Tested Skills and Suggested Practices

The skills that you need to successfully master the Configuring Application Security objective domain on the Supporting Users and Troubleshooting Desktop Applications on a Microsoft Windows XP Operating System exam include:

• Identifying and troubleshooting problems related to security permissions.

  • Practice 1: Share a folder using Simple File Sharing in Windows XP.

  • Practice 2: Create a new local user and a new local group on a computer running Windows XP. Make the new user a member of the new group.

  • Practice 3: Turn off Simple File Sharing. Configure and test share permissions on a folder.

  • Practice 4: Configure and test NTFS permissions on a folder. Note that the folder must be on a drive formatted with the NTFS file system in order to do this.

• Identifying and responding to security incidents.

  • Practice 1: Install antivirus software on a computer running Windows XP. Update the software with the latest virus definitions and run a virus scan on the computer.

  • Practice 2: Configure the Automatic Updates feature in Windows XP to download and install critical updates automatically.

  • Practice 3: Use the Windows Update site to download and install an update.

• Managing application security settings.

  • Practice 1: Set the macro security level to high in each of the Office applications. Examine the differences between the security levels.

  • Practice 2: Configure Microsoft Word so that it does not save personal information with a document.

  • Practice 3: Protect a Word document so that formatting is restricted. Protect a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet so that cells cannot be altered.