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A customer would like a technician to establish a Windows network that affords the easiest path for creating persistently mapped network drives using a login script. Which of the following is the…

The correct answer is C. Windows Domain. A Windows Domain, managed by Active Directory, supports Group Policy Objects and logon scripts that can automatically map network drives persistently for all domain users at login.

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Question

A customer would like a technician to establish a Windows network that affords the easiest path for creating persistently mapped network drives using a login script. Which of the following is the BEST option to meet this need?

Options

  • AHomeGroup
  • BSimple File Sharing
  • CWindows Domain
  • DWorkgroup

How the community answered

(48 responses)
  • A
    4% (2)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    88% (42)
  • D
    6% (3)

Why each option

A Windows Domain, managed by Active Directory, supports Group Policy Objects and logon scripts that can automatically map network drives persistently for all domain users at login.

AHomeGroup

HomeGroup is a simplified home-network sharing feature that does not support logon scripts or centralized drive mapping policies.

BSimple File Sharing

Simple File Sharing is a basic share configuration mode in Windows and does not provide any logon script or persistent drive mapping infrastructure.

CWindows DomainCorrect

A Windows Domain uses Active Directory Domain Services to centrally manage users and computers. Administrators can assign logon scripts via Group Policy that execute automatically when a user authenticates, mapping persistent network drives to specific shares. This is the standard enterprise method for ensuring consistent, persistent drive mappings across all workstations without manual user effort.

DWorkgroup

A Workgroup has no central authentication server, so logon scripts and persistent drive mappings cannot be consistently deployed or enforced across machines.

Concept tested: Active Directory Domain logon scripts drive mapping

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/networking/core-network-guide/cncg/server-certs/configure-the-cdp-and-aia-extensions-on-ca1

Topics

#Windows Domain#login scripts#mapped drives#network shares

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