MICROSOFT CHALLENGE Managing the desktop
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1. Can a Windows XP system have all of its policies edited in a Windows 2000 domain?
a. Yes
b. Only policies that were previously supported by Windows 2000 can be edited
c. Only by a domain administrator
d. No, Windows XP policies cannot be edited in a Windows 2000 domain

2. How many policies were supported in Windows 2000?
a. 251
b. 371
c. 421
d. 971

3. How many additional policies are supported in Windows XP?
a. 212
b. 351
c. 458
d. None

4. Changes to some group policy settings in Windows XP can take up to ___ logons to become effective.
a. One
b. Two
c. Three
d. Four

5. Changes to some user object properties in Windows XP can take up to ___ logons to become effective.
a. One
b. Two
c. Three
d. Four

6. If an administrator wishes to guarantee Folder Redirection, Software Installation, or roaming user profile settings in just one logon or boot cycle, he should enable the policy setting:
a. Always use classic logon
b. Do not process the legacy run list
c. Wait for remote user profile
d. Always wait for the network at computer startup and logon

7. Which Windows XP administrative template is for editing core settings?
a. System.adm
b. Wmplayer.adm
c. Conf.adm
d. Inetres.adm

8. If you are working in a mixed Windows 2000 / XP environment, you should use _____ .ADM files.
a. Windows 2000
b. Windows XP
c. Both Windows 2000 and Windows XP
d. Windows .NET / 2003 Server

9. You should not configure policy settings on client machines by editing the Registry.
a. True
b. False
c. Only true if you are not an administrator
d. You can't change policy settings by editing the Registry in the first place

10. Windows 2000 and Windows XP control their policy refreshes
a. Both synchronously
b. Both asynchronously
c. Synchronously for Windows 2000; asynchronously for Windows XP
d. Asynchronously for Windows 2000; Synchronously for Windows XP

1)b. Only policies that were previously supported by Windows 2000 can be edited
2)c. 421
3)a. 212
4)c. Three
5)b. Two
6)d. Always wait for the network at computer startup and logon
7)a. System.adm
8)b. Windows XP
9)a. True
10)b. Both asynchronously

Whether the issue is reliability, mobility, or security, managing desktops in the enterprise can be challenging. Many of these issues can be addressed by new features in Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP and Microsoft Office XP Professional. Want specific examples? Visit: http://www.microsoft.com/desktop.