Certifiable Q&A for February 15, 2002

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Questions (February 15, 2002)
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This week's questions cover topics for Exam 70-270: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows XP Professional.

Questions (February 15, 2002)

Question 1
You want to issue a command on your Windows XP Professional machine to monitor a remote XP Pro workstation and run the execute.bat file in your C:\bin directory whenever an event with event ID 4133 occurs with an error in the remote machine's System event log. The remote XP system's name is ridcully, and it's a member of the same domain as your XP system. Your account has Domain Administrator access. Which of the following commands should you run? (Choose the best answer.)

1. trigger /create /s ridcully /tr "execute" /eid 4133 /l system /t error /tk c:\bin\execute.bat
2. logscan /create /s ridcully /tr "execute" /eid 4133 /l system /t error /tk c:\bin\execute.bat
3. logfind /create /s ridcully /tr "execute" /eid 4133 /l system /t error /tk c:\bin\execute.bat
4. eventtriggers /create /s ridcully /tr "execute" /eid 4133 /l system /t error /tk c:\bin\execute.bat

Question 2
Which of the following best describes the difference between Windows XP's Remote Desktop and Remote Assistance features? (Choose the best answer.)

1. There's no difference--Remote Desktop and Remote Assistance are the same thing.
2. Remote Assistance lets you view a remote desktop but doesn't let you interact with it; Remote Desktop lets you interact with another user's desktop settings.
3. Remote Assistance lets you view a remote desktop but doesn't let you interact with it; Remote Desktop lets multiple users connect to an XP Professional workstation in the same way Windows 2000 Server Terminal Services Application Server does. A maximum of five users can connect to the Remote Desktop at any time.
4. Remote Assistance lets you view a remote desktop but doesn't let you interact with it; Remote Desktop lets multiple users connect to an XP Pro workstation in the same way that Win2K Server Terminal Services Application Server does. A maximum of two users can connect to the Remote Desktop at any time.
5. Remote Assistance lets you view a remote desktop but doesn't let you interact with it unless the remote user permits you to; Remote Desktop lets you remotely connect to your workstation as if you were directly connected.

Question 3
Which of the following steps should you take to install Remote Desktop Web Connection on a Windows XP Professional machine?

1. Run the Control Panel Add/Remove Programs applet; click Add/Remove Windows Components; select Other Networking, Remote Desktop Protocol, click Details; and select Remote Desktop Web Connection.
2. Remote Desktop Web Connection is installed by default on all XP Pro desktop systems.
3. Run the Control Panel Add/Remove Programs applet; click Add/Remove Windows Components; and select Internet Information Services, Details, World Wide Web Services (Details), Remote Desktop Web Connection.
4. Download the Power Toys add-on from the Microsoft Web site.

Answers (February 15, 2002)

Answer to Question 1
The correct answer is D—eventtriggers /create /s ridcully /tr "execute" /eid 4133 /l system /t error /tk c:\bin\execute.bat. You don't necessarily need to know the command's exact syntax to answer this question correctly, but you should be able to distinguish which command can do the job.

Answer to Question 2
The correct answer is E—Remote Assistance lets you view a remote desktop but doesn't let you interact with it unless the remote user you to; Remote Desktop lets you remotely work on your workstation as if you were at your own keyboard. You can't use Remote Desktop for assistance because it locks the screen on any system it connects to. Remote Desktop lets you log off from your workstation at the office, go home, and log on to the workstation from home. This feature is similar to Win2K Server Terminal Services Application Server, except that it permits just one connection.

For more information, see Overview of Remote Assistance in Windows XP and Remote Desktop Overview.

Answer to Question 3
The correct answer is C—Run the Control Panel Add/Remove Programs applet; click Add/Remove Windows Components; and select Internet Information Services, Details, World Wide Web Services (Details), and Remote Desktop Web Connection. The connection isn't installed by default because Remote Desktop Web Connection can pose a security risk. Using this Web page will install an ActiveX plugin that can substitute for the full Windows 2000 Server Terminal Services client.