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?

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.