220-1102 Operating Systems Practice Question
A technician is tasked with deploying Windows 10 to 50 new workstations. The technician wants to automate the installation process, including applying drivers and installing standard business applications, to ensure consistency and save time. Which tool is specifically designed for creating and managing customized Windows deployment images?
⚠ Common exam trap
Watch out — candidates often confuse Windows SIM (which creates answer files) with a full deployment toolkit, not realizing that MDT is the comprehensive tool for automating the entire deployment workflow, including driver and application integration.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT)
The Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) is specifically designed for creating and managing customized Windows deployment images. It provides a task sequencer, driver management, and application integration to automate the installation of Windows 10, drivers, and standard business applications across multiple workstations, ensuring consistency and saving time.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Windows Update
Why it's wrong here
Windows Update is a post-installation servicing mechanism that downloads and installs patches, feature updates, and drivers only after an operating system is already present and booted. It cannot push a Windows 10 image to bare-metal hardware, orchestrate task sequences, or capture a customized reference installation for mass duplication across 50 new workstations. Because it depends on an existing OS and network connectivity to Microsoft's servers, it is entirely unsuitable for initial OS deployment.
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System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
Why it's wrong here
System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) is a comprehensive enterprise management solution for deploying operating systems, managing applications, and maintaining client configurations. While SCCM can automate large-scale deployments of Windows, including applying drivers and installing applications via task sequences, it is not the dedicated tool for *creating and servicing* the customised Windows image file itself. Its strength lies in orchestrating the deployment of pre-built images and ongoing client management, making it tempting for this scenario's automation needs.
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Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT)
Why this is correct
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) is the correct choice because it provides the Deployment Workbench and task sequence engine for fully automating the build, capture, and deployment of customized Windows 10 images. It handles driver injection, application installation, and settings migration, and it integrates with the Windows ADK to create WinPE boot media for bare-metal provisioning. MDT supports Zero Touch or Lite Touch deployment, making it purpose-built for replicating a standardized image across 50 workstations with minimal manual intervention.
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Windows System Image Manager (Windows SIM)
Why it's wrong here
Windows System Image Manager is a specialized authoring tool within the Windows ADK used only to create and edit unattended answer files (autounattend.xml) that define Windows Setup responses like disk configuration, product key, and language settings. It does not capture or apply system images, manage task sequences, or dynamically inject drivers and applications across multiple machines. Without a deployment platform such as MDT, Windows SIM cannot deliver a finished, bootable OS to new workstations; it merely supplies configuration inputs to the Windows Setup engine.
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Windows 10
Windows 10 is a personal computer operating system developed by Microsoft that combines the familiarity of Windows 7 with the modern features of Windows 8, designed to run on a wide range of devices from desktops to tablets.
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Windows
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