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This method of internet connection has a cell phone configured to allow other devices to connect via wifi.
What is a mobile hotpot?
This is located on the carriage, which is attached to a belt and motor.
What is a print head?
Used to prevent others from easily copying the contents of a document. you can print to this file format, such as JPG or TIFF.
What is print to image?
This acronym refers to the rate at which a printer can output pages.
What is PPM or pages per minute?
This printer creates an image by using a mechanism to physically press an inked ribbon against the page.
What is an impact printer?
A network server that automatically provides and assigns IP addresses, default gateways and other network parameters to client devices.
What is a DHCP server?
As rollers pull paper in from the feeder. The belt moves this back and forth across the paper to spray ink onto the page.
What is a carriage?
Introduced by microsoft, the XML paper specification format was meant to be an alternative to PDF.
What is print to XPS?
This acronym refers to a feature of some laser and inkjet printers which also have copy machine capabilities.
What is ADF or automatic document feeder?
A printer in which small heated pins form characters on heat-sensitive paper.
What is a thermal printer?
Collection of devices connected together in one physical location, such as a building, office, or home
What is a LAN?
This turns a page that has already been printed on one side so it can be printed on the other.
What is a duplexing assembly?
A simulated device whose user interface and API resemble that of a printer driver, but which is not connected with a physical computer printer.
This acronym refers to the colors of ink used in color printing.
What is CMYK or Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key?
This printer uses an electrostatic digital printing process, it produces high-quality text and graphics.
What is a laser printer?
A unique string of characters that identifies each computer using the Internet Protocol to communicate over a network.
What is an IP address?
Inkjet printers use this to spray ink onto a page.
What is an ink cartridge?
You can choose to print a document to a file instead of sending it to print from a printer which creates a PDF.
What is Print to File?
This acronym refers to the quality of the image resolution.
what is dpi or dots per inch?
This printer recreates a digital image by propelling droplets of ink onto paper and plastic substrates.
What is an inkjet printer?
A network security device that monitors incoming and outgoing network traffic and decides whether to allow or block specific traffic based on a defined set of security rules.
What is a firewall?
These are located in the ink reservoir at the back of each nozzle. A charge is applied to cause them to vibrate. This vibration controls the flow of ink onto the paper.
what are Piezoelectric crystals?
This allows you to connect your printer to the web. After it is connected, you can send print jobs to your printer from anywhere that has internet access.
What is google cloud?
This acronym refers to the length of time a printer should work before failure.
What is MTBF or mean time between failures?
This printer allows the construction of a three-dimensional object. Usually by laying down many thin layers of a material in succession.
What is a 3D printer?