Printers

Question 1

Laser Printer

Answer 1

1. Document receives by the printer [Processing]
2. The imaging drum is prepared to receive the image [Charging]
3. The laser writes the image onto the drum [Exposing]
4. The toner is applied to the drum [Developing]
5. Image is transferred to paper. [Transferring]
6. The toner is bonded to the paper. [Fusing]
7. The roller is cleaned for the next image. [Cleaning]

Question 2

InkJet Printer

Answer 2

Inkjets use the 4-color, cyan, magenta, yellow, black (CMYK), color model which can produce 16.7 million colors.

Question 3

Thermal Printer

Answer 3

Thermal print heads use heated pins to create a print.
The spindle holds a roll of material in place.

Question 4

Impact Printer

Answer 4

• The printhead physically strikes the inked ribbon and paper.
  *The ribbon leaves a printed mark on the paper after the printhead strikes.
  *The tractor feed helps ensure the continuous paper is fed through the printer at a consistent rate.