XK0-004 · Question #452
A systems administrator is attempting to connect a printer to the network. After installing the printer, the systems admnstrator wants to provide a pnnting interface for network users to detect printe
The correct answer is B. CUPS. CUPS (Common Unix Printing System) provides a network printing service that allows users to dynamically discover and use printers over a network.
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A systems administrator is attempting to connect a printer to the network. After installing the printer, the systems admnstrator wants to provide a pnnting interface for network users to detect printers dynamically Which of the following would all..?
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- AHBA
- BCUPS
- CUSB
- DLPO
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Why each option
CUPS (Common Unix Printing System) provides a network printing service that allows users to dynamically discover and use printers over a network.
An HBA (Host Bus Adapter) is a hardware card that connects a server to a storage area network (SAN) for block storage access, not a printing service.
CUPS is the standard printing system on Linux/Unix that supports network printer discovery via IPP (Internet Printing Protocol) and Bonjour/mDNS, enabling users to detect printers dynamically without manual configuration. It provides both a command-line and web-based interface for managing printers across a network, making it the correct solution for providing a shared printing interface.
USB is a physical point-to-point connection standard used to connect a printer to a single local computer, not a network printing interface for dynamic discovery.
LPO is not a recognized standard printing protocol - the legacy Unix printing daemon is LPD (Line Printer Daemon), which does not support dynamic printer discovery.
Concept tested: CUPS network printing and dynamic printer discovery
Source: https://www.cups.org/documentation.html
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