Windows Operating System Fundamentals — Question 25

The owner of a bookstore asks you to help her set up a printer in exchange for a discount on purchases. She has three Windows 10 computers networked through a wireless router and connected through a HomeGroup. She also has a new USB printer and wants to be able to print from any of the three computers.
First, you install the printer on one of the three computers.
What should you do next to share this printer with the HomeGroup?

Answer options

• A. Connect the printer directly to the network and share it with the HomeGroup.
• B. From Control Panel, select the HomeGroup feature. Make sure that the Printers checkbox is enabled.
• C. Connect to the printer over TCP/IP and then share it with the HomeGroup.
• D. Configure each computer's firewall to allow port 631 because HomeGroup's printer sharing feature uses the IPP protocol.

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B because enabling the Printers checkbox in the HomeGroup settings allows the printer to be shared with other computers in the group. Option A is incorrect since the printer is connected via USB, not directly to the network. Option C is not necessary because sharing through HomeGroup does not require TCP/IP connections for a USB printer. Option D is also wrong because HomeGroup uses a simpler method for sharing printers that does not require configuring firewall ports.