220-1102 Operating Systems Practice Question

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For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.

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  Power & sleep settings - set 'Sleep' to 10 minutes

  Why it's wrong here

  Setting sleep to 10 minutes will put the computer into a low-power state, but by default, waking from sleep may not require a password unless a separate setting is enabled. More importantly, the screen saver method directly enforces the lock.

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  Screen saver settings - enable screen saver, choose a blank screen saver, and check 'On resume, display logon screen'

  Why this is correct

  Enabling a screen saver and checking 'On resume, display logon screen' triggers a Windows security feature that locks the workstation once the idle timeout elapses. The blank screen saver ensures no content is displayed, and the logon screen requires the user's password to resume. This is the standard Windows 10 Pro mechanism for automatically locking an unattended workstation.

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  System > About - set inactivity timeout

  Why it's wrong here

  The System > About page displays device specifications, Windows activation status, and system information only. It contains no fields for setting an inactivity timeout or lock behavior; attempting to configure automatic locking there is impossible. Idle-timeout and lock settings live in Screen Saver settings or Group Policy, not in System > About.

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  Personalization > Lock screen - set screen timeout

  Why it's wrong here

  Personalization > Lock screen settings control the background image, quick status apps, and optionally the screen timeout link, but they do not provide an idle-lock timeout themselves. Any 'screen timeout' configured there merely redirects to Power & sleep settings, which governs display power-off, not password-protected locking. Therefore, this page cannot enforce an automatic lock on its own.

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