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220-802 · Question #606
220-802 Question #606: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is D: The laptop's time zone is incorrectly set. When Joe's laptop connects to the corporate domain, Windows Time Service synchronizes the UTC time correctly, but an incorrectly configured local time zone causes the displayed clock to show the wrong time.
Question
Joe, a user, reports that each time his laptop is logged in to the company's headquarters, his system time changes. After Joe returns home, he adjusts the clock, which stays set correctly until the computer is again at the company's headquarters. No other users have reported any issues. Which of the following is MOST likely occurring?
Options
- AThe domain time controller is incorrect
- BThe laptop firmware needs to be updated
- CThe laptop has a malware infection
- DThe laptop's time zone is incorrectly set
Explanation
When Joe's laptop connects to the corporate domain, Windows Time Service synchronizes the UTC time correctly, but an incorrectly configured local time zone causes the displayed clock to show the wrong time.
Common mistakes.
- A. If the domain time controller were broadcasting incorrect time, all domain-joined machines would be affected, not just Joe's laptop.
- B. A firmware (BIOS/UEFI) update addresses hardware-level bugs and would not resolve a time zone display discrepancy.
- C. Malware is unlikely when the behavior is consistent, reproducible at a specific location, and no other symptoms are present.
Concept tested. Windows domain time synchronization and time zone configuration
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