Scenario: The company is designing a cost-efficient environment for the call center workers. The IT department is replacing the existing thin clients with newer models. How should the architect recomm

A Windows deployment server (like WDS) utilizes DHCP for PXE booting but is a specific solution, whereas DHCP is the underlying protocol required for any PXE boot from a provisioning server.

SFTP is a secure file transfer protocol and is not used for the initial network boot process of a client device.

FTP is a file transfer protocol and is not used for the initial network boot process, which typically relies on TFTP for boot file transfer after DHCP.

Target devices booting from a provisioning server typically use Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) network boot, which relies on DHCP. DHCP provides the client with an IP address, the IP address of the TFTP server, and the name of the boot file necessary to initiate the network boot process.