Printers Flashcards
Advantages of inkjet printers
Advantages :
Portability - these printers are quite small in comparison to other printers and are therefore easy to move from on place to another
Cost - the initial cost of buying the printer is low
Page cost - cost per page is lower than laser type
Space - compared to a laser printer an inkjet printer takes very little space on a desk
Disadvantages of an inkjet printer
Cost - although the printer is affordable the ink cartridges are quite expensive
Speed - these printers are slow and are not suitable for high volumes of printing
Quality - copies might be slowly wet after the print job and might require time to dry
Advantages of a laser printer
Quality - has high quality print outs
Speed - it can print more pages at the same time than the inkjet
Cost - replacing toner in this type of printer is cheaper than inkjet printers
Noise - hardly makes any noise
Disadvantages of laser printer
Cost - A laser printer is more expensive than an inkjet printer
Space - laser printers are much bigger and heavier than inkjet printers, it therefore takes more space
Maintenance - servicing or fixing can be quite costly
How does an inkjet printer work
Ink is heated and released through tiny holes, forming droplets that create dots making up an image or text, repeated until the entire image or text is made.
How does a laser printer work
A laser beam is directed onto a drum to create a mirrored image of what needs to be printed, magnetizing parts of the drum. As the drum rotates, it picks up toner ink powder. This toner is then transferred onto paper, with a hot roller bonding the toner to the paper, printing the letters or images.
What does default printer mean
All documents will be printed from this printer
What does offline mean
The printer is switched off
How to change default printer in windows 10
Click the Windows button and the settings icon in the lower left corner of your screen, then select “Devices.” Under “Printers & scanners,” choose the printer you want to set as default. All print jobs will go to this printer unless you select a different one using “File” > “Print.”
What connectors do printers usually have
USB
Reasons why the printer and computer may not communicate
The USB cable is not connected to the PC properly
Printer software is not installed properly
Ways to connect the printer to w computer
And recommend method
Use a cable connection for the desktop, as it won’t be moved. Use wireless for connecting other devices like a laptop or tablet.
Ways to save paper
save paper by sending documents electronically.
print on both sides of the paper when possible.
Printing queue
When you send a print task to the printer, it is temporarily stored on the hard drive where it waits
until the printer is ready to print it. Each print task is placed in a queue.
Comparison of quality of an inkjet and laser printer
Laser printers have better monochrome quality but worse color quality than inkjet printers, while inkjet printers produce better color quality prints.
