Which factors reduce the total cost of ownership of client virtualization when using HP thin clients instead of using repurposed PCs? (Select three.)

Question

Options

• AThe cost of the PC repurposing software
• BVMware software and servers
• CEliminating operating system support costs
• DDecreasing power consumption
• EImproving security
• FEnabling multiple monitors

• A
  86% (24)
• B
  4% (1)
• D
  7% (2)
• F
  4% (1)

Explanation

Using HP thin clients instead of repurposed PCs reduces TCO in three specific ways: A eliminates the software licensing cost required to repurpose old PCs into thin client endpoints - a cost that simply doesn't exist with purpose-built thin clients; C cuts OS support costs because HP thin clients run a lightweight embedded OS with minimal patching, licensing, and helpdesk overhead compared to the full OS environments running on repurposed PCs; and E improves security by centralizing data off the endpoint and shrinking the attack surface, reducing breach-related costs and compliance overhead.

The distractors fail because B (VMware software and servers) is infrastructure required by both deployment models - it's a shared cost that doesn't differentiate thin clients from repurposed PCs. D (power consumption) is a real thin client advantage but is not one of the factors HP identifies as a TCO differentiator in this specific comparison. F (multiple monitors) is a functional capability, not a cost reduction.

Memory tip: Think of the acronym ACE - App repurposing cost gone, Cut OS support, Enhanced security savings - these are the three cost levers HP thin clients pull that repurposed PCs cannot.

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