FC0-U71 Infrastructure Practice Question
An office printer frequently jams and produces poor-quality color prints. The office manager decides to replace it with a printer that is faster and more cost-effective for high-volume black-and-white text documents. Which type of printer is most appropriate?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap is focusing on the 'color prints' complaint and picking inkjet — candidates miss that the requirement is high-volume black-and-white text, where laser printers dominate on speed and cost per page.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Laser printer
A laser printer uses a laser beam and toner to produce fast, high-volume black-and-white text documents at a low cost per page, making it the best fit for an office with frequent jams and poor color output that needs faster, more cost-effective monochrome printing.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Thermal printer
Why it's wrong here
Thermal printers require specially coated media and are used for receipts and labels, so they cannot handle high-volume plain-paper text. They tempt because they are fast and quiet, and would be correct for point-of-sale receipt or shipping-label printing.
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Inkjet printer
Why it's wrong here
Inkjet printers apply liquid ink through nozzles, giving slower page yields and higher per-page costs than laser for monochrome text volumes. They tempt because they handle colour cheaply at purchase, and would suit low-volume colour photo or graphics printing.
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Dot-matrix printer
Why it's wrong here
Dot-matrix printers strike an inked ribbon, producing noisy, low-resolution output unsuited to high-volume office text. They tempt because they are cheap per page and durable, and would be correct for multipart carbon-copy forms or industrial environments needing impact printing.
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Laser printer
Why this is correct
Laser printers use a toner-based electrophotographic process that produces sharp text at high speed with a low cost per page, matching the high-volume monochrome requirement. Their straight paper path and durable mechanisms also reduce the frequent jamming the office currently experiences.
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