IST 226 001 - Fall 2008 - Chapter 11 Review Questions

Networking Essentials



1) How does mapping a drive letter to a network share allow the client to access the contents of the share ?

2) Describe the process by which a share is created using Windows (not Internet) Explorer.

3) In terms of a network share, what is a user limit ? When should a user limit be used ?

4) Describe the process by which a share is created using the Computer Management console. How can this utility be used to create shares on a remote system ?

5) How can shared resources be integrated with the Active Directory service ?

6) What are share permissions ? How can share permissions be assigned/defined ?

7) List and explain each of the three share permissions.

8) What are file and directory permissions ? How can they be assigned ?

9) List and explain the six standard file and directory permissions.

10) Distinguish between atomic and molecular (textbook terms) permissions. How are they related ? Which is more commonly used ?

11) What is an inherited permission ? How do they relate to assigned permissions ?

12) How can multiple permissions assignments be made to a single user account ?

13) How are conflicting file and directory permissions resolved ?

14) How are conflicting share permissions and directory permissions resolved ?

15) What is the importance of the deny permission assignment when determining effective permissions ?

16) What is the concept of Ownership of a network resource ? How can is be changed ?

17) What is auditing ? How can it be used on files and directories ?

18) What is a hidden share ? How is one created ? Who can access a hidden share ?

19) What is an administrative share ? How is one created ? Who can access an administrative share ?

20) How can a share be connected to using the command line ? How can the command line be used to connect to a share using a different user account ?

21) What is Dfs ? What advantage does it have over the traditional shared folder system ?

22) Distinguish between a stand-alone and a fault-tolerant Dfs ?

23) How is a Dfs root created ? What information is needed to create a Dfs root ?

24) List and explain the information required when adding links to a Dfs root.

25) Explain Dfs replication and how it is configured.

26) List some of the common operations that are part of Dfs management.

27) What is Web sharing ? List some of the advantages and disadvantages of this operation.

28) Give and overview of using Offline Files/Client-Side Cacheing. List some of the advantages and disadvantages of this operation.