MCSE 70-270: Windows XP Professional Administration 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which Windows XP feature allows the operating system to detect and install hardware automatically?
- Plug and Play (PnP) (Correct answer)
- Device Manager autoprovision
- Hardware Wizard scheduler
- WMI hardware detection
Correct answer: Plug and Play (PnP)
Plug and Play allows Windows XP to automatically detect new hardware and install or request the appropriate drivers without manual configuration.
Question 2: What is the function of the Remote Desktop feature in Windows XP Professional?
- Allows one remote user to control the local desktop session over the network (Correct answer)
- Enables file sharing with remote computers
- Provides remote access to Command Prompt only
- Broadcasts the desktop to multiple viewers simultaneously
Correct answer: Allows one remote user to control the local desktop session over the network
Remote Desktop (RDP) in Windows XP Professional allows a single remote user to log on and fully control the computer's desktop session over the network.
Question 3: Which Windows XP deployment method uses a master image captured from a reference computer and deployed to target computers?
- Disk imaging (Sysprep + imaging tool) (Correct answer)
- RIS (Remote Installation Services)
- Unattended setup with answer file
- Group Policy software deployment
Correct answer: Disk imaging (Sysprep + imaging tool)
Disk imaging uses Sysprep to prepare and generalize a master installation, which is then captured and deployed to multiple computers using imaging tools like Ghost or ImageX.
Question 4: What does enabling Windows XP's Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) do?
- Blocks unsolicited inbound network traffic to the computer (Correct answer)
- Encrypts all outbound internet traffic
- Monitors and logs all DNS queries
- Prevents all outbound connections
Correct answer: Blocks unsolicited inbound network traffic to the computer
ICF (precursor to Windows Firewall) blocks inbound connections that were not initiated by the computer, protecting against network-based attacks.
Question 5: Which Windows XP component provides offline file access to network shared folders when the network is unavailable?
- Offline Files (Client-Side Caching) (Correct answer)
- Briefcase
- Shadow Copies
- DFS Namespace
Correct answer: Offline Files (Client-Side Caching)
The Offline Files feature caches copies of network files locally so users can continue working when disconnected from the network.
Question 6: What is the purpose of running Sysprep before capturing a Windows XP image for deployment?
- Removes unique identifiers (SID, computer name, activation) so each deployed system gets fresh values (Correct answer)
- Compresses the Windows installation for faster imaging
- Updates all drivers to the latest versions
- Enables unattended installation mode
Correct answer: Removes unique identifiers (SID, computer name, activation) so each deployed system gets fresh values
Sysprep strips machine-specific settings including the SID, computer name, and hardware configuration so that each computer deployed from the image gets unique identifiers.
MCSE 70-270: Windows XP Professional Administration 2
Which Windows XP feature allows the operating system to detect and install hardware automatically?