Windows Exploits

Question 1

NTFS

Answer 1

New Technology File System: file system used in modern versions of Windows

Question 2

Before NTFS there was?

Answer 2

FAT16/FAT32 (File Allocation Table) and HPFS (High Performance File System)

Question 3

Why is NTFS known as a journaling file system?

Answer 3

In case of a failure, the file system can automatically repair the folders/files on disk using information stored in a log file. This function is not possible with FAT.

Question 4

NTFS addresses many of the limitations of the previous file systems; such as:

Answer 4

Supports files larger than 4GB
Set specific permissions on folders and files
Folder and file compression
Encryption (Encryption File System or EFS)

Question 5

On NTFS volumes, you can set permissions that grant or deny access to files and folders.

The permissions are?

Answer 5

Full control
Modify
Read & Execute
List folder contents
Read
Write

Question 6

ADS

Answer 6

Another feature of NTFS is Alternate Data Streams (ADS).

Alternate Data Streams (ADS) is a file attribute specific to Windows NTFS (New Technology File System).