Users, Groups, Permissions Flashcards
What is User Account Control (UAC)?
The permission dialogue box that appears when users and administrators do things that could harm the computer.
What is the Ownership Permission?
When you create a new file or folder on an NTFS partition, you become the owner of that file or folder. Owners can do anything they want to the files or folders they own, including changing the permissions to prevent anybody, even administrators, from accessing them.
What is the Take Ownership Permission?
With the Take Ownership permission, anyone with the permission can seize control of a file or folder. Administrator accounts have Take Ownership permission for everything.
What is the Change Permission?
Another important permission for all NTFS files and folders is the Change permission. An account with this permission can give or take away permissions for other accounts
What are Folder Permissions?
Folder permissions define what a user may do to a folder. One example might be “List folder contents,” which gives the permission to see what’s in the folder.
What are File Permissions?
File permissions define what a user may do to an individual file. One example might be “Read and Execute,” which gives a user account the permission to run an executable program
What happens when you Copy data within one NTFS-based volume?
Copying within a volume creates two copies of the object. The copy of the object in the new location inherits the permissions from that new location. The new copy can have different permissions than the original.
What happens when you Move data within one NTFS-based volume?
Moving within a volume creates one copy of the object. That object retains its permissions, unchanged.
What happens when you copy data between two NTFS-based volumes?
Copying from one NTFS volume to another creates two copies of the object. The copy of the object in the new location inherits the permissions from that new location. The new copy can have different permissions than the original
What happens when you move data between two NTFS-based partitions?
Moving from one NTFS volume to another creates one copy of the object. The object in the new location inherits the permissions from that new location. The newly moved file can have different permissions than the original
What is EFS?
Encrypting File System. An encryption scheme that any user can use to encrypt individual files or folders on a computer.
What’s BitLocker Drive Encryption? What do you need to make it work?
BitLocker encrypts the whole drive, including every user’s files, so it’s not dependent on any one account
BitLocker requires a special Trusted Platform Module (TPM) chip on the motherboard to function.
Which tool or mechanism defines what resources a user may access and what he or she may do with those resources?
Authorization through NTFS
Which of the following commands is used to change file permissions in Linux?
chmod
Which tool in Windows 8.1 enables you to create a new user account based on a global Microsoft account?
The Settings charm in Windows 8.1 enables you to create a new user account based on a global Microsoft account.
