Resolving Website Address with HOSTS File
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A technician must manually modify the HOSTS system file in order to resolve a website address to a specified local destination.
Which of the following utilities should the technician use to BEST accomplish the task?
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The HOSTS file is a plain text file used by the operating system to map domain names to IP addresses. A technician can modify this file to add or change mappings, effectively overriding the DNS resolution process for specific domain names.
The utility that is best suited for modifying the HOSTS file is Notepad, which is a basic text editor that is included with Windows. The HOSTS file is located in the Windows\System32\drivers\etc directory and can be opened and edited using Notepad.
Regedit is the Windows Registry Editor, which is used to view and modify the Windows Registry database. The Registry contains system configuration settings and other important information, but it is not used for managing the HOSTS file.
services.msc is a tool used to manage Windows services, which are background programs that provide specific system functions. This utility is not used for managing the HOSTS file.
Msinfo32 is the System Information tool, which provides detailed information about the hardware and software configuration of a Windows computer. It is not used for managing the HOSTS file.
MMC (Microsoft Management Console) is a tool used to create and manage administrative tools, including snap-ins for managing specific aspects of the system. While it is possible to create a snap-in for managing the HOSTS file using MMC, this is not the most efficient method and would be unnecessarily complex for this task.
In summary, Notepad is the best utility for manually modifying the HOSTS file.
