Chapter 13 - Users, Groups, and Permissions

Local Security Policy settings apply to which of these? A. A single computer B. All of the computers within a workgroup C. All of the computers on a domain D. All of the computers that logged into the same server

A. A single computer Local security policy sets policies for a single computer.

How does the administrator account receive its power? A. By being a member of the Power Users Group B. By being a member of the Administrators group C. By changing its account type from standard user to administrator D. By having the Full Control NTFS permission for the root of the C: drive

B. By being a member of the Administrators group Administrators get their authority from being a member of the Administrators group. The Power Users group has less power than the Administrators group. NTFS permissions only control access to the file system, not user accounts or system configurations. A standard user cannot change its account type to administrator.

Which is not set in the Account Lockout Policy settings? A. Lockout threshold B. Minimum password length C. Lockout Duration D. Reset Lockout counter

B. Minimum password length Minimum password length is set in the Account Policies settings. All of the other choices are set in the Account Lockout Policy settings.

Which statement about groups is true? A. If a user is a member of a group, the user account cannot have any individual permission assignments. B. Permissions granted to a group apply to all of the members of the group C. Permissions granted to a user apply to all co-members of any groups that the user is a member of D. Users can be members of groups and groups can be members of users

B. Permissions granted to a group apply to all of the members of the group.

Which Windows file system has the most security features? A. macOS B. Shares C. NTFS D. FAT

C. NTFS NTFS supports granular file security options. FAT has no security. macOS is a full operating system maintained by Apple. Shares is not a file system.

Which part of the File Explorer interface displays frequently used files and folders? A. Navigation pane B. Details pane C. Quick Access D. This PC

C. Quick Access The Quick Access entry within the Navigation pane shows frequently used files and folders. The Navigation pane shows all navigable aspects of the file system. The Details pane shows information about a selected file or folder. This PC shows any installed and mapped drives.

On Linux, which is not a file permission? A. Read B. Write C. eXecute D. Delete

D. Delete

Which file action is not controlled by the NTFS "modify" permission? A. Read a file B. Write to a file C. Delete a file D. Execute a program file

D. Execute a program file Modify does not allow a program execution The modify permission allows a user to read, write or delete a file.

Which is not a way to create user accounts? A. Settings B. Control Panel C. Local Users and Groups D. User Creation Tool

D. User Creation Tool There is no Windows utility named User Creation Tool. Settings, Control Panel, and Local Users and Groups all directly or indirectly enable creating user accounts.

Which is an accurate UNC? A. //server/share B. //server\share C. \\server/share D. \\server\share

D. \\server\share Universal Naming Convention (UNC) starts with a double backslash followed by a server or host name, then a single backslash followed by the resource (such as a share) name or path. The other choices all include forward slashes (also called whacks) which are not part of UNC.