A technician needs to connect an external monitor that has a standard DisplayPort input to a laptop that only has a Mini DisplayPort output. Which of the following is the MOST appropriate solution to establish the display connection?
Use a USB-C to DisplayPort cable.
Configure display mirroring in the operating system.
Update the graphics driver on the laptop.
Use a Mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort adapter or cable.
The correct solution is to use an adapter or a cable that converts Mini DisplayPort to the standard DisplayPort. Mini DisplayPort is a smaller, physical version of the DisplayPort interface and is electrically compatible, but the different connector sizes mean they cannot be connected directly. Therefore, a physical adapter or a cable with the correct connectors on each end is required. Using a USB-C cable is incorrect because the laptop has a Mini DisplayPort output, not a USB-C port. Configuring display mirroring and updating graphics drivers are software-level actions that cannot resolve a physical incompatibility between ports.
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