Windows XP Pro Windows XP Pro 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What Windows XP Pro feature enables fast switching between multiple user sessions without logging off?
- Terminal Services
- Fast User Switching (Correct answer)
- Remote Desktop
- Run As
Correct answer: Fast User Switching
Fast User Switching allows multiple users to have simultaneous active sessions on a single Windows XP computer, switching between them without logging off.
Question 2: Which Windows XP Pro command-line utility verifies and repairs protected system files?
- chkdsk
- sfc /scannow (Correct answer)
- defrag
- scanreg
Correct answer: sfc /scannow
sfc /scannow (System File Checker) scans all protected system files and replaces incorrect versions with the correct Microsoft versions.
Question 3: In Windows XP Pro, what is the minimum NTFS permission required to view the contents of a folder?
- Full Control
- Modify
- Read & Execute
- List Folder Contents (Correct answer)
Correct answer: List Folder Contents
List Folder Contents allows a user to view the names of files and subfolders in a folder without necessarily being able to read or run them.
Question 4: Which Windows XP Pro networking feature automatically assigns an IP address when a DHCP server is unavailable?
- Static IP fallback
- APIPA (Automatic Private IP Addressing) (Correct answer)
- Zero Configuration Networking
- DNS fallback
Correct answer: APIPA (Automatic Private IP Addressing)
APIPA automatically assigns an IP address in the 169.254.x.x range when a DHCP server cannot be reached, allowing limited local network communication.
Question 5: What Windows XP Pro service pack introduced Data Execution Prevention (DEP) as a security feature?
- Service Pack 1
- Service Pack 2 (Correct answer)
- Service Pack 3
- It was part of the original release
Correct answer: Service Pack 2
Service Pack 2 for Windows XP introduced DEP, which prevents code from running in memory pages marked as non-executable to protect against malware.
Question 6: In Windows XP Pro, what is the purpose of the 'Run As' feature?
- Run a program faster by boosting CPU priority
- Execute a program under a different user account's credentials (Correct answer)
- Run a program in compatibility mode
- Launch a program at startup automatically
Correct answer: Execute a program under a different user account's credentials
Run As (runas.exe) allows a user to execute a program using different credentials, useful for performing administrative tasks without logging off.
Question 7: Which Windows XP Pro utility is used to configure which programs run automatically at Windows startup?
- Task Manager
- System Configuration Utility (msconfig) (Correct answer)
- Services Console
- Registry Editor
Correct answer: System Configuration Utility (msconfig)
MSConfig (System Configuration Utility) provides a Startup tab listing all programs configured to launch at startup, allowing administrators to disable unwanted items.
Windows XP Pro Windows XP Pro 5
What Windows XP Pro feature enables fast switching between multiple user sessions without logging off?