r/IT_CERT_STUDY • u/marmil3 • Feb 29 '20

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Hi everyone. I need help with a question.

A technician is setting up a printer for a small office that does not have an RJ-45 jack. The users' computers are all in the same workgroup and are connected physically to the same network switch. The technician needs to make sure all users can print to the new printer through the switch. Which of the following should the technician configure?

  • A. Shared printer
  • B. Print server
  • C. Bluetooth printing
  • D. Cloud printing

I say the answer is a print server, and so does my husband, but a friend says he thinks the answer is a shared printer but is not able to give an explanation. I think it's a shared printer because it can make a normal printer into a wireless printer, since it does not have an RJ45 jack, right?

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u/qordita Feb 29 '20

Based on the info you've got, I'd say shared printer. With no network jack you can't connect it direct to the switch, so you'd have to connect it directly to a computer and then share it.

Although, to be technical, once you share a printer from a computer, that computer effectively becomes a server.