Windows XP Pro Windows XP Pro MCQ 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which Windows XP Pro utility provides a graphical view of hardware resource usage such as IRQs, DMA channels, and I/O ports?
- Task Manager
- Device Manager
- System Information (msinfo32) (Correct answer)
- Performance Monitor
Correct answer: System Information (msinfo32)
System Information (msinfo32.exe) displays detailed hardware resources including IRQs, DMA, I/O ports, and memory ranges.
Question 2: What is the purpose of the 'Resultant Set of Policy' (RSoP) tool in Windows XP Pro?
- It generates a summary of disk usage by policy
- It shows which Group Policy settings are actually applied to a user or computer (Correct answer)
- It resets Group Policy to default values
- It synchronizes Group Policy between domain controllers
Correct answer: It shows which Group Policy settings are actually applied to a user or computer
RSoP (rsop.msc) simulates and reports the effective Group Policy settings applied to a specific user and computer combination.
Question 3: In Windows XP Pro, which account type can install software and change system-wide settings, but cannot access other users' files without permission?
- Guest
- Limited
- Administrator
- Power User (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Power User
Power Users can install most software and change system settings but lack full Administrator privileges such as reading other users' private files.
Question 4: Which command in Windows XP Pro displays the routing table and can also add or delete routes?
- netstat
- tracert
- route (Correct answer)
- arp
Correct answer: route
The 'route' command (route PRINT, route ADD, route DELETE) manages the IP routing table in Windows XP Pro.
Question 5: What does the 'icacls' (or 'cacls') command do in Windows XP Pro?
- Clears the ARP cache
- Displays and modifies NTFS access control lists on files and folders (Correct answer)
- Checks disk integrity
- Manages network interface cards
Correct answer: Displays and modifies NTFS access control lists on files and folders
cacls (and its successor icacls) displays and edits NTFS discretionary access control lists (DACLs) from the command line.
Question 6: In Windows XP Pro, which feature prevents code from running in memory regions marked as non-executable to block certain malware?
- Windows Firewall
- Data Execution Prevention (DEP) (Correct answer)
- Security Center
- Software Restriction Policies
Correct answer: Data Execution Prevention (DEP)
DEP (Data Execution Prevention) marks memory pages as non-executable, preventing buffer-overflow exploits from executing injected code.
Question 7: Which Windows XP Pro log in Event Viewer records events related to successful and failed logon attempts?
- Application Log
- System Log
- Security Log (Correct answer)
- Directory Service Log
Correct answer: Security Log
The Security Log records audited events such as logon successes, failures, account management, and object access when auditing is enabled.
Windows XP Pro Windows XP Pro MCQ 5
Which Windows XP Pro utility provides a graphical view of hardware resource usage such as IRQs, DMA channels, and I/O ports?