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What is the primary purpose of User Account Control (UAC) in Windows?
What is the primary purpose of User Account Control (UAC) in Windows?
- To enhance the performance of administrative tasks
- To restrict access to standard user accounts
- To provide shortcuts for running processes as administrator
- To protect the system against malicious scripts and attacks (correct)
What action is required when a user with standard privileges needs to perform a task requiring administrative rights?
What action is required when a user with standard privileges needs to perform a task requiring administrative rights?
- Use right-click context menu to bypass UAC
- Enter administrator's credentials via the consent dialog (correct)
- Press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER to automatically elevate privileges
- Click through the consent dialog without any additional action
How are tasks protected by User Account Control (UAC) indicated to the user?
How are tasks protected by User Account Control (UAC) indicated to the user?
- By changing the color of the taskbar
- By adding a lock symbol to the task
- By displaying a warning message
- With a Security Shield icon (correct)
What is the purpose of explicitly running a process as administrator in Windows?
What is the purpose of explicitly running a process as administrator in Windows?
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