19A technician is adding a new PC to a LAN. After unpacking the components and making all the connections, the technician starts the PC. After the OS loads, the technician opens a browser, and verifies that the PC can reach the Internet. Why was the PC able to connect to the network with no additional configuration?

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Marcel Fisher

27 May, 11:51

19A technician is adding a new PC to a LAN. After unpacking the components and making all the connections, the technician starts the PC. After the OS loads, the technician opens a browser, and verifies that the PC can reach the Internet. Why was the PC able to connect to the network with no additional configuration?

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Royce Flowers · Answer 1

Because the LAN has a DHCP server configured in it.

Explanation:

DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol and its a client/server protocol that assigns an IP address and other configuration parameters to automatically connect a computer to the network and start browsing the internet