Printer Types 3.7

Question 1

creates an entire page at one time during the printing process

Answer 1

laser printer

Question 2

heats up the melts the toner onto the page to adhere properly to the page

Answer 2

fuser assembly

Question 3

main component that creates the image to be applied to the paper

Answer 3

image drum

Question 4

used as a way to transfer the image drum and become fused

Answer 4

transfer belt/ roller

Question 4

used to pick up the paper from the feed tray and feed it through the system

Answer 4

pickup roller

Question 5

moves the paper from the front to the back

Answer 5

duplexing assembly

Question 5

helps the pickup roller to ensure they only pick up a single piece of paper at a time

Answer 5

paper separation pad

Question 5

the OS uses a printer driver to translate what’s on the screen to print

Answer 5

Processing

Question 6

the imaging drum is conditioned with the primary charge roller

Answer 6

Charging

Question 7

the surface coding of the photosensitive imaging drum is losing its charge when exposed to light

Answer 7

exposing

Question 8

the laser printer takes the toner and applies it to a developer roller

Answer 8

developing

Question 9

moving the toner from the imaging drum into the print media

Answer 9

transferring

Question 10

the fuser squeezes the paper between a hot roller and a pressure roller

Answer 10

fusing

Question 11

the photosensitive drum needed to be cleaned and get all the remaining toner particles cleaned off

Answer 11

cleaning

Question 12

Charging voltage is ___ Volts DC

Answer 12

• 600

Question 13

store the paper in a nice dry area that does not have high humidity or excessive dust

Answer 13

loading paper

Question 14

standard toner cartridge has 2500 pages and high yield cartridge has 6000 pages

Answer 14

toner cartridges replacement

Question 15

feed rollers pull up one sheet at a time and feed it through the system

Answer 15

use of maintenance kit

Question 16

____ rollers are used to take the toner off of the imaging drum and apply it to the paper

Answer 16

transfer

Question 17

___ unit is responsible for heating up the toner and making it bond to the page

Answer 17

Fuser

Question 18

___ count indicates when to change the feed roller, transfer roller or the fuse unti

Answer 18

page

Question 19

if toner gets on the skin, wash it with cold water, do not compressed air, and some printers with filters must be kept free from dust and dirt

Answer 19

Cleaning the printer

Question 20

____ printer creates an image on the paper through a nozzle or jet on a print head onto the paper

Answer 20

Inkjet

Question 21

device that takes the droplets of ink and directs into the paper

Answer 21

printhead

Question 22

uses a nozzle that reacts to changes in voltage

Answer 22

Piezoelectric / charge method

Question 23

used by HP, Canon, and lexmark printers, and relies on heating up the ink in the nozzle of the printhead

Answer 23

Thermal method

Question 24

responsible for advancing the paper through the inkjet printer

Answer 24

roller

Question 25

___ method replaces the printhead when replacing the ink cartridge

Answer 25

Thermal

Question 26

___ method doesn't need to replace the printhead when replacing the ink cartridge

Answer 26

Piezoelectric

Question 27

allows multiple pieces of paper in a tray to be selected one piece of paper at a time and passes it to the roller

Answer 27

Feeder

Question 28

allows an inkjet printer to print on both sides of a piece of paper

Answer 28

duplexing assembly

Question 29

allows the printhead to move back and forth across the page

Answer 29

carriage belt / carriage system

Question 30

printhead will only apply ink from left to right

Answer 30

unidirectional printing

Question 31

apply ink from left to right from right to left

Answer 31

bi directional printing/ 2 directional printing

Question 32

type of printer that uses a heating element to create an image

Answer 32

thermal printers

Question 33

300- 600 dpi

Answer 33

laser printer

Question 34

100-300 dpi

Answer 34

thermal printer

Question 35

uses thermal ribbon to create images

Answer 35

color thermal printer

Question 36

cleaning the heating element

Answer 36

use isopropyl alcohol with cotton swab to clean the printhead

Question 37

removing debris

Answer 37

unplug the thermal printer, take out paper, and clan the feed mechanism

Question 38

series of holes going down the side of the paper with a perforation between regular paper and tracks

Answer 38

Tracks

Question 39

device that has a series of pins that make up the dot matrix that forms the image

Answer 39

printhead

Question 40

fabric or material held within a plastic housing in front of the printhead

Answer 40

ribbon

Question 41

exists on both sides of the printer and pulls the paper through the printer using ____

Answer 41

Tractor feed

Question 42

type of printer that creates images in three dimensions (height, width, and depth)

Answer 42

3d printer

Question 43

flat plate where the material will be extruded and built

Answer 43

print bed/ build plate

Question 44

sheet placed on top of the base plate that hold the object into position while printing

Answer 44

bed / build surface

Question 45

printhead for 3d printers

Answer 45

extruder

Question 46

helps to cool down the melted filament to retain the consistency

Answer 46

fan

Question 47

ink for 3d printers

Answer 47

filament