CompTIA A+ Depot Technician Quiz #35

[ramesh]

A user has three printers available to print from on his computer. The computer is running Windows XP Professional as the operating system. The printer the user normally uses is not available. The user has been selecting the printer from the drop-down box when selecting Print from the File menu. The user wants to be able to press the print icon and have the print job sent to this printer automatically. How do you set this up for the user? Choose the best option(s) from those listed below.

a) Open the Printers and Faxes applet from the Start Menu and set the desired printer as the default printer.
b) Tell the user this cannot be done and that the user must continue manually selecting the printer from the printer list.
c) Open the Device Manager and select the printer as the default printer.
d) Open the Control Panel, select the Printers and Faxes Menu, and set the desired printer as the default printer.

[zRo ToLeRaNcE]

I choose D because on some PCs, Printers and Faxes is not in the Start Menu.
So the safest place to send the person is Control Panel.

[Skele Drew]

I'd say A. Control Panel doesn't contain menus; only applets (and folders).

[ramesh]

To set the default printer, you must open the Printers and Faxes applet, right-click the desired printer, and then select "Set as Default Printer". You can access the Printers and Faxes applet from the Start Menu or from the Control Panel. Once you select the default printer, any print job sent using the printer icon will be sent to this printer automatically. It will also be selected by default when you select Print from the File menu.

Correct Option(s):

a) Open the Printers and Faxes applet from the Start Menu and set the desired printer as the default printer.
d) Open the Control Panel and select the Printers and Faxes Menu and set the desired printer as the default printer.

Incorrect Option(s):

b) Tell the user this cannot be done and that the user must continue manually selecting the printer from the printer list - The task can be accomplished by setting a printer as the default printer in the Printers and Faxes applet.
c) Open the Device Manager and select the printer as the default printer. - You cannot designate the default printer using Device Manager.