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SK0-003 · Question #448

A technician is building a Windows 2008 server and has installed a motherboard, processor, and power supply. Which of the following optical drives should the technician install?

The correct answer is B. DVD-RW. For building a Windows 2008 server, a DVD-RW drive is the most appropriate optical drive choice to install the operating system and other software.

Server hardware installation and management

Question

A technician is building a Windows 2008 server and has installed a motherboard, processor, and power supply. Which of the following optical drives should the technician install?

Options

  • AFlash Drive
  • BDVD-RW
  • CCD-ROM
  • DSSD

How the community answered

(15 responses)
  • A
    7% (1)
  • B
    87% (13)
  • C
    7% (1)

Why each option

For building a Windows 2008 server, a DVD-RW drive is the most appropriate optical drive choice to install the operating system and other software.

AFlash Drive

A Flash Drive is a form of solid-state storage, not an optical drive, although it can be used for OS installation.

BDVD-RWCorrect

A DVD-RW drive can read and write both CDs and DVDs, making it suitable for installing the Windows 2008 operating system, which typically came on DVD media, and for burning or reading other software/backup media.

CCD-ROM

A CD-ROM drive can only read CDs; it cannot read DVD media, which is commonly used for Windows 2008 installation.

DSSD

An SSD (Solid State Drive) is a type of persistent data storage used as a hard drive, not an optical drive.

Concept tested: Server hardware selection - Optical drives

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-r2-and-2008/dd758778(v=ws.10)

Topics

#Optical drive#OS installation media#Server hardware

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