CINS 220 – Chapter 27
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What kind of printer creates an image on paper by physically striking an ink ribbon against the paper's surface? A. Laser B. Dot-matrix C. Thermal D. Impact
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D. Impact
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What kind of printer is used with multipart forms such as those with point of sale machines? A. Dot-matrix B. Daisy-wheel C. Inkjet D. Color
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A. Dot-matrix
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What kind of printer uses a grid of tiny pins, also known as printwires, to strike an inked printer ribbon and produce images on paper? A. Dot-matrix B. Inkjet C. Laser D. Thermal
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A. Dot-matrix
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What are 9-pin dot-matrix printers generically called? A. Economy quality B. Near-letter quality C. Draft quality D. Letter quality
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C. Draft quality
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What type of printer works by ejecting ink through tiny tubes? A. Laser B. Inkjet C. Dot-matrix D. Impact
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B. Inkjet
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What element is heated by tiny resistors or electroconductive plates at the end of each tube in an inkjet printer? A. Ink B. Toner C. Toner powder D. Nozzle
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A. Ink
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The term sublimation means to cause something to change from a solid into a _______________ form and then back into a solid. A. vapor B. viscous C. liquid D. crystal
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A. vapor
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The dye-sublimation printing technique is an example of what method of color printing? A. PPM B. RGB C. CMYK D. LEDS
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C. CMYK
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How are dots put onto the surface of paper from a direct thermal printer? A. Through spraying B. By etching C. Through embedding D. By burning
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D. By burning
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When a thermal printhead passes over the film ribbon, what melts onto the paper? A. Wax B. Toner C. Dye D. Ink
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A. Wax
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What kind of printer relies on a photoconductive process? A. Dot-matrix B. Inkjet C. Laser D. Thermal
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C. Laser
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Laser printers usually use a laser as the light source because of their _______________. A. intensity B. brightness C. precision D. cost-effectiveness
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C. precision
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Laser printers are particularly effective for printing _______________. A. spot color B. full-color images C. complex images D. 256-bit color
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B. full-color images
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During the laser printer process, after the erase lamp exposes the entire surface of the photosensitive drum to light, what happens to the photosensitive coating? A. It becomes bright. B. It becomes electrically charged. C. It becomes conductive. D. It becomes nonconductive.
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C. It becomes conductive.
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What does the primary corona wire charge? A. The fuser assembly B. The paper C. The toner D. The drum
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D. The drum
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The toner in a laser printer is a fine powder. This powder is made up of plastic particles bonded to _______________ particles. A. nickel B. polyester C. aluminum D. pigment
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C. aluminum
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In laser printers, what component applies a positive charge to the paper, drawing the negatively charged toner particles to the paper? A. Transfer corona B. Turning gears C. Laser D. Toner
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A. Transfer corona
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What charges the paper in a laser printer? A. Primary corona B. Transfer corona C. Fuser assembly D. Laser
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B. Transfer corona
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The fuser assembly in a laser printer is almost always separate from the _______________. A. laser head B. gearbox C. drum D. toner cartridge
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D. toner cartridge
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In a laser printer, the _______________ uses friction to isolate a single sheet any others that were picked up. A. duplexing assembly B. separation pad C. transfer roller D. gearbox
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In a laser printer, the pressure roller and heated roller are used to _______________. A. melt the toner to the paper B. fuse the toner to the paper C. burn the toner to the paper D. apply the toner to the paper
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B. fuse the toner to the paper
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What needs to be vacuumed or replaced periodically in a laser printer? A. Ozone filter B. Drum C. Toner cartridge D. Powder
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A. Ozone filter
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The Hewlett-Packard system for controlling printers is _______________. A. PCL B. PostScript C. ASCII D. Unicode
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Most printers, scanner, and multifunction devices connect to a computer via a _______________. A. proxy server B. FireWire port C. Ethernet cable D. USB port
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D. USB port
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Which printer transfers data to the printer one character or one line at a time? A. Impact B. Laser C. Dye-sublimation D. Thermal
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A. Impact
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A laser printer creates an image of dots and holds it in memory before printing it. What is this image of dots called? A. Raster image B. Laser image C. Vector image D. High-resolution image
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A. Raster image
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What kind of chip is used by a laser printer to translate the raster image sent to the printer into commands for the laser? A. RAM B. RIP C. ROM D. UART
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B. RIP
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What should be added to a laser printer to resolve a memory overflow problem? A. RET B. RIP C. ROM D. RAM
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D. RAM
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How is laser printer resolution measured? A. Color per inch B. Dots per inch C. Pixels per inch D. Bits per inch
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B. Dots per inch
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In a laser printer, what must be done to the drum to make it receptive to new images? A. It must be sterilized and decontaminated. B. It must be grounded and fully discharged. C. It must be charged with a uniform positive charge. D. It must be charged with a uniform negative charge
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D. It must be charged with a uniform negative charge
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In a laser printer, what component is used to write a positive image on the surface of the drum? A. Toner B. Marker C. Laser D. Head
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C. Laser
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Toner particles are composed mostly of _______________, which allows them to be melted to the page. A. carbon B. power C. plastic D. Teflon
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C. plastic
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At the end of the laser printing process, what is cleaned? A. Toner B. Laser head C. Photosensitive drum D. Power unit
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C. Photosensitive drum
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What causes an unwanted mark (ghosting) to appear on printed pages? A. A damaged laser B. A damaged toner C. A damaged head D. A damaged drum
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D. A damaged drum
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What Control Panel applet is used to manage printers and faxes in Windows 7? A. Devices and Printers B. Hardware C. Printers and Faxes D. Printers and Hardware
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D. Printers and Hardware
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Assuming a printer is in good working order and online, what should you check next if nothing prints? A. Calibration B. Port settings C. Printer emulation D. Print spooler
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D. Print spooler
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You are printing from a dot-matrix printer and notice that the characters look chopped off at the top. What should you try adjusting? A. Toner B. Driver C. Cartridge D. Drum
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B. Driver
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What should you do if your dot-matrix printer output is covered with dots and small smudges? A. Replace the drum. B. Clean the platen. C. Clean the printhead. D. Replace the cartridge.
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B. Clean the platen.
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What kind of printers tend to have problems with ink drying out inside the nozzles when the printer is not used for a period? A. Color B. Laser C. Inkjet D. Dot-matrix
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C. Inkjet
