SK0-003 · Question #491
A technician needs to build a server with at least 16GB of RAM and Windows 2008R2 as the operating system. Which of the following processors should the technician choose?
The correct answer is C. 64-bit Intel processor. To support Windows Server 2008 R2, which is a 64-bit operating system, and to utilize 16GB of RAM, a 64-bit processor is required.
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A technician needs to build a server with at least 16GB of RAM and Windows 2008R2 as the operating system. Which of the following processors should the technician choose?
Options
- A32-bit AMD processor
- B32-bit Intel P4 processor
- C64-bit Intel processor
- D64-bit ARM processor
How the community answered
(60 responses)- A2% (1)
- B10% (6)
- C82% (49)
- D7% (4)
Why each option
To support Windows Server 2008 R2, which is a 64-bit operating system, and to utilize 16GB of RAM, a 64-bit processor is required.
A 32-bit AMD processor cannot run a 64-bit operating system like Windows Server 2008 R2 and cannot address 16GB of RAM.
A 32-bit Intel P4 processor is incompatible with a 64-bit operating system and is limited in the amount of RAM it can address, making it unsuitable for 16GB.
Windows Server 2008 R2 is exclusively a 64-bit operating system and requires a 64-bit processor to run. Furthermore, 32-bit processors are limited to addressing approximately 4GB of RAM, making a 64-bit processor essential to utilize 16GB of RAM.
While a 64-bit ARM processor supports 64-bit operating systems and large amounts of RAM, Windows Server 2008 R2 was designed for x86-64 architecture (Intel/AMD), not ARM.
Concept tested: Processor architecture compatibility with OS and RAM
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/hardware-requirements-and-options
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