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Actual exam question from CompTIA's 220-1102

Question #: 189
Topic #: 1

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A customer recently experienced a power outage at a SOHO. The customer does not think the components are connected properly. A print job continued running for several minutes after the power failed, but the customer was not able to interact with the computer.

Once the UPS stopped beeping, all functioning devices also turned off.

In case of a future power failure, the customer wants to have the most time available to save cloud documents and shut down the computer without losing any data.

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Based on the customer's requirements, connect the customer's devices to the proper outlets. Select the power source for the Surge Protector and UPS. This may require reselecting dropdowns or removing tokens.

Each token may only be used once.

If at any time you would like to bring back the initial state of the simulation, please click the Reset All button.

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by kevgjo at March 29, 2023, 8:09 p.m.

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oatmealturkey

Highly Voted 2 years, 2 months ago

The UPS must go into the wall outlet, everything else is correct. This was on my exam and I did not miss anything in this objective.

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racoononice12

2 years, 1 month ago

what do you mean UPS needs to to wall outlet.makes no sense, its a different category.please explainnnn

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DMC71

1 year, 11 months ago

You change the UPS from surge protector to wall outlet in the drop down menu .

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crazymonkeh

1 year, 3 months ago

A UPS already has build-in surge protection, and should never be "daisy chained" with surge protectors as it is an electrical fire hazard waiting to happen. They should be connected directly to wall outlets. The same is applied in reverse: A surge protector should not be plugged into a UPS, because as previously stated, a UPS already has surge protection.

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LarryMJ

2 weeks, 5 days ago

simple the answer is: Column Wall Outlet > Printer & Scanner . Column Surge Protector/Power Source: Wall Outlet > Cable Modem. Column UPS/Power Source: Surge Protector > Computer, Monitor, Wi-Fi Router

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oatmealturkey

Highly Voted 2 years, 2 months ago

My understanding from studying for A+ is that a UPS includes surge protection (according to CompTIA) and that it is not a good idea to plug it into a surge protector. Instead you should plug it directly into a wall outlet. I would plug the surge protector into a wall outlet, plug the UPS into another wall outlet, plug the essential devices into the UPS, and plug the printer and scanner into the surge protector.

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max12553

Most Recent 10 months ago

Don't plug a UPS into a surge protector. Plugging the UPS directly into the wall helps to ensure the most consistent power goes directly to the UPS and limits the times it will go to battery when it should remain online.

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hafiz871111

1 year, 3 months ago

As stated, the user had no problems printing after a power outage. Show that the printer's original is on UPS. Why should we remove it from UPS? Just keep it on the UPS, along with the modem, wifi, PC, and monitor.

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eDaMan

1 year, 3 months ago

So you all are saying: 1. Change dropdown of UPS from Surge protector to Wall Outlet 2. Keep surge protector dropdown as shown The rest of the diagram correct as is, right?

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Mehsotopes

1 year, 10 months ago

Because customer only needs to finish data transfers & functions to his/her Cloud service provider, you as a technician should put cable Modem, Computer, Monitor & Wi-Fi Router onto the UPS. A UPS does not do line conditioning, it would need one built in, a surge protector will protect your UPS from allowing extra spikes into your devices. Customer probably doesn't want printers & scanners operating at the same time during a power outage. Printer for leaving loose articles, this will allow the print job to wait until the power comes back on. I would inquire if the customer would need the scanner still running incase the customer still needs to upload physical data ASAP. (PS, Read everything on this page carefully.) (:

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fassil

1 year, 10 months ago

In order for your UPS to get the best power available, you should plug your UPS directly into the wall receptacle. Plugging your UPS into a surge protector may cause the UPS to go to battery often when it normally should remain online.

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Ma4ete

2 years, 1 month ago

can you choose wall outlets for both or they allow each one to be used only once

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mute12

2 years, 2 months ago

just passed my core2 todayand I am officially A+ satisfied and certified!! This was on my test and i did wall outlets for everything

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Hoshi1215

2 years, 2 months ago

All the answers seem correct to me, except I will choose Wall Outlet as the power source of UPS. "Plugging the UPS directly into the wall helps to ensure the most consistent power goes directly to the UPS and limits the times it will go to battery when it should remain online." Source: https://www.cdw.com/content/cdw/en/articles/hardware/surge-protector-vs-power-strip-vs-ups.html

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billysunshine

2 years, 2 months ago

UPS has a battery inside it, so doesn't matter what power source it is connected to if power goes out it will kick in for a temporary period to give user time to save documents and shut down. The printer and scanner are not essential for that task, so doesn't matter if they go offline, so they can just go on the surge protector not the UPS.

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TonyaH

2 years, 2 months ago

the UPS has a battery backup. The battery charges while plugged in and then when the power goes out the battery is used.

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kevgjo

2 years, 2 months ago

So where is it pulling power from the wall outlet or surge protector?

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kevgjo

2 years, 2 months ago

most of these seem correct except I'm confused about the UPS and where it gets its power from. Wouldn't it pull power from a wall outlet or a battery instead of surge protector?

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