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Difficulty: HardMobile Device Ports and Accessories

A mobility technician is configuring tablets for field engineers who must connect their devices to external 4K monitors for technical drawings while simultaneously offloading large diagnostic datasets to external NVMe storage arrays. The tablets feature standard physical USB Type-C connector ports. Which of the following port capabilities and technical specifications must the technician verify on the host device to ensure both video output and high-speed data transfers function over the USB Type-C interface? (Select TWO.)

  1. The host device's USB Type-C port controller explicitly supports DisplayPort Alternate Mode (Alt Mode) or Thunderbolt signaling.Answer
  2. The USB Type-C port and cabling specification meet or exceed USB 3.2 Gen 2 or Thunderbolt throughput standards required for high-speed external storage.Answer
  3. C
    Any physical USB Type-C connector natively routes high-bandwidth PCIe and video channels regardless of host controller specifications.
  4. D
    An enterprise Mobile Device Management (MDM) profile is pushed to dynamically convert legacy USB 2.0 pin assignments into high-speed video streams at the OS layer.

Answer

The correct requirements are verifying host controller support for DisplayPort Alternate Mode or Thunderbolt signaling for external display output, and ensuring the port/cable specifications support high-speed standards such as USB 3.2 Gen 2 or Thunderbolt for external storage data transfers.
The correct options properly differentiate physical USB Type-C connectors from protocol implementations. DisplayPort Alternate Mode (or Thunderbolt) is necessary to transmit uncompressed video to an external display, and verifying USB 3.2 Gen 2 or Thunderbolt protocol compliance ensures the interface provides adequate throughput for fast storage transfers.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the physical vs. protocol requirements of the scenario.
Recognize that the USB Type-C connector specifies physical pin layout and shape, but protocol support (such as video output and throughput rate) depends on the host controller implementation.
Connecting an external 4K monitor over a native USB Type-C cable requires DisplayPort Alternate Mode (Alt Mode) or Thunderbolt protocol support built into the host device hardware.
2
Evaluate data transfer requirements for external NVMe storage arrays.
Determine that high-speed offloading requires verifying USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20 Gbps), or Thunderbolt (40 Gbps) signaling standards.
A USB Type-C port wired internally for USB 2.0 speeds (480 Mbps) will severely bottle-neck NVMe storage access.
3
Identify misconceptions regarding USB-C capabilities and MDM administration.
Eliminate choices suggesting physical connector shape guarantees protocol support or that software MDM profiles can modify hardware physical layer capabilities.
MDM enforces policy configurations and remote wipes, while USB-C hardware features are strictly governed by hardware controllers and physical pin wiring.

Key Concept

Mobile Device USB Type-C Connector vs. Protocol Capabilities (Alt Mode and Bandwidth)
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