
C) A type of printer that uses wax or resin-based ribbons, which are heated and coated onto specialty paper.
D) A type of printer that uses solid sticks of CMYK color ink, which are melted and fed into the print head.
E) A type of printer that uses a mechanical print head to press against an inked ribbon to print characters and graphics.
F) A program that can store and manage print jobs on disk and send them to the printer.
G) A common file format used among scanners to store uncompressed or compressed file formats.
H) A program that can determine ink levels within each cartage.
I) A common file format used among scanners to store compressed file formats.

Question 43

Match the laser printing process by putting the events in the right order:
1. Exposing
2. Developing
3. Transferring
4. Processing
5. Cleaning
6. Conditioning
7. Fusing