A user regularly has to walk away from their computer and is worried someone may access
their workstation. Which of the following would BEST prevent this?
A.
Lock the workstation
B.
Shutdown the computer
C.
Logon using the unprivileged guest account
D.
Set the screensaver password
Explanation:
Reference:
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-lock-your-pc.navId-323066.html
I think the correct answer is D. Even if a user lock physically the workstation someone could access into the session.
Actually it is A. Lock the workstation. The reason is the screensaver, unless it set otherwise, has a delay. So if you get up, then the computer will still be open for anyone to access it. But if someone wants to get in, they will.
Well, A is correct IF he always remembers to use it when he is away. If he forgets it then it is totally open. By mistake of course, but nevertheless.
But in reality he forgets to lock the workstation, therefore the screen saver takes care of it for him. But when he remebers it, most of the times, he can activate the screen saver manually by Windows+L key combination.
Therefore D is in reality the correct answer. But if he never forgets it (which he will) A is the correct answer.
I vote for D.
Uhh.. The correct answer is actualy C.
I took the 220-801 and what I learned that they try to deceive you a bit, even though the training on LYNDA.COM says otherwise. There asking what is the BEST way to prevent this. Whether it is lock it or put a screen saver it serves the same purpose the system will be locked. So what they are saying (reading in between the lines), locking the system is the best way to prevent this. Whether set to do automatically or manually, goal is lock the system! Hope this makes sense!
When they for the best option, ask yourself “What would I do?”