Answer Set #10

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1. What is the difference between a Printer and a Printing Device?

• A Printer is the software interface between the application and printing device.
• A Printing Device is the actual hardware that produces the printed output.

2. How is a Physical Port connection different from a Logical Port connection?

• A Physical Port connection is a hardware connection to a local printing device (via LPT1: or COM2:, etc.).
• A Logical Port connection is a network connection to a remote printing device.

3. If an HP4 LaserJet printer is connected directly to a Windows NT server (a print server), where should the HP4 LaserJet drivers be installed?

1. On the Windows NT clients.
2. On the Windows NT server.
3. On both the Windows NT clients and server.

• On the Windows NT server.

4. When a printer driver is copied over the network, where does it reside on the target computer?

1. It is saved to disk in the <winnt_root>\SYSTEM32\SPOOL subdirectory.
2. It is kept in RAM.
3. It is kept in both RAM and cached to the disk.

• It is kept in RAM.

5. What component of the Windows NT Printing model is responsible for locating the correct printer driver?

1. The Print Processor.
2. The Spooler.
3. The Router.
4. The Print Monitor.

• The Router.

6. If a print job gets stuck in the spooler and cannot be deleted or purged, what should an administrator first attempt to remedy the situation?

1. Reboot the computer.
2. Reset the print device.
3. Recreate another printer.
4. Stop and then restart the Spooler Service.

• Stop and then restart the Spooler Service.

7. If an administrator want to have jobs bypass the spooler, what check-box or boxes must be selected in the Printer Details dialog box? (Note: See page 353 of the NT course manual)

1. Print Directly to Ports.
2. Hold Mismatched Jobs.
3. Delete Jobs After Printing.
4. Job Prints While Spooling.
5. Print Spooled Jobs First.

• Print Directly to Ports.

8. Of the following, which is the correct syntax and form to print to a UNIX-based printer? The IP address of the UNIX host is 131.107.2.20, the printer name is HPLJ5, and the file to be printed is named JUNK.TXT.

1. lpr -S 131.107.2.201 -P HPLJ5 JUNK.TXT
2. lpq -S 131.107.2.201 -P HPLJ5 JUNK.TXT
3. lpr -P 131.107.2.201 -S HPLJ5 JUNK.TXT
4. lpr -S HPLJ5 -P 131.107.2.201 JUNK.TXT

• lpr -S 131.107.2.201 -P HPLJ5 JUNK.TXT

9. A user named Velma wants to print from her Windows 95 computer to a Windows NT 3.51 Server (where the printing device is located). Does Velma need to install a printer driver locally on her Windows 95 computer, or will one be copied over the network when she connects to the NT Server? Explain.

• Velma needs to install a printer driver (specifically a Windows 95 printer driver) locally because Windows NT does not download print drivers to Windows 95 clients. Also, NT and 95 print drivers are not compatible with each other.

10. A RISC-based Windows NT Server is a print server (with one HP printer) for a group of Intel- and RISC-based Windows NT clients. What is the minimum number of print drivers that need to be installed on the print server in order for all the Windows NT clients to have print capability?

• Two print drivers -- one for the Intel-based clients and another for the RISC-based clients.

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