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220-1002 · Question #597

After purchasing an Ultrabook. Ann. a home user, has a technician come to her home and install an operating system. Which of the following OS retaliation methods will the technician MOST likely use?

The correct answer is A. Flash drive. The correct OS installation method for a home user with an Ultrabook depends on the hardware limitations of that device class.

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Question

After purchasing an Ultrabook. Ann. a home user, has a technician come to her home and install an operating system. Which of the following OS retaliation methods will the technician MOST likely use?

Options

  • AFlash drive
  • BPXE
  • COptical disc
  • DCloned drive

How the community answered

(40 responses)
  • A
    93% (37)
  • B
    5% (2)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

The correct OS installation method for a home user with an Ultrabook depends on the hardware limitations of that device class.

AFlash driveCorrect

Ultrabooks are thin, lightweight laptops that do not include optical drives, making a bootable USB flash drive the most practical installation method. Flash drives are widely supported as boot media on modern UEFI-based systems and are readily available for home use without requiring any network infrastructure.

BPXE

PXE (Preboot Execution Environment) requires a dedicated network server to serve the OS image, which is not present in a typical home environment.

COptical disc

Ultrabooks lack built-in optical drives, making installation via optical disc impractical without an additional external drive, which is not the most likely scenario.

DCloned drive

Drive cloning requires an existing pre-configured source drive with a compatible OS, which is not a standard approach for a new home OS installation on a purchased device.

Concept tested: OS installation media selection for portable hardware

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/install-windows-from-a-usb-flash-drive

Topics

#OS installation#bootable flash drive#installation media#Ultrabook

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