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A technician needs to upgrade the operating system on 200 lab computers to the latest version of Linux. Which of the following is the fastest upgrade method?
The correct answer is C. Installing from a network share. For upgrading a large number of computers (200 lab machines) to a new OS, installing from a network share is the fastest and most efficient method. This approach leverages network bandwidth to distribute the installation files simultaneously to multiple machines, minimizing…
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A technician needs to upgrade the operating system on 200 lab computers to the latest version of Linux. Which of the following is the fastest upgrade method?
Options
- AStarting up from the USB flash drive
- BCloning each computer's hard drive
- CInstalling from a network share
- DUsing the Windows Subsystem for Linux
How the community answered
(21 responses)- A5% (1)
- B5% (1)
- C81% (17)
- D10% (2)
Why each option
For upgrading a large number of computers (200 lab machines) to a new OS, installing from a network share is the fastest and most efficient method. This approach leverages network bandwidth to distribute the installation files simultaneously to multiple machines, minimizing physical interaction.
Starting up from a USB flash drive requires a technician to physically insert and boot from a USB drive on each of the 200 computers, which is a very time-consuming and manual process.
Cloning each computer's hard drive would first require setting up one golden image and then physically cloning 200 drives, which is labor-intensive and slower than a network-based deployment for upgrades.
Installing from a network share allows multiple computers to simultaneously access and install the operating system over the local network. This method is highly scalable and efficient for a large number of machines because it eliminates the need to prepare and handle individual physical media like USB drives for each computer.
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) allows running a Linux environment on Windows and is not a method for upgrading the primary operating system of a computer to a full Linux installation.
Concept tested: Large-scale OS deployment methods
Source: https://docs.ubuntu.com/tutorials/install-ubuntu-server-network
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