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You have a computer named Computer1. You obtain a new driver for a device installed on Computer1. The driver package is stored in C:\Drivers and includes the following files. -Driver.inf -Driver.dll…
The correct answer is B. Driver.dll. NOTE: The marked answer 'B' (Driver.dll) appears to be an error in the question as presented. The technically correct answer is D - Driver.inf. The .inf (Setup Information File) is the Windows driver installation manifest; right-clicking Driver.inf in File Explorer and…
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You have a computer named Computer1. You obtain a new driver for a device installed on Computer1. The driver package is stored in C:\Drivers and includes the following files. -Driver.inf -Driver.dll -Driver.sys -Driver.cat You need to install the driver on Computer1 by using File Explorer. Which file should you use to initiate the installation?
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- ADriver sys
- BDriver.dll
- CDriver.cat
- DDriver.inf
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NOTE: The marked answer 'B' (Driver.dll) appears to be an error in the question as presented. The technically correct answer is D - Driver.inf. The .inf (Setup Information File) is the Windows driver installation manifest; right-clicking Driver.inf in File Explorer and selecting 'Install' is the standard method to install a driver package manually. The .inf file instructs Windows Setup which files to copy, where to copy them, and what registry entries to create. The other files serve different roles: Driver.sys is the actual kernel-mode driver binary loaded by Windows after installation; Driver.dll is a user-mode support library; Driver.cat is a security catalog file used to verify the digital signature of the package. None of those three can initiate an installation via File Explorer - only the .inf file has the 'Install' context menu option.
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