Lesson 6:Understanding File and Print Sharing
Homegroups
- A group of computers on a home network that can share files and printers. - A password can be used to protect your homegroup. - Homegroups are relatively limited, when compared to folder sharing, because you can only share the contests of the libraries in the users profile.
The broad network categories Windows 10 offers
- Public network - Private network - Domain network
How do NTFS permissions differ from share permissions?
- They apply whether the user attempts to access them over the network or locally. - They apply to files and folders on NTFS volumes.
Public folders
- They are easy and a convenient way to share files on your computer - Any file or folder you put in a public folder is automatically shared with the people who have access to your public folders - By default, Public folder sharing is turned off, except when the system is part of a homegroup
Your small peer-to-peer network includes Windows 10 Windows XP clients. Which of the following should you use to set up file sharing?
A workgroup
Parent
A file system this is the name of the folder that contains subfolders.
A home network
A network that is for home or small office networks, or where you know and trust the people and devices on the network
advanced sharing
Allows you to share files, folders, or an entire drive, set permissions on shared files and folders, and more.
What is not true of NTFS permissions?
Copied files and folders retain permissions of the source folder
Map a drive
If you shared a folder on your Windows 10 computer with another user. This is what you can do to make it easier doe the receiver to access the file.
Troubleshooter
In Windows, a wizard-driven tool that walks a user through a software or hardware issue to help the user resolve it.
effective permissions
The permissions that are granted to a user or group based on the permissions granted through group membership and any permissions inherited from the parent object.
What do the read and execute permissions that are granted to folders and files do?
They allow a user to read a file and install it.
What happens to the permissions of files when you move them to a folder on a different volume in NTFS permissions?
They inherit the permissions from the destination folder.
Advanced sharing settings
Used to turn Public folders on or off in windows 10
Full Control
When you want to allow users to view and change files and folders, create new files and folder, and run programs n a folder.
Network Discovery
a Windows feature that enables your computer to find other computers and devices (such as printers on a connected network)
