Security: Compare and contrast differences of basic Windows OS security settings

Question 1

What is the default installation folder for 32 bit applications on Windows 7 64 bit?

Answer 1

C:\Program Files (x86)

Question 2

A user sets permissions on a folder to allow users to modify data. What is allowed with this type of permission?

Answer 2

The user can read, write, execute, and delete everything, including the folder

Question 3

Aside from read, write, modify, and full control, what other NTFS permissions are there?

Answer 3

• Read & Execute

- List folder contents

Question 4

A user is frequently away from the office and needs to access network files while away. What should you do?

Answer 4

Enable offline files

Offline files allows users to access network files when the network is not available

When the network is available, the files are synced to ensure that both the online and offline versions are the same

Question 5

What hardware is required to implement BitLocker To Go on a Windows 7 computer?

Answer 5

USB flash drive

BitLocker To Go enables you to encrypt the contents of a flash drive

Question 6

There is a shared folder named research$

What does the $ mean at th end of the name?

Answer 6

• It is hidden

- It requires administrative privileges to access

Question 7

What happens if you move an EFS encrypted file to an NTFS volume that does not implement EFS?

Answer 7

The new version of the file will be decrypted, the old version will remain encrypted

Question 8

A user can not search for any BitLocker encrypted files on his computer. How do you enable him to search for them?

Answer 8

Seelct the “Index encrypted files” option for the index

By default, indexing does not include encrypted files

Question 9

Several users will be sharing a Windows 7 computer. How do you configure accounts to maximize security?

(select more than one)

a. rename the guest account
b. disable the guest account
c. disable the admin account
d. rename the admin account

Answer 9

a. rename the guest account
b. disable the guest account
d. rename the admin account

(The guest account is disabled in Windows 7 by default, but you should double check to make sure this is true)

Question 10

You need to copy a user’s profile from one Windows 7 computer to another. Where would the profile be located?

Answer 10

C:\Users

The profile is best managed by accessing the User Accounts item in Control Panel

Question 11

You need to ensure that users are able to log into multiple systems using the same login credentials. Which technology should be deployed?

Answer 11

SSO (Single sign on)

Question 12

What file system comes with Windows and provides better security, file encryption, and disk space management than FAT32?

Answer 12

NTFS