01
Choose one
1 point
Someone needs an account for routine activities such as browsing the web, using email, and working on documents. Which account type is intended for this use?
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20 questions
02
Fill in the blank
1 point
Permissions may be assigned directly to individual accounts or, commonly, to .
03
True or false
1 point
True or false: The principle of least privilege applies to automated services as well as to people.
- A
True
- B
False
04
Choose one
1 point
An employee leaves an organization and no longer needs access to its systems. What should an administrator do with the employee's account?
- A
Keep the account active but ask the person not to sign in
- B
Convert the account into a shared account
- C
Disable or remove the account
- D
Give the account administrator permissions
05
Written response
1 point
What is the full name of the Windows feature that can request approval or administrator credentials before an action is elevated?
06
Choose all
1 point
Which practices support safer sign-ins and handling of permission prompts? Select all that apply.
- A
Protect sign-in credentials
- B
Use multifactor authentication when it is available
- C
Approve unexpected administrator prompts immediately
- D
Check what an unexpected permission or administrator prompt is requesting before approving it
07
Fill in the blank
1 point
Use individual accounts so activity can be tied to the right .
08
True or false
1 point
True or false: An account helps identify who is requesting access, while permissions determine what that account can do.
- A
True
- B
False
09
Choose one
1 point
A staff member needs to view project files but does not need to change or delete them. Which permission should the staff member receive?
- A
Read, edit, and delete access
- B
Read access only
- C
Administrator access
- D
No access to the files
10
Written response
1 point
Which account type can make system-wide changes, such as installing software or changing security settings?
11
Choose all
1 point
An organization is checking whether people still need their current access. Which actions align with safe access-control practices? Select all that apply.
- A
Periodically review account and group access
- B
Remove permissions that are no longer needed
- C
Disable or remove accounts that are no longer required
- D
Keep all existing permissions indefinitely to avoid disrupting work
12
Choose one
1 point
A team has a shared folder. Most members only need to view files, while a few need to edit them. Which setup best matches those needs?
- A
Give everyone edit access to the shared folder
- B
Give a larger group read access and a smaller group edit access
- C
Assign administrator access to the whole team
- D
Use one shared account for everyone who needs the folder
13
Choose one
1 point
A team wants to reduce the risk of errors or misuse when making sensitive changes. Which practice best separates duties?
- A
Give one person sole control over both making and reviewing a change
- B
Share one account between the person making the change and the reviewer
- C
Avoid giving one person unnecessary control over both making and reviewing a change
- D
Skip review whenever a change is made
14
Open ended
1 point
An employee moves to a different role with different responsibilities. Describe how the organization should adjust the employee's account access and permissions, including how it should handle routine work and administrator access.
15
Choose one
1 point
What does a user account represent in an access-control system?
- A
A person or service that can sign in
- B
A set of actions allowed on a file
- C
A request to elevate an action
- D
A group of devices on a network
16
Choose one
1 point
What do permissions determine for an account?
- A
Which person or service is signing in
- B
What the account is allowed to access or change
- C
Whether the device is connected to a network
- D
How long the account has existed
17
Choose one
1 point
Which account type is intended for routine activities such as browsing the web and working with documents?
- A
Standard account
- B
Administrator account
- C
Shared account
- D
Service account
18
True or false
1 point
The principle of least privilege applies to programs and automated services, not only to people.
- A
True
- B
False
19
Written response
1 point
On Windows, what is the full name of the feature abbreviated UAC, which can request approval or administrator credentials before an action is elevated?
20
Written response
1 point
What access-control principle means giving a person or service only the access needed for its assigned tasks, and no more?