MCSA Windows 10 70-698 Assessment Test

Your home computer network is protected by a firewall. You have configured your Windows 10 home computer to use Windows Mail. After you configure your email accounts, you discover that you are unable to send email messages from Windows Mail. Your email provider uses POP3 and SMTP. What port should you open on the firewall? A. 25 B. 110 C. 443 D. 995

A. Port 25 should be opened on the firewall. SMTP is used for outbound mail and uses port 25. POP3, which is used for receiving inbound mail, uses port 110. See Chapter 7 for more information.

You are configuring a Windows 10 computer that is going to be used by your children. You are configuring access restrictions using the Parental Controls feature of Windows 10. Which of the following can be configured by setting Parental Controls? (Choose all that apply.) A. When your children can access the computer B. Which websites your children can view C. Which programs your children can access D. Which other computers on your home network your children can access

A, B, C. Using Parental Controls, you can configure which websites your children can access, when they can use the computer, which games they can play, and which programs they can run, and you can view reports regarding their activity. See Chapter 5 for more information.

Which of the following statements are true regarding the creation of a group in Windows 10? (Choose two.) A. Only members of the Administrators group can create users on a Windows 10 computer. B. Group names can be up to 64 characters. C. Group names can contain spaces. D. Group names can be the same as usernames but not the same as other group names on the computer.

A, C. Only administrators can create new groups on a Windows 10 computer. Group names can contain up to 256 characters and can contain spaces. Group names must be unique to the computer, different from all the other usernames and group names that have been specified on that computer. See Chapter 9 for more information.

You need to expand the disk space on your Windows 10 computer. You are considering using spanned volumes. Which of the following statements are true concerning spanned volumes? (Choose all that apply.) A. Spanned volumes can contain space from 2 to 32 physical drives. B. Spanned volumes can contain space from 2 to 24 physical drives. C. Spanned volumes can be formatted as FAT32 or NTFS partitions. D. Spanned volumes can be formatted only as NTFS partitions.

A, C. You can create a spanned volume from free space that exists on a minimum of 2 to a maximum of 32 physical drives. When the spanned volume is initially created in Windows 10,it can be formatted with FAT32 or NTFS. If you extend a volume that already contains data, however, the partition must be NTFS. See Chapter 4 for more information.

You are the network administrator for a large organization. You have a Windows 10 machine that is working fine, but you downloaded and installed a newer version of the network adapter driver. After you load the driver, the network device stops working properly. Which tool should you use to help you fix the problem? A. Driver rollback B. Driver Repair utility C. Reverse Driver application D. Windows 10 Driver Compatibility tool

A. Driver rollback allows you to replace a newly installed driver with the previous driver. You can do the driver rollback using the Device Manager utility. See Chapter 3 for more information.

You have a computer that runs Windows 10. Your computer has two volumes, C: and D:. Both volumes are formatted by using the NTFS file system. You need to disable previous versions on the D: volume. What should you do? A. From System Properties, modify the System Protection settings. B. From the properties of the D: volume, modify the Quota settings. C. From the properties of the D: volume, modify the Sharing settings. D. From the Disk Management snap-in, convert the hard disk drive that contains the D: volume to Dynamic.

A. If you need to disable previous versions on the D: volume, this needs to be done from the System Protection settings from the computer system properties. See Chapter 10 for more information.

You are the administrator in charge of a computer that runs both Windows 7 and Windows 10. Windows 10 is installed on a different partition from Windows 7. You have to make sure that the computer always starts Windows 7 by default. What action should you perform? A. Run Bcdedit.exe and the /default parameter. B. Run Bcdedit.exe and the /bootcd parameter. C. Create a Boot.ini file in the root of the Windows 10 partition. D. Create a Boot.ini file in the root of the Windows 7 partition.

A. The Boot Configuration Data (BCD) store contains boot information parameters that were previously found in Boot.ini in older versions of Windows. To edit the boot options in the BCD store, use the bcdedit utility, which can be launched only from a command prompt. See Chapter 1 for more information.

You are the network administrator for a medium-sized company. Rick was the head of HR and recently resigned. John has been hired to replace Rick and has been given Rick's laptop. You want John to have access to all of the resources to which Rick had access. What is the easiest way to manage the transition? A. Rename Rick's account to John. B. Copy Rick's account and call the copied account John. C. Go into the Registry and do a search and replace to replace all of Rick's entries with John's name. D. Take ownership of all of Rick's resources and assign John Full Control to the resources.

A. The easiest way is to simply rename Rick's account to John. When you rename Rick's account to John, John will automatically have all of the rights and permissions to any resource that Rick had access to. See Chapter 6 for more information.

You are using a laptop running Windows 10 Home. You want to synchronize files between your laptop and a network folder. Which of the following actions must you perform first in order to enable synchronization to occur between your laptop and the network folder? A. Upgrade your laptop to Windows 10 Enterprise. B. Enable one-way synchronization between the laptop and the network folder. C. Enable two-way synchronization between the laptop and the network folder. D. Configure the files on your laptop as read-only.

A. To enable synchronization of files between your laptop and a network folder, you must first upgrade your laptop to a version of Windows 10 that supports synchronization with network folders, such as Windows 10 Enterprise. Windows Sync Center also supports synchronization of files between computers and mobile devices. See Chapter 1 for more information.

You have just purchased a new computer that has Windows 10 preinstalled. You want to migrate existing users from a previous computer that was running Windows XP Professional. Which two files would you use to manage this process through the User State Migration Tool? (Choose two.) A. usmt.exe B. ScanState.exe C. LoadState.exe D. Windows7Migrate.exe

B, C. Windows 10 ships with a utility called the User State Migration Tool (USMT) that is used by administrators to migrate users from one computer to another via a command-line utility. The USMT consists of two executable files: ScanState.exe and LoadState.exe. See Chapter 2 for more information.

Which of the following versions of Windows 10 can be upgraded to Windows 10 Enterprise edition? (Choose all that apply.) A. Windows 8.1 Home B. Windows 8.1 Professional C. Windows 8.1 Home Premium D. Windows 8.1 Enterprise

B, D. You can upgrade Windows 8 Professional and Windows 8 Enterprise to Windows 10 Enterprise edition. See Chapter 1 for more information.

Your organization has created an application for its employees. You need to deploy the internally developed application to all employees while minimizing the costs. What's the best way to do that? A. Install the application one system at a time. B. Enable application sideloading. C. Purchase System Center and deploy the application. D. Run the Add-Application PowerShell cmdlet.

B. Applications that are developed by a company and are not signed by the Windows Store can be installed by the process of sideloading. Sideloading allows companies to load applications into the Windows Store for deployment throughout a company. See Chapter 8 for more information.

You are the administrator for a large organization that is moving to Windows 10. You need to set up a way that you can run multiple storage commands from a scripting tool. How can you set this up? A. Use SCCM for scripting. B. Use PowerShell for scripting. C. Use AD FS for scripting. D. Use Disk Administrator for scripting.

B. PowerShell commands allow you to run multiple configurations by using scripts or even by using individual commands. See Chapter 4 for more information.

You are configuring power settings on your laptop. You configure the laptop to enter sleep mode after a specified period of inactivity. Which of the following will occur when the computer enters sleep mode? A. The computer will be shut down gracefully. B. Data will be saved to the hard disk. C. The monitor and hard disk will be turned off, but the computer will remain in a fully active state. D. The user session will not be available when you resume activity on the computer.

B. Sleep mode is a combination of standby mode and hibernation mode. When sleep mode is configured, the user's session is quickly accessible on wakeup, but the data is saved to the hard disk. Sleep mode is the preferred power-saving mode in Windows 10. See Chapter 5 for more information.

You have a DNS server that contains corrupt information. You fix the problem with the DNS server, but one of your users is complaining that they are still unable to access Internet resources. You verify that everything works on another computer on the same subnet. Which command can you use to fix the problem? A. ipconfig/flush B. ipconfig/flushdns C. ping /flush D. DNS /flushdns

B. The ipconfig /flushdns command is used to purge the DNS Resolver cache. The ipconfig command displays a computer's IP configuration. See Chapter 7 for more information.

You are using Windows 10 Home and you want to update your video drivers. How do you accomplish this? A. Install new drivers using Driver Manager. B. Upgrade the drivers using Device Manager. C. Upgrade the drivers using Driver Manager. D. Install new drivers using Device Manager.

B. To get the latest drivers for any piece of hardware, you need to use the Upgrade Drivers button in Device Manager. After the upgrade button is chosen, you can use downloaded drivers or drivers from a new DVD. See Chapter 3 for more information.

What filename extension is applied by default to custom consoles that are created for the MMC? A. .mmc B. .msc C. .con D. .mcn

B. When you create a custom console for the MMC, the .msc filename extension is automatically applied. See Chapter 4 for more information.

You need Windows 10 to be the primary operating system on a dual-boot machine. Which file do you configure for this? A. boot.ini B. bcdedit C. bcboot.ini D. bcdboot

B. You should configure the bcdedit utility to configure your boot order. See Chapter 1 for more information.

If you wanted to require that a user enter an Administrator password to perform administrative tasks, what type of user account should you create for the user? A. Administrator user account B. Standard user account C. Power user account D. Authenticated user account

B. You would create a standard user account for the user. Standard users must provide the credentials of an administrator account when prompted by User Account Control (UAC) in order to perform administrative tasks. See Chapter 9 for more information.

How do you access the Advanced Boot Options menu in Windows 10 during the boot process? A. Press the spacebar. B. Press F6. C. Press F8. D. Press F10.

C. During the boot process, you are prompted to press F8 to access the Advanced Boot Options menu. See Chapter 10 for more information.

You have installed a clean installation of Windows 10 on your computer. You want to create an image of the new installation to use as a basis for remote installs. What Windows 10 utility should you use to accomplish this? A. WDS B. Windows SIM C. DISM D. Sysprep

C. You can use the DISM utility to create an image of a Windows 10 installation. After the image has been created, you can prepare the image with a utility such as the System Preparation Tool (Sysprep). The image can then be used for remote installations of Windows 10. See Chapter 2 for more information.

You are the network administrator for Stellacon. Your network consists of 200 Windows 10 computers, and you want to assign static IP addresses rather than use a DHCP server. You want to configure the computers to reside on the 192.168.10.0 network. What subnet mask should you use with this network address? A. 255.0.0.0 B. 255.255.0.0 C. 255.255.255.0 D. 255.255.255.255

C. You should use the subnet mask 255.255.255.0 on your network in this scenario. The IP network address 192.168.10.0 is a Class C address. Class C addresses, by default, use the subnet mask 255.255.255.0. The network portion of the address is 192.168.10, and the host portion of the address can be 1 to 254. See Chapter 7 for more information.

What is the CIDR equivalent for 255.255.255.224? A. /24 B. /25 C. /26 D. /27

D. A subnet mask of 255.255.255.224 equals a CIDR of /27. CIDR is the number of on bits. See Chapter 7 for more information.

1. You want to create roaming profiles for users in the Sales department. They frequently log on at computers in a central area. The profiles should be configured as mandatory and roaming profiles. Which users are able to manage mandatory profiles on Windows 10 computers? A. The user who uses the profile B. Server operators C. Power users D. Administrators

D. Only members of the Administrators group can manage mandatory profiles. See Chapter 9 for more information.

Which utility is used to upgrade a FAT32 partition to NTFS? A. UPFS B. UPGRADE C. Disk Manager D. Convert

D. The Convert utility is used to convert a FAT32 partition to NTFS. See Chapter 4 for more information.

You have a user with limited vision. Which accessibility utility is used to read aloud screen text, such as the text in dialog boxes, menus, and buttons? A. Read-Aloud B. Orator C. Dialog Manager D. Narrator

D. The Narrator utility uses a sound output device to read onscreen text. See Chapter 5 for more information.

You are the network administrator for your organization. Your organization has been using Windows 10 Enterprise. You need to run the Print Management tools from the command prompt. What command do you run? A. Printmgmt.exe B. PrintMig.exe C. Prtmgmt.exe D. Printbrm.exe

D. The Printbrm.exe command should be run from a command prompt with administrative permission. This command is the command-line version of the Print Management tool. See Chapter 3 for more information.

You are the IT administrator for a large computer-training company that uses laptops for all its employees. Currently the users have to connect to the wireless network through the wireless network adapter. Windows 10 now includes this built in as which feature? A. Available Network Finder (ANF) B. View Networks (VN) C. Network Availability Viewer (NAV) D. View Available Networks (VAN)

D. The feature the question is referring to is View Available Networks (VAN). Before Windows 10, when you used a wireless network adapter you would choose the wireless network that you wanted to connect to by using the wireless network adapter properties. In Windows 10, this is built into the operating system. See Chapter 1 for more information.

You have a network folder that resides on an NTFS partition on a Windows 10 computer. NTFS permissions and share permissions have been applied. Which of the following statements best describes how share permissions and NTFS permissions work together if they have been applied to the same folder? A. The NTFS permissions will always take precedence. B. The share permissions will always take precedence. C. The system will look at the cumulative share permissions and the cumulative NTFS permissions. Whichever set is less restrictive will be applied. D. The system will look at the cumulative share permissions and the cumulative NTFS permissions. Whichever set is more restrictive will be applied.

D. When both NTFS and share permissions have been applied, the system looks at the effective rights for NTFS and share permissions and then applies the most restrictive of the cumulative permissions. If a resource has been shared and you access it from the local computer where the resource resides, then you will be governed only by the NTFS permission. See Chapter 6 for more information.

You have compressed a 4 MB file into 2 MB. You are copying the file to another computer that has a FAT32 partition. How can you ensure that the file will remain compressed? A. When you copy the file, use the XCOPY command with the /Comp switch. B. When you copy the file, use the Windows Explorer utility and specify the option Keep Existing Attributes. C. On the destination folder, make sure that you set the option Compress Contents To Save Disk Space in the folder's properties. D. You can't maintain disk compression on a non-NTFS partition.

D. Windows 10 data compression is supported only on NTFS partitions. If you move the file to a FAT32 partition, then it will be stored as uncompressed. See Chapter 4 for more information.