A PC restarts by itself several times a day. The technician notices that it happens when the large laser printer on the same power strip starts warming up. What is the likely cause?
Un PC redémarre de lui-même plusieurs fois par jour. Le technicien remarque que cela se produit quand la grosse imprimante laser branchée sur la même multiprise commence à chauffer. Quelle est la cause probable ?
Answers
AThe printer is sending a virus to the PC over the networkL'imprimante envoie un virus au PC par le réseau
BThe PC's keyboard is faultyLe clavier du PC est défectueux
CThe printer driver is corruptLe pilote de l'imprimante est corrompu
DThe printer's heavy current draw causes voltage dips on the shared supplyLa forte consommation de l'imprimante provoque des baisses de tension sur l'alimentation partagée
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