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Quiz 13 Flashcards

1
Q

What process identifies and grants access to a user who is trying to access a system?

a. Authentication
b. Authorization
c. Credibility
b. Encryption

A

a. Authentication

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2
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What process determines what a legitimate user can and cannot do on a system?

a. Inheritance
b. Permission propagation
c. Authorization
d. Accessibility

A

c. Authorization

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3
Q

On every Windows system, each record in an encrypted database of user names and passwords is called a(n) _______________.

a. Single account
b. Specialized account
c. Group account
d. Local user account

A

d. Local user account

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4
Q

Which term refers to a unique combination of a user name and an associated password?

a. user authorization
b. user account
c. user authentication
d. user identity

A

b. user account

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5
Q

Authorization for Windows’ files and folders is controlled by the _______________ file system, which assigns permissions to users and groups.

a. encrypting
b. administrative
c. NTFS
d. command line

A

c. NTFS

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6
Q

What unique key is known only by the system and the person with whom the key is associated?

a. password
b. user ID
c. user name
d. token

A

a. password

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7
Q

A password _______________ policy forces users to select a new password periodically.

a. permissions
b. anti-hack
c. expiration
d. disabling

A

c. expiration

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8
Q

Which character in a password is most helpful in defeating common word hacks?
Correct!

a. @
b. X
c. 3
d. w

A

a. @

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9
Q

A strong password is at least _______________ characters long and contains letters, numbers, and punctuation symbols.

a. 10
b. six
c. eight
d. 256

A

c. eight

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10
Q

Windows administration allows a certain level of access for a file or folder to be assigned to a(n) ____________________ rather than just a single user account.

a. network
b. directory
c. group
d. owner

A

c. group

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11
Q

Selecting _______________while adding a new user in Windows makes that user a member of the local Users group.

a. default user
b. restricted user
c. new user
d. standard user

A

d. standard user

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12
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What is the primary tool Windows uses for providing authorization?

a. Shared folders
b. NTFS
c. Local Security Policy
d. Parental Controls

A

b. NTFS

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13
Q

What two sets of data does every folder and file on an NTFS partition list?

a. NTFS and FAT permissions
b. User and group access and level of access
c. Read and Execute permissions
d. Encryption and decryption attributes

A

b. User and group access and level of access

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14
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When you create a new file or folder on an NTFS partition, you become the ____________________ of that file or folder.

a. editor
b. developer
c. administrator
d. owner

A

d. owner

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15
Q

Which NTFS permission allows an account to seize control of a file or folder owned by another account?

a. File permissions
b. Change permission
c. Folder permissions
d. Take Ownership permission

A

d. Take Ownership permission

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16
Q

With the ____________________ permission for an NTFS partition, you can give or take away permissions for other accounts.

a. List
b. Change
c. Modify
d. Read & Execute

A

b. Change

17
Q

By default, who has complete control over a folder or file?

a. Administrator
b. Owner
c. Power users
d. All users

A

b. Owner

18
Q

Which NTFS permission for a folder is defined as enabling you to read, write, and delete both files and subfolders?

a. Modify
b. List Folder Contents
c. Full Control
d. Read

A

a. Modify

19
Q

What process is described as a file or folder automatically getting all the NTFS permissions of the parent folder?

a. Permission sharing
b. Inheritance
c. NTFS propagation
d. Traversal

A

b. Inheritance

20
Q

What happens to a file or folder permission if it is copied within an NTFS partition?

a. Both original and copy inherit permissions from the new location.
b. The original inherits permissions from the new location, and the copy retains permissions.
c. Both original and copy retain permissions of the original location.
d. The original retains permissions, and the copy inherits permissions from the new location.

A

d. The original retains permissions, and the copy inherits permissions from the new location.

21
Q

Which Linux command enables you to change the owner and the group with which a file or folder is associated?

a. crontab
b. chown
c. mount
d. chmod

A

b. chown

22
Q

What three letters are used in a Linux terminal to indicated permissions associated with a file or folder?

a. omc
b. awk
c. lsp
d. rwx

A

d. rwx

23
Q

Which string displayed using the ls –l command in a Linux terminal indicates that group permissions are set to read and modify?

a. -rwxr–rw-
b. -rw-rw-r–
c. -rmxrm-rm-
d. -rm-rm-r–

A

b. -rw-rw-r–

24
Q

How are Libraries folders displayed in Windows File Explorer?

a. Navigate to the folder C:\Users\MyLibraries.
b. Simply open File Explorer; they display automatically.
c. Right-click in the navigation section and click Show Libraries.
d. Double click on Favorites and click Show Libraries in the dialog box.

A

c. Right-click in the navigation section and click Show Libraries.

25
Q

Created automatically by Windows, _______________ give local administrators access to resources whether they log on locally or remotely.

a. shared folders
b. public folders
c. administrative shares
d. simple file sharing

A

c. administrative shares

26
Q

What type of access is granted if you log on to a computer remotely as administrator with no password?

a. Power user
b. Guest
c. Standard user
d. Administrator

A

b. Guest

27
Q

What tool is offered by Windows Ultimate and Enterprise editions to encrypt entire hard drives?

a. BitLocker
b. NTFS
c. TPMs
d. TrueCrypt

A

a. BitLocker

28
Q

What does BitLocker require on a motherboard to validate on boot that a Windows computer has not been changed?

a. IPC$
b. Core i7
c. EFS
d. TPM

A

d. TPM

29
Q

What chip on the motherboard validates on boot that you still have the same operating system installed and that the computer was not hacked by some malevolent program?

a. southbridge
b. northbridge
c. TPM
d. GPU

A

c. TPM

30
Q

Opening a command line and running _______________ provides access to a utility called Local Security Policy.

a. rwx.msc
b. secpol.msc
c. dir /p
d. ls –l

A

b. secpol.msc

31
Q

An unpopular, but necessary, security feature introduced in Windows Vista was _______________.

a. EFS
b. UAC
c. WAC
d. NTFS

A

b. UAC

32
Q

How many notification levels of UAC did Microsoft include in Windows 7?

a. Four
b. One
c. Two
d. Three

A

a. Four

33
Q

In Windows 7, which UAC notification level is the default setting?

a. Always notify
b. Never notify
c. Notify me only when programs try to make changes (do not dim my desktop)
d. Notify me only when programs try to make changes

A

d. Notify me only when programs try to make changes

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