Details Title: A+ Ch07 Description: Printers Total Flash Cards: 36 Created: 12/10/2008 06:11:56		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Computer Science Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term Black Page (Laser Printers) Definition Failure of the primary corona wire or bad laser scanning module. Term 3 Sections where paper jams occur Definition Pick up, Registration, Fusing areas. Term Thermal Sensor Definition Monitors the temperature of the unit. Term Cleaning (Phase of Laser Printers) Definition (Phase of the laser printing process). Removes toner from the drum. Term Thermal Shock Definition Method of forming ink drops, heats the ink in a tube, causing it to explode through a nozzle. Term Tractor Feed Definition Used with heavy forms. Commonly found in dot matrix printers. Term Non-Impact Printer Definition Method of printing that uses ink droplets or laser print technologies to place characters on a page. Term Impact Printer Definition Places characters on the page by causing a hammer device to strike an inked ribbon. Term Bit-Mapped Fonts Definition Font type, stores dot patterns for all of the possible size & style varations of the characters in the set. Term Dot Matrix Definition Method of creating characters on a page in which dots are placed in a strategic pattern to trick your eye. Term Friction Feed Definition Method of moving paper through the printer, by holding the paper against the printers platen. Term Print Sharing Definition The locals computer's OS is configured to permit the remote stations on the network to print through it's printer. Term Developing (Phase of Laser Printers) Definition Phase of the laser printing process. The toner powder is attracted to the positively charged image on the drum. Term Developing (Phase of Laser Printers) Definition Phase of the laser printing process. The toner powder is attracted to the positively charged image on the drum. Term Transferring (Phase of Laser Printers) Definition Phase of the laser printing process. Responsible for transferring the toner from the drum to the paper. Term Fusing (Phase of Laser Printers) Definition Phase of laser printing process. The toner particles are bonded to the paer. Term Network-Ready Printer Definition Printer that comes with a built-in NIC Card. Term Drop-on-Demand Definition Method of delivering ink to the page, the controller causes a drop to be sprayed only where necessary. Term Mechanical Vibration Definition Method of forming ink drops, using vibrations from a piezoelectric cystal to force the ink through the nozzle. Term Conditioning (Phase of Laser Printers) Definition Phase of the laser printing process. The primary corona wire creates a negative field on the drum. Term Writing (Phase of Laser Printers) Definition Phase of the laser printing process. The Laser burns a positively charged image onto the drum. Term Direct Thermal Definition Print wires are heated so they can burn dot patterns into special thermal paper. Term Pin-Feed Definition Method of moving paper through the printer by pulling the paper by a set of pins. Term Fully Formed Characters Definition Method of creating characters on a page in which the character is fully shaped & fully filled in. Term Continuous Forms Definition Paper forms come in folded stacks and have holes along their edges. Term True Type Fonts Definition Newer type of out-lined fonts that are commonly used with Microsoft Windows. Term Thermal Wax Definition type of printer where a thermal print head melts dots of wax-based ink onto the paper. Term Parts of the HP electrophotographic cartridge. Definition Toner Supply, Corona Wire, Drum Assembly, Developing Roller. Term 36-pin Centronics Definition Connector at the printer end. Term Vector-based Fonts Definition Font type, generated by establishing starting points and then calculating mathematical formulas. Term White Page (Laser Printers) Definition Bad laser scanning module. Bad transfer corona wire. Term Cause of Wavy Graphics (ink jet) Definition Paper's too fat (thick) and the feed rollers are bad. Term Smudged Print (Laser Printer) Definition Failure of the Fuser Term Missing Print (Laser Printers) Definition Bad or mis-aligned laser scanning module or scanning mirror has a defect. Also low toner. Term Faint Print (Laser Printers) Definition Toner level is low, empty, or poorly distributed. Term Specks or Stains (Laser Printers) Definition Worn out cleaning pad or a defective corona wire.