Windows XP Pro Quality Control & Assurance 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A QA policy requires Windows XP Pro computers to lock after 10 minutes of inactivity. Where is this enforced via Group Policy?
- User Configuration > Control Panel > Display > Screen Saver (Correct answer)
- Computer Configuration > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Account Policies
- Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System
- User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Desktop
Correct answer: User Configuration > Control Panel > Display > Screen Saver
Screen saver lock timeout with password protection is set under User Configuration > Control Panel > Display > Screen Saver in Group Policy.
Question 2: During Windows XP Pro quality testing, a technician verifies network connectivity. Which tool sends ICMP packets to test reachability?
- netstat
- ping (Correct answer)
- tracert
- nslookup
Correct answer: ping
The ping command sends ICMP echo requests to a target host to verify basic network reachability.
Question 3: A QA checklist requires confirming that Windows XP Pro's Volume Shadow Copy is configured. Where is this service found?
- Disk Management
- My Computer > Drive Properties > Shadow Copies (Correct answer)
- Task Manager
- msconfig
Correct answer: My Computer > Drive Properties > Shadow Copies
Volume Shadow Copy settings are accessed through the drive's Properties dialog under the Shadow Copies tab.
Question 4: A quality standard requires Windows XP Pro systems to have NTP time synchronization configured. Which command forces a time sync?
- net time /set
- w32tm /resync (Correct answer)
- ipconfig /renew
- netsh int ip reset
Correct answer: w32tm /resync
'w32tm /resync' forces Windows Time service to immediately synchronize with its configured NTP source.
Question 5: During QA validation of a Windows XP Pro build, a technician must confirm the TCP/IP stack is healthy. Which command reinitializes it?
- ipconfig /flushdns
- netsh int ip reset (Correct answer)
- ipconfig /release
- arp -d
Correct answer: netsh int ip reset
'netsh int ip reset' rewrites two Registry keys that TCP/IP uses, effectively resetting the stack.
Question 6: A QA audit requires listing all open TCP connections on a Windows XP Pro system. Which command provides this?
- ipconfig /all
- netstat -an (Correct answer)
- tracert localhost
- nslookup
Correct answer: netstat -an
'netstat -an' displays all active TCP/UDP connections and listening ports with numeric addresses.
Question 7: A Windows XP Pro quality policy requires the Encrypting File System (EFS) to be disabled on all workstations. How is this enforced?
- Remove the encryption checkbox in folder properties
- Group Policy: Computer Configuration > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Public Key Policies > EFS (Correct answer)
- Delete the EFSA certificate
- Disable the Cryptographic Services service
Correct answer: Group Policy: Computer Configuration > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Public Key Policies > EFS
EFS can be disabled for all users via Group Policy under Public Key Policies by adding a blank EFS policy.
Windows XP Pro Quality Control & Assurance 4
A QA policy requires Windows XP Pro computers to lock after 10 minutes of inactivity.
Where is this enforced via Group Policy?