Deploy and manage desktop and mobile applications - Managing Enterprise Devices and Apps - page 50

■ Package objects represent the actual files the targeted client requires to run a program
that Configuration Manager deploys.
■ A program is the command that indicates how to manage the package files.
■ Deployments associate a program with a target collection.
■ Distribution points are site systems that store the package files, which clients access
when running a deployed program.
■ Global conditions enable you to set conditions that you can use to create requirements
in a deployment type to determine whether the deployment type is suitable for a
particular user or client device.
■ Detection methods enable you to define how Configuration Manager determines an
application's installation state.
■ Supersedence enables you to configure a relationship between a new application and
an existing application that you have deployed.
■ The available deployment actions are Install and Uninstall.
■ The possible deployment purposes are Available and Required.
■ User device affinity is the process of associating a user with one or more specific
devices.
■ Software Center is a tool used for installing and monitoring software deployments
targeted to devices.
■ Application Catalog functions as a self-service catalog from which users can request
software for installation.
■ Integrate Configuration Manager with Intune to deploy and manage devices that are
running Windows Phone 8, Windows RT, Apple iOS, and Android operating systems.
Objective review
Answer the following questions to test your knowledge of the information in this objective.
You can find the answers to these questions and explanations of why each answer choice is
correct or incorrect in the “Answers” section at the end of the chapter.
1. Which of the following Configuration Manager features is used to determine whether
an application has already been installed on a computer?
a. Detection method
B. Supersedence
C. User device affinity
D. Application Catalog
2. Which of the following Configuration Manager features enables end users to request
software they can, after approval, deploy to their computers?
a. User device affinity