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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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Question

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..?

Options

  • AHBA
  • BCUPS
  • CUSB
  • DLPO

How the community answered

(36 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    86% (31)
  • C
    8% (3)
  • D
    3% (1)

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.

AHBA

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.

BCUPSCorrect

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.

CUSB

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.

DLPO

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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#CUPS#network printing#printer service#dynamic discovery

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