CSC 225: Computer Hardware

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Module 10 Assignment

This assignment is based on chapter 21.

  1. What are examples of non-impact printers?

  2. What is the function of the erase lamps?

  3. Electrically speaking, in the writing step what happens to the drum where the laser beam strikes the surface?

  4. What is toner made of?

  5. What does the control blade do?

  6. When adjusting print density on a laser printer, what is actually being adjusted?

  7. What does the static charge eliminator do?

  8. What is the function of the fusing roller?

  9. What advantage do dot-matrix printers have over other printer types?

  10. What is the benefit of having OCR software with a scanner?

  11. What is a local printer?

  12. Of the three ways to make a printer available on a network, which one has its own NIC?

  13. What is spooling?

  14. How should excess/stray toner be removed from a printer?

  15. What should be done to eliminate the printer as a problem when troubleshooting a printing problem?

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