Printers

A user sends a job to the printer and goes to pick it up. They wait a few minutes but it does not print anything. What should the user check?

See if the device is offline.

A user has just sent a job to the print queue but the ink has vertical lines on the paper. What is this indicative of?

Dirty feed roller

After printing a report, a user notices speckling on the paper. What should the user do?

Use a toner vacuum.

A user goes to pick up their test flyer for the annual corporate barbeque, which helps to boost morale and encourages departments to talk to each other more and build relationships. However, the flyer does not seem to align symmetrically. What should they check?

Incorrect paper size

A worker is watching the printer technician perform maintenance on a laser printer and sees the technician rocking a component back and forth. What maintenance task is the technician working on?

Low printer ink

A chemical engineering specialist is researching what laser toner consists of to reverse engineer it and make a cheaper solution. What will the laser toner consist of?

Dyestuff

A printer technician performs maintenance on a roller and wants to make sure that it gets cleaned properly according to standards. What should the printer technician use to clean it?

IPA

An independent contractor won a contract award in which the contractor will have to digitize decades worth of physical files for a state agency. Which of the following printer units will help the contractor efficiently perform this task?

ADF

A board game enthusiast wants to print characters for the next campaign to bring an element of realism to the gameplay. The enthusiast uses an SLA 3-D printer but ran out of 3-D "ink." What should the enthusiast order for replacement?

Resin

A local company is beginning to print multi-part stationery and wants to ensure there is less chance of skewing or slippage. What should they use?

Tractor-fed paper

A user is experiencing a paper jam in a printer that loads paper through friction. The user opens the printer up to try and find the part that will fix the problem. The user should check on which assembly part?

Feed assembly

Some traditional artists decide to expand their skillset into digital art. After some training and experimenting, they feel ready to start selling their digital art, so they purchase a printer. Unfortunately, the printer color does not match what the artists see on the computer screen. What should they do to fix this?

Calibrate the display.

A manager wants to print copies of their monthly budget report using the office's laser printer. A 600V electrical charge occurs across the imaging drum's surface as the printer starts making the copies. Which specific component caused this electrical spike?

Primary charge roller

An IT administrator enjoys tinkering with various technologies and has recently purchased a 3-D printer but bought a lower-end model. Which of the following components will the administrator need to calibrate for every print job manually?

Print bed

A photo printing company just bought a thermal printer. They expect to use the printer quite frequently and want to ensure that it runs continuously. So they proactively look for signs that maintenance should occur. What should they watch out for, specifically for thermal printers?

Paper debris

A company that processes personal loans allows its employees to work from home but must still coordinate and work collaboratively with various other teams that handle different aspects of the loan. Since the company saves money by employees working at home, they have opted to buy low-cost multifunction devices for each employee to use and need to preconfigure settings before distribution. Which option would be the best setting for their situation?

Scan to cloud

A large corporation has concerns about the cost of ink and printing and wants to manage it more efficiently. What type of printer setup would be optimal to support this?

Server

A helpdesk operator sets up printers and looks at speeds with different connections. Which of the following operates at full-duplex?

USB 3

A user has just printed a document and retrieved it but noticed black lines. What are black lines usually indicative of?

Dirty charge roller

A marketing director purchased a printer for their office and is currently setting it up. Which of the following is the least of considerations for placement?

Network data port

An administrator sets up a shared printer that enables secure printing. However, the administrator has concerns about users using secure printing instead of just sending a regular job to the printer where anyone can pick up sensitive information. What best practice should the administrator implement to monitor usage?

Forward syslog.

A helpdesk technician is installing a printer at a remote office. Which of the following is the least to consider for setup?

Network data port

A user sent a secured print to a server to mitigate the risk of someone intercepting confidential information from the output tray. Which of the following is NOT an option for the user to authenticate?

Kerberos ticket

An employee is preparing a printer share for professional desktop publishing and wants a printer driver that will work best for graphical design output. What should the employee use?

PS

A librarian is trying to digitize old documents into their archive system. The librarian wants to scan text into digital documents so that scholars and researchers can search them easily. What should the librarian use?

OCR

A helpdesk technician sets up a multi-function device (MFD) in a new location and tests the printer to ensure it works successfully. Most functions seem to be working fine, but the technician is not receiving an email. What should the technician have configured?

SMTP