SURVEY OF OPERATING SYSTEMS
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The setting in Account Lockout policy on a Windows computer detects several failed log-on attempts is “Account lockout threshold”.
Hence, the correct answer is option “B”.
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SURVEY OF OPERATING SYSTEMS
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Ch. 2 - Prob. 1MCQCh. 2 - This type of annoyance appears uninvited in a...Ch. 2 - With this Windows feature turned on (as it is by...Ch. 2 - Prob. 4MCQCh. 2 - Prob. 5MCQCh. 2 - Prob. 6MCQCh. 2 - Prob. 7MCQCh. 2 - Prob. 8MCQCh. 2 - Prob. 9MCQCh. 2 - Prob. 10MCQCh. 2 - Prob. 11MCQCh. 2 - Prob. 12MCQCh. 2 - Prob. 13MCQCh. 2 - Prob. 14MCQCh. 2 - Prob. 15MCQCh. 2 - Prob. 1EQCh. 2 - Consider the following statement: User Account...Ch. 2 - Why should you disable the Guest account?Ch. 2 - Prob. 4EQCh. 2 - Prob. 5EQ
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