Learn About Configuring Microsoft Windows Vista Client

  By Certification Magazine —

You should not turn off Windows Firewall. Windows Firewall helps protect your computer from network or Internet attacks. Also, by disabling running all administrators in UAC Admin Approval Mode, you turn off UAC for all administrators by default. You should not turn off UAC for Joyce. You should only change the behavior of the UAC message.

You should not add Joyce to the local Power Users or Users groups. If UAC is enabled, it works for all users, regardless of their group membership.

References:
Explore the features: User Account Control
Microsoft TechNet
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-vista/features/user-account-control.aspx

User Account Control Step-by-Step Guide
Microsoft TechNet
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc709691(WS.10).aspx

How do I change the behavior of the User Account Control message?
Microsoft.com
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/1cc0e3a8-2cc0-43dc-b063-fa26fe5962c01033.mspx

Objective: Configuring Network Connectivity.
SubObjective: Use the Network and Sharing Center to configure networking.

Single answer, multiple choice.

You are an on-site desktop support technician for a hotel named Stay and Sleep. The hotel allows wireless access to its network, enabling customers to communicate with each other as well as connect to the Internet.

A hotel business customer has a laptop computer that runs Microsoft Windows Vista Business. The customer already has a connection configured for another wireless network. This connection allows business associates to access documents in the customer's C:UsersPublic folder. The business associates must be able to access these documents without providing user credentials. The customer needs to connect to the hotel's wireless network without allowing other users on that network to access these documents.

You need to make configuration changes so that the customer can allow business associates to access the documents and prevent users of the hotel's wireless network from accessing the documents. Your solution must not require the customer to make changes when switching between wireless networks.

What should you do?

A. Change the network category for the hotel's wireless network to public. Turn off password protection. Turn on network discovery.
B. Change the network category for the hotel's wireless network to public. Turn off password protection. Turn off network discovery.
C. Change the network category for the hotel's wireless network to private. Turn off password protection. Turn on network discovery.
D. Change the network category for the hotel's wireless network to private. Turn off password protection. Turn off network discovery.

Answer:
A

Tutorial:
You should change the network category for the hotel's wireless network to public. This disables network discovery by default. This means that other devices on the hotel's wireless network cannot view the customer's computer. Public means that the computer is in a public place, not that files on the computer should be accessible to the public. You should also turn off password protection and turn on network discovery. This allows users to access documents on the customer's computer without providing credentials. Note that these two settings are considered global settings. They will not override network-specific settings. This means that even if password protection is off and network discovery is on, users will not be able to access documents in the C:UsersPublic folder when the customer is connected to the hotel's wireless network because that network's category is public.

You should not turn off network discovery. This would prevent the business associates from accessing files in the C:UsersPublic folder.

You should not change the network category for the hotel's wireless network to private. This enables network discovery by default. Private means that the computer is connected to a private network.

References:
Troubleshoot Network Connection Problems
Microsoft.com
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/help/33307acf-0698-41ba-b014-ea0a2eb8d0a81033.mspx

Windows Vista: Networking
Microsoft.com
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/networking.mspx

Objective: Configuring and Troubleshooting Mobile Computing.
SubObjective: Configure Power Options.

Single answer, multiple choice.

You are a desktop support technician for your company. Josie, an employee at your company, has a laptop computer that runs Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate. Because she frequently uses the battery to power her computer, she configures her computer to use the power-saver power plan.

Josie learns that when she clicks the Power button icon on the Start menu, the computer does not completely turn off. If she later presses the Power button on the computer, the same programs that were opened when she tried to shut down the computer are still open.

You need to configure Josie's computer so that the computer turns off without saving her desktop session when she clicks the Power button icon on the Start menu.

What should you do?

A. Open Advanced Settings for the current power plan in Power Options. Change the On battery setting in the Sleep after category to Never.
B. Open Power Options and click the Choose what power buttons do link. Choose the option to shut the computer down when the power button is pressed.
C. Open Advanced Settings for the current power plan in Power Options. Change the Start menu power button setting to Shut down.
D. Open Power Options and click the Change when computer sleeps link. Choose the option to never put the computer to sleep when it is running on battery.

Answer:
C

Tutorial:
You should change the Start menu power button setting to Shut down in Advanced Settings. To open Advanced Settings, first open Power Options and click the Change plan settings link associated with the Power saver power plan. Then click the Change advanced power settings link to open the Advanced Settings dialog box. Expand Power buttons and lid, and then expand Start menu power button. Change the On battery setting to Shut down. This causes Windows to completely shut down when the Power button icon on the Start menu is clicked.

You should not change the On battery setting in the Sleep after category to Never. This setting determines the amount of time that must elapse before the computer is automatically put to sleep when it is running on battery. In this scenario, you need to specify what happens when the Power button icon on the Start menu is manually clicked.

You should not choose the option to shut the computer down when the power button is pressed. This option determines what happens when you press the Power button on the computer, not the Power button icon on the Start menu.

You should not choose the option to never put the computer to sleep when it is running on battery. This option determines whether the computer is automatically put to sleep. In this scenario, you need to specify what happens when the Power button icon on the Start menu is manually clicked.