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220-802 · Question #346

A technician wants to know if a PC has an embedded wireless card. Which of the following tools should be used?

The correct answer is A. Device Manager. Device Manager displays all installed and detected hardware, making it the correct tool to determine whether a PC has an embedded wireless network adapter.

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Question

A technician wants to know if a PC has an embedded wireless card. Which of the following tools should be used?

Options

  • ADevice Manager
  • BComponent Services
  • CServices
  • DSystem Configuration

How the community answered

(42 responses)
  • A
    93% (39)
  • B
    5% (2)
  • C
    2% (1)

Why each option

Device Manager displays all installed and detected hardware, making it the correct tool to determine whether a PC has an embedded wireless network adapter.

ADevice ManagerCorrect

Device Manager (devmgmt.msc) enumerates all hardware components detected by Windows, including embedded wireless adapters listed under the Network Adapters category. A technician can immediately see whether a wireless card is present, its driver status, and its hardware ID without physically opening the machine.

BComponent Services

Component Services (dcomcnfg) manages COM, COM+, and DCOM application configurations and has no hardware enumeration capability.

CServices

Services (services.msc) lists Windows background services and their states but does not display hardware components or device information.

DSystem Configuration

System Configuration (msconfig) manages startup items, boot settings, and services but does not enumerate physical hardware devices.

Concept tested: Using Device Manager to identify installed hardware

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/install/using-device-manager

Topics

#Device Manager#wireless adapter#hardware detection#embedded hardware

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