A+quiz_22.rtf

1. 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) Thermal B) Dot-matrix C) Laser D) Inkjet Correct Answer(s): B 2. What kind of printing usually results from an empty toner cartridge? A) Dirty B) Vertical red lines C) Blank D) Embossed effect Correct Answer(s): C 3. What kind of printer relies on a photoconductive process? A) Dot-matrix B) Inkjet C) Laser D) Thermal Correct Answer(s): C 4. What is heated by tiny resistors or electroconductive plates at the end of each tube in an inkjet printer? A) Ink B) Toner powder C) Toner D) Fuser Correct Answer(s): A 5. Assuming a printer is in good working order and online, what should check next if nothing prints? A) Port settings B) Print spooler C) Printer emulation D) Calibration Correct Answer(s): B 6. What's the standard that defines backward-compatible, high-speed, bidirectional parallel ports? A) IEEE 1394a B) IEEE 1394b C) IEEE 1284 D) RS-232 Correct Answer(s): C 7. Why do laser printers usually use a laser as the light source? A) Because of the inexpensiveness B) Because of the intensity C) Because of the brightness D) Because of the precision Correct Answer(s): D 8. In a laser printer, what are the pressure roller and heated roller used for? A) To fuse the toner to the paper B) To melt the toner to the paper C) To apply the toner to the paper D) To burn the toner to the paper Correct Answer(s): A 9. Toner particles are composed mostly of ____, allowing them to be melted to the page. A) power B) plastic C) Teflon D) carbon Correct Answer(s): B 10. What charges the paper in a laser printer? A) Laser B) Primary corona C) Fuser assembly D) Transfer corona Correct Answer(s): D 11. What should be added to a laser printer to resolve a memory overflow problem? A) RAM B) RET C) RIP D) ROM Correct Answer(s): A 12. What kind of printer is used with multipart forms such as with point-of-sale machines? A) Thermal B) Color C) Dot-matrix D) Inkjet Correct Answer(s): C 13. 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) Laser B) Inkjet C) Dot-matrix D) Color Correct Answer(s): B 14. How is laser printer resolution measured? A) Color per inch B) Dots per inch C) Bits per inch D) Pixels per inch Correct Answer(s): B 15. In a laser printer, what is used to write a positive image on the surface of the drum? A) Marker B) Laser C) Pen D) Head Correct Answer(s): B 16. When a thermal printhead passes over the film ribbon, what melts onto the paper? A) Wax B) Nothing C) Toner D) Dye Correct Answer(s): A 17. What does the primary corona wire charge? A) Toner B) Paper C) Drum D) Fuser assembly Correct Answer(s): C 18. A standard parallel cable used for older printers has a DB-25 connector on one end. What type of connector is on the other end? A) FireWire B) USB B C) USB A D) Centronics Correct Answer(s): D 19. How are dots put onto the surface of paper from a direct thermal printer? A) Burned B) Etched C) Fused D) Transferred Correct Answer(s): A 20. What is the fuser assembly in a laser printer almost always separate from? A) Heated roller B) Gearbox C) Toner cartridge D) Laser head Correct Answer(s): C 21. At the beginning of the laser printing process, what is cleaned? A) Photosensitive drum B) Power unit C) Toner D) Laser head Correct Answer(s): A 22. In laser printers, what component applies a positive charge to the paper, drawing the negatively charged toner particles to the paper? A) Toner B) Turning gears C) Laser D) Transfer corona Correct Answer(s): D