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PRINTERS

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which voltage is applied to the paper to transfer the toner to the paper in an EP process laser printer?

a)

+600VDC

b)

–600VDC

c)

+6000VDC

d)

–6000VDC

2.

Which types of printers are referred to as page printers because they receive their print job instructions one page at a time? (Choose two.)

a)

Daisy wheel

b)

Dot matrix

c)

Inkjet

d)

Laser

e)

Thermal

3.

Which of the following is not an advantage of a Universal Serial Bus (USB) printer interface?

a)

It has a higher transfer rate than a serial connection.

b)

It has a higher transfer rate than a parallel connection.

c)

It automatically recognizes new devices.

d)

It allows the printer to communicate with networks, servers, and workstations.

4.

Which type of printers can be used with multipart forms?

a)

Inkjet printers

b)

Laser printers

c)

Thermal printers

d)

Dot-matrix printers

5.

Which step in the EP print process uses a laser to discharge selected areas of the photosensitive drum, thus forming an image on the drum?

a)

Writing

b)

Transferring

c)

Developing

d)

Cleaning

6.

Which of the following are page-description languages? (Choose two.)

a)

Page Description Language (PDL)

b)

PostScript

c)

PageScript

d)

Printer Control Language (PCL)

7.

What voltage does the corona wire or corona roller hold?

a)

+600VDC

b)

–600VDC

c)

0VDC

d)

–100VDC

8.

Which device in an inkjet printer contains the print head?

a)

Toner cartridge

b)

Ink cartridge

c)

Daisy wheel

d)

Paper tray

9.

What is the correct order of the steps in the EP print process?

a)

Developing, exposing, transferring, fusing, charging, cleaning, processing

b)

Charging, processing, exposing, developing, transferring, fusing, cleaning

c)

Processing, transferring, exposing, developing, charging, cleaning, fusing

d)

Processing, charging, exposing, developing, transferring, fusing, cleaning

10.

Most printers that use the electrophotographic process contain how many standard assemblies?

a)

Five

b)

Six

c)

Four

d)

Nine

11.

What is typically included in the EP laser printer toner cartridge? (Choose three.)

a)

Toner

b)

Print drum

c)

Laser

d)

Cleaning blade

12.

What happens during the developing stage of laser printing?

a)

An electrostatic charge is applied to the drum to attract toner particles.

b)

Heat is applied to the paper to melt the toner.

c)

The laser creates an image of the page on the drum.

d)

An electrostatic charge is applied to the paper to attract toner particles.

13.

Which of the following are possible interfaces for printers? (Choose three.)

a)

Parallel

b)

PS/2

c)

USB

d)

Network

14.

You have just installed a new printer. After it is installed, it prints only garbled text. Which of the following is likely the problem?

a)

Wrong IP address

b)

Worn print head

c)

Incorrect print drivers

d)

Unsupported printer

15.

Which printer contains a wheel that looks like a flower with raised letters and symbols on each petal?

a)

Inkjet printers

b)

Daisy-wheel printer

c)

Dot-matrix printer

d)

Laser printer

16.

What part of a laser printer supplies the voltages for charging and transferring corona assemblies?

a)

High-voltage power supply (HVPS)

b)

DC power supply (DCPS)

c)

Controller circuitry

d)

Transfer corona

17.

Which printer part gets the toner from the photosensitive drum onto the paper?

a)

Laser-scanning assembly

b)

Fusing assembly

c)

Corona assembly

d)

Drum

18.

Which step in the laser printer printing process occurs immediately after the exposing phase?

a)

Charging

b)

Fusing

c)

Transferring

d)

Developing

19.

Which laser printer component permanently presses the toner into the paper?

a)

Transfer corona

b)

Fuser assembly

c)

Printer controller circuitry

d)

Paper transport assembly

20.

Which of the following most accurately describes how to obtain a firmware upgrade for your laser printer?

a)

Download the firmware upgrade for free from the manufacturer’s website.

b)

Pay to download the firmware upgrade from the manufacturer’s website.

c)

Have a certified laser printer technician come to your site and install a new firmware chip.

d)

Contact the manufacturer of the printer, and they will send you the firmware upgrade on a CD.