You are talking to a small business customer who has offices

You are talking to a small business customer who has offices in an area that suffers from frequent electrical power outages. This causes all of his network equipment to fail when the power goes out, interrupting file transfers and sometimes causing data corruption. While you can’t prevent power outages, what solution can you suggest that will keep his equipment from immediately quitting when the power goes out?

A. Better power strips

B. Professional surge protectors

C. A UPS

D. Car batteries

Solution

C. A UPS, or uninterruptible power supply, is a device that stores power in an onboard battery that will provide electricity for any machine plugged into the UPS when main power fails. This will let your customer gracefully shut down all his equipment. It won’t necessarily stop the network connections from being dropped, but it will prevent data corruption.