Unofficial VMware Thinapp ® Exam

40 Questions | By Christianjanssen | Last updated: Nov 7, 2017 | Total Attempts: 302

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Welcome to this unofficial VMware ThinApp exam. All questions are multiple choice. Always select the best possible answer.

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1.

VMware ThinApp is an application virtualization technology which will primary virtualize these items:
- A.
  
  Files and registry
- B.
  
  Application DLL’s, ODBC connections and other plugins
- C.
  
  All objects related to the application which are installed
- D.
  
  Installation and Sandbox files
2.

ThinApp will redirect changes made during application runtime to:
- A.
  
  The cachedirectory
- B.
  
  The sandbox
- C.
  
  The userprofile
- D.
  
  The My Documents folder
3.

During the installation of ThinApp the setup will ask for your displayname and licensecode. Where is this license information saved?
- A.
  
  In the Windows registry
- B.
  
  On the ThinApp license server
- C.
  
  In a file called "vmw.lic"
- D.
  
  In the file "Setup Capture.exe"
- E.
  
  In the file "build.bat"
4.

You want to exclude the “C:\example” directory in the snapshot scanning process (pre-scan, post-scan). What would you do?
- A.
  
  Edit snapshot.ini
- B.
  
  Run “Setup Capture.exe –exclude C:\example”
- C.
  
  In the second dialog of Setup Capture, click Advanced Settings and deselect the “C:\example” item
- D.
  
  After capturing, delete “%Drive_C%\example” manually
- E.
  
  Delete the directory before starting the Setup Capture
5.

After “build.bat” is started, ThinApp generates an executable of the virtual application, which is default placed in…
- A.
  
  The same directory
- B.
  
  \Bin
- C.
  
  \Captures
- D.
  
  \Thinstall
- E.
  
  Subdirectory with the name of the sandbox
6.

During the capture process, the application saves a file in “C:\Users\Aministrator\AppData\Local\ Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files” Where will ThinApp copy this file after the saving process?
- A.
  
  %Local AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\
- B.
  
  %Appdata%\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\
- C.
  
  %Profile%\Appdata\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\
- D.
  
  %Internet Cache%
- E.
  
  %History%
7.

VMware ThinApp with default settings will place the sandbox in:
- A.
  
  %Appdata%\Thinstall
- B.
  
  %Appdata%\ThinApp
- C.
  
  %userprofile%\Thinstall
- D.
  
  %homedrive%\ThinApp
8.

After completing the capture and snapshot saving process you want to modify the hosts file for the virtual application. Where will you find this file?
- A.
  
  Underneath %systemroot%\...
- B.
  
  Underneath %systemsystem%\...
- C.
  
  %Drive_C%\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\
- D.
  
  In “ Package.ini”
- E.
  
  In “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.txt”
9.

You work for Contoso Ltd. and you are the ThinApp administrator for your company. Some end-users report that an application is behaving very odd. Their individual usersettings are changing randomly during the day. The application is virtualized with VMware ThinApp. You discover that during runtime the virtual application saves an INI-file on the network, the path N:\StupidApp\usersettings.ini What should you do?
- A.
  
  Start a clean VM, Capture the application again with N:\ as a physical diskdrive
- B.
  
  Open the capture, add the %Drive_N% subdirectory and set it’s DirectoryIsolation to WriteCopy
- C.
  
  Open package.ini, add the line: SandboxNetworkDrives=1
- D.
  
  Every option above is a good answer
10.

You are the Administrator for your company’s network domain which consists of Windows XP desktops and Windows 2003 servers.The clients all have Office 2003 installed and your users are using Outlook 2003 to connect to your Exchange 2003 server, this scenario is working fine. You’ve created with use of VMware Thinapp a virtualized Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 for use on some desktops in your company. When users try to start this Outlook 2007 they’re receiving errors that the e-mail profile is currently not available. What should you do?
- A.
  
  Open HKEY_CURRENT_USER.txt , remove all items related to your mailserver and username
- B.
  
  Open package.ini, add “VirtualizeExternalOutOfProcessCOM=0”
- C.
  
  Open package.ini, add “VirtualizeExternalOutOfProcessCOM=1”
- D.
  
  Open Control Panel and remove your current e-mail profile
- E.
  
  Add a script mailprofile.vbs which corrects the “HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\” hyve in your virtual registry
11.

You are the ThinApp administrator for your company. You’ve created a virtual application called SillyApp with one modified line in Package.ini: SandboxPath=\\server007\sandbox\%username%\ The SandboxName is set to “SillyApp”. You want to change the sandbox location without rebuilding the capture, what could you do?
- A.
  
  Add a subdirectory “Thinstall” next to the virtual application
- B.
  
  Add a subdirectory “SillyApp”
- C.
  
  Add an environment variable called “THINSTALL_SANDBOX_DIR” with its corrected value.
- D.
  
  Add an environment variable called “SILLYAPP_SANDBOX_DIR” with its corrected value.
- E.
  
  All these answers are true
12.

You are the ThinApp Administrator for Contoso Ltd. and have distributed several virtual applications on their systems. Contoso is using an Microsoft Active Directory infrastructure and all virtual applications are protected for unauthorized use. You have added the “PermittedGroups=ThinAppUsers” to each Package.ini before generating your virtual application with Build.bat An end-user, Mr. Rini, tries to hack the virtualized applications for home use. He knows about the existence of the Active Directory group called “ThinAppUsers”. In his private network at home he adds himself to an Active Directory group called “TESTLAB.LOCAL\ThinAppUsers”. Will Mr. Rini be able to hack the security and use the virtual applications?
- A.
  
  No, his Logon Domain is different from the domain at work
- B.
  
  Yes, ThinApp will verify that his user is member of a group called “ThinAppUsers”
- C.
  
  No, the SID of the usergroup will differ, even if the logon domain was the same it won’t work
- D.
  
  Yes, if only Mr. Rini is able to setup a VPN connection for Domain/NTLM authentication
13.

You are the ThinApp administrator for your company. You are creating a virtual application and during tests you are receiving errors on application runtime. The errormessage is “cannot find ABC123.DLL”. Which action should you perform?
- A.
  
  Add a VBS script next to Build.bat which runs a REGSVR32.exe /s ABC123.DLL
- B.
  
  Add a VBS script next to Build.bat with the AddForcedVirtualLoadPath function
- C.
  
  Add VirtualizeExternalOutOfProcessCOM=0 to your Package.ini
- D.
  
  Add ChildProcessEnvironmentDefault=External
14.

During the launch of a virtual application the end-users see some pop-up windows entitled “Windows Installer” which are unnessecary. You want to prevent this from happening, what should you do?
- A.
  
  Disable the Windows Installer service
- B.
  
  Remove all .MSI from the capture and it’s relations in the virtual registry
- C.
  
  Restrict users to install applications
15.

What is the best thing to do before starting the Setup Capture?
- A.
  
  Disable the screensaver
- B.
  
  Disable the Windows firewall
- C.
  
  Disable Automatic Updates
- D.
  
  Disable System Restore
- E.
  
  All these answers are right
16.

Where is the DirectoryIsolationMode function in Package.ini used for?
- A.
  
  For isolating folders during application runtime
- B.
  
  For isolating folders in the complete application package
- C.
  
  For isolating undefined or unexistent folders in the application package
17.

If you do not define RegistryIsolationMode in Package.ini what is it’s default value?
- A.
  
  Merged
- B.
  
  WriteCopy
- C.
  
  Full
18.

You are using a virtual machine to capture your ThinApp applications. You have installed VMware Tools for better screen, mouse and keyboard performance. What is the effect of installing VMware tools before starting your setup capture?
- A.
  
  ThinApp will try to virtualize the VMware tools
- B.
  
  The capture could miss some DLLs which were installed by VMware tools
- C.
  
  The Setup Capture could crash because it is not supported to work with VMware tools
19.

You have just created a virtual application and you are deploying it with the MSI function. Where is the Inventoryname setting used for ?
- A.
  
  To generate a sandboxname
- B.
  
  To create a named subfolder in %ProgramFiles%
- C.
  
  To name the uninstall information in “Add / remove programs” in your configpanel
- D.
  
  All answers are true
20.

You want to change the default sandbox location for your virtualized application, which options do you have?
- A.
  
  Create an environment variable %Thinstall_Sandbox_Dir%
- B.
  
  Create a subfolder called Thinstall
- C.
  
  Add “SandboxPath=” in your package.ini
- D.
  
  All answers are true
21.

You want to virtualize an application which requires parameters to start its main process. Which option could you use?
- A.
  
  Add “CommandLine=” in your package.ini
- B.
  
  Add the parameter to the Source= value in package.ini
- C.
  
  Virtualize a shortcut with a parameter, create an entrypoint to the .lnk-file
- D.
  
  All answers are true
22.

You are currently debugging a virtualized application which you are deploying using the MSI function. You have made some corrections and made a new MSI with Build.bat While you are deploying the new MSI you experience that your corrections are not effective. What is the cause for this behavior?
- A.
  
  You didn’t change the MSI productcode and upgradecode or MSIProductversion and so you are repairing the virtual application instead of upgrading with a correction
- B.
  
  Your MSI contains the old executable because you didn’t remove \bin\ before starting Build.bat
- C.
  
  The system is using a cached version of your first created MSI
23.

Which feature is not part of the MSI function?
- A.
  
  Copy the virtual executable to the local disk
- B.
  
  Register filetypes
- C.
  
  Place shortcuts in Start Menu or Desktop
- D.
  
  Generate objects for the right-click content menu
24.

You have captured an application and moved the capture folder to a networkshare. After some time you need to change one value in the virtual registry, you do so. When you start Build.bat to generate a new virtualized application you receive an error. What should you do?
- A.
  
  Your license may be expired, re-install ThinApp
- B.
  
  Build.bat can’t find ThinApp at two folderlevels up (higher)
- C.
  
  Build.bat is not able to start from a network share
25.

You want to register your virtual application but don’t want to use the MSI function. What should you do?
- A.
  
  Use vregtool .exe
- B.
  
  Use thinreg.exe
- C.
  
  Use tlink.exe
- D.
  
  Use vftool.exe