users
All of the following are good password practices EXCEPT:
B. Only give your passwords to administrators
Giving someone just enough permission to accomplish their tasks is called?
B. principle of least privilege
What tool is used in Windows XP to manage users and groups?
D. User Accounts applet
____________________ ratings such as E, T, and M can be used to allow or block computer game use?
A. ESRB
To create a new user in Windows XP, open the User Accounts applet in Control Panel and click ____________________.
A. Create a new account
What is the process that states what a user can and cannot do on a system?
B. Authorization
In a Windows XP system, ____________________ have rights almost equal to that of the administrator, except that they cannot install new devices.
D. power users
Which versions of Windows cannot join a domain and use the Windows Welcome screen by default?
C. XP Home and Media Center
A strong password is at least ____________________ characters long and contains letters, numbers, and punctuation symbols.
B. 8
If you do not select the Use the Welcome screen checkbox in the User Accounts applet, you will get the __________ logon screen.
C. classic
What is an individual record for a particular user on a single computer called?
D. Local user account
Which of the following is a good security practice?
C. Assign a complex password to the administrator account.
An account that belongs only to the Local Users group is said to be a(n) ____________________ user account.
D. limited
Windows XP and Windows Vista allow users to create a floppy or USB ____________________ in case they forget a password.
B. password reset disk
A(n) ____________________ should be created and used at a later time to help users if they forget a password.
A. password reset disk
What is the process used to determine that someone using a computer is who he says he is?
C. Authentication
Selecting ____________________ while adding a new user in Windows Vista/7 makes that user a member of the local Users group.
B. Standard User
By default, what applet is used in Windows Vista Home Premium to manage user accounts?
B. User Accounts and Family Safety
When you create a new file or folder on an NTFS partition, you become the ____________________ of that file or folder.
C. owner
To create a new user in Windows XP, open the User Accounts applet in Control Panel and click ____________________.
A. Create a new account
What option can you turn off in the Windows XP Select logon and logoff options to require users to type a user account name?
A. Use the Welcome screen
Selecting ____________________ while adding a new user in Windows Vista/7 makes that user a member of the local Users group.
B. Standard User
What permissions dialog feature in Windows Vista is used protect both standard users and administrators from doing certain things that could harm a computer?
B. User Account Control
You own a file and have prevented all access to the file. Who can take ownership of the file away from you and then access the file?
B. Administrator or anyone with the Take Ownership permission
The ____________________ tab lets you view and set file and folder permissions.
A. Security