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A technician is installing a new business application on a user's desktop computer. The machine is running Windows 10 Enterprise 32-bit operating system. Which of the following files should the…
The correct answer is D. Installer_x86.exe. For a Windows 10 Enterprise 32-bit operating system, the technician should execute an installer specifically designed for the 32-bit architecture, typically indicated by x86 in the filename.
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A technician is installing a new business application on a user's desktop computer. The machine is running Windows 10 Enterprise 32-bit operating system. Which of the following files should the technician execute in order to complete the installation?
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- AInstaller_x64.exe
- BInstaller_Files.zip
- CInstaller_32.msi
- DInstaller_x86.exe
- EInstaller_Win10Enterprise.dmg
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Why each option
For a Windows 10 Enterprise 32-bit operating system, the technician should execute an installer specifically designed for the 32-bit architecture, typically indicated by x86 in the filename.
Installer_x64.exe is designed for 64-bit Windows operating systems and will not run optimally or may fail to install on a 32-bit system.
Installer_Files.zip is a compressed archive containing installation files, not an executable installer itself. It would need to be extracted first.
Installer_32.msi is a Microsoft Installer package for 32-bit systems, but an .exe file is a more direct and common executable for initiating software installations. While .msi files trigger installations, an .exe is explicitly designed to be directly run to complete an installation.
Windows 32-bit operating systems are commonly referred to as x86 architecture. Therefore, Installer_x86.exe is the correct executable designed for a 32-bit environment, ensuring compatibility and proper installation on a Windows 10 Enterprise 32-bit machine.
Installer_Win10Enterprise.dmg is a disk image file format primarily used on macOS, not Windows.
Concept tested: Software installation compatibility with OS architecture
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/setupapi/platform-support
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