Why is all this dust in the clean room?

What is PXE?

A) A CPU multi-threading technology

B) A high-resolution video technology that uses two video adapters

C) A DVD-ROM encoding mechanism

D) A technology that boots PCs from network devices

E) A cute little fairy

The answer: D) A technology that boots PCs from network devices

A Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) is a configuration where a computer can boot from a network server instead of booting from a local storage device. It’s useful for deploying diskless PCs or when a program needs to be executed on many devices (i.e., imaging new PCs).

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