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A technician is replacing a ribbon on a printer that produces faded text and images when printing. Which of the following types of printers is the technician working on?
The correct answer is A. Impact. Impact printers (such as dot-matrix printers) use an inked ribbon that the print head strikes to transfer ink onto paper - exactly like a typewriter. When the ribbon wears out or runs dry, output becomes faded. Inkjet printers use liquid ink cartridges, laser printers use toner c
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A technician is replacing a ribbon on a printer that produces faded text and images when printing. Which of the following types of printers is the technician working on?
Options
- AImpact
- BInkjet
- CLaser
- DThermal
How the community answered
(26 responses)- A88% (23)
- B4% (1)
- D8% (2)
Explanation
Impact printers (such as dot-matrix printers) use an inked ribbon that the print head strikes to transfer ink onto paper - exactly like a typewriter. When the ribbon wears out or runs dry, output becomes faded. Inkjet printers use liquid ink cartridges, laser printers use toner cartridges, and thermal printers use heat-sensitive paper with no ink or ribbon at all. Only impact printers use a replaceable ink ribbon.
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