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Core Hardware Service Technician Exam Objectives
DOMAIN 5.0: Printers
This domain requires knowledge of basic types of printers, basic
concepts, printer components, how they work, how they print onto
a page, paper path, care and service techniques, and common problems.
Content Limits
5.1 Identify basic concepts, printer operations and printer
components. Content may include the following:
- Paper feeder mechanisms
- Types of Printers
- Types of printer connections and configuration
- Parallel
- Network
- USB
- Infrared
- Serial
5.2 Identify care and service techniques and common problems with
primary printer types. Content may include the following:
- Feed and output
- Errors (printed or displayed)
- Paper jam
- Print quality
- Safety precautions
- Preventive maintenance
