HP2-B101 · Question #102
Prescribe is a common language of which vendor?
The correct answer is D. Kyocera. Prescribe is a proprietary printer command language developed by Kyocera, used to control printing functions on Kyocera laser printers and multifunction devices - making D the correct answer. The distractors represent other major players in the printer/page description language…
Question
Prescribe is a common language of which vendor?
Options
- AIBM
- BHP
- CAdobe
- DKyocera
How the community answered
(61 responses)- A3% (2)
- B8% (5)
- C2% (1)
- D87% (53)
Explanation
Prescribe is a proprietary printer command language developed by Kyocera, used to control printing functions on Kyocera laser printers and multifunction devices - making D the correct answer.
The distractors represent other major players in the printer/page description language space, which makes them plausible but wrong: HP (B) developed PCL (Printer Command Language), the most widely used printer language; Adobe (C) created PostScript (and PDF), the industry-standard page description language; IBM (A) has its own printing technologies (like IPDS/AFP) but did not create Prescribe.
Memory tip: Think "Kyocera Prescribes" - both start with letters that can remind you of the pairing, and Kyocera prescribes the commands its own hardware follows, keeping the language proprietary to their ecosystem.
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