Windows XP Pro Windows XP Pro 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In Windows XP Pro, which service is responsible for automatically applying Windows Updates?
- Windows Installer
- Automatic Updates (Correct answer)
- Windows Update Agent
- Background Intelligent Transfer Service
Correct answer: Automatic Updates
The Automatic Updates service manages the download and installation of updates from Microsoft's servers.
Question 2: What is the purpose of the Windows XP Pro Sysprep tool?
- To repair corrupted system files
- To prepare a disk image for deployment to multiple computers (Correct answer)
- To monitor system performance
- To configure network settings
Correct answer: To prepare a disk image for deployment to multiple computers
Sysprep prepares a Windows XP installation for disk imaging by removing unique identifiers so the image can be deployed to multiple machines.
Question 3: Which Windows XP Pro feature allows multiple users to share a single internet connection through a single IP address?
- Network Bridge
- Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) (Correct answer)
- DHCP Server
- DNS Relay
Correct answer: Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
Internet Connection Sharing allows one Windows XP Pro computer to act as a gateway, sharing its internet connection with other computers on the local network.
Question 4: What type of user account in Windows XP Pro has the highest level of system access?
- Power User
- Administrator (Correct answer)
- System
- Owner
Correct answer: Administrator
The Administrator account has unrestricted access to the computer and can make any system changes.
Question 5: In Windows XP Pro, what does the 'Last Known Good Configuration' startup option restore?
- Registry settings from the last successful logon (Correct answer)
- All files from the last backup
- The previous Windows XP installation
- System Restore checkpoint from last week
Correct answer: Registry settings from the last successful logon
Last Known Good Configuration restores the registry's HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet to the state it was in after the last successful user logon.
Question 6: Which protocol does Windows XP Pro use for secure authentication in a domain environment?
- NTLM
- Kerberos v5 (Correct answer)
- LDAP
- RADIUS
Correct answer: Kerberos v5
Windows XP Pro uses Kerberos v5 as the primary authentication protocol when joined to an Active Directory domain.
Question 7: What is the function of the Windows XP Pro 'nbtstat' command?
- Display IP routing tables
- Display NetBIOS over TCP/IP statistics and name tables (Correct answer)
- Test network connectivity
- Display DNS cache entries
Correct answer: Display NetBIOS over TCP/IP statistics and name tables
nbtstat displays protocol statistics and current TCP/IP connections using NetBIOS over TCP/IP, and can be used to resolve NetBIOS name issues.
Windows XP Pro Windows XP Pro 3
In Windows XP Pro, which service is responsible for automatically applying Windows Updates?