CompTIA A+ 220-901

Category - Hardware

All of the following are benefits to connecting a printer through a network connection over a USB connection, except:
  1. Connecting the printer through a network connection is the only way to share the printer with others in the organization.
  2. Connecting a printer through a network connection generally provides for more flexibility in physical placement.
  3. Connecting a printer through a network connection makes the printer less dependent on the up-time of a host machine.
  4. Connecting a printer through a network connection allows users to treat the network printer as though it were a local printer.
Explanation
Answer: A - All of the above are benefits to connecting a printer through a network connection rather than a USB connection except that it is the only way to share the printer with others in the organization.

Key Takeaway: By connecting the printer through a Network connection, you require that either each computer connect to the printer through a virtual IP-Port (mapping a printer port to an IP address) or that the printer is mapped to a server, through which others connect to the system; hence, users can connect to the printer as though it were local and are not necessarily dependent on the up-time of a server. Because you can place the computer wherever there is a drop, you provide the organization with more flexibility in physical placement. Since you can also share a printer connected through a USB connection, that is not the “incorrect” answer.
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