Exam MD-100 topic 5 question 15 discussion

Actual exam question from Microsoft's MD-100

Question #: 15
Topic #: 5

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You have a computer named Computer1 that runs Windows 10 and contains the following files:
✑ C:\Folder1\File1.bat
✑ C:\Folder1\File1.exe
✑ C:\Folder1\File1.cmd
A user named User1 is assigned Read & execute to all the files.
Computer1 is configured as shown in the exhibit.

Use the drop-down menus to select the answer choice that completes each statement based on the information presented in the graphic.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
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The command prompt will open in the user profile folder. In the exhibit, USERPROFILE is C:\Users\User1.
PathExt is an Environment Variable that stores a list of the file extensions for operation system to execute. When running a command line that does not contain an extension, the system uses the value of this environment variable to determine which extensions to look for and in what order, such as .com first, follow by
.exe, .bat, .cmd, which happens to be the default value stored in the PathExt by Windows.
In the exhibit, PATHEXT shows that .exe comes before .bat and .cmd. Therefore, File1.exe will run.
Reference:
https://www.nextofwindows.com/what-is-pathext-environment-variable-in-windows

by Nail at Oct. 3, 2020, 8:41 p.m.

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Anthony_2770

Highly Voted 4 years, 6 months ago

This exam has too many incorrect answers. The order of execution is controlled by the PATHEXT environment variable. File1.exe will run

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FKF

4 years, 3 months ago

File.bat is correct since "c:\folder1\" is not listed in the PATH, just above PATHEXT.

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forummj

4 years, 5 months ago

Personally, I'm not taking what I see for granted, I'm researching any question I don't know for certain, so this exam not being 100% is perfect for studying.

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AVP_Riga

4 years, 1 month ago

I think that, just for training it is good. To make some effort, to look for information. But if you just want to memorize the answers and cheat, then another thing.

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