Exam 220-1101 topic 1 question 332 discussion

Actual exam question from CompTIA's 220-1101

Question #: 332
Topic #: 1

A technician who works in a high-security environment needs to set up a laptop with triple monitors for a new security employee. All USB ports are disabled due to security policies. Which of the following should the technician do to BEST meet the requirements?

A. Install a splitter cable.
B. Install a discrete graphics card.
C. Use an HDMI switch.
D. Implement a docking station.

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Suggested Answer: D 🗳️

by amsterdam24 at Aug. 7, 2023, 4:09 a.m.

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buscan422

Highly Voted 1 year, 4 months ago

A docking station needs to have usb connection they are usually usb c and usb is disabled. Therefore, the correct answer is B

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mr_reyes

1 year, 3 months ago

Docking station don't always need a USB port, that would be a port replicator. Older laptops had a port on the bottom that a docking station plugged into, specifically for that purpose.

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papamal

11 months, 2 weeks ago

I think its very common for everyone to refer to a port replicator as a docking station. I know I did until looking this up. This Messer video makes a clear distinction between the two - https://www.professormesser.com/free-a-plus-training/220-1101/220-1101-video/220-1101-mobile-device-accessories/. The answer is docking station.

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KSoLL

11 months, 1 week ago

Thanks for the video link. This helps explain a lot about docking station and yes now I do believe it is D

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JonHin

Most Recent 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Selected Answer: D

This is because a docking station can connect multiple monitors to a laptop without using USB ports, which are disabled in this scenario. A splitter cable would only allow two monitors to be connected, not three. A discrete graphics card would require opening the laptop and installing hardware, which may not be feasible or allowed in a high-security environment. An HDMI switch would only allow one monitor to be active at a time, not all three simultaneously.

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Bhrino

8 months ago

Selected Answer: B

Im going B because every other option in MOST cases use a Usb port while a discrete graphics is stalled dirrectly to the mother board and by passes the USB restriction.

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1 year, 4 months ago

Is it right? Even if USB are disable, you don't need to have them as you can use docking station and use your 3 monitors by D) Docing station?

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