Windows XP Pro Professional Standards & Competencies 4

Question 1

A technician must configure Windows XP Pro so that the screen locks automatically after inactivity. Which method enforces this via policy?

Accepted Answer

Group Policy: User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Control Panel > Display > Screen Saver settings with password protection

Answer

Group Policy can enforce screensaver timeout and password requirement, preventing users from disabling the setting.

Question 2

What does the Windows XP Pro Software Restriction Policy 'Disallowed' default level accomplish?

Accepted Answer

Prevents all software from running unless explicitly allowed by rules

Answer

Setting the default to Disallowed creates a whitelist environment where only explicitly permitted software can execute.

Question 3

A technician must log off a remote user stuck on a Windows XP Pro terminal session without disrupting others. Which tool is used?

Accepted Answer

Remote Desktop Services Manager or Task Manager on the remote machine

Answer

Terminal Services Manager (or Task Manager's Users tab via Remote Desktop) allows forcibly logging off a specific user session.

Question 4

Which Windows XP Pro Audit Policy setting should be enabled to detect unauthorized attempts to read sensitive files?

Accepted Answer

Audit Object Access

Answer

Audit Object Access, combined with NTFS auditing on specific files or folders, logs read and write attempts in the Security Log.

Question 5

A Windows XP Pro workstation must be added to a domain. What prerequisite must be verified before joining?

Accepted Answer

The machine has network connectivity to a domain controller and DNS is resolving the domain correctly

Answer

Domain joining requires the workstation to reach a domain controller and correctly resolve the domain name via DNS.

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