3.2 Summarize basic cable types and their connectors, features, and purposes.
Objective 3.2 sits in Hardware, which carries 25% of the A+ Core 1 exam. The questions below are original, written from the official objective title above, and each explanation cites the CompTIA page it rests on.
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A worked example
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A technician reviewing the Windows printer driver architecture notes that the print spooler forwards the data stream to a port driver tied to the target printer's I/O port. Which three port driver types are described for this direct routing?
The concept
The print spooler routes data to a specific port driver associated with the printer's I/O port before the job reaches the device.
Why this answer
The architecture describes the spooler sending the data stream to a serial, parallel, or network port driver tied to the printer's I/O port, so those three are correct.
- Serial is one of the three port driver types named for the printer's I/O port.
- Parallel is one of the three port driver types named for the printer's I/O port.
- Network is one of the three port driver types named for the printer's I/O port.
- DUSB printing is described as a separate topic, not one of the three port driver types.
- EBluetooth printing is described as a separate topic, not one of the three port driver types.
Now you: objective 3.2 questions
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Sample question 1 of 3
A technician is comparing the three port driver types the Windows print spooler can route data to before reaching a printer's I/O port. Which one lets the print job reach the printer without a direct peripheral cable link between the PC and the device?
Sample question 2 of 3
A field technician needs to connect a mobile receipt printer to a tablet without running a physical cable, using short range wireless pairing. Which documented topic covers this connection method separately from the serial, parallel, and network port drivers?
Sample question 3 of 3
A technician is selecting a storage device for a new Windows workstation that needs fast access to large amounts of data. Among the storage types listed for Windows file systems, which one is identified as the type most often used with Windows for this purpose?
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