Windows Xp

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Question

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Answer

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active directory

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a centralized database for managing a network

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what two user accounts are created during intial setup

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adminstrator guest

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98 to xp upgrade do it from boot or in 98?

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from win 98 to upgrade and keep settings

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when we create a user account what is really created?

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SID Security Identifer

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built in Groups

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Adminstrators guest users power users

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by default all users are members of the BLANK gourp

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everyone

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Backup Operators

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can bu and restore files, log on locally and shutdown the sytem. Member cannot change security settings

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Administrators

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complet unrestricted access to the computer

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backup operators

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back up and restore files. Log on and shutdown computer.

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Network configuration operators

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can configure networking settings

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power users

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can create/modify user accounts they create, same with groups, cannot some group memberships, bu or restore files, device drivers, security logs

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users

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can logon/lock/shutdown computer. Cannot groups/users, cannot share.

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True or false. Windows XP Professional includes support for Internet Connection Firewall.

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TRUE

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The minimum memory that is supported by Windows XP Professional is ________.

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64MB

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The minimum amount of disk space required by Windows XP Professional is ________.

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1.5GB

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True or false. Windows XP Professional can support up to four processors.

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False. Windows XP Professional supports computers with one or two processors.

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Define the system partition.

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The system partition contains the MBR and the system files needed to boot the Windows XP Professional operating system. This is the active partition by default, usually the C: drive.

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List the three file systems that are supported for hard drives by Windows XP Professional.

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File Allocation Table(FAT16), FAT32, and New Technology File System(NTFS)

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Which two options must be available on the network if you want to install Windows XP Professional into a Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 domain?

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A domain controller for the domain and a DNS server

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What is the purpose of product activation?

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Product activation is Microsoft's way of reducing software piracy.

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True or false. You use the F2 key to specify that you are using a third-party disk driver during the installation of Windows XP Professional.

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False. You would use the F6 key.

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Which utility is used to create disk images for Windows XP Professional automated deployment?

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The System Preparation Tool, or Sysprep

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What is the primary purpose of the Setup Manager utility?

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To create answer files(automated installation scripts) that are used to answer the questions that appear during a normal Windows XP Professional installation

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List the three network services that are required by the RIS server.

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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol(DHCP)server, Domain Name System(DNS)server, and Active Directory

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Which two user rights must be configured for the RIS installation to work properly?

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Join a Computer to a Domain and Log On as a Batch Job

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True or false. When you assign an application through Windows Installer packages, users can install the application through Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs icon.

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False. An assigned package is automatically installed when the user selects the application on the Programs menu or by document invocation(by the document extension).

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List the four client upgrade paths to Windows XP Professional .

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Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4 Workstation, and Windows 2000 Professional

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True or false. You cannot upgrade to Windows XP Professional from any version of Windows NT Server.

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TRUE

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You need a ________ or higher processor to upgrade to Windows XP Professional.

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233MHz

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True or false. If you have a Windows 98 computer that uses third-party quota management software, there is a good chance that the software will work with Windows XP Professional.

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False. Applications that use file-system filters, such as third-party antivirus software and disk-quota management software, won't work under Windows XP.

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True or false. Windows 98 applications that use virtual device drivers will work with Windows XP Professional.

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False. Any application or utilities that use virtual device drivers(VxDs) or 386 drivers are not supported by Windows XP Professional.

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True or false. Before you upgrade to Windows XP Professional, you should perform a disk scan, a current virus scan, and disk defragmentation.

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TRUE

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Which Control Panel(Classic view) icon is used to allow you to install, remove, and troubleshoot your hardware?

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Add or Remove Hardware

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Which Control Panel(Classic view) icon is used to configure power schemes, hibernation, and ACPI(Advanced Configuration Power Interface)?

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Power Options

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What are the three main areas of configuration in Computer Management?

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System Tools, Storage, and Services & Applications

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Which utility allows you to view hardware resources, including the device's interrupt request(IRQ), I/O port address, memory address, and Direct Memory Access(DMA) settings?

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Device Manager

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True or false. The MMC provides a common environment for snap-ins, which are administrative tools developed by Microsoft or third-party vendors.

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TRUE

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List the five Registry keys that are available on all Windows XP Professional computers.

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HKEY_CURRENT_USER, HKEY_USERS, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, and HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG

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What is the primary purpose of Windows XP Professional driver signing?

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Driver signing is a way of ensuring that drivers are properly tested before they are released to the public.

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True or false. In order to set up multiple-display support, you must have a display adapter installed for each monitor, and you must use PCI or AGP display adapter cards.

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TRUE

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What is hibernation used for in Windows XP Professional?

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With hibernation, anything that is stored in memory is also stored on your hard disk.

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What is the primary purpose of Advanced Configuration Power Interface(ACPI)?

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ACPI allows you to reduce the power consumption of your computer which is important for laptops that are running from battery power.

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True or false. USB is an external bus standard that is used to connect USB devices through a USB port. USB supports transfer rates up to 12Mbps and can support up to 56 devices.

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False. A single USB port can support up to 127 devices.

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Which utility can you use to set processor affinity?

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Task Manager

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How can you configure your computer to show Administrative Tools and Logoff in the Start menu?

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The Advanced tab of the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties dialog box(Start Menu Settings section) has options for configuring Start menu features such as Administrative Tools.

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True or false. Shortcuts can exist in various locations, including on the Desktop, on the Start menu, and within folders.

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TRUE

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What language support is offered by localized versions of Windows XP Professional?

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Localized versions include the ability to view, edit, and print documents in different languages

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What Control Panel icon is used to configure multilingual editing and viewing of documents?

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Regional Options through the Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options

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Which version of Windows XP Professional offers support for the user interface(UI) in different languages?

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Multilanguage Version Windows XP

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Which icon in Control Panel is used to configure keyboard, sound, display, mouse, and general properties of Windows XP Professional for users with limited sight, hearing, or mobility?

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Accessibility Options

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What is the purpose of FilterKeys?

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FilterKeys ignores brief or repeated keystrokes.

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What is the purpose of the Accessibility Wizard?

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The Accessibility Wizard configures a computer based on the user's vision, hearing, and mobility needs.

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What is the purpose of the Utility Manager?

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The Utility Manager allows you to start and stop accessibility utilities and determines whether these utilities are started with Windows XP or when the Utility Manager is started.

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What is a service?

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A service is a program, routine, or process that performs a specific function within the Windows XP operating system.

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List the five built-in user accounts created on a computer that is installed with Windows XP Professional in a workgroup.

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Administrator, Guest, HelpAssistant, Support_xxxxxxx, and Initial user

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List the two types of users supported by Windows XP.

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Local users and domain users

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True or false. Users must log on to a Windows XP Professional computer before they can use that computer.

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TRUE

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What keyboard sequence is used to access the logon dialog box if a computer is part of a domain?

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Ctrl+Alt+Delete

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Which utility is used to create users on a Windows XP Professional computer?

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Local Users and Groups

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Which two groups have permission to create users on Windows XP Professional computers?

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Administrators and Power Users

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True or false. A username and a group name can be the same on a Windows XP Professional computer.

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FALSE

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True or false. Usernames and passwords are case-sensitive.

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FALSE

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What is a logon script?

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Logon scripts are files that run every time a user logs on to the network. They are usually batch files, but they can be any type of executable file.

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Which password policy specifies a higher level of encryption for stored user passwords?

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Store Password Using Reversible Encryption for All Users in the Domain

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What are account lockout policies used for?

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The account lockout policies are used to specify how many invalid logon attempts should be tolerated.

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Which user right allows a user to create a computer account on the domain?

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Add Workstations to the Domain

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Which security option automatically logs off users if they have limited logon hours and their logon time has expired?

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Automatically Log Off Users when Logon Time Expires

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True or false. The default groups on Windows XP Professional computers are considered local groups.

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TRUE

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Which default local group has permissions to back up and restore the file system, even if the file system is NTFS and the group members have not been assigned permissions to the file system?

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Backup Operators

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What is the primary purpose of the Guests group?

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The Guests group is provided so that you can give people who are not regular users access to specific network resources.

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True or false. The Power Users group can create, delete, and modify any user or group account.

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False. They can modify or delete only user and group accounts they have created.

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What is the primary purpose of the Replicator group?

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The Replicator group is intended to support directory replication, which is a feature used by domain servers.

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By default, which user is not a part of the Users local group?

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Guest

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What is the difference between an interactive user and a network user?

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An interactive user is someone who uses the computer's resources locally. A network user is someone who accesses the computer's resources over a network connection.

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True or false. Group names can be up to 256 characters.

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TRUE

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True or false. A renamed group keeps all of its properties, including its members and permissions.

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TRUE

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Which Group Policy setting forces the system to enable disk quota management on all NTFS volumes for the computer?

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Enable Disk Quotas

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True or false. When configuring group policies through Start menu and Taskbar policies, you can configure users' Start menu and Taskbar options.

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TRUE

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True or false. By default, user profiles are created locally on the computer that the user account logs on to.

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TRUE

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What is the default location of local user profiles?

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The Documents and Settings folder

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What is the definition of a roaming profile?

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A roaming profile is stored on a network server and allows users to access their user profile, regardless of the client computer they have logged onto.

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Which icon in the Control Panel can you use to copy a user's profile?

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System, through the Performance and Maintenance option

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Which utility can you use to configure a user account to use a roaming profile?

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Local Users and Groups utility

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True or false. Roaming profiles are read-only profiles by default.

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FALSE

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True or false. Mandatory profiles can be configured exclusively with Windows XP Professional computers.

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FALSE

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How do you create a mandatory user profile?

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Rename NTUSER.DAT to NTUSER.MAN

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True or false. Only roaming profiles can be used as mandatory profiles. Mandatory profiles do not work for local user profiles.

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TRUE

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What properties can be configured for a hardware profile?

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A hardware profile can contain any hardware settings for the computer. Hardware profiles are typically used when a single computer uses different configurations.

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How do you select which hardware profile your computer will use?

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If more than one profile is configured, you see a selection menu during the Windows XP Professional boot process.

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Which Windows XP Professional file system supports encryption?

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NTFS

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What is the maximum volume size for a FAT32 partition?

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2TB or 32GB if created with Windows XP

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What command-line syntax can you use to convert your D:drive from FAT16 to NTFS?

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CONVERT D:/fs:ntfs

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Which two partition types are used with basic storage on a Windows XP Professional computer?

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Primary partition and extended partition

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True or false. Dynamic storage is recognized by Windows XP Professional and Windows NT 4 Workstations.

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False. Dynamic storage is used only with Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003.

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What is the maximum number of drives supported by a striped volume?

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32

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True or false. A striped volume is fault tolerant.

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FALSE

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True or false. Only NTFS files and folders can be compressed.

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TRUE

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True or false. You cannot have a folder or file compressed and encrypted at the same time.

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TRUE

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What is the purpose of disk quotas?

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Disk quotas are used to specify how much disk space a user is allowed on specific NTFS volumes. You can specify disk quotas for all users, or you can limit disk space on a per-user basis.

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Which command-line utility can be used to encrypt files on NTFS volumes?

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CIPHER

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True or false. By default, the Show Hidden Files and Folders view is selected, so that files and folders with the Hidden attribute are listed.

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FALSE

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What is the File Types tab of the Folder Options dialog box in Windows Explorer used to configure?

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The File Types tab of the Folder Options dialog box is used to associate filename extensions with application file types.

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What is the purpose of offline files and folders?

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Offline files and folders allow network folders and files to be stored on Windows XP clients. Then, if the network location is not available, users can still access network files.

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True or false. You can access only the offline folders that are stored on Windows XP computers.

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FALSE

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Where in Windows Explorer do you configure your Windows XP Professional computer to use offline files and folders?

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Select Folder Options from the Tools pull-down menu.

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True or false. You can search for files and folders based on the filename or folder name, the text you are looking for, or the location that you want to look in.

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TRUE

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List the six levels of NTFS permissions.

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Full Control, Modify, Read & Execute, List, Read, and Write

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Who can create shared folders?

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To share a folder, you must be logged on as a member of the Administrators or Power Users group.

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The ________ shared folder option specifies how folders are cached when the folder is offline.

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Caching

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List three types of share permissions.

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Full Control, Change, and Read

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______________ is the default permission on shared folders for the Everyone group.

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Full Control

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The ________ command-line utility can be used to map a network drive.

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NET USE

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At logon, a(n) ____________ is created for the logon account.

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access token

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When a resource is accessed, Windows XP Professional checks the ____________ to see if the user should be granted access.

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discretionary access control list (DACL)

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True or false. Through General Network Adapter properties, you can configure the protocols your network adapter will use.

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FALSE

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Which network protocol is installed on Windows XP Professional computers by default?

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TCP/IP

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The ________ is used to specify which part of the IP address is the network address and which part is the host address.

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subnet mask

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You configure the _______ IP configuration option if the network contains routers.

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default gateway

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Which two options are used to resolve NetBIOS computer names to IP addresses?

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WINS server and LMHOSTS

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Dynamic IP configuration assumes that you have a ____________ server on your network.

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DHCP

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The ____________ command is used to send an ICMP(Internet Control Message Protocol) echo request and echo reply to verify if the remote computer is available.

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PING

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How do you define a printer in Windows XP terminology?

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A printer is the software interface between the physical printer(the print device) and the operating system.

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In Windows XP terminology, what is the difference between a logical port and a physical port?

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A physical port is a port that the print device is directly attached to. A logical port is used when the print device is attached directly to the network through a network card.

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Which groups can create printers by default?

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Administrators and Power Users

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What is a printer pool?

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Printer pools are used to associate multiple print devices with a single logical printer.

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How can you redirect a print job to another printer?

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To redirect print jobs, add a new port, highlight New Port, and choose New Port Type. In the Port Name dialog box, type the UNC name of the printer you want to redirect jobs to.

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When would you use printer priority?

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You use printer priority when you have multiple printers that are associated with a single print device and you want jobs from one printer to be serviced before jobs from another printer.

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Which print option would you configure if you did not want jobs to be deleted from the print queue after they are printed?

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Keep Printed Documents

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True or false. Windows XP provides a default separator page that can be used by all print devices.

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FALSE

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What can a user with the Manage Printers print permission do?

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A user or group with this permission can pause and restart the printer, change the spooler settings, share or unshare a printer, change print permissions, and manage printer properties.

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True or false. You can audit print events, including the Print, Manage Printers, Manage Documents, Read Permissions, Change Permissions, and Take Ownership events.

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TRUE

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Which print management option can you use to restart a print job that had already started printing?

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Restart

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Which print permission does a user need to attach to a network printer?

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Print

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True or false. When you configure modem properties, you can configure the speaker volume for the modem, maximum port speed, and dial control to wait for a dial tone before dialing.

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TRUE

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List the two connection methods that can be used with VPNs.

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Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol(PPTP)or Layer Two Tunneling Protocol(L2TP)

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What is the difference between the SLIP and PPP protocols?

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PPP offers more features and is used by Windows 95/98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003. SLIP offers fewer features and is used by some UNIX servers.

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What is the advantage of a virtual private network(VPN)?

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A VPN allows you to connect your remote computer to a private network through a public network such as the Internet.

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True or false. You must specify the NetBIOS computer name of the server that you will connect to through a VPN connection when you set up the VPN client.

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FALSE

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True or false. With Internet Connection Sharing, multiple clients can share a single Internet connection.

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TRUE

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True or false. The computer that will host Internet connection sharing should use a static IP address.

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TRUE

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What are the two Internet services that are supported by IIS when IIS is installed on a Windows XP Professional computer?

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FTP and HTTP

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If you required access to a secure website, what request would you use instead of http:\\\\?

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https:\\\\

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Which protocol is used to support Internet printing services?

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Internet Printing Protocol(IPP)

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True or false. The Performance Monitor utility is used to monitor system performance in Windows XP.

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False. You use System Monitor.

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Which command-line utility shows the version of Windows you are using and whether or not any service packs have been applied?

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WINVER

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A __________ is a snapshot of how your computer is currently performing.

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baseline

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Which option in Performance Logs and Alerts is used to generate an event such as notification if a specific value is over or under the value you set?

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Alerts

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What is a trace log used for?

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Trace logs are used to measure data continuously.

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What value in the Memory>Available MBytes System Monitor counter indicates a memory bottleneck?

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A value less than 4MB indicates a memory bottleneck.

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Which System Monitor memory counter is used to track the number of times the requested information was not in memory and needed to be retrieved from disk?

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Memory>Pages/Sec

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The ________ utility shows all of the applications and processes that are currently running on the computer.

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Task Manager

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Which icon in Control Panel is used to configure application performance based on whether the application is being processed in the foreground or background?

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System

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Which icon in Control Panel is used to schedule tasks to occur at specified intervals?

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Scheduled Tasks

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Which Windows XP utility is used to track all of the information about your computer's software and hardware?

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Event Viewer

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List the five types of events that are tracked through Event Viewer.

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Information, Warning, Error, Success Audit, and Failure Audit

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What is the BOOT.INI file used for?

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The BOOT.INI file is used to build the operating system menu choices that are displayed during the boot process. It is also used to specify the location of the boot partition.

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What is the purpose of the BOOTSECT.DOS file?

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The BOOTSECT.DOS is an optional Windows XP boot file that is used to load an alternate operating system if the computer is configured for dual-booting or multi-booting.

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How can you create a Windows XP boot disk?

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Format the floppy disk through the Windows XP operating system, and then copy the NTLDR, NTDETECT.COM, NTBOTTDD.SYS(optional), and BOOT.INI files to the floppy disk.

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How do you access Windows XP Professional advanced startup options?

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Press F8 when prompted during the Windows XP boot sequence to bring up the Advanced Options menu.

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True or false. When you boot a Windows XP Professional computer in Safe Mode, the Windows XP configuration is simplified as much as possible.

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TRUE

Front 162

What information can be backed up and restored using Automated System Recovery(ASR)?

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Msconfig.exe

Front 163

Which utility ships with Windows XP and provides backup services?

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The system information that is backed up by ASR includes System State data, system services, and disk configuration information.

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What is Recovery Console used for?

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Backup

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Name some of the features of Automatic Update

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The Recovery Console allows limited access to the FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS volumes without starting the Windows XP Professional graphical interface.

Front 166

What is new in Windows XP with regards to CD creation?

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Only one administrative user at a time can run the AU client

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How is ClearType specified?

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ClearType triples the horizontal resolution available for rendering text for clearer text display on LCD monitors

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Is it possible to save a file to a compressed folder?

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In Display Properties click the Apperance tab. Under Effects choose ClearType under Use The Following Method To Smooth Edges Of Screen Fonts

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What is new with the Start Menu?

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The Desktop Cleanup Wizard is by default run every 60 days.

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What does the Windows XP Pro fax support enable users to do?

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The new Start Menu lists the programs most frequently used

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What is possible with the Fast User Switching feature?

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The Windows XP Pro fax support enables users to send faxes over a network from a computer with a an attached fax modem or fax board or with a LAN connection

Front 172

What is provided with Internet Explorer 6.0?

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The Auto-Configuration for Multiple Networks feature provides easy access to network devices and the Internet. It also allows mobile computer users to seamlessly operate both office and home networks without manually reconfiguring TCP/IP settings

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What does Windows Messenger in Windows XP Pro offer?

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IE 6.0 provides visual refresh and enhanced support for Document Object Model (DOM) level 1 and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) level 1. Native support for Macromedia Flash and Macromedia Shockwave Player files Automatic Image resize (if the image is not embedded within HTML pages

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For what was the Internet Connection Firewall (IFC)designed?

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Only a .Net passport is needed to run Windows Messenger. If the user wants real-time audio and video a microphone and a Web cam is needed

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Name the 5 categories information can be viewed in My Computer Information in Help and Support Center.

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My Computer Information provides an easily understood, highly accessible view of personalized software and hardware information about your computer or another computer for which you have administrative permissions.

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What is shown in View General Information about This Computer?

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The 5 categories are: View General System Information about This Computer View the Status of My System Hardware and Software Find Information about the Hardware Installed on This Computer View a List of Microsoft Software Installed on This Computer View Advanced System Information

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What is shown in the My Computer Information - Hardware category?

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The Status category allows users to examine diagnostic info about the computer, including: Obsolete applications and device drivers, System Software, Hardware, Hard disks and RAM

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What is shown in the My Computer Information - Software category?

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The Hardware category allows users to examine descriptive information about the computers hardware.

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What is shown in the My Computer Information - Advanced category?

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The Software category allows users to view a list of Microsoft products that are installed and registered by a Product Identification Number (PID). It also shows information about any software that crashed.

Front 180

Name the two network environments Windows XP support?

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The Remote Assistance feature allows users to remotely view and control a computer for any support task.

Front 181

What is a workgroup also called?

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Windows XP supports workgroups and domains.

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Name some of the features of workgroups

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A workgroup is also called a peer-to-peer network because all computers in the workgroup can share resources as equals (peers) without a dedicated server

Front 183

Can a computer running a Server operating system be part of a workgroup?

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Each computer maintains a local security database. Decentralized administration of user accounts and resource security. A user must have a user account on each computer to which he or she wants to gain access. Any changes to user accounts must be made on each computer in the workgroup.

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Name some of the advantages of a workgroup.

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A workgroup can contain computers running one of the Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000 Server products as long as the server is not configured as a domain controller.

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What is a domain?

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It does not require inclusion of a domain controller in the configuration. It is simple to design and implement. It is a convenient networking environment for a limited number of computers in close proximity (no more than 10 computers)

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Where in a domain does the directory reside?

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A domain is a logical grouping of network computers that share a central directory database

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What is a domain controller?

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The directory resides on computers that are configured as domain controllers.

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Name some of the benefits of a domain.

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A domain controller is a server that manages all security-related aspects of user and domain interactions, centralizing security and administration.

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What kind of computers are included in a typical domain?

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Centralized administration. A single logon process for users to gain access to network resources. Scalability, so that you can create very large networks

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Name the two options for logging on locally offered by Windows XP Pro.

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A typical domain includes the following types of computers: Domain controllers running a server O.S. Member servers running a server O.S. Client computers running Windows XP Pro, Windows 2000 Pro or one the the other Microsoft Windows client O.S.

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What is the default logon method used by Windows XP Pro?

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The two options are: The Welcome screen and The Log On To Windows dialog box

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Why would anyone press CTRL+ALT+DEL in the Welcome screen?

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By default, Windows XP Pro uses the Welcome screen to allow users to log on locally.

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Which account is not displayed in the Welcome screen?

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Pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL in the Welcome screen twice enables the user to log on with the Log On To Windows dialog box.

Front 194

To what can a user log on locally?

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The Administrator account is not displayed in the Welcome screen when other user accounts have been created.

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What is included in the User Accounts program in Control Panel?

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A user can log on locally to either a computer that is a member of a workgroup or a computer that is a member of a domain but is not a domain controller.

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Who authenticates a user logging on?

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The User Accounts program in Control Panel includes a Change The way Users Lon On Or Off task, which allows users to configure Windows XP Pro to use the Lon On To Windows dialog box instead of the Welcome screen.

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Name the options in the Log On To Windows dialog box.

Back 197

Windows XP Pro authenticates users who log on locally to the computer at which they are seated and one of the domain controllers in a Windows 2000 domain authenticates users who log on to a domain

Front 198

Which option in the Log On To Windows dialog box is not shown if the computer is not part of a domain?

Back 198

The options are: User name, Password, Log On To, Log On Using Dial-Up Connection, Shutdown, Options.

Front 199

Name the authentication process.

Back 199

If the computer is not part of a domain, the user will not get the Log On To option

Front 200

What is an access token?

Back 200

The user logs on by providing logon info. Windows XP Pro compares the logon info with the user info in the local security database. Of the info matches and the user account is valid, Windows XP Pro crates an access token for the user.

Front 201

What happens if a user logs on to a domain?

Back 201

An access token is the user's identification for the local computer. It contains the user's security settings, which allow the user to gain access to the appropriate resources on that computer and to perform specific system tasks.

Front 202

How is the Windows Security dialog box accessed?

Back 202

If a user logs on to a domain, Windows XP Pro contacts an available domain controller in the domain. The domain controller compares the logon info with the user info that is in the directory for the domain

Front 203

Name the options in the Windows Security dialog box.

Back 203

The Windows Security dialog box is accessed by pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL if the computer is joined to a domain or the Welcome screen is disabled. Otherwise the Task Manager will be activated.

Front 204

Name the preinstallation tasks.

Back 204

The options are: Lock Computer, Log Off, Shut Down, Change Password, Task Manager, Cancel.

Front 205

What are the minimum hardware requirements for installing Windows XP Pro?

Back 205

The preinstallation tasks are: Ensure that the hardware meets the requirements, Determine whether the hardware is on the HCL, Decide partitioning, Choose the file system, Complete a preinstallation checklist

Front 206

Where can the Hardware Compatible list be found?

Back 206

The minimum hardware requirements are: Pentium 233MHz CPU, 64MB RAM (128 MB recommended) 1.5GB on a 2GB harddisk, VGA monitor, NIC and related cable for networking 12X CD-ROM for CD-installation Keyboard and mouse

Front 207

Which partitions should be made during installation?

Back 207

The HCL can be found on the Web site http://www.microsoft.com/hcl which will redirect to http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hcl/default.mspx

Front 208

When should the NTFS file system be used?

Back 208

Although Setup can create other partitions, only the partition on which Windows XP Pro will be installed should be created.

Front 209

When should FAT or FAT32 be used on the system partition?

Back 209

Use NTFS when the partition on which Windows XP Pro will reside requires any of the following features: File- and Folder-level security, Disk compression, Disk quotas, Encryption

Front 210

Name the command to convert a FAT or FAT32 drive to NTFS.

Back 210

FAT or FAT32 should be used on the system partition when dual boot with a O.S that requires FAT or FAT32 is required.

Front 211

What is required when joining a domain?

Back 211

In a command prompt type: convert volume /FS:NTFS where volume is the drive letter eg. D:

Front 212

What is required when joining a workgroup?

Back 212

Joining a domain requires: A domain name, A computer account (can be created during setup) An available domain controller and a DNS server

Front 213

Name the 4 stages of installing Windows XP Pro from a CD-ROM.

Back 213

Joining a workgroup requires: A new or existing workgroup name

Front 214

Name the 6 steps involved in running the Setup program.

Back 214

The 4 stages are: Running the Setup program, Running the Setup Wizard, Installing Windows XP Pro networking components, Completing the installation

Front 215

When is the License Agreement shown for acceptance?

Back 215

The 6 steps are: Load Setup program into memory, Start text-based Setup program, Create the Windows XP Pro partition, Format the Windows XP Pro partition, Copy setup files to the hard disk, Restart the computer.

Front 216

What information does the Setup Wizard gather?

Back 216

After the Setup program has restarted the computer and starts the text-mode portion of Setup, the license agreement is shown for acceptance.

Front 217

How long can a computer name be?

Back 217

The Setup Wizard gathers the following information: Regional Settings, Name and organization, Computer name, Password for the Administrator account, Time and date

Front 218

Name the 4 steps in installing Windows XP Pro networking components.

Back 218

The computer name can be up to 15 characters. If TCP/IP is installed the computer name can be up to 63 characters.

Front 219

What are the typical networking components when installing Windows XP Pro?

Back 219

The 4 steps are: Detect network adapter cards, Select networking components, Join a workgroup or domain Install components.

Front 220

Name the final 5 steps in completing the installation.

Back 220

The typical networking components are: Client For Microsoft Networks, File And Printer Sharing For Microsoft Networks, QoS Packet Scheduler, Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).

Front 221

Where are the installations files located in a network installation of Windows XP Pro?

Back 221

The 5 steps are: Copy files, Configure the computer, Save the configuration, Remove temporary files, Restart the computer.

Front 222

What are the requirements for a network installation of Windows XP Pro?

Back 222

In a network installation the installation files are located in a shared location on a network file server, which is called a distribution server

Front 223

Name the 4 steps in a network installation of Windows XP Pro.

Back 223

The requirements are: A Distribution server, A FAT partition on the target computer, A Network client

Front 224

When is WINNT.EXE used and when is WINNT32.EXE used in a network installation of Windows XP Pro?

Back 224

The 4 steps are: Boot the network client, Connect to the distribution server, Run WINNT.EXE or WINNT32.EXE, Install Windows XP Pro.

Front 225

Name some of the switches used with WINNT.EXE.

Back 225

Use WINNT.EXE for an installation using MS-DOS or Windows 3.0 or later versions on the source system. Use WINNT32.EXE for an installation using Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT4 or Windows 2000 Pro.

Front 226

Name some of the switches used with WINNT32.EXE.

Back 226

/a /r[:folder] /rx[:folder] /s[:sourcepath] /t[:tempdrive] /u[:script_file] /udf:id[,UDF_file]

Front 227

What does a local user account allow a user to do?

Back 227

The three types of user accounts are: Local user accounts, Domain user accounts, Built-in user accounts

Front 228

What does a domain user account allow a user to do?

Back 228

A local user account allows the user to log on to a specific computer to access resources on that computer.

Front 229

What does a built-in user account allow a user to do?

Back 229

A domain user account allows a user to log on to the domain to access network resources

Front 230

Where does Microsoft recommend to use local user accounts?

Back 230

A built-in user account allows a user to perform administrative tasks or access local or network resources

Front 231

What does a domain controller do to a newly created domain user account?

Back 231

Microsoft recommends that local user accounts only should be used in workgroups.

Front 232

Name the two commonly used built-in user accounts.

Back 232

The domain controller replicates the new user account information to all domain controllers in the domain.

Front 233

For what should the built-in Administrator account be used?

Back 233

The two commonly used built-in accounts are Administrator and Guest

Front 234

What is possible to do with the built-in Administrator account?

Back 234

Use the built-in Administrator account to manage the overall computer.

Front 235

When should the built-in Guest account be used?

Back 235

The built-in Administrator account cannot be deleted, but it can be renamed and disabled.

Front 236

What is possible with the built-in Guest account?

Back 236

Use the built-in Guest account to allow occasional users to log on and access resources.

Front 237

How many characters can a user name consist of?

Back 237

The built-in Guest account cannot be deleted, but it can be renamed or disabled.

Front 238

Are user names case sensitive?

Back 238

The user name can be up to 20 characters long.

Front 239

Which characters are not allowed in a user name?

Back 239

User names are not case sensitive, but Windows XP Pro preserves the case for display purposes

Front 240

How many characters can a password consist of?

Back 240

The characters are: / \\ [ ] : ; | = , + * ? < >

Front 241

Name the two ways to create, modify and delete user accounts in Windows XP Pro.

Back 241

A password can consist of up to 128 characters, but it can also be 0 characters.

Front 242

Which tasks are available after selecting Pick A Task in User Accounts tool in Control Panel?

Back 242

The two ways are: The user Accounts tool in the Control Panel and The Computer Management snap-in.

Front 243

Which tasks are available under Change An Account in the User Accounts tool in Control Panel (only available for Administrators)?

Back 243

The tasks are: Change an account, Create a new user account, Change the way users log on or log off.

Front 244

What happens when clicking Keep Files after deleting a local user account?

Back 244

The tasks are: Change the name, Create a password/Change the password, Remove the password, Change the picture, Change the account type, Setup My account to use a .NET Passport, Delete the account.

Front 245

Who can create new user accounts?

Back 245

The users desktop and My Documents are saved on the administrators desktop in a folder called Local_User_Name.

Front 246

What is possible to do with a users own local user account when the user has a limited account type?

Back 246

Only administrators can create new user accounts.

Front 247

Who can change the way users log on or log off?

Back 247

The user can change his or hers own picture and create, change or remove the users password.

Front 248

Name the three tabs a users account properties are grouped under.

Back 248

The User Cannot Change Password option and the Password Never Expires option are no longer available.

Front 249

What is a user profile?

Back 249

The three tabs are: General, Member Of, Profile.

Front 250

When is a user profile created?

Back 250

A user profile is a collection of folders and data that stores the users current desktop environment, application settings and personal data. It also contains all the network connections that are established when the user logs on to a computer.

Front 251

What is a logon script?

Back 251

Windows XP Pro creates a user profile the first time the user logs on to a computer and stores the profile on that computer.

Front 252

What are the advantages in storing all home folders on a file server?

Back 252

A logon script is a file that can be assigned to a user account to configure the user's working environment.

Front 253

What happens when naming a folder on an NTFS volume with the %username% variable?

Back 253

The advantages are: Users can access their home folders from any client computer on the network. Backup and administration can be centralized to one of the network backup operators.

Front 254

What is a group?

Back 254

The NTFS Full Control permission is assigned to the user and all other permissions are removed, including those for the Administrator account.

Front 255

Why are groups used?

Back 255

A group is a collection of user accounts.

Front 256

What are permissions?

Back 256

Groups simplify administration by allowing an administrator to assign permissions and rights to a group of users rather that to each user account individually.

Front 257

What are rights?

Back 257

Permissions control what users can do with a resource such as a folder, file or printer

Front 258

When are local groups used?

Back 258

Rights allow users to perform system tasks, such as changing the time on a computer and backing up or restoring files.

Front 259

What are the membership rules for local groups?

Back 259

Use local groups to assign permissions to resources residing on the computer on which the local group is created.

Front 260

How is a local group created?

Back 260

Local groups can contain local user accounts from the computer on which the local groups are created. Local groups cannot belong to any other group.

Front 261

When should the Member Of tab in the users Properties dialog box be used?

Back 261

In Computer Management, expand Local Users And Groups. Right-click Groups and then click New Group.

Front 262

What happens to the user accounts, that are members of a group, when the group is deleted?

Back 262

The Member Of tab should be used when quickly adding the user account to multiple groups.

Front 263

Which computers have built-in local groups?

Back 263

Deleting the group does not delete the user accounts that are members of the group.

Front 264

What are the built-in local groups for?

Back 264

All stand-alone servers, member servers and computers running Windows XP Pro have built-in local groups.

Front 265

Where does Windows XP Pro place the built-in groups?

Back 265

The built-in local groups give rights to perform system tasks on a single computer.

Front 266

Name the built-in local groups in Windows XP Pro.

Back 266

Windows XP Pro places the built-in groups in the Groups folder in Computer Management.

Front 267

Where does built-in system groups exist?

Back 267

The built-in local groups are: Administrators, Backup Operators, Guests, Power Users, Replicator, Users

Front 268

Which user accounts are members of the built-in system groups?

Back 268

Built-in system groups exist on any computer running one of the Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows XP operating systems.

Front 269

Name the built-in System Groups.

Back 269

System groups do not have specific memberships that can be modified, but they can represent different users at different times, depending on how a user gains access to a computer or a resource.

Front 270

Which users are no longer members of the Everyone group?

Back 270

The built-in system groups are: Everyone, Authenticated users, Creator Owner, Network, Interactive, Anonymous Logon, Dialup.

Front 271

Name the 4 layers of the TCP/IP networking model.

Back 271

The users that Windows XP Pro cannot authenticate are members of the Anonymous Logon group and no longer member of the Everyone group.

Front 272

Name the 4 Internet layer protocols.

Back 272

The 4 layers are: Network Interface, Internet, Transport, Application.

Front 273

Name the 2 transport layer protocols.

Back 273

The 4 protocols are: IP, ARP, ICMP, IGMP.

Front 274

Name some of the standard TCP/IP tools and services from the Application layer.

Back 274

The 2 protocols are: TCP, UDP

Front 275

Name the two interfaces for network applications to use the services of the TCP/IP protocol stack.

Back 275

Some tools and services are: FTP, Telnet, SNMP, DNS.

Front 276

What does TCP/IP enable a host to use?

Back 276

The two interfaces are: Winsock and NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NetBT)

Front 277

What does an IP address consist of?

Back 277

TCP/IP enables a host to use a static IP address or to obtain an IP address automatically from a DHCP server. It also supports automatic assignment of IP addresses on networks without a DHCP server

Front 278

What are IP addresses?

Back 278

An IP address consists of a network ID and a host ID.

Front 279

What address classes does Microsoft TCP/IP support?

Back 279

IP addresses are logical 32-bit numbers that are broken down into four 8-bit fields known as octets.

Front 280

What are the range of class A, B and C TCP/IP addresses?

Back 280

Microsoft TCP/IP supports class A, B and C addresses

Front 281

What are the standard subnet masks for class A, B and C TCP/IP addresses?

Back 281

Class A: 1.0.0.0 to 126.0.0.0 Class B: 128.0.0.0 to 191.255.0.0 Class C: 192.0.0.0 to 223.255.255.0

Front 282

How is a static IP address assigned to a network adapter?

Back 282

Class A: 255.0.0.0 Class B: 255.255.0.0 Class C: 255.255.255.0

Front 283

What happens if duplicate IP addresses exist on a network?

Back 283

In the network adapters properties dialog box, select properties for TCP/IP. Assign at least an IP address and a subnet mask.

Front 284

How is a DHCP client configured?

Back 284

IP communications can fail if duplicate IP addresses exist on a network.

Front 285

What is Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA)?

Back 285

In the network adapters Properties dialog box, select Obtain An IP Address Automatically.

Front 286

What is the range of APIPA addresses?

Back 286

This addressing mechanism is an extension of dynamic IP address assignment for LAN adapters, enabling configuration of I addresses without using static IP address assignment or installing the DHCP Service

Front 287

How long is an APIPA address in function?

Back 287

The range is from 169.254.0.0 to 169.254.255.255

Front 288

What is the time interval an APIPA configured network adapter tries to locate a DHCP server?

Back 288

The computer continues to use the APIPA address until it detects and receives configuration information from a DHCP server.

Front 289

How is APIPA disabled?

Back 289

An APIPA configured network adapter tries every 5 minutes to locate a DHCP server.

Front 290

Name some of the tools used to trobleshoot TCP/IP.

Back 290

APIPA can be disabled by specifying an alternate IP configuration in the network adapters IP Properties.

Front 291

Name some of the tools used to troubleshoot TCP/IP connectivity.

Back 291

The tools are: Ping, Arp, Ipconfig, Nbtstat, Netstat, Route, Hostname, Tracert

Front 292

For what is Ipconfig used?

Back 292

The tools are: FTP, TFTP, Telnet, RCP, RSH, REXEC, Finger

Front 293

What does Ipconfig reply if a host has a duplicate IP address?

Back 293

Ipconfig is used to verify the TCP/IP configuration parameters on a host.

Front 294

How is it verified that TCP/IP is correctly installed and bound to a network adapter card?

Back 294

Ipconfig will show the IP address but the subnet mask will be displayed as 0.0.0.0

Front 295

What is the name of Microsoft's implementation of Novell's IPX/SPX protocol.

Back 295

Use ping 127.0.0.1 (the loopback address) to verify that TCP/IP is correctly installed and bound to a network adapter card.

Front 296

How is NetWare client access to file and print resources on a computer running Windows 2000 Server provided?

Back 296

The networking API's supported by NWLink are: Winsock and NetBIOS over IPX

Front 297

What must be done to ensure proper communication between a Windows XP Pro computer and a NetWare server?

Back 297

A internal network number must be specified manually when the plan is to run FPNW or IPX routing

Front 298

What are the standard frame type for NetWare on Ethernet networks?

Back 298

The frame types are: 802.2 and SNAP

Front 299

What happens if Windows XP Pro detects additional frame types to 802.2 during NWLink installation?

Back 299

The standard frame type for NetWare 2.2 and NetWare 3.1 is 802.3. For Netware 3.12 and later the default is 802.2

Front 300

How is the frame type, network number and internal network number displayed on a Windows XP Pro computer with NWLink installed?

Back 300

If Windows XP Pro detects additional frame types to 802.2 during NWLink installation the frame type for NWLink defaults to 802.2

Front 301

How is a network number manually specified for NWLink?

Back 301

Type ipxroute config at a command prompt to display the frame type, network number and internal network number

Front 302

In which situations must a unique, nonzero internal network number be assigned for NWLink?

Back 302

To manually specify a network number for NWLink, use the Registry Editor.

Front 303

Name the troubleshooting tools for NetWare connectivity.

Back 303

A unique, nonzero internal network number must be assigned when: FPNW is installed and there are multiple frame types on a single adapter, FPNW is installed and NWLink is bound to multiple adapters in the computer, An application is using NetWare SAP, like SQL Server and SNA server

Front 304

What must be done for a Windows XP Pro client to access a NetWare server?

Back 304

The tools are: Ipxroute config, Ipxroute ripout, Network Monitor

Front 305

What is binding with regards to networking?

Back 305

For a Windows XP Pro client to access a NetWare server, NWLink and Client Services for NetWare must be installed and Client Services for NetWare must be running. The frame type should be configured to Auto Detect. The network number must be configured to match the NetWare server.

Front 306

Who can select which protocols are bound to the network adapter card?

Back 306

Binding is the process of linking network components on different levels to enables communication among network adapter card drivers, protocols, and services.

Front 307

What happens when adding network software?

Back 307

It is possible to select which protocols are bound to the network adapter cards if the user is a member of the Administrators group.

Front 308

Where are bindings configured?

Back 308

When adding network software, Windows XP Pro automatically binds all dependent components accordingly.

Front 309

What is DNS?

Back 309

In Network Connections click Advanced and select Advanced Settings

Front 310

What are the benefits of DNS?

Back 310

DNS (Domain Name System) is a naming system based on a distributed database used in TCP/IP networks to translate computer names to IP addresses.

Front 311

What is the Domain Namespace?

Back 311

DNS names are user-friendly, DNS names remain more constant that IP addresses. DNS allows users to connect to local servers using the same naming convention as the Internet.

Front 312

What does DNS use to resolve a name to an IP address?

Back 312

The Domain Namespace is he naming scheme that provides the hierarchical structure for the DNS database

Front 313

How is a host name configured on a Windows XP Pro client?

Back 313

DNS uses a host's Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) to resolve a name to An IP address.

Front 314

How long can domain names be?

Back 314

By default, TCP/IP setup uses the computer name for the host name, replacing illegal characters with hyphen (-).

Front 315

What is the maximum length for a FQDN?

Back 315

Domain names can be up to 63 characters long, including periods.

Front 316

What are the supported DNS characters for Windows 2000?

Back 316

The maximum length for a FQDN is 255 characters.

Front 317

What are DNS zones?

Back 317

Windows 2000 supports A-Z, a-z, 0-9 and hyphen (-)

Front 318

Where are the name-to-IP address mappings stored for a zone?

Back 318

Zones provide a way to partition the domain namespace into manageable sections.

Front 319

What kind of computer stores the zone database file?

Back 319

The name-to-IP address mappings for a zone are stored in the zone database file.

Front 320

What is name resolution?

Back 320

A DNS server stores the zone database file.

Front 321

What are forward lookup queries and what are reverse lookup queries?

Back 321

Name resolution is the process of resolving names to IP addresses

Front 322

What are the two options for configuring DNS server addresses on a Windows XP Pro client?

Back 322

Forward lookup queries resolve a name to an IP address, and a reverse lookup query resolves an IP address to a name.

Front 323

What happens if the user specifies a DNS suffix?

Back 323

The two options are: Obtain DNS Server Address Automatically, Use The Following DNS Server Addresses.

Front 324

How is a DNS suffix specified?

Back 324

If the user specifies a DNS suffix, it is used instead of one assigned by a DHCP server

Front 325

What are the limitations when domains are listed in Append These DNS Suffixes (In Order) in Advanced TCP/IP Settings?

Back 325

A DNS suffix is specified in the DNS Suffix For This Connection text box in the Advanced TCP/IP settings dialog box.

Front 326

What happens when selecting the Register This Connection's Addresses In DNS check box?

Back 326

Queries for unqualified names are limited to the domains that are listed in Append These DNS Suffixes (In Order) in Advanced TCP/IP Settings

Front 327

What is included in Active Directory?

Back 327

Selecting the Register This Connection's Addresses In DNS check box causes the computer to attempt to dynamically register the IP addresses (through DNS) of this computer with its full computer name

Front 328

What are objects?

Back 328

Active Directory includes the directory of data store, which is a structured database that stores information about network resources, as well as all the services that make the information available and useful.

Front 329

How is administration simplified with domain controllers?

Back 329

The resources stores in the directory, such as user data, printers, servers, databases, groups, computers and security policies, are known as objects.

Front 330

How does Active Directory simplify administration?

Back 330

To simplify administration, all domain controllers are peers.

Front 331

Name some of the open standards that Active Directory supports.

Back 331

Active Directory simplifies administration by providing a single point of administration for all objects on the network

Front 332

What kind of DNS does Windows 2000 use?

Back 332

Active Directory uses DNS for its name system and can exchange information with any application or directory that uses LDAP (also version 2 and 3) or HTTP

Front 333

What does DDNS eliminate?

Back 333

Windows 2000 uses Dynamic DNS (DDNS)

Front 334

Name the standard name formats supported by Active Directory.

Back 334

DDNS eliminates the need for other Internet naming services, such as WINS, in a homogeneous environment.

Front 335

What is an OU?

Back 335

The standards are: RFC 822: name@domain, HTTP URL: HTTP://domain/path-to-page UNC: \\\\server\\share\\document-name LDAP URL: LDAP://server/CN=name,OU=users,DC=devel

Front 336

How many objects can a domain directory contain?

Back 336

An OU is a container used to organize objects within a domain into logical administrative groups

Front 337

What are sites?

Back 337

Theoretically, a domain directory can contain up to 10 million objects, but 1 million objects per domain is a more practical amount

Front 338

How does a site manage replication?

Back 338

A site is a combination of one or more IP subnets connected by a highly reliable, fast link to localize as much network traffic as possible

Front 339

What does the Active Directory Schema define?

Back 339

Within a site, Active Directory automatically generates a ring topology for replication among domain controllers in the same domain.

Front 340

Name the two types of definition objects the schema contains.

Back 340

The Active Directory schema defines objects that can be stored in Active Directory.

Front 341

What happens with regards to schema when installing AD on the first DC?

Back 341

The two types are: schema class objects and schema attribute objects

Front 342

Can the schema be extended?

Back 342

Installing AD on the first DC in a network creates a default schema that contains a set of basic schema class attributes.

Front 343

What does Global Catalog contain?

Back 343

The schema can be extended by using the Schema Manager snap-in or the Active Directory Services Interface.

Front 344

In which server does Global Catalog reside?

Back 344

Global Catalog is the catalog service provided by AD. Global Catalog contains selected information about every object in all domains in the directory

Front 345

How is it defined what attributes are included in the Global Catalog replication?

Back 345

By default, a Global Catalog is created automatically on the first domain controller in the first domain in the forest.

Front 346

Can additional Global Catalog servers be designated?

Back 346

Using the Schema Manager snap-in, an administrator can define what attributes in included in the Global Catalog replication.

Front 347

Where should a Global Catalog server be in the enterprise?

Back 347

To designate additional DC's as Global Catalog servers, use the Active Directory Sites and Services Management snap-in.

Front 348

What is a Distinguished name (DN)?

Back 348

Every major site in the enterprise should have a Global Catalog server.

Front 349

What is a Relative Distinguished name (RDN)?

Back 349

Every object in AD has a DN, which uniquely identifies an object and contains sufficient information to retrieve the object from the directory. DNs must by unique, because AD does not allow duplicate DNs

Front 350

May RDNs be duplicated?

Back 350

A RDN of an object is the part of the name that is an attribute of the object itself.

Front 351

What is a Globally Unique Identifier(GUID)?

Back 351

Is it possible to have duplicate RDNs for AD objects, but it is not possible to have two objects with the same RDN in the same OU.

Front 352

When are GUIDs assigned to objects?

Back 352

A GUID is a 128-bit number that is guaranteed to be unique.

Front 353

Name the terms used for printing by Windows XP Pro.

Back 353

GUIDs are assigned to objects when they are created.

Front 354

What kind of printers does Windows XP Pro support?

Back 354

The terms are: Printer: The hardware device Printer port: The software interface Print Server: The computer that manages printers Printer driver: set of files to convert print commands into a printer language

Front 355

What kind of printer ports does Windows XP Pro support?

Back 355

Windows XP Pro supports: Local printers and Network interface printers

Front 356

What are the limitations on Windows XP Pro used as a print server?

Back 356

Windows XP Pro supports: LPT, COM, USB, IEEE1394, and network attached devices such as HP JetDirect and Intel NetPort.

Front 357

What happens if a print server does not have sufficient RAM?

Back 357

The limitations are: Up to 10 concurrent connections can be made. Macintosh and NetWare are not supported

Front 358

What happens if a print server does not have sufficient hard disk space?

Back 358

If a print server has insufficient RAM, printing performance deteriorates.

Front 359

What is the limit of local printers that can be connected to a print server through physical ports?

Back 359

If a print server has insufficient hard disk space to hold all documents, users get error messages and are unable to print

Front 360

How is a network interface printer added to a Windows XP Pro computer?

Back 360

The number of local printers that can be connected to a print server through physical ports depends on the hardware configuration.

Front 361

How is additional port information provided to a TCP/IP printer port?

Back 361

To add a network interface printer, select Local Printer Attached To This Computer on the Local Or Network Printer page of the Add Printer Wizard

Front 362

What must be entered in the Printer Name Or IP Address text box in the Add Printer Wizard when adding a network interface printer?

Back 362

For TCP/IP, additional port information must be provided in the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard

Front 363

For what is the LPR port designed?

Back 363

Either the DNS name or the IP address of the printer must be entered.

Front 364

What must be installed to be able to add an LPR port?

Back 364

The LPR port is designed for computers that need to communicate with UNIX or VAX host computers

Front 365

For which operating systems does Windows XP Pro automatically download a printer driver to a client?

Back 365

To add an LPR port, Print Services for UNIX must be installed first

Front 366

What must be provided for Windows XP to automatically download a printer driver to a client?

Back 366

Windows XP Pro automatically downloads a printer drivers to clients running: Windows XP Pro and Home, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows 98, Windows 95

Front 367

How is a connection to a print server made on a Windows XP Pro client?

Back 367

The correct printer driver for the operating system must be installed on the print server.

Front 368

What happens when a printer is taken offline?

Back 368

In the Add Printer Wizard, select A Network Printer Or A Printer Attached To Another Computer

Front 369

Which operating systems can use a Web browser to connect to a shared printer?

Back 369

Taking a printer offline causes documents that are send to this printer to be held on the computer while the printer is not available.

Front 370

What methods are available for connection to a network printer in the Add Printer Wizard on clients running Windows XP and Windows 2000?

Back 370

Clients running Windows XP Pro, Windows XP Home and Windows 2000 can use a Web browser to connect to a shared printer

Front 371

Which methods are available to connect to a network printer on clients running Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows 98 and Windows 95?

Back 371

The methods are: Using the UNC name, Browsing the network, Using the URL name, Searching Active Directory

Front 372

How is a connection made to a printer with the Run command on the Start Menu?

Back 372

Client computers running Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows 98 and Windows 95 can only use the UNC name or browsing Network Neighborhood to locate a printer.

Front 373

Which command can be used on any Windows based client to connect to a printer?

Back 373

Type the UNC name of the printer on the Open text box and click OK to connect to a printer.

Front 374

On which operating systems is the Net Use command the only way to connect to a network printer?

Back 374

The command Net Use can be used on any Windows based client to connect to a printer

Front 375

Name the two ways to connect to a network printer using a Web browser.

Back 375

The Net Use command is the only method available for making a connection to a network printer from clients running MS-DOS or OS/2 with Microsoft LAN Manager client software installed

Front 376

What must be installed to use Internet printing?

Back 376

The two ways are: If the printers name is unknown, type http://Server_Name/printers If the printers name is known, type http://Server_Name/Printer_Name

Front 377

What is a printer pool?

Back 377

To use Internet printing, IIS must be installed on the print server

Front 378

What kind of printers can be used to printer pools?

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A printer pool is two or more identical printers that are connected to one print server and act as a single printer

Front 379

Can the printers in a printer pool be different from each other?

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The printers can be local or network interface printers

Front 380

How is a printer pool created?

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Although the printers should be identical, other printers can be used if they use the same printer driver

Front 381

What are the advantages of a printer pool?

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To create a printer pool, use the Ports tab of the Properties dialog box for a printer that should be part of the pool

Front 382

What is possible by setting priorities among printers?

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The advantages are: In a network with a high volume of printing, it decreases the time that documents wait on the print server. It simplifies administration because multiple printers can be administered simultaneously

Front 383

Who has by default the Manage Printers permission?

Back 383

Setting priorities among printers makes it possible to set priorities among groups of documents that all print on the same physical printer

Front 384

Name the three levels of printer permissions in Windows XP Pro.

Back 384

By default, members of the Administrators and Power Users groups have the Manage Printers permission for all printers

Front 385

What is possible with the Print permission for a printer?

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The three levels are: Print, Manage documents, Manage printers

Front 386

What is possible with the Manage Documents permission for a printer?

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With the Print permission it is possible to: Print documents, Pause, resume, restart and cancel the users own document, Connect to a printer

Front 387

What happens of both allow and deny permissions exist for a printer?

Back 387

With the Manage Documents permission it is possible to all from the Print permission and: Pause, resume, restart and cancel all documents, Control job settings for all documents

Front 388

Who has by default the Print permission for all printers?

Back 388

Deny permissions always override allowed permissions

Front 389

Where are printer permissions set?

Back 389

By default, Windows XP Pro assigns the Print permission for each printer to the built-in Everyone group

Front 390

If a user does not have the Security tab under a printers Properties, how is that resolved?

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To assign printer permissions, right-click the appropriate printer icon, select Properties and click the Security tab

Front 391

What functions does a separator page have?

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By clearing the Use Simple File Sharing check box in Folder Options, the Security tab becomes available.

Front 392

Where are the included separator pages placed?

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Separator pages have two functions: To identify and separate printed documents, To switch printers between print modes

Front 393

Name the four separator pages included in Windows XP Pro.

Back 393

Windows XP includes four separator pages, that are placed in the %systemroot%\\System32 folder.

Front 394

Where is a separator page selected for a printer?

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The four separator pages are: sysprint.sep, pcl.sep pscript.sep, sysprtj.sep

Front 395

How is a printer taken offline?

Back 395

In the Advanced tab in the printer's Properties dialog box a separator page can be defined

Front 396

What are the rules with redirecting print jobs?

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To take a printer offline, open the printer windows and on the Printer menu, click Use Printer Offline

Front 397

Who is by default the owner of a printer?

Back 397

It is possible to redirect all print jobs from one printer to another as long as both printers use the same driver. It is not possible to redirect specific documents

Front 398

What is possible when a user has taken ownership of a printer?

Back 398

By default, the user who installed the printer is the owner

Front 399

Who can take ownership of a printer?

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Taking ownership of a printer enables the user to change administrative responsibility for it

Front 400

Who can by default pause, resume, restart and cancel a users documents on a printer?

Back 400

A user or a member of a group who has the Manage Printer permission for the printer, members of the Administrators and Power Users group can take ownership of a printer

Front 401

What permission is required for setting notification, priority and printing time?

Back 401

Because the creator of a document by default has the Manage Documents permission, users can perform these actions on their own documents

Front 402

Where is the notification, priority and printing time set for a document?

Back 402

For these actions the Manage Documents permission is required

Front 403

From which computers can a user manage printers from a Web browser?

Back 403

The notification, priority and printing time is set in the General tab of the Properties dialog box for a document

Front 404

What must be installed on a print server running Windows XP Pro or Windows 2000 Server to enable a user to manage printers on the print server from a Web browser?

Back 404

Windows XP Pro enables a user to manage printers from any computer running a Web browser

Front 405

What is visible from a printers URL page?

Back 405

To access a printer using a Web browser, a print server running Windows XP Pro or Windows 2000 Server must have Microsoft IIS installed

Front 406

For what are NTFS permissions used?

Back 406

From a printers URL page the user can view information about the printer, such as its model, its location, and the number of documents waiting to print

Front 407

On which volumes are NTFS permissions available?

Back 407

NTFS permissions are used to specify which users and groups can access files and folders and what they can do with the contents of the files or folders

Front 408

In which situations are NTFS permissions effective?

Back 408

NTFS permissions are only available on volumes formatted with NTFS file system

Front 409

Name the standard NTFS folder permissions.

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NTFS security is effective whether a user accesses the file or folder at the local computer or over the network

Front 410

When are folder permissions assigned?

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The standard NTFS folder permissions are: Read, Write, List Folder Contents, Read & Execute, Modify, Full Control

Front 411

When are file permissions assigned?

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Folder permissions are assigned to control the access that users have to folders and the the files and subfolders that are contained within the folders

Front 412

Name the standard NTFS file permissions.

Back 412

File permissions are assigned to control the access that users have to individual files

Front 413

What are a user's effective permissions?

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The standard NTFS file permissions are: Read, Write, Read & Execute, Modify, Full Control

Front 414

When both NTFS folder permissions and NTFS file permissions are assigned, what takes priority?

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A user's effective permissions for a resource are the sum of the NTFS permissions that are assigned to the individual user account and to all of the groups which the user belongs

Front 415

Is it possible to access a file even if the user has no access to the folder where the file is placed?

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When both NTFS folder permissions and NTFS file permissions are assigned, NTFS file permissions take priority

Front 416

Who has by default the Bypass Traverse Checking user right?

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If the user has the Bypass Traverse Checking user right, it is possible to access a file even if the user has no access to the folder where the file is placed

Front 417

What happens by default with NTFS permissions assigned to a parent folder?

Back 417

Be default, the Everyone group has the Bypass Traverse Checking user right

Front 418

What permissions are assigned when a volume is formatted with NTFS?

Back 418

By default, permissions that are assigned to the parent folder are inherited by and propagated to the subfolders and files contained in the parent folder

Front 419

Who can assign permissions to files and folders?

Back 419

By default, when a volume is formatted with NTFS, the Full Control permission is assigned to the Everyone group

Front 420

Where are NTFS permissions assigned?

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Administrators, users with the Full Control permission and the owners of files and folders can assign permissions to user accounts and groups

Front 421

How are special NTFS permissions assigned?

Back 421

NTFS permissions are assigned in the Security tab of the file's or folder's Properties dialog box

Front 422

Who can take ownership of a file or folder?

Back 422

Special NTFS permissions are assigned by clicking the Advanced button on the Security tab in the file's or folder's Properties dialog box

Front 423

Can an administrator take ownership of a file or folder the administrator hos no access to?

Back 423

Users with the Full Control standard NTFS permission or the Take Ownership special NTFS permission can take ownership of a file of folder

Front 424

What happens if an administrator takes ownership of a file or folder?

Back 424

An administrator can take ownership of a folder or file, regardless of assigned permissions

Front 425

Where can a user take ownership of a file or folder?

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If an administrator takes ownership of a file or folder, the Administrators group becomes the owner and any member of the Administrators group can change the permissions and assign the Take Ownership permissions to other user accounts and groups

Front 426

How is permission inheritance prevented?

Back 426

To take ownership of a file or folder, click the Advanced button in the Security tab of the file's or folder's Properties dialog box. Then click the Owner tab

Front 427

Name the three Preventing Permissions Inheritance options.

Back 427

To prevent a subfolder or file from inheriting permissions, clear the check box labeled Inherit From Parent The Permission Entries That Apply To Child Objects in the Advanced Security Settings dialog box

Front 428

What happens to NTFS permissions when a file or folder is copied?

Back 428

The options are: Copy, Remove, Cancel

Front 429

What permissions must be in place for a user to copy a file or a folder?

Back 429

A copy is treats as a new file or folder, and will inherit the permissions from the destination folder. The user that made the copy will be the Creator Owner of the copy.

Front 430

What happens to the NTFS permissions when copying or moving a folder or a file to a FAT volume?

Back 430

The user must at least have the Read permission for the source folder or file and at least the Write permission for the destination folder

Front 431

What happens to a folder's or a file's permissions when moving the file or folder within a single NTFS volume?

Back 431

When copying or moving a folder or a file to at FAT volume, the NTFS permissions are lost

Front 432

What permissions must be in place for a user to move a file or folder?

Back 432

The permissions are retained when moving a file or folder within a single NTFS volume

Front 433

What happens to a folder's or a file's permissions when moving the folder or file between NTFS volumes?

Back 433

For a user to move a folder or file, the user must at least have the Write permission for the destination folder and at least the Modify permission for the source file or folder

Front 434

For what are shared folders used?

Back 434

When a folder or file is moved between NTFS volumes, the permissions are inherited from the destination folder. The user who made the move becomes the Creator Owner

Front 435

What can shared folders contain?

Back 435

Shared folders are used to provide network users with access to file resources

Front 436

Name some of the characteristics of shared folder permissions.

Back 436

A shared folder can contain applications, data, or a user's personal data, called a home folder

Front 437

Name the three levels of shared folder permissions.

Back 437

Shared folder permissions apply to folders, not individual files. Shared folder permissions are the only way to secure network resources on a FAT volume. The default shared folder permission is Read, and it is assigned to the Everyone group when you share the folder.

Front 438

What are the effective shared folder permissions for a shared folder?

Back 438

The three levels are: Read, Change, Full Control

Front 439

What is needed for a user to gain access to a shared folder on an NTFS volume?

Back 439

The user's effective permissions are the combination of the user and group permissions

Front 440

What are a user's effective permissions for a shared folder on an NTFS volume?

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When users gain access to a shared folder on an NTFS volume, they need the shared folder permission and also the appropriate NTFS permissions for each file and folder to which they gain access

Front 441

What happens when a shared folder is copied, renamed or moved?

Back 441

A user's effective permission for a shared folder on an NTFS volume is the more restrictive of the shared and NTFS permissions

Front 442

What is the share name length?

Back 442

Wen a shared folder is copied, the original folder is still shared, but the copy is not. When a shared folder is renamed or moved, it is no longer shared

Front 443

Who can share a folder in a Windows 2000 domain?

Back 443

The share name length is 80 characters for Windows XP and Windows 2000, 12 characters for Windows NT, Windows 98 and Windows 95, and 8.3 characters for MS-DOS and Windows 3.X

Front 444

Who can share a folder in a Workgroup?

Back 444

In a Windows 2000 domain the Domain Admins group can share folders residing on any machines in the domain. The Power Users group is a local group that can share folders residing only on the stand-alone server or the computer running Windows XP Pro where the group is located

Front 445

What NTFS permission is needed for a user to share the folder?

Back 445

In a workgroup, the Administrators and Power Users groups can share folders on the Windows 2000 stand-alone server or the computer running Windows XP Pro on which the group exists

Front 446

Name the administrative shares on a Windows XP Pro computer.

Back 446

If the folder to be shared resides on an NTFS volume, users must have at least the Read permission for that folder to be able to share it

Front 447

What are the permissions for the administrative shares C$, D$ and so on and Admin$?

Back 447

The root of each volume, the system root folder and the location of the printer drivers are hidden shared volumes, also known as administrative shares

Front 448

What are the shared folder permissions for the administrative share Print$?

Back 448

The administrative shares C$, D$ and so on and Admin$ all have the Full Control permissions assigned to the Administrators group

Front 449

How is a hidden share created?

Back 449

The administrative share Print$ has the Full Control permission assigned to the Administrators and Power Users group. The Everyone group has the Read permission

Front 450

How is a folder shared?

Back 450

Adding a $ sign at the end of the share name makes the share hidden

Front 451

How are shared folder permissions assigned to users?

Back 451

Right-click the folder to share and then click Properties. In the Sharing tab of the Properties dialog box, click Share This Folder and configure the options

Front 452

What is the default cache size for caching shared folders?

Back 452

In the Sharing tab of the Properties dialog box of the shared folder, click the Permissions button

Front 453

Where can the cache size be set for caching shared folders?

Back 453

By default, the cache size is set to 10% of the available disk space

Front 454

How is a shared folder made available for caching?

Back 454

The cache size can be set in the Folder Options dialog box using the Offline Files tab

Front 455

Name the three options for caching?

Back 455

When a folder is shared,it is possible to make it available offline by clicking Caching in the folder's Properties dialog box

Front 456

For what is the Automatic Caching Of Programs And Documents recommended?

Back 456

The three options are: Manual Caching Of Documents, Automatic Caching Of Documents, Automatic Caching Of Programs And Documents

Front 457

How is a share with multiple share names created?

Back 457

The Automatic Caching Of Programs And Documents options is recommended for folders containing read-only data or applications that are run from the network

Front 458

How is a connection to a shared folder made?

Back 458

To share a folder with multiple names, click New Share in the folder's Properties dialog box