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More Happy is Coming: The Road to Win7 from an Exam Perspective (WinNT)

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Tomorrow is the release of Win7!! We’re in the final countdown (the song is racing through my brain)! So, you’re probably wondering where I’ve been... I’m not ignoring you, and I didn’t forget. I’m shaking things up a bit to give readers in other time zones a chance to play. Hint: Tomorrow’s post will be in the morning in Seattle, WA.

Now, on with our battle for the respect and admiration of your peers in the MCP community and for one lucky person, a free exam. Today, Exam 073: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft® Windows NT® Workstation 4.0. Brought to you by request from one of our community members. As I’ve said before, your wish is my command.

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Question #1 (I couldn’t resist; I’ve never seen an item like this on any of our exams):

Your network has 15 workstations and one Windows NT Server computer that is configured as a primary domain controller (PDC). Five of the workstations run Windows NT Workstation and 10 of them run Microsoft Windows 95.

You plan to install a new Intel-based computer on your network. It will be used by DavidP, the company president, and it will be used by other employees when he is not using it. You need to plan for security and to choose an operating system for the new computer.

Required result:

Allow DavidP to secure the files and directories on the new computer so that other users can access only the files and directories to which DavidP has assigned rights for those users.

Optional desired results:

Allow users other than DavidP to manage security on only files and directories they have created.

Allow DavidP to control access to the new computer’s files, directories, and shares by using user accounts and group accounts from the domain.

Proposed solution:

Install Windows NT Workstation on the new computer, and configure it to be in a workgroup named EXEC.

Configure the new computer to use NTFS.

Rename the Administrator account as DavidP.

Remove all users and groups other than DavidP from the Administrators local group on the new computer.

Which results does the proposed solution produce?

A. The proposed solution produces the required result and produces both of the optional desired results.

B. The proposed solution produces the required result and produces only one of the optional desired results.

C. The proposed solution produces the required result but does not produce either of the optional desired results.

D. The proposed solution does not produce the required result.

 

Question #2 (A NetWare question for your viewing pleasure): You are configuring Bruce’s Windows NT Workstation computer. You want to allow Bruce to access files on a NetWare 3.12 server named Accounting. Bruce has an account named BruceO on the NetWare server, and he has an account named BruceO on his Windows NT Workstation computer.

How should you configure Client Service for NetWare to allow Bruce to access files on the NetWare server from his Windows NT Workstation computer?

A. with a preferred server named Accounting

B. with a preferred server named BruceO.Accounting

C. with a tree named Accounting and a default context of BruceO

D. with a tree named NetWare and a default context of Accounting

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Be the first person to answer both questions correctly with a brief explanation and win an exam voucher. Remember that you can only win once this week.

Does anyone remember taking this exam? I’m very curious to know what you think of the “preferred solution” question type, like #1 above. Should we bring these back?

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  • Q1: D. The machine is not on the domain so no other users can access it.
    Q2: A. Only the server name is needed as the NT & NW usernames match.
  • Hello,

    (I'm iching to give the answer, but have already won a voucher earlier.)

    Yes, I remember this exam, Q1 looks very familiar.

    Isn't this type of question still on some exams, but evolved into full blown case scenario's ?

    I always considerd the requred result / optional result type of questions as the early beginnings of those.

    Rob.
  • Question 1
    Answer C
    Reason (I think!)- As the local admin, DavidP will be able to administrator local folder and file access so thats the required result.
    Other users won't be able to control file and folder access as they will not be a member of an administrative group.
    Lastly the pc is not a member to the domain as is part of a workgroup

    Question 2
    Answer A - as the usernames match
  • Q1: B. NT Workstation with the NTFS file system allows for access to files and directories be controlled which is the required result. The first optional result was achieved because other users can manage security on files they created because the Creator_Owner group will have Full Control permissions by default. The second optional result was not achieved because the computer was not made to be a member of the domain.

    Q2: A. Only need to enter the preferred server with the name of the Netware server when you have a matching username.
  • I could tell you the answers, but that would be violating the NDA.
  • Q1: B. Local users can access and DavidP can manage their files. Thanks to NTFS.
    Off course questions like this one should be back on exams. Specially on the Professional Series, not in the Technology Series.

    Q2: A. Same as the other answers: usernames match, we only need ther server name.

    Sorry I´m not the first answering, and my english is not so good.
  • That made me laugh out loud. I'm still giggling!
  • Congratulations! We have a winner. Mr_Ed, send me an email at mslcd@microsoft.com and I'll hook you up with your exam voucher!
  • Congrats Mr_Ed! Apparently WinNT isn't my flavor either, maybe I'll have better luck with 2k or XP.
  • I remember the old "preferred solution" questions... and I remember that I HATED THEM! Every time I got them, I felt like pounding my head on the keyboard just because it felt better than trying to solve the question. Did those question writers go on to Berkeley Software? They must have, because their style of questioning made me feel like I Didn't Know Jack!
  • Q1: B. Local users can access and DavidP can manage their files. Thanks to NTFS.
    Off course questions like this one should be back on exams. Specially on the Professional Series, not in the Technology Series.

    Q2: A. Same as the other answers: usernames match, we only need ther server name.

    Sorry I´m not the first answering, and my english is not so good.
  • That made me laugh out loud. I'm still giggling!
  • Congratulations! We have a winner. Mr_Ed, send me an email at mslcd@microsoft.com and I'll hook you up with your exam voucher!
  • Congrats Mr_Ed! Apparently WinNT isn't my flavor either, maybe I'll have better luck with 2k or XP.
  • I remember the old "preferred solution" questions... and I remember that I HATED THEM! Every time I got them, I felt like pounding my head on the keyboard just because it felt better than trying to solve the question. Did those question writers go on to Berkeley Software? They must have, because their style of questioning made me feel like I Didn't Know Jack!
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