Performance-Based Question

On the A+ exams, you will encounter performance-based questions. The questions on the exam require you to perform a specific task, and you will be graded on whether you were able to complete the task. The following require you to think creatively to measure how well you understand this chapter’s topics. You may or may not see similar questions on the actual A+ exams. To see how your answers compare to the authors’, refer to Appendix B.

You are working at a Windows 7 workstation when the phone rings and it is your superior. He tells you that there has been a problem with the DHCP server but it is fixed now. He wants you to release the configuration information (mainly the IP address) currently leased to your workstation and obtain a new lease. How should you approach this?