Questions and Answers

Lesson 1 Review

1. There are many ways to access the Folder Options dialog box. Which of the following are valid examples?

   1. In Windows Explorer, click Tools, and click Folder Options.

   2. In the My Documents folder, click Tools, and click Folder Options.

   3. In Control Panel, open Folder Options.

   4. In My Computer, click Tools, and click Folder Options.

   5. From the All Programs list, under Accessories, click Folder Options.

   a, b, c, and d all offer ways to open folder options. e does not.

2. Which of the following allows you to open a file with an unknown file type? (Choose two.)

   1. Install the application used to create the file, and then open the file in that program.

   2. Register the file type in the Folder Options dialog box, and associate it with a program already installed on the computer that has the capability to open the file.

   3. Use the Web to determine which programs can be used to open the file.

   4. Register the file type and allow Windows to choose a program to open the file with.

   a and b are the correct answers. a is correct because installing the application used to create the file allows a user to open that file. b is correct because the file type is registered and a program is available to open the file. c is incorrect because a compatible program must be installed or available, and simply knowing what programs can be used to open the file is not enough. d is incorrect because Windows cannot automatically select a program; it is done manually.

3. One of your users has a computer running Windows XP Professional at her office and a portable computer running Windows XP Home Edition. She copies the contents of an encrypted folder to her portable computer, which she then takes home with her. At home, her son often needs to use her computer, so she configured a separate user account for him. She calls you to say that her son can access the contents of the encrypted folder even when logging on using his own account. What should you tell her?

   Windows XP Home Edition does not support file encryption. When the user copied the encrypted folder to the portable computer, file encryption on the folder was lost. The user has to upgrade her portable computer to Windows XP Professional if she needs to maintain file encryption.

Lesson 2 Review

1. List the basic folder and file permissions.

   The basic NTFS folder and file permissions are List Folder Contents, Read, Write, Read & Execute, Modify, and Full Control.

2. A user wants to configure NTFS permissions on a folder that contains personal information. Following your instructions, the user opens the Properties dialog box for the folder in Windows XP, but does not see a Security tab. What might this situation indicate?

   The absence of the Security tab might indicate that the user is running Windows XP Home Edition (which does not support NTFS permissions) or that the volume is not formatted with NTFS.

3. You are moving a folder named Old to a folder named New on the same volume. The volume is formatted using NTFS. Which of the following is true?

   1. The permissions on the folder named Old remain intact.

   2. The folder named Old inherits the permissions of the folder named New.

   3. All permissions on the folder named Old are lost.

   4. The permissions on the folder named Old revert to the default permissions for a new folder.

   a is the correct answer. When you move files and folders to a new location on the same volume, all NTFS permissions are retained. When you copy files and folders within the same volume, the objects inherit the permissions of the folder to which you are copying. When you move or copy files and folders to a different NTFS volume, the objects inherit the permissions of the folder to which you are copying. When you move or copy files and folders to a volume that is not formatted with NTFS, permissions are lost. b, c, and d are not correct because the permissions remain intact.

Lesson 3 Review

1. Which of the following built-in groups in Windows XP Professional have the permissions to create shared folders by default?

   1. Administrators

   2. Backup Operators

   3. Power Users

   4. Users

   a and c are the correct answers. Members of the Administrators and Power Users groups have the permission to create shared folders by default. b and d are not correct because these groups do not have the permission to create shared folders by default.

2. One of your users is a sales executive with a folder on her computer named Customers, and she wants to share the folder with other sales executives on the network. She understands that she can secure the folder by assigning permission to access the folder to only the appropriate users. However, she prefers that other users on the network not even see the folder when they browse My Network Places on their computers. What would you name the share for this folder so that it is hidden?

   1. Customers#

   2. #Customers

   3. Customers$

   4. $Customers

   c is the correct answer. To create a hidden share, you must add a dollar sign to the end of the share name. a and b are not correct because using the pound sign does not create a hidden share. d is not correct because you must add the dollar sign to the end of the share name, not the beginning.

Lesson 4 Review

1. You receive a call from a user who manages a small business network. The business has 10 computers on a network, all running Windows XP Professional and all members of the same workgroup. One of the computers has several folders on it that the manager shares on the network, but there are certain folders that the manager does not want anyone else to access—not even other users on the same computer. The manager right-clicks the folder and selects Properties. You ask her to switch to the Sharing tab and select the Make This Folder Private check box. She says the option is there, but she cannot select it. The option is dimmed. What is the likely problem?

   The Make This Folder Private checkbox is available only on volumes formatted with NTFS. It is likely that the manager’s computer has a volume formatted with the FAT file system.

Lesson 5 Review

1. List the caching options that are available when you make a shared folder available offline on the computer sharing the file.

   The available caching options are Manual Caching For Documents (the default setting), Automatic Caching For Documents, and Automatic Caching For Programs.

2. List the steps that you must take to use offline files on a client computer.

   First, you must enable the offline files feature using the Offline Files tab in the Folder Options dialog box. Next, you must access the shared network folder and make it available offline.

3. When does Windows synchronize offline files by default?

   1. At logon

   2. At logoff

   3. During idle time on the computer

   4. Only when you initiate synchronization manually

   a and b are correct. Windows synchronizes offline files at logon and logoff by default. c is not correct because files are not synchronized during idle time by default. d is not correct because files are synchronized automatically at logon and logoff.

Case Scenario Exercises: Scenario 5.1

A user has a user home folder on a server named DATA. The administrator has assigned the user a 100 MB disk quota on the volume that contains the home folder. The user notices in My Computer that he is running low on disk space in his home folder. In an attempt to recover some space, he compresses all files in the home folder. However, after the compression, he does not notice an increase in available disk space. Why is this the case?

Compressed files are charged to the quota as their uncompressed size, so the user will not see a difference in the available disk space after he has compressed his files. The user will need to request an increase in his disk quota, delete or move some files, or have another user take ownership of some of the files before he will see an increase in available disk space.

Case Scenario Exercises: Scenario 5.2

A user in a small office with three employees has just purchased a new computer running Windows XP and has configured a network by using a four-port hub. She connected her three existing computers running Windows 98 and her new computer running Windows XP, and then she used the Network Setup Wizard on the computer running Windows XP to create the network. She reports that she made no other changes. After sharing a few folders, she reports that everyone on the network can view and make changes to her shared files. She wants the users on her network to be able to view the files only, not edit or change them. What should you tell the owner to do? (Choose all that apply.)

1. Disable Simple File Sharing.

2. Convert the file system of the Windows XP computer to NTFS.

3. Clear the Allow Users To Change My Files check box on the Sharing tab of each shared folder.

4. Drag the shared folders to the Shared Documents folder.

5. Upgrade all the computers to Windows XP.

   c is the only correct answer because by default, new networks that are created by using the Network Setup Wizard use Simple File Sharing. Clearing this option from the shared folders solves the problem. a is incorrect because although disabling Simple File Sharing allows the user to configure other options, disabling it does not solve the problem at hand. b is incorrect because Simple File Sharing works with both FAT and NTFS. d is incorrect because this technique is used to share folders with other users of the same computer. e is incorrect because the computers do not need to be running Windows XP to participate in and follow the rules of a network.

Troubleshooting Lab

What are Brenda’s effective permissions?

1. Modify

2. Read

3. Change

4. Full Control

   d is the correct answer. Brenda’s effective permissions are Full Control. Share permissions are combined, and the least-restrictive combination is the effective share permission, resulting in a Full Control permission. Next, NTFS permissions are combined, and the least-restrictive combination is the effective NTFS permission, resulting in another Full Control permission. Finally, effective share and effective NTFS permissions are combined, and the most restrictive of the two is applied. Because Brenda has Full Control on both the effective share and effective NTFS permissions, her overall effective permission is Full Control.