Problem Set #3

1. List the four subtrees of the Windows NT Registry.

2. Which Registry subtree contains all configuration about the local computer?

3. Which Registry subtree contains information about the user currently logged on?

4. Which subtree contains software configuration information?

5. The name of the Registry Editor program is:

  1. REGEDIT32.COM
  2. REGEDT32.EXE
  3. REDITOR.EXE
  4. REGEDIT.EXE

6. If an administrator has to modify Screen Saver, Wallpaper, or UPS settings on a Windows NT Workstation, should they go directly to the Registry and edit the settings there, or should they use the Control Panel tools?

7. By default, which type of user groups have full control over the Registry, and which types of user groups have only "read" access to the Registry?

8. In which directory are local profiles stored on a Windows NT computer?

  1. <winnt_root>\SYSTEM32\CONFIG
  2. <winnt_root>\SYSTEM
  3. <winnt_root>\SYSTEM32\PROFILES
  4. <winnt_root>\SYSTEM\PROFILE

9. If a user has both a server-based profile and a local user profile, which profile has priority?

10. When is a local user profile created?

  1. When an administrator creates the user account.
  2. When the administrator configures the user with a logon script.
  3. When the user logs onto the Windows NT Workstation for the first time.
  4. After the administrator creates the user account and logs off.

11. If a user profile needs to be reset back to the Windows NT defaults, as an administrator what is the best way to do this? What program or tool needs to be used to do this?

12. If an administrator wants to change the default boot delay time, what icon do they need to find and click on? What (hidden, system) file is modified as a result of changing this particular setting?

13. Of the following, what is the correct order in which environmental variables are set?

Choice A:

  1. System environmental variables
  2. AUTOEXEC.BAT variables
  3. User environmental variables

Choice B:

  1. User environmental variables
  2. AUTOEXEC.BAT variables
  3. System environmental variables

Choice C:

  1. System environmental variables
  2. User environmental variables
  3. AUTOEXEC.BAT variables

14. What does UPS stand for in the world of Windows NT? -- a confidence building question! ;)

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