Errata for MCDST Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-271): Supporting Users and Troubleshooting a Microsoft® Windows® XP Operating System
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Page 1-16
question 2 |
To understand the problem with this question you must examine the answer listed on page 1-44.
The answer is given in the opposite context of the way the question was written.
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Page 1-16 and 1-44
2. Which of the following is not a job function of a tier-1 corporate desktop support technician? (Choose all that apply.)
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2. Which of the following is a job function of a tier-1 corporate desktop support technician? (Choose all that apply.)
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Anonymous |
Oct 05, 2010 |
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Page 5-59
Lesson 5 |
Change: Page 5-59
From:
"Change the name if desired; if the share must be readable to
earlier operating systems such as MS-DOS and Windows 3.1, the share name must be 12 characters or fewer."
To:
"Change the name if desired; computers running Microsoft Windows 2000, and Windows XP can recognize 80-character share names; Microsoft Windows NT, Windows 95 and Windows 98 can recognize 12-character share names; and previous versions of Windows and MS-DOS can recognize only share names that follow the 8.3 naming convention."
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Anonymous |
Oct 28, 2010 |
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Page 5-47
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Page 5-47
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Notice the shared folder permissions assignment in Figure 5-16. The group Everyone has been allowed the Full Control permission. This is the default shared folder permission assigned to all shared folders.
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Notice the shared folder permissions assignment in Figure 5-16. The group Everyone has been allowed the Full Control permission.
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Anonymous |
Oct 28, 2010 |
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Page 5-51
second paragraph, fourth sentence |
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Administrators typically rely on NTFS permissions and leave the default share permissions (where Everyone has full access) in place because NTFS permissions do a much better job of securing data.
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Administrators typically rely on NTFS permissions and modify the default share permissions (Where Everyone has "Read" to "Full Control') because NTFS permissions do a much better job of securing data.
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Anonymous |
Oct 28, 2010 |
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Page 5-51
second paragraph, sixth sentence |
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Adding shared permissions is really unnecessary and in fact complicates the permissions that administrators must deal with.
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I WOULD RECOMMEND DELETING THIS SENCTENCE.
THIS WOULD ONLY BE TRUE IF EVERYONE ACCESSED ALL FILES BY LOGGING IN LOCALLY AT THE PC.
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Oct 28, 2010 |
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Page 5-51
third paragraph, fourth and fifth sentences |
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If all the computers on the network are running Windows 2000 or Windows XP, you might suggest moving over to the security of NTFS permissions and not worry about share permissions. If you are working on a large network, NTFS permissions are probably used, and shared permissions probably are not used.
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I WOULD RECOMMEND DELETING THESE SENCTENCES.
THIS WOULD ONLY BE A GOOD RECOMMENDATION IF EVERYONE ACCESSED ALL FILES BY LOGGING IN LOCALLY AT THE PC.
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Anonymous |
Oct 28, 2010 |