A technician must manually modify the HOSTS system file in order to resolve a website address to a specified local destination. Which of the following utilities should the technician use to BEST…

The correct answer is D. Notepad. The HOSTS file (located at C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts on Windows) is a plain-text file that maps hostnames to IP addresses. Notepad is the simplest and most direct tool to open, edit, and save plain-text files. Regedit is for editing the Windows Registry…

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A technician must manually modify the HOSTS system file in order to resolve a website address to a specified local destination. Which of the following utilities should the technician use to BEST accomplish the task?

Options

ARegedit
Bservices.msc
CMsinfo32
DNotepad
EMMC

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A
4% (2)
B
2% (1)
C
6% (3)
D
88% (45)

Explanation

The HOSTS file (located at C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts on Windows) is a plain-text file that maps hostnames to IP addresses. Notepad is the simplest and most direct tool to open, edit, and save plain-text files. Regedit is for editing the Windows Registry, services.msc manages Windows services, Msinfo32 displays system information, and MMC is the Microsoft Management Console for administrative snap-ins - none of these are appropriate for editing a text file.

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