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Hubs are only capable of sending out broadcast traffic.

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Firewalls keep unwanted data packets away from a network or system.

Routers connect two networks together.

Switches are interconnectivity devices that are capable of sending packets to the computers that they're addresses to.

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When a problem gets challenging, a tech should research the problem.

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The other answers are known as "the easy way out."

They are also known as incorrect.

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Most systems have a simple keyboard shortcut or applet in the Control Panel to change the orientation.

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The video card drivers are installed properly.

An external monitor will not allow you to adjust the orientation; it will display the same.

The video card is working properly.

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169.254.3.17 is an example of an Automatic Private IP Address. All APIPA addresses must start with 169.254.

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The other answers are made up and incorrect.

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Of the following choices, only blurred images would benefit from a calibration page.

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None of the other issues would benefit as much from printing a calibration page

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Clearing the print spooler in Windows will not only stop the print job, but will also tell the printer to clear its own buffer. If this doesn't work, then go ahead and get inelegant!

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The other answers are simply less elegant solutions. Try clearing the print spooler first.

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The hard drive is failing. Hard drives tend to make various sounds when dying, such as scraping noises, high-pitched squeals, and clacking sounds.

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An overheating CPU will cause the computer to run more slowly or shut down.

A power supply without the proper voltage will result in a "dead" PC.

A hard drive that's reformatting doesn't make a distinctive sound.

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A printer usually plugs into either a DB-25 or USB port. (Although some can use FireWire, it's not as common.)

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Mini-DIN is for mice and keyboards.

DB-9 is another name for the serial port, and while there were printers that could use the DB-9, it was much more common to use the DB-25 or USB ports.

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One of the first indications that your battery is starting to fail is the loss of CMOS data.

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The other answers sound interesting, but aren't really real.

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Ethernet. The incoming WAN connection on a SOHO router is an Ethernet port.

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Thunderbolt connects peripherals, such as a external mass storage drive.

Coaxial is used to connect the cable modem to the wall jack, the connection point from the cable Internet service provider.

Although some networking devices use USB, that's not a typical port on a SOHO router.