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A school has many devices connected to its network. Explain two reasons why the school might use DHCP rather than configure each device manually.
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- DHCP reduces the amount of manual work because network configuration can be supplied automatically to devices.
- It can also improve consistency because devices receive their configuration from the same DHCP system rather than relying on separate manual entries, which could be different or contain errors.
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One mark is available for explaining the reduction in manual configuration, and one mark is available for explaining improved consistency or reduced risk of configuration errors. Further marks reward clear development of these points.
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