220-801 · Question #513
Which of the following external ports would a technician use to connect a printer? (Select TWO).
The correct answer is D. USB E. Parallel. USB (D) is the modern standard port for connecting printers - virtually all current printers support USB. Parallel port (E), also called the IEEE 1284 or LPT port, was the legacy standard designed specifically for printer connections and is still found on older equipment. eSATA…
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- AeSATA
- BCOM1
- CVGA
- DUSB
- EParallel
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(40 responses)- A8% (3)
- B3% (1)
- C3% (1)
- D88% (35)
Explanation
USB (D) is the modern standard port for connecting printers - virtually all current printers support USB. Parallel port (E), also called the IEEE 1284 or LPT port, was the legacy standard designed specifically for printer connections and is still found on older equipment. eSATA (A) is exclusively for external storage drives. COM1 (B) is a serial port used for modems and other serial devices, not typically printers. VGA (C) is a video output port for monitors, not printers.
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