70-316 Developing and Implementing Windows-based Applications with Microsoft Visual C# .NET Prep Tutorial

Demo Question 15.

You are a .Net programmer for EliteCertify. Your .Net application is about to approach the stabilizing phase. Your team leader instructs you to perform the following: 1. All users in your company must use the same version of the software 2. You must minimize the time need to install the software when new setup programs are released. How can you most easily accomplish these goals? (Select the best choice.)

A. Install the application on the network. Create a client install project that will place a shortcut to the network application on each user's desktop.
B. Create a Merge Module type setup file, and place it on the network. Place a shortcut to the Merge Module on each user's desktop.
C. Send to your users an e-mail message that includes the setup files each time that you rebuild the file.
D. Create a Web setup file, and place it on the corporate intranet. Send an e-mail message to your users whenever you update the setup file so that they can update the installation on their local computers.


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Answer: A To simplify version control for your .NET application and to minimize installation time for the application, you should install the .NET application to the network and create a client install project that will place a shortcut to the application on each user's desktop. By placing the executable files on the network, you ensure that all users are running the same version of the software. In addition, you only have to install the application once each time a new version is released. You should not rely on your users to install the application updates because the users might not install the most recent version. Merge cannot be executed from a shortcut.

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