A user has a parallel printer and wants to share it on the company network. Which of the following devices would the user need?
A. A port replicator
B. A splitter
C. A wireless router
D. A print server
CompTIA A+ Question G-39
A technician has been asked to identify the unknown network addresses from a series of printers attached to the network via external hardware printer servers. Which of the following will provide the technician with the necessary information?
A. Performing a device self test print page from each printer
B. Performing a device print page from each print server
C. Performing a device factory reset on each print server
D. Performing a PING of each device address without the FQDN
CompTIA A+ Question G-22
The network printer is locking up and printing garbled text. When the user cancels the job from their local print queue, nothing happens. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?
A. The printer needs to be power cycled to clear the job.
B. The print server’s queue needs to be checked.
C. The printer needs to be set to factory defaults.
D. The user’s workstation needs to be rebooted.
CompTIA A+ Question F-38
A user states that when printing to a shared printer nothing happens and the user has verified that the printer is turned on. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?
A. The print server does not have network connectivity.
B. The ISP service is currently not available.
C. The user’s print drivers are corrupted.
D. The printer is low on toner.
CompTIA A+ Question D-23
A technician has been asked to configure a printer to be shared amongst the users in a small workgroup. Each computer in the workgroup utilizes an existing wireless router for network connectivity. The printer to be configured only connects via USB. Which of the following should be implemented to share the printer so that implementation costs are kept to a minimum?
A. Connect the printer to a computer within the workgroup and share it from that computer
B. Connect the printer to the wireless router and assign it its own network address
C. Connect the printer to an external hardware print server and share it amongst the workgroup
D. Connect the printer to a USB hub that each computer in the workgroup has access to
CompTIA A+ Question C-47
A customer has a shared printer on their front desk. Both the printer and computer are heavily utilized on a daily basis. The user states the computer is constantly bogged down when they print a large document and would like it fixed. The BEST solution would be to:
A. remove the printer share from the network.
B. attach the printer to a print server.
C. purchase inexpensive inkjet printers for all users.
D. move the print share to another computer.
CompTIA A+ Question B-4
A company has multiple operating systems and printer models throughout their campus. None of the printers need to be physically secured and are openly accessible throughout the company. Which of the following would be the BEST way to share these print devices?
A. 802.11x
B. Print server
C. Local sharing
D. Bluetooth
CompTIA A+ Question A-44
A non-Ethernet printer needs to be shared by users within a small workgroup. The solution cannot be dependent upon a user’s computer being powered on. Which of the following solutions is appropriate?
A. Installing a hardware print server
B. Upgrading the operating systems within the workgroup
C. Sharing a single folder from where print jobs can be queued
D. Sharing the printer from a local PC