TestOut PC Pro - 13.3 Printer Types and Components

Which type of printer uses a drum, plastic toner, and fuser to create a printed page?

• Dot matrix

• Ink jet

• Laser

• Dye sublimation

Which component in a laser printer prepares the photosensitive drum for writing by causing the drum to receive a negative electrostatic charge?

• Primary corona

• Fuser

• Transfer corona

• Organic photoconductor (OPC) drum

Your company needs to print a lot of high-quality black-and-white text documents. These documents need to be printed as quickly and inexpensively as possible. The printer must also have the capacity to perform duplex printing. Which of the following printers BEST meets your company's printing requirements?

• Inkjet

• Laser

• Thermal

• Dot matrix

Inkjet printers are popular for small businesses because they provide good quality printouts. However, fuzzy lines can appear in artwork, or colored areas in images can sometimes start and stop before they should. Which of the following should you do when this happens?

• Clean the printhead

• Clear the paper jam

• Calibrate the printer

• Replace the ink supply

Inkjet printers spray microscopic dots of ink with precise, controlled movement. Which of the following components carries the printhead back and forth during a print job?

• Carriage assembly

• Rubber rollers

• Duplexing assembly

• Stepper motor

Which of the following is the feed assembly on a thermal printer that is used to move the paper through the printer?

• Unwind spindle

• Stepper motor

• Paper feeder

• Rubber platen

Which of the following is the ONLY type of printer that can print multi-part forms that use carbon paper?

• Inkjet printer

• Laser printer

• Thermal printer

• Impact printer

Which of the following is a type of printer that is considered very noisy because it hits the printhead on the paper?

• Laser

• Thermal

• Inkjet

• Dot matrix

Which of the following dot matrix printer components converts impulses into physical movements that cause small hammers to strike the printhead?

• Logic board

• Daisy wheel

• Tractor feed

• Electromagnet

Jeremy has just purchased an entry-level filament 3D printer to create three-dimensional game accessories. He has just printed his first game piece, but there are problems with adhesion between the filament layers, and the final piece is slightly warped. Which of the following BEST provides the solution to Jeremy's issues?

• Use a heated bed

• Calibrate the build platform

• Calibrate the extruder

• Calibrate the stepper motors