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A help desk technician receives a support ticket reporting that a thermal label printer in a warehouse has stopped printing shipping labels. The technician interviews the warehouse operator, reviews the print queue containing several stuck jobs, and confirms that the hardware lights indicate a ready status. Based on the gathered symptoms, the technician suspects that a software update installed earlier that morning introduced a driver incompatibility over the USB connection. According to the CompTIA troubleshooting methodology, which of the following actions should the technician perform NEXT?

  1. Roll back the print driver on a test machine to verify if the issue resolvesCevap
  2. B
    Establish a plan of action and push a system-wide driver rollback to all warehouse workstations
  3. C
    Reconfigure the local network DHCP server to reassign an IP lease to the USB print spooler service
  4. D
    Document the driver conflict in the incident database and close the support ticket

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Roll back the print driver on a test machine to verify if the issue resolves
The technician has completed Step 1 (Identify the problem) and Step 2 (Establish a theory of probable cause). The next mandatory step according to the CompTIA troubleshooting methodology is Step 3: Test the theory to determine the cause. Testing the driver rollback on a controlled machine safely validates or disproves the hypothesis.

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1
Identify the stage of the troubleshooting process reached in the scenario.
The technician has already gathered information (Step 1) and formed a theory of probable cause regarding the incompatible software update (Step 2).
Determining the current stage allows the technician to select the correct sequential next step.
2
Identify the official CompTIA 6-step troubleshooting methodology sequence.
The sequence is: 1. Identify problem, 2. Establish theory of probable cause, 3. Test theory to determine cause, 4. Establish plan of action & implement solution, 5. Verify full system functionality & implement preventive measures, 6. Document findings, actions, and outcomes.
Step 3 logically follows Step 2.
3
Select the action corresponding to Step 3 (Test the theory).
Testing the driver rollback on a single test workstation tests the theory without prematurely making widespread environment changes.
Testing confirms whether the driver update is indeed the root cause before proceeding to resolution planning.

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