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Which of the following expansion devices would allow a user to utilize multiple hardware profiles to control an external display and power option?
The correct answer is D. Docking station. A docking station is a device that a laptop connects to, providing a full suite of desktop peripherals and ports including external displays, power management, USB hubs, and network connections. Crucially, docking stations support hardware profiles in Windows, allowing the OS…
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Which of the following expansion devices would allow a user to utilize multiple hardware profiles to control an external display and power option?
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- APCI Express card
- BKVM
- CPCMCIA card
- DDocking station
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(25 responses)- A4% (1)
- C4% (1)
- D92% (23)
Explanation
A docking station is a device that a laptop connects to, providing a full suite of desktop peripherals and ports including external displays, power management, USB hubs, and network connections. Crucially, docking stations support hardware profiles in Windows, allowing the OS to load different configurations (drivers, display settings, power options) depending on whether the laptop is docked or undocked. A PCI Express card (A) is an internal expansion slot. A KVM (B) switches keyboard/video/mouse between computers but doesn't manage power or hardware profiles. A PCMCIA card (C) adds functionality to a laptop but doesn't provide the multi-profile management that a docking station offers.
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