ITN 262 MIDTERM EXAM REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A security database that contains entries for users and their access rights for a specific
file or folder is a(n): - Answer-access control list (ACL).
Bob and Alice are typical users who share a computer. Which of the following are true
of a file sharing policy? Assume no tailoring takes place. - Answer-Bob can create, read,
and modify his own files.
Bob can read Alice's files.
Bob and Alice are typical users who share a computer. The computer has an isolation
policy, but Bob and Alice have implemented a tailored policy for shared reading. Which
of the following are true? - Answer-Bob and Alice can read particular files that others
can't read.
Bob can create, read, and modify his own files
Bob and Alice are typical users who share a computer. Which of the following are true
of a user isolation policy? Assume no tailoring takes place. - Answer-Bob can create,
read, and modify his own files.
Bob and Alice are typical users who share a computer. The computer has a file sharing
policy, but Bob and Alice have implemented a tailored policy for shared updating. Which
of the following are true? - Answer-Bob can read typical files that Alice creates
Bob and Alice can share particular files (read and write) that others can't read.
Bob can create, read, and modify his own files.
Below is a list of different access right settings. We want to implement shared update of
certain files between Bob and Alice, but with no one else. Which of the following
settings achieve this? - Answer-Put Bob and Alice is a user group, and give the group
RWX access to the shared files.
Use Windows basic file sharing and make Bob and Alice co-owners of the files.
Which of the following is a list of access rights for each file, where each entry identifies
a specific user and contains a list of access rights granted to that user. - Answer-Access
control list (ACL)
, The person who owns the folder, who has full rights to read, modify, or delete anything
in the folder, has which of the following? - Answer-Owner rights
Users with the right to read files in the folder have which of the following? - Answer-
Read/write rights
Reader rights
Owner rights
Users with which of the following can both read and write files in the folder? Select all
that apply. - Answer-Read/write rights
Owner rights
What is "SuperBob," a Windows user described in Section 4.1.2? - Answer-A Windows
user that is a member of an administrative group
Select the controls from the list below that can implement a tailored access policy. -
Answer-Control of user group-based access rights
Access control lists
Which of the following provides special privileges for managing the system? - Answer-
Administrative groups
Apple's OS-X implements a "padlock" control on critical system settings. A user must
provide administrative login credentials in order to unlock the lock and access the
settings. Which of the following are true? Select all that apply. - Answer-It applies Least
Privilege by limiting the effects of an approved administrative operation.
What is the principle behind Microsoft's operating systems using a UAC (user account
control)? - Answer-Provide temporary admin privileges
Permission flags used in Unix to protect folders are called: - Answer-directories.
Which of the following are the primary file-access rights in Unix? - Answer-Read
Execute
Write
A primary use of event logs is to: - Answer-serve as an audit trail
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A security database that contains entries for users and their access rights for a specific
file or folder is a(n): - Answer-access control list (ACL).
Bob and Alice are typical users who share a computer. Which of the following are true
of a file sharing policy? Assume no tailoring takes place. - Answer-Bob can create, read,
and modify his own files.
Bob can read Alice's files.
Bob and Alice are typical users who share a computer. The computer has an isolation
policy, but Bob and Alice have implemented a tailored policy for shared reading. Which
of the following are true? - Answer-Bob and Alice can read particular files that others
can't read.
Bob can create, read, and modify his own files
Bob and Alice are typical users who share a computer. Which of the following are true
of a user isolation policy? Assume no tailoring takes place. - Answer-Bob can create,
read, and modify his own files.
Bob and Alice are typical users who share a computer. The computer has a file sharing
policy, but Bob and Alice have implemented a tailored policy for shared updating. Which
of the following are true? - Answer-Bob can read typical files that Alice creates
Bob and Alice can share particular files (read and write) that others can't read.
Bob can create, read, and modify his own files.
Below is a list of different access right settings. We want to implement shared update of
certain files between Bob and Alice, but with no one else. Which of the following
settings achieve this? - Answer-Put Bob and Alice is a user group, and give the group
RWX access to the shared files.
Use Windows basic file sharing and make Bob and Alice co-owners of the files.
Which of the following is a list of access rights for each file, where each entry identifies
a specific user and contains a list of access rights granted to that user. - Answer-Access
control list (ACL)
, The person who owns the folder, who has full rights to read, modify, or delete anything
in the folder, has which of the following? - Answer-Owner rights
Users with the right to read files in the folder have which of the following? - Answer-
Read/write rights
Reader rights
Owner rights
Users with which of the following can both read and write files in the folder? Select all
that apply. - Answer-Read/write rights
Owner rights
What is "SuperBob," a Windows user described in Section 4.1.2? - Answer-A Windows
user that is a member of an administrative group
Select the controls from the list below that can implement a tailored access policy. -
Answer-Control of user group-based access rights
Access control lists
Which of the following provides special privileges for managing the system? - Answer-
Administrative groups
Apple's OS-X implements a "padlock" control on critical system settings. A user must
provide administrative login credentials in order to unlock the lock and access the
settings. Which of the following are true? Select all that apply. - Answer-It applies Least
Privilege by limiting the effects of an approved administrative operation.
What is the principle behind Microsoft's operating systems using a UAC (user account
control)? - Answer-Provide temporary admin privileges
Permission flags used in Unix to protect folders are called: - Answer-directories.
Which of the following are the primary file-access rights in Unix? - Answer-Read
Execute
Write
A primary use of event logs is to: - Answer-serve as an audit trail
