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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.

Operating Systems

Question

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?

Options

  • AInstaller_x64.exe
  • BInstaller_Files.zip
  • CInstaller_32.msi
  • DInstaller_x86.exe
  • EInstaller_Win10Enterprise.dmg

How the community answered

(53 responses)
  • A
    9% (5)
  • B
    4% (2)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • D
    79% (42)
  • E
    6% (3)

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.

AInstaller_x64.exe

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.

BInstaller_Files.zip

Installer_Files.zip is a compressed archive containing installation files, not an executable installer itself. It would need to be extracted first.

CInstaller_32.msi

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.

DInstaller_x86.exeCorrect

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.

EInstaller_Win10Enterprise.dmg

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

Topics

#Operating Systems#Software Installation#File Types#32-bit/64-bit Architecture

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