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220-1102 · Question #57

A technician is setting up a desktop computer in a small office. The user will need to access files on a drive shared from another desktop on the network. Which of the following configurations should

The correct answer is A. Configure the network as private. To allow a user to access shared files from another desktop in a small office network, the technician should configure the network as private, enabling network discovery and file sharing.

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Question

A technician is setting up a desktop computer in a small office. The user will need to access files on a drive shared from another desktop on the network. Which of the following configurations should the technician employ to achieve this goal?

Options

  • AConfigure the network as private
  • BEnable a proxy server
  • CGrant the network administrator role to the user
  • DCreate a shortcut to public documents

How the community answered

(21 responses)
  • A
    86% (18)
  • C
    5% (1)
  • D
    10% (2)

Why each option

To allow a user to access shared files from another desktop in a small office network, the technician should configure the network as private, enabling network discovery and file sharing.

AConfigure the network as privateCorrect

Configuring a network as private (e.g., in Windows) enables network discovery and file/printer sharing by default, which is necessary for accessing shared drives from other computers. This setting relaxes firewall rules for trusted networks, allowing local network communication for file access.

BEnable a proxy server

Enabling a proxy server routes web traffic through an intermediary and is not directly related to enabling local file sharing between desktops.

CGrant the network administrator role to the user

Granting the network administrator role to the user is a security risk and is not required for a user to access a shared drive.

DCreate a shortcut to public documents

Creating a shortcut to public documents would only access local public folders on the user's own machine or existing network shares, not configure the sharing mechanism itself.

Concept tested: Network profile configuration for file sharing

Source: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/make-a-windows-pc-easier-to-find-on-the-network-587ad04d-17e9-4456-9e1e-2ce04ff69b2b

Topics

#Network profiles#File sharing#Network configuration#Small office network

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