Exam 21: Supporting Printers

What tool can you use to stop and restart the Windows print spooler?

A ____ printer connects directly to a computer by way of a USB port, parallel port, serial port, or wireless connection.

Laser printers automatically calibrate themselves periodically.

What can you do to improve a printer's performance?

The developing, transferring, fusing, and cleaning steps of the laser printing process use the printer components that undergo the most wear.

For heavy business use, the best practice is to purchase one machine for one purpose, instead of bundling many functions into a single machine.

Which of the following should you check to verify the port a printer is using is enabled and working?

Automatically printing on both sides of the page is called ____ printing.

____________________ printers use a type of ink-dispersion printing.

____ transfer printers use a ribbon that contains wax-based ink.

If loose toner comes out with your printout, the fuser is not reaching the proper temperature and professional service is required.

Describe the function of an impact printer.

Describe the fusing step of laser printing.

Compare and contrast local versus network printer.

Which of the following is a program embedded in firmware that manages print jobs?

A(n) ____________________ printer has its own NIC.

____ printers work by placing toner on an electrically charged rotating drum and then depositing the toner on paper as the paper moves through the system at the same speed the drum is turning.

If a user complains that a printer is not printing, the problem always lies with the printer itself.

What is the process called when Windows receives a print job from an application and places the job in a print queue?

How does a color laser printer operate compared to a regular laser printer?