Chapter 10: Installing & Configuring Printers Flashcards

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T/F Some printers can handle over 100,000 pages per month. pg. 484

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True

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2
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Some replacement activities for maintenance of a printer are………??? pg. 485

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replacing paper, ink or toner cartridges, and ribbons.

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3
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The first factor considered as an indication to a paper’s quality. pg. 485

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composition

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4
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Paper made from cotton is called ___ ___. pg. 485

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rag stock

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5
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How many pages in a ream of paper? pg. 485

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500

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6
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What does the caliper of paper mean? pg. 485

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thickness

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7
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If printer ribbons and ribbon cartridges use cloth or polyester ribbon soaked in ink, then what do bubble-jet cartridges use? pg. 486

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liquid ink reservoir

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8
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Each model of laser printer uses a specific ___ ___. pg. 486

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toner catridge

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9
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Many businesses will recycle your toner or ink cartridges for you, refill them, and sell them back to you for a discount. So what should you do? pg. 486

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DON’T BUY THEM

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10
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How should you approach recycling cartridges? pg. 487

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Always properly recycle your used ink/toner cartridges, but DON’T BUY RECYCLED.

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11
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Which two key options on an HP printer are used to reset the maintenance message from On to Off? pg. 488

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1) Menu……to get to the Configuration menu and 2) Item key….to get to the Service Message

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12
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Why do thermal printers require special attention? pg. 489

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heating element

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13
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What are four areas of concern for your printer’s ideal environment? pg. 489

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Heat, Light, Ozone, Ammonia

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14
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Higher-end printers have upgrade options like………?? pg. 490

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memory, network cards, and firmware

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15
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What computer standard do most printers use nowadays? pg. 490

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DIMM / dual in-line memory module

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16
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What are advantages of installing a NIC on a printer? pg. 491

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1) it replaces the need to connect to a host computer 2) it’s proprietary 3) a printing request goes directly to the NIC printer as opposed to third-party device

17
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What’s installed on a NIC to allow clients to check their print job’s status and toner levels from any computer on the network? pg. 491

A

management software

18
Q

Most of the time, upgrading a printer’s firmware is a matter of what? pg. 492

A

downloading and/or installing a free file from the manufacturer’s website

19
Q

What are some additional upgrade options (especially on laser printers) the manufacturer offers…? pg. 492

A

hard drives, trays and feeders, finishers

20
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Define printer-resident fonts. pg. 492

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multiple fonts installed into the onboard memory of the printer

21
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Why would you install additional hard drives to your printer? pg. 492

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Most printers have a limited amount of storage space for added fonts and to store a large document file while it being processed for printing

22
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What’s the advantage of adding an additional paper tray to a printer? pg. 492

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the additional paper tray allows a printer to print more sheets between paper refills, thus reducing it’s operating costs

23
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Some printers can accommodate multiple paper trays, which can be loaded with what? pg. 492

A

paper, stationary, and envelopes

24
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Related to trays, this accessory would be added to print envelopes correctly. pg. 492

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envelope feeder

25
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What does a Finisher do? pg. 493

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provides paper folding, stapling, hole punching, sorting, or collating

26
Q

The Finisher option can turn a laser printer into a multfunction copier, but what other copier can do all the same thing as a laser printer but much faster and cheaper? pg. 493

A

digital printer