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220-802 · Question #1

Which of the following BIOS boot methods allows a system to boot from a remote server?

The correct answer is A. PXE. PXE (Preboot Execution Environment) is the standard protocol that allows a computer to boot its operating system image from a remote network server rather than a local storage device.

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Question

Which of the following BIOS boot methods allows a system to boot from a remote server?

Options

  • APXE
  • BDVD
  • CUSB
  • DSATA

How the community answered

(28 responses)
  • A
    89% (25)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • D
    7% (2)

Why each option

PXE (Preboot Execution Environment) is the standard protocol that allows a computer to boot its operating system image from a remote network server rather than a local storage device.

APXECorrect

PXE (Preboot Execution Environment) is a client-server interface built into the NIC firmware that uses DHCP to obtain a network address and TFTP to download a boot image from a remote server. It is the industry-standard mechanism for network booting, commonly used for OS deployments and diskless workstations. No local storage device is required.

BDVD

DVD is a local optical disc medium and cannot boot from a remote server.

CUSB

USB is a local removable storage medium and requires a physical drive connected to the machine.

DSATA

SATA is a local storage interface standard (for hard drives and SSDs) and has no network booting capability.

Concept tested: PXE network boot functionality

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/pxe-boot

Topics

#PXE boot#BIOS settings#network boot#remote booting

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