Question 1

What is the maximum number of users who can connect to an IIS website installed on a Windows XP Professional computer?

Accepted Answer

A)  1
B)  10
C)  100
D)  No limitations B

Question 2

Jack wants to install an external parallel-port tape backup drive to use the removable storage features of Windows XP Professional. The tape drive is included on the Hardware Compatibility List (HCL). He connects the tape drive to his computer and installs the manufacturer-provided drivers and software. When he attempts to create a media library for removable storage, the tape drive is not listed as an available library to select. How should you fix this issue?

Accepted Answer

A)  Run the Sigverif utility to verify the digital signer and version information for the device driver.
B)  Add Jack to the Local Backup Operator group on his computer.
C)  Disable Enhanced Parallel Port support (EPP support)  in the system BIOS.
D)  Ensure that the Driver Signing Options are set to Warn or Prompt. C

Question 3

You are quite amazed by what your friend's laptop does when he closes the lid. His laptop goes to the standby mode and resumes when the lid is opened, whereas your laptop shuts down when the lid is closed. What should you to do to be able to put your laptop in standby mode when the lid is closed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Go to the Power Scheme tab in Power Options Properties and choose Presentation.
B)  Go to the Power Scheme tab in Power Options Properties and choose Max Battery.
C)  Go to the Advanced Power Options and select Standby When I Close the Lid of My Portable Computer.
D)  Go to the Hibernate tab and enable Hibernation When I Close the Lid of My Portable Computer. C

Question 4

Which of the following drivers needs to be installed immediately after a clean installation of the Windows XP Operating System?

Accepted Answer

A)  Network Driver
B)  Video Driver
C)  Audio Driver
D)  Chipset Driver

Question 5

You decide to implement Internet Connection Sharing so that four computers can connect to the Internet via a single DSL connection. Which of the following requirements must be met in order to use ICS?

Accepted Answer

A)  VPN connection
B)  All network clients must be configured to obtain an IP address automatically.
C)  Network clients configured to use WINS
D)  All network clients must have the ICS service installed.

Question 6

You want to migrate someone's user settings to a new Windows XP Professional installation using FAST. Which of the following resources must be available to you?

Accepted Answer

A)  Administrative privileges on the source computer
B)  Domain Administrator rights on the destination computer
C)  Domain Administrator rights on the source computer
D)  The user name and password of the user whose state you are transferring

Question 7

John uses his laptop computer both at work and at home. He uses a docking station at his office. Every time he starts his computer, he is prompted to choose between the Docked and Undocked hardware profiles from the Hardware Profile Menu. Now, John has decided not to use a Docking station at his office. You need to make sure that he is not prompted to choose a hardware profile each time he starts his computer. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Configure the BIOS settings to disable support for the docking station.
B)  Configure the Device Manager settings to disable all devices used by the docking station.
C)  Configure the hardware profiles so that the Undocked hardware profile is the default hardware profile for startup.
D)  Access the hardware profiles section and remove the Docked hardware profile.

Question 8

Which of the following remote access authentication protocols does not support sending encrypted password information?

Accepted Answer

A)  PAP
B)  CHAP
C)  MS-CHAP
D)  MS-CHAP v2

Question 9

On a Windows XP computer, an Enforce Password History option is configured with a value of 7. What does this option do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Specifies that a user's password must be 7 characters in length. No other password lengths are accepted.
B)  Restricts the user to log into his account with that password 7 times before the system requires him to change it.
C)  Restricts a user's password length to less than 7 characters. Higher password lengths are not accepted.
D)  Restricts the user from re-using an old password that was used in the last 7 password changes, including the current one.

Question 10

You want to install Windows XP with Service Pack 2 on twenty office computers through a network distribution point. The network distribution point has a copy of Windows XP without Service Pack 2. You want to save an additional step of manually installing Service Pack 2 on all systems by including Service Pack 2 in the network distribution point. Which is the appropriate command to update the distribution point to the one with Service Pack 2?

Accepted Answer

A)  Update /integrate:\server\winxp
B)  Update /copydir:\server\winxp
C)  Update /syspart: \server\winxp
D)  Update /o:\server\winxp

Question 11

You are monitoring a computer that you suspect to have a bottleneck. This may be due to a malfunctioning piece of hardware. You are tracking a counter by name, Processor > Interrupts/Sec when you monitor the computer through System Monitor. Which of the following values would indicate that the piece of hardware is malfunctioning due to spurious interrupts?

Accepted Answer

A)  750
B)  200
C)  500
D)  2,000

Question 12

Certain services on a computer running Windows XP Professional will not load when the computer boots. You would like to track the progress of the boot process. How should you do this on a Windows XP Professional system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Enable Boot Logging using the /bootlog switch in the boot.ini file.
B)  Enable Boot Logging on the Advanced Boot Options page accessed through F8 at startup.
C)  Enable the sysinfo switch in the boot.ini file.
D)  Enable Boot Logging in System Properties in the Control Panel.

Question 13

Which of the following Web content zones prompts the user to download an unsigned ActiveX control by default?

Accepted Answer

A)  Internet
B)  Restricted Sites
C)  Local Intranet
D)  Trusted Sites

Question 14

You install a new printer on a Windows XP Professional computer and share this printer with the other users in your network. When you try to print for the first time using this printer, the output is several pages of unreadable characters. All other users report the same issue. How should you fix this problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  Configure the printer to print directly to the print device. Instruct the other users to make the same configuration.
B)  Run the Add Printer Driver Wizard to install the correct printer driver on your computer.
C)  Configure the printer to use the WinPrint print processor and use RAW as the default data type.
D)  Configure the printer to hold mismatched documents. Disable the advanced printing features.

Question 15

All users at your organization have Windows XP Professional computers that make use of DHCP for their TCP/IP configuration. Jack is a new employee in the Marketing department. You have set up a new client computer named Jack - 40 for him; however, he is unable to access the network resources. You confirm that no other users are reporting this problem. When you run an ipconfig command on his computer, you receive the output shown in the image. What should you do to fix this problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  Run the ipconfig /renew command on his computer.
B)  Add the IP address of the DHCP server to the HOSTS file on his computer.
C)  Run the tracert command on his computer.
D)  Run the netstat -e command on his computer.

Question 16

Jack is using Windows XP Professional on his laptop computer. He has not configured his Task bar to display the programs he is using frequently. On the flip side, it shows programs that he has never used. Which of the following should he do in order to use the Task bar effectively?

Accepted Answer

A)  Select Control Panel, select Menu Settings, and configure the task bar.
B)  Right-click empty space on the Taskbar, choose Properties from the pop-up menu, and configure the task bar.
C)  Right-click My Computer, choose Manage from the pop-up menu, and configure the task bar.
D)  Right-click My Computer, choose Properties from the pop-up menu, and configure the task bar.

Question 17

You want to view the IP address to NETBIOS name-mapping on your Windows XP computer. Which of the following files should you access?

Accepted Answer

A)  HOSTS
B)  Boot.ini
C)  Config.sy
D)  LMHOSTS

Question 18

You attempt to connect a device to the USB port through a USB root hub on a Windows XP computer, but the device is not recognized. Contemplating an issue with the USB device, you try many other USB devices, but they don't get recognized. You verify that the USB root hub and USB device will work on another computer, which is running Windows 2000 and has the USB configured. What should you do to make the devices work on the Windows XP computer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Verify that an IRQ has been assigned to the USB controller in the computer's BIOS.
B)  Configure the Registry setting for HKEY_LOCAL_COMPUTER\HARDWARE_DEVICES\USB to 0.
C)  Configure the Registry setting for HKEY_LOCAL_COMPUTER\HARDWARE_DEVICES\USB to 1.
D)  Downgrade the drivers to Windows 2000 drivers and see if the device will work.

Question 19

You are working on a computer that has Windows XP Professional installed. You want to modify the display settings so that window borders, buttons, and fonts are displayed using highly contrasting colors, rather than the Windows Standard color scheme. Which of the following should you do to modify the display settings?

Accepted Answer

A)  Open Control Panel, click Display, click the Accessibility Options tab, select the Use High Contrast check box, and then click Apply.
B)  Right click the empty space on the desktop, click Properties, select the Settings tab, and change the Color Quality.
C)  Open Control Panel, open the Accessibility Options dialog box, click the Display tab, select the Use High Contrast check box, and then click Apply.
D)  Right click the empty space on the desktop, click Properties, select the Themes tab and change the theme.

Question 20

After installing a new set of device drivers, your Windows XP computer will not boot properly. You believe the new hardware drivers are the cause. How can you verify this?

Accepted Answer

A)  Log onto the computer if you are able and check your resource allocations for device conflicts.
B)  Shut down the computer and reboot. Press F8 at the system prompt and select the Last Known Good Configuration.
C)  Reload the device drivers you've just installed and reboot the computer.
D)  Roll back the device drivers to a different version and reboot the computer.

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