Computer Science Quiz 11.3.5 Permissions And Control

25 July 2022
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Ted, an employee in the sales department, has asked a coworker, Ann, to update the product descriptions contained in a sales document. Ann can open the file, can't save her changes to it. Which of the following digital security methods is MOST likely preventing her from saving the file?
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Directory permissions
Explanation: The most likely digital security method that is preventing Ann from saving the file is that the file is set to read-only. This means that she can open the file and view the contents, but she cannot save any changes that she makes to the file.
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Using the Windows OS, Joe transfers a file in his Documents folder to a folder that has been configured to give Ann full of control of all files. Instead of copying the files, Joe uses a move operation. Ann can read the file, but can't save any changes to the file. Which of the following is MOST likely the reason that Ann can't update the file?
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The Modify and Write permissions for Ann were set to Deny when the file was in Joe's Documents folder.
Explanation: If Joe used the move operation to transfer the file from his Documents folder to a folder that has been configured to give Ann full control of all files, it is most likely that Ann can't update the file because the file is now located in a different directory with different permissions. In order for Ann to be able to update the file, she would need to have write permissions to the new directory.
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If a folder exists on an NTFS partition, which permission does a user need to set security permissions on the folder?
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full control
Explanation: The user needs the Manage NTFS permissions" permission to set security permissions on the folder."
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Mary and Pablo share a customer support workstation. Mary works in the morning, and Pablo works in the evening. One day Mary is helping a customer with a support issue. Because her shift is over, she creates a Word document with details about the customer she is helping. She saves it to the C:Customer folder on the computer. When Pablo comes in, he is unable to open the file. Which of the following will MOST likely allow Pablo to open the file?
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Modify the permissions on the document.
Explanation: The most likely reason that Pablo is unable to open the file is that he does not have permission to access the C:Customer folder. To fix this, Mary can either give Pablo permission to access the folder or move the file to a location that Pablo has permission to access.
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Susan has left the company and been replaced by Manuel. You create a user account for Manuel on Susan's computer. Manuel calls you and says that he can't open a specific file on the computer. Which of the following will MOST likely correct the problem?
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Make Manuel the owner of the file
Explanation: The most likely solution to the problem is to give Manuel the password to the computer. Alternatively, you could give Manuel access to the file on the computer.
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Your computer has a single NTFS partition used for the C: drive with the following folders: C:Confidential C:PublicReports You configure NTFS permissions on the C:Confidential folder and deny the Read permission to the Users group. For the C:PublicReports folder, you allow Full Control permission to the Users group. You have no configured any permissions other than the defaults on any other folders or files. You take the following actions: Move Reports.doc from C:Confidential to C:PublicReports Copy Costs.doc from C:Confidential to C:PublicReports Which of the following BEST describes the permission the members of the Users group will have for the two files in the C:PublicReports folder?
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Allow Full Control to both
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Your computer has a single NTFS partition used for the C: drive with the following folders: C:Confidential C:PublicReports In the C:Confidential folder, you edit the properties for the following two files and assign the Deny Read permission to the Users group: Reports.doc Costs.doc The C:PublicReports folder allows the Full Control permission to the Users group. There are no other permissions assigned except for the default permissions. You then take the following actions: Move Reports.doc from C:Confidential to C:PublicReports Copy Costs.doc from C:Confidential to C:PublicReports Which of the following BEST describes the permission the members of the Users group will have for the two files in the C:PublicReports folder?
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Deny Read to Reports.doc; Allow Full Control to Costs.doc
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You manage two folders in your computer as follows: C:Confidential D:PublicReports Both the C: and D: drives are formatted with the NTFS file system. In the C:Confidential folder, you edit the properties for the following two files and assign the Deny Read permission to the Users group: Reports.doc Costs.doc The D: drive allows the Full Control permission to the Users group. There are no other permissions assigned except for the default permissions. You then take the following actions: Move Reports.doc from C:Confidential to D:PublicReports Copy Costs.doc from C:Confidential to D:PublicReports. Which of the following BEST describes the permission the members of the Users group will have for the two files in the D:PublicReports folder?
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Allow Full Control to both
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You manage two folders in your computer as follows: C:Confidential D:PublicReports The C: drive is formatted with NTFS, and the D: drive is formatted with FAT32. In the C:Confidential folder, you edit the properties for the following two files and assign the Deny Read permission to the Users group: Reports.doc Costs.doc You then take the following actions: Move Reports.doc from C:Confidential to D:PublicReports Copy Costs.doc from C:Confidential to D:PublicReports Which of the following BEST describes what happens to the permissions for both files as they are created in the D:PublicReports folder?
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Permissions are removed from both files
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The D: drive in your computer has been formatted with NTFS. The Rachel user account has been assigned the following permissions: Allow Full Control to the D:Reports folder Deny Full Control to the D:Sales folder Deny Full Control to the D:Reports2010reports.doc file Allow Full Control to the D:Sales2010sales.doc file
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Deny Full Control to D:Reports2010reports.doc; Allow Full Control to D:Sales2010sales.doc
Explanation: The D: drive in your computer has been formatted with NTFS. The Rachel user account has been assigned the following permissions: Allow Full Control to the D:Reports folder Deny Full Control to the D:Sales folder Deny Full Control to the D:Reports2010reports.doc file Allow Full Control to the D:Sales2010sales.doc fileThe D: drive in your computer has been formatted with NTFS. The Rachel user account has been assigned the following permissions: Allow Full Control to the D:Reports folder Deny Full Control to the D:Sales folder Deny Full Control to the D:Reports2010reports.doc file Allow Full Control to the D:Sales2010sales.doc fileThe Rachel user account has been assigned permissions that allow full control of the D:Reports folder, but deny full control of the D:Sales folder and the D:Reports2010reports.doc file. However, the user is still able to access and edit the D:Sales2010sales.doc file because they have been granted full control of that file specifically.
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The D: drive in your computer has been formatted with NTFS. The Sales group on your computer has been given Allow Full Control to the D:Sales folder. The Rachel user account is a member of the Sales group. Which of the following will BEST prevent Rachel from accessing the D:Sales2010sales.doc file (1 without affecting her ability to access any other files in that folder and (2 without affecting the abilities of any other users?
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Edit the properties for the file; assign Rachel the Deny Full Control permission
Explanation: The best way to prevent Rachel from accessing the D:Sales2010sales.doc file without affecting her ability to access any other files in that folder or the abilities of any other users is to give the Sales group Read permissions to the file. This will prevent Rachel from being able to open or modify the file, but will not prevent her from seeing that the file exists.