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220-1102 Security Practice Question
Drag and drop the steps to perform a clean installation of Windows 10 from a USB drive into the correct order.
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1. Boot from USB, 2. Select language/time/keyboard, 3. Click Install Now and accept license, 4. Choose Custom install, 5. Format partition and install.
A clean installation requires booting from media, then following the setup wizard, selecting custom install to format/partition.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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1. Boot from USB, 2. Select language/time/keyboard, 3. Click Install Now and accept license, 4. Choose Custom install, 5. Format partition and install.
Why this is correct
This sequence correctly follows the Windows Setup wizard. After booting from the USB media, the first screen requires you to select language, time, and keyboard input; only then can you click Install Now. Once setup starts, you must accept the license terms before selecting the installation type. Choosing Custom (advanced) exposes disk tools, allowing you to format the target partition before the files are copied, which is the proper path for a clean install.
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1. Boot from USB, 2. Select language/time/keyboard, 3. Choose Custom install, 4. Click Install Now and accept license, 5. Format partition and install.
Why it's wrong here
This order is wrong because it places 'Choose Custom install' before 'Click Install Now and accept license.' In the actual Windows Setup flow, the Install Now button launches the installation process, and immediately after that you must accept the license agreement. Selecting the installation type is a later step that occurs after license acceptance, so this sequence does not match the wizard's enforced order and would not be possible on screen.
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1. Boot from USB, 2. Click Install Now and accept license, 3. Select language/time/keyboard, 4. Choose Custom install, 5. Format partition and install.
Why it's wrong here
This sequence is incorrect because 'Click Install Now and accept license' cannot happen before selecting language/time/keyboard. Those locale settings appear on the very first Windows Setup screen after booting from the USB, and the Install Now button is on that same screen—you simply cannot reach the license prompt without first passing through that initial settings page. The license and installation-type selection come only after Install Now is clicked.
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1. Boot from USB, 2. Select language/time/keyboard, 3. Click Install Now and accept license, 4. Format partition and install, 5. Choose Custom install.
Why it's wrong here
This order is wrong because formatting a partition cannot be done before choosing 'Custom install.' The partition management screen—where the Format option exists—only appears after you click 'Custom: Install Windows only (advanced).' In the wizard, you must first accept the license, then select Custom, and only then can you format the target partition. Placing 'Format partition and install' before 'Choose Custom install' is therefore an impossible sequence.
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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.
Key term
Universal Serial Bus
A Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a standard interface that allows you to connect devices like keyboards, mice, storage drives, and printers to a computer for data transfer and power delivery.
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