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Which feature should you use to restrict certain actions only to an administrator account on a Windows 7 computer?

The correct answer is B. User Account Control. The question asks for the feature that controls administrative privileges and prompts for elevation on a Windows 7 machine.

Understanding Operating System Configurations

Question

Which feature should you use to restrict certain actions only to an administrator account on a Windows 7 computer?

Options

  • AWindows Experience Index
  • BUser Account Control
  • CBitLocker
  • DComputer Management

How the community answered

(25 responses)
  • B
    96% (24)
  • D
    4% (1)

Why each option

The question asks for the feature that controls administrative privileges and prompts for elevation on a Windows 7 machine.

AWindows Experience Index

Windows Experience Index is a performance rating system for system hardware and software components, not a security feature for restricting actions.

BUser Account ControlCorrect

User Account Control (UAC) is a security feature in Windows that helps prevent unauthorized changes to the operating system by prompting users for permission or an administrator password before making changes that require administrative privileges. This mechanism ensures that actions requiring elevated rights are explicitly approved, thereby restricting certain actions to administrator accounts or requiring their consent.

CBitLocker

BitLocker is an encryption feature for entire volumes or drives, providing data protection, not access control for specific user actions.

DComputer Management

Computer Management is a collection of administrative tools for managing local or remote computers, but it does not inherently restrict actions to administrators; rather, it's a console where administrators perform tasks that might then be subject to UAC.

Concept tested: User Account Control (UAC) security

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/identity-protection/user-account-control/user-account-control-overview

Topics

#User Account Control#Security#Administrator privileges#User management

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