Printer Types and Components
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What are the three major types of printers?
Laser inkjet and thermal printers.
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How does a laser printer work?
Uses a laser and electrostatic process to transfer toner onto paper and fuse it with heat.
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How does an inkjet printer work?
Sprays tiny droplets of liquid ink onto paper.
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How does a thermal printer work?
Uses heat to create images on heat-sensitive paper or transfer thermal material.
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What is toner?
Fine powder used by laser printers to create text and images.
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What is an ink cartridge?
A container holding liquid ink used by inkjet printers.
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What is a drum unit?
A component in a laser printer that transfers toner images onto paper.
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What is a fuser?
A laser printer component that uses heat and pressure to bond toner to paper.
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What is a printer driver?
Software that allows an operating system to communicate with a printer.
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What is a duplex printer?
A printer that can print on both sides of a sheet of paper.
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What is DPI?
Dots Per Inch; a measurement of print resolution.
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What is a print spooler?
A service that manages print jobs and sends them to a printer.
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What causes faded printing?
Low toner low ink clogged nozzles or worn printer components.
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What causes streaks or lines on printed pages?
Dirty or damaged printheads drums or other printer components.
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What should you check if a printer is not responding?
Power connection cables network connectivity printer status drivers and print queue.
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