Answer Set #2

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1. What are the 3 default user accounts created when Windows NT Workstation is first installed?

• Administrator
• Guest
• Initial User

2. What are the default user accounts created when Windows NT Server is first installed?

• Administrator
• Guest

3. Which program in the Administrative Tools group does one run to create and modify users and groups on Windows NT Workstation?

1. User Administrator
2. User Manager
3. User Manager for Domains
4. User Server Manager

• User Manager

4. When creating a user account, which of the following fields are optional?

1. Username
2. Full Name
3. Description
4. Password
5. Confirm Password

• Full Name
• Description

5. By default, where must logon scripts be located? (In what directory?)

• \winnt_root\SYSTEM32\REPL\IMPORT\SCRIPTS

6. When copying a user account, which items below are copied to the new account?

1. Username
2. Full Name
3. Description
4. Password and Confirm Password
5. "User Must Change Password at Next Logon" box
6. "Account Disabled" box
7. "Password Never expires" box
8. User Profile Settings

• Description
• "Password Never Expires" box
• User Profile Settings

7. Of the 3 default user accounts initially set-up with Windows NT Workstation, which can be deleted and which cannot?

• The Initial User account can be deleted. The default Administrator and Guest account cannot be deleted.

8. List the 6 Built-in default Group accounts in Windows NT Workstation.

• Administrators
• Backup Operators
• Guests
• Power Users
• Replicator
• Users

9. List the 4 Special Groups.

• Everyone
• Interactive
• Network
• Creator Owner

10. Is it required that a user account belong to a Built-in Group? Must they belong to a Special Group?

• No, a user is not required to belong to any Built-in Group. However, a logged-on user is always part of one or more Special Groups.

11. Of the following, which Group Accounts can a user create on a Windows NT Workstation?

1. Personal Group
2. Local Group
3. Global Group
4. Domain Group
5. Any Special Group

• Local Group

12. Of the following, what can a Local Group contain?

1. User accounts
2. Other Local Group accounts
3. Global Group accounts

• User accounts
• Global Group accounts

13. Of the following, what can a Global Group contain?

1. User accounts
2. Local Group accounts
3. Other Global Group accounts

• User accounts only

14. Once created, is it possible to rename a user account? How about a Group account?

• Yes, it is possible to rename a user account. On the contrary, Group accounts cannot be renamed.

15. Can a Group account be disabled by an Administrator?

• No, Group accounts cannot be disabled.

16. Which security policy is responsible for password administration and account lockout?

1. User Rights
2. Account
3. Audit

• Account

17. User rights by default are granted to group accounts. Can these rights be assigned to individual user accounts?

• Yes

18. What are some specific events that can be audited and kept in a security log?

• Logon and Logoff
• File and Object Access
• Security Policy Changes
• System Restart and Shutdown
• Process Tracking
• and more

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