IST 226 001 - Fall 2008 - Chapter 9 Review Questions

Networking Essentials



1) How are user accounts created on a Server 2003 system that IS NOT part of an Active Directory ?

2) What is one common security practice related to two built-in accounts ? Why is this often done ?

3) How are user accounts created on a Server 2003 system that IS part of an Active Directory ?

4) What is a security identifier ? What is the relative identifier ?

5) List and explain the prebuilt accounts on a Server 2003 system.

6) When creating a user account on a Server 2003 system, what rules (not just recommendations) must be followed ?

7) List and briefly explain several password and account options for creating a new user account.

8) List and briefly explain several account options available on a Server 2003 AD system.

9) List several common operations that are part of managing user accounts. How can some of these operations be done simultaneously on multiple accounts ?

10) List two methods that can be used to reset the password on a user account. Give one example when one method would be more likely used.

11) What is a network group ? For what can and for what can the not be used ?

12) How are groups created on a Server 2003 system ?

13) Compare and contrast security groups and distribution groups.

14) Explain the differences between: Local (or machine local), Domain Local, Global, and Universal Groups.

15) What is the recommended methodology to be used when working with Server 2003 groups ?

16) List and briefly explain the built-in Domain Local groups.

17) List and briefly explain the built-in Global groups.

18) What is a login script ? How were they used in the past and how are they used today ?

19) What are Object Permissions, ACLs, and ACEs ? How are they related to User Permissions and Rights.

20) Distinguish between User Permissions and User Rights.

21) What are Group Policies ? List several potential benefits to using Group Policies.

22) Compare and contrast Group Policies and System Policies.

23) What is a security template ? When are they required ? How are they created ?

24) List and explain several group policy concepts that need to be understood to use group policies effectively.

25) How are group policies created ? How are they applied ?

26) List several recommendations for troubleshooting Group Policies.

27) What is a user profile ? Distinguish between local profiles and roaming profiles.

28) What is a mandatory profile ? How do they compare and work with other profile types ?

29) Give some recommendations for which type of user profile to use in a specific situation.

30) Compare older Windows OS user profiles and newer 2000/2003 based user profiles.