Question

Identify and describe the four fundamental configurations that are the basis of most Windows printer deployments and describe how these configurations add flexibility to windows printing.

Answer 1

The four fundamental configurations include:

1. Direct Printing
2. Network Attached printing
3. Locally Attached Printer Sharing
4. Network Attached Printer Sharing

Step-by-step explanation:

• Direct Printing includes an independent device for printing and independent computer.
• In Network Attached Printing clients use TCP to send their jobs to the printing devise while being in a network.
• In Locally Attached Printer Sharing, the print device is shared among all the clients in a network while the computer or device connected with printer acts as a server.
• In Network Attached Printer Sharing the computer on the network acts as server while printer clients send the commands to printer server which are processed by print device after spooling.

Flexibility to windows:

Now these configuration add a lot of flexibility to windows printing by generating a server-client model, the printer can be shared among may of the clients as well as a single command can be run for a print among all the users or specific ones in a network. This can also benefit by less time consumption.