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  • a) The printer is defective.

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  • b) The wrong print drivers are installed.

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  • c) The cable connecting the printer to the computer is defective.

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  • d) The toner cartridge is defective.

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Thread: CompTIA A+ Depot Technician Quiz #34

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    Default CompTIA A+ Depot Technician Quiz #34

    A client installed a new laser printer. When the client tries to print, the output contains random numbers and letters. What is the MOST likely cause of this? Choose the best option(s) from those listed below.

    a) The printer is defective.
    b) The wrong print drivers are installed.
    c) The cable connecting the printer to the computer is defective.
    d) The toner cartridge is defective.
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    B - Drivers are wrong. Him lucky it print something in the first place.
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    e) The printer's haunted. Time for an exorcism...
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    When the printer starts printing "garbage", characters other than what it should print, it is usually an indication that the print drivers are incorrect or have been corrupted. In either case you must install or reinstall the appropriate drivers to correct this problem. There are some other components, such as the printer command language formatter, that can cause this, but drivers are the most common cause of this problem.

    Correct Option(s):

    b) The wrong print drivers are installed.

    Incorrect Option(s):

    a) The printer is defective. - This is a case of not having the proper print driver installed. If the printer was defective it would probably not operate at all.
    c) The cable connecting the printer to the computer is defective. - If this was the case, we would not be able to print from the computer.
    d) The toner cartridge is defective. - There was output from the printer, so the toner cartridge must be fine.
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