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Quiz about Printer Operations and Components

Printer Operations and Components Quiz

Printers are very simple devices. They exist for the sole purpose of taking data from your computer and placing it on a printed page.This quiz will deal with common types of printers and their Field-Replaceable Units (FRUs).

A multiple-choice quiz by cindynlace. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
cindynlace

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
48,931

Updated
May 10 23

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
2825

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. In what phase of the EP printing process is the photosensitive drum erased? Hint

Charging

Cleaning

Writing

Developing

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Question 2 of 15

2. The most likely cause for random specks of ink on a laser printed page is? Hint

Improper paper type

Improper voltage on corona wire

Photosensitive drum is dirty

Parallel cable is too long

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Question 3 of 15

3. Which cable has a DB-25 male connection on one end and a 36-pin female connection on the other? Hint

Serial

Centronics

Rj-45

Ribbon

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Question 4 of 15

4. Which mechanism is responsible for moving the paper from the paper tray, through the printer, and into the output tray? Hint

Serial port

Paper feed

Logic board

Power supply

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Question 5 of 15

5. What does PDL stand for? Hint

Page Description Language

Paper Driver Latch

Printer Device Logic

Printer Defined Language

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Question 6 of 15

6. When a portion of the print image from a previous print job is printed again, only not as dark, what occurs? Hint

Shadowing

Stippling

Image latency

Ghosting

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which is a type of font that is defined as a set of mathematical algorithms? Hint

Bitmap

Outline

Raster

PDL

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Question 8 of 15

8. Which printer can print multi part forms? Hint

Inkjet

Laser

Bubble jet

Impact

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Question 9 of 15

9. Which mode allows reverse direction parallel communication using all eight data wires? Hint

Switching mode

Nibble mode

Byte mode

Data transfer mode

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Question 10 of 15

10. What is used to fire each pin in a print head? Hint

Capacitive coil

Solenoid

Spring coil

Resistive coil

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Question 11 of 15

11. In the 1990s, what was the most common interface used for printing? Hint

Serial

Parallel

IDE

Network

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Question 12 of 15

12. Laser printers and jet type printers primarily use which type of paper feed to move the paper through the printer? Hint

Friction feed

Tractor feed

Sprocket feed

Continuous form feed

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Question 13 of 15

13. What generic term is used to describe a class of printers that squirt ink onto a page in tiny drops? Hint

Squirtjet

Bubblejet

Inkjet

Deskjet

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Question 14 of 15

14. In the EP printing process, the primary corona wire has a what charge?

Answer: (Negative or Positive)

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Question 15 of 15

15. The transfer corona wire has a what charge?

Answer: (Negative or Positive)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what phase of the EP printing process is the photosensitive drum erased?

Answer: Cleaning

The cleaning process removes left-over toner and erases the drum.

2. The most likely cause for random specks of ink on a laser printed page is?

Answer: Photosensitive drum is dirty

If the drum is not properly scraped clean in the cleaning phase, then specks or streaks will result.

3. Which cable has a DB-25 male connection on one end and a 36-pin female connection on the other?

Answer: Centronics

The description is for a Centronics cable used in parallel printing.

4. Which mechanism is responsible for moving the paper from the paper tray, through the printer, and into the output tray?

Answer: Paper feed

All parts are indirectly involved, but the paper feed is directly responsible for moving the paper.

5. What does PDL stand for?

Answer: Page Description Language

Remember that PostScript is a common example of a PDL.

6. When a portion of the print image from a previous print job is printed again, only not as dark, what occurs?

Answer: Ghosting

This occurs when the erasure lamp is not operating properly. Ghosting will also occur if the hot roller of the fuser is damaged and the teflon coating has been removed or contaminated, allowing toner to stick and remain on the roller to be transferred to paper on the next rotation.

7. Which is a type of font that is defined as a set of mathematical algorithms?

Answer: Outline

The 'Outline' font can be modified to generate characters with different properties.

8. Which printer can print multi part forms?

Answer: Impact

Impact(like a typewriter).

9. Which mode allows reverse direction parallel communication using all eight data wires?

Answer: Byte mode

An entire byte of data can be sent at one time with Byte mode.

10. What is used to fire each pin in a print head?

Answer: Resistive coil

This is done so that the pin will impact with the ribbon and the paper to leave a dot.

11. In the 1990s, what was the most common interface used for printing?

Answer: Parallel

12. Laser printers and jet type printers primarily use which type of paper feed to move the paper through the printer?

Answer: Friction feed

Both types use friction feed, paper feed mechanisms.

13. What generic term is used to describe a class of printers that squirt ink onto a page in tiny drops?

Answer: Inkjet

Bubblejet and Deskjet are the names that Canon and HP give to their Inkjet printers.

14. In the EP printing process, the primary corona wire has a what charge?

Answer: Negative

This highly negatively-charged wire is responsible for electrically charging the photosensitive drum.

15. The transfer corona wire has a what charge?

Answer: Positive

The transfered corona wire is designed to pull the toner off the photosensitive drum.

Source: Author cindynlace

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