MD-100 User Account Management 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which sign-in option uses a short numeric code as an alternative to a password on Windows 10?
- PIN (Correct answer)
- Picture Password
- Windows Hello Face
- Security Key
Correct answer: PIN
A PIN is a short numeric (or alphanumeric) code that Windows Hello uses as a convenient sign-in alternative tied to the device.
Question 2: What is the effect of enabling the 'User must change password at next logon' option for a local account?
- The user is prompted to set a new password upon their next successful login (Correct answer)
- The account is immediately locked
- The current password expires in 24 hours
- The account is set to read-only mode
Correct answer: The user is prompted to set a new password upon their next successful login
Enabling this option forces the user to create a new password the next time they successfully authenticate.
Question 3: Which Windows 10 Settings page allows a standard user to switch their Microsoft account to a local account?
- Settings > Accounts > Your info (Correct answer)
- Settings > Privacy > Account info
- Settings > Update & Security > Sign-in options
- Settings > System > About
Correct answer: Settings > Accounts > Your info
The 'Your info' section under Accounts in Settings provides the option to sign in with a local account instead.
Question 4: An administrator wants to enforce a minimum password length of 8 characters for all local accounts. Which tool should be used?
- Local Security Policy (secpol.msc) (Correct answer)
- Registry Editor
- Task Scheduler
- Group Policy Editor only available on domain PCs
Correct answer: Local Security Policy (secpol.msc)
Local Security Policy (secpol.msc) contains the Account Policies section where minimum password length is configured.
Question 5: What happens to a local user profile when a local account is deleted in Windows 10?
- The profile folder remains unless explicitly deleted (Correct answer)
- The profile is automatically deleted
- The profile is archived to a ZIP file
- The profile is transferred to the guest account
Correct answer: The profile folder remains unless explicitly deleted
Deleting a local account removes the account but leaves the profile folder in C:\Users unless you choose to delete it.
Question 6: Which command-line utility can be used to add an existing local user to the Administrators group?
- net localgroup Administrators <username> /add (Correct answer)
- net user <username> /group:Administrators
- netsh localgroup add <username>
- add-user Administrators <username>
Correct answer: net localgroup Administrators <username> /add
The 'net localgroup Administrators <username> /add' command adds a specified user to the local Administrators group.
MD-100 User Account Management 2
Which sign-in option uses a short numeric code as an alternative to a password on Windows 10?