Windows Chapter 4,5,6 Test – Flashcards
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What are logical unit numbers (LUNs) used for within Storage Area Networks??
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a reference point to a unit of storage
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?What is a page file used for within the Windows operating system?
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virtual memory and store dump data
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Which of the following scenarios would provide for an ideal use of the ReFS file system? -A small storage drive in which users will use compression to save disk space -A volume requiring strict encryption of confidential information -A volume on which administrators can control disk space utilization ?-A volume which should maintain high reliability
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A volume which should maintain high reliability
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A parity space ?storage layout is similar to a RAID 1 volume, in that a parity bit is written to the spare drive.
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False
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The biggest disadvantage in using virtual disks instead of physical volumes is the lack of portability.
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False
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Select the PowerShell cmdlet below that can be used to create a new volume.? -New-StoragePool -NewVirtual-Disk -?New-Partition -Format-Volume
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New-Partition
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?The __________ contains files the computer needs to find and load the Windows OS.
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system volume
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?How does Windows Server 2012 R2's storage tiering feature work?
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you can add an SSD to a storage pool, and Windows keeps the most frequently accessed data on the SSD disk.
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?Which of the following statements is true regarding the page file? -The page file should be on the same volume as the Windows installation. -The page file should be on its own volume -The page file should never be stored on a solid state drive -The page file should never be more than 2 GB in size
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The page file should be on its own volume
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?A(n) _____________ determines who can access a file or folder and what can be done with the file.
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Access Control List (ACL)
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?Under what circumstances would an administrator choose to format a volume using the FAT file system?
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?A volume must be accessible using Windows 9x
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?A hard drive or solid state drive that is physically installed inside of a workstation would generally be considered to be what type of storage?
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Local storage
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?A logical unit of storage that can be formatted with a file system
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Volume ; Partition
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A newer, serial form of SCSI with transfer rates up to 6 Gb/s and higher, typically used in servers and high end workstations
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Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
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A storage device that uses high-speed networking technologies to give servers fast access to large amounts of shared disk storage.
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Storage Area Network (SAN)
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?A volume that extends across two or more physical disks, such as a simple volume that has been extended to a second disk
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Spanned Volume
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?A common disk interface technology that's inexpensive, fast, and fairly reliable with transfer speeds up to 6 Gb/s
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Serial ATA (SATA)
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?A traditional Windows or DOS disk arrangement, in which the disk is partitioned into primary and extended partitions.
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Basic Disk
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?A connection system that uses a printed circuit board instead of traditional cables to carry signals
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Backplane
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?A system file in Windows used as virtual memory and to store dump data after a system crash
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Page File
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?A volume that extends across two or more dynamic disks, but data is written to all disks in the volume equally; provides no fault tolerance but does have a performance advantage
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Striped Volume
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?A(n) __________ uses flash memory and the same type of high-speed interfaces, such as SATA or SATA express, as traditional hard disks.
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SSD (Solid State Drive)
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What does a file system do?
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stores, locates, and retrieves files from electronic storage
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?How can a disk utilizing the Master Boot Record method of partitioning be converted to a GUID Partitioning Table (GPT) disk?
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In Disk Management, but you need to delete existing partitions first
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?The most commonly used network technologies within SANs are Fibre Channel and ___________.
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iSCSI
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A(n) ___________ is a physical component with a disk interface connector (such as SATA or SCSI) and a power connector.
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disk drive
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?What is the most critical component to consider when evaluating disk performance?
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how fast the drive can transfer data
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Under what conditions can a hard drive be inserted into a server while it is powered on?
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if the server hardware supports hot-add or hot-swap
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If a disk pool becomes full, how does Windows Server 2012 respond?
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The disk pool is moved to an offline state until more physical storage is added
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?How does a mirrored volume function?
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uses space from two dynamic disks and provides fault tolerance
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Select below the file system that can repair minor file system issues automatically, and supports up to 1 yottabyte volume sizes.?
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?-FAT16 -FAT32 -NTFS -ReFS
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How does a virtual disk's layout affect a volume created on the virtual disk?
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Whatever the storage layout is on the virtual disk, is what the volume or volumes will become.
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?The Windows folder is located on what volume?
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Boot volume
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?A physical disk that is available for adding to a storage pool is considered to be a member of what initial pool?
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Primordial pool
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Thin provisioning allocates all configured space immediately, ensuring that the space is available for the specified virtual disk.?
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False
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Which disk subsystem is considered to be the most reliable for use in enterprise and high-utilization environments?
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SAS (Serial Attached SCSI)
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Why might the use of a virtual disk be preferable to the use of a physical volume?
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Because virtual disks are very portable
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A disk that is initialized via the Disk Management MMC is initialized as a MBR disk by default.
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True
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?Disks that are formatted using the GUID Partitioning Table (GPT) can hold larger volume sizes, and benefit from increased reliability provided by which feature below?
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?Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC)
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?What type of storage typically shares files utilizing standard network protocols, such as Server Message Block (SMB), Network File System (NFS), and File Transfer Protocol (FTP)?
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Network Attached Storage
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?Modern file systems use what component to describe information about files, such as time stamps and attributes?
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Metadata
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By default, administrators are subject to quota limits.?
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False
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Which permission below can be granted to a user to allow the user to execute applications or scripts?
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Modify
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?What utility is the preferred method for creating and managing shares within Windows Server 2012/R2?
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File and Storage Services
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When using Shadow Copies, how many different versions of a file can be kept??
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64
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An administrator can enable ______________, which sets NTFS permissions to accommodate simplified sharing permissions.?
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simple file sharing
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?What are the three ways in which a user can become the owner of a file system object?
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Create the file or folder; Take ownership of the file or folder; Assigned ownership
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The shadow copies feature must be enabled on an entire volume.
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True
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If a new shadow copy of a volume needs to be created, but no space is available on the volume for the new shadow copy, what happens??
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older copies are deleted
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What option in the New Share Wizard creates a share that is suitable for Hyper-V?
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?SMB Share - Applications
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?The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) utilizes the ____________ printer driver to allow local printing during an RDP session.
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easy print
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The _____________ allows UNIX / Linux computers using the Line Printer Remote (LPR) service to print to Windows shared printers.
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LPD (line printer daemon)
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?How can an administrator create a hidden shared folder?
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?By placing a $ at the end of the share name
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A volume with shadow copies enabled uses what maximum size limitation of the total volume size by default?
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10%
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The Print permission allows only what specific tasks to be performed by a user?
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connect to a printer and send print jobs to it
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Which of the following is a correct example of a valid UNC path?? ?serversharesubfolder serversharesubfolder server$sharesubfolder sharesubfolder
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?serversharesubfolder
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If a print server is located in a remote central office, and the print device is local to a branch office, how does Branch Office Direct Printing help to save bandwidth??
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it allows a user to print directly to the print device instead of the print server print queue
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What term is used to describe a single printer that represents two or more print devices??
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Printer pool
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Why should an administrator enable the "Encrypt data access" option on a share containing sensitive information??
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it prevents someone from using a network sniffer to view the contents of files as they're transferred across the network
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?The shadow copies feature utilize what service within Windows Server?
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?Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)
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?What printer property, enabled by default, might allow a lower priority print job already in the queue to start printing even if a job with a higher priority starts spooling?
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?Print spooled documents first
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?When using disk quotas, how does Windows determine each user's disk usage?
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?Using the file ownership information
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?The Work Folders feature can be utilized to provide collaborative services for users, allowing for users to sync file changes to each others' folders.
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False
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NTFS permissions on a file only apply when a file or folder is accessed locally.?
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True
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?By default, the Administrators group and the CREATOR OWNER special identity are assigned the "Manage Documents" printer permission.
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True
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?What PowerShell cmdlet can be used to add permissions to a share?
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GrantSmbShareAccess
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?What type of access control list defines the settings for auditing access to an object?
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?System access control list
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What happens to the permissions of a file or folder that is moved within the same NTFS volume?
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it keeps the same permissions
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An administrator can utilize the ________________ cmdlet to list the current print jobs for a specified printer.?
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Get-PrintJob
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An administrator needs to stop and restart the print spooler service on a Server Core installation. What PowerShell cmdlet can the administrator use??
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?Stop-Service Spooler
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The access a security principal has to a file system object when taking sharing permissions, NTFS permissions, and group memberships into account.?
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Effective Access
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?A permission that comes from an object's parent instead fo being assigned explicitly.
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Inherited Permission
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?A method for defining how permissions are transmitted from a parent object to a child object.
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Permission Inheritance
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?Usually the user account that created the object or a group or user who has been assigned ownership of the object.
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Object Owner
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?A list of security principals; each has permissions that define access to an object.
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Discretionary Access Control List (DACL)
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?An entry in a discretionary access control list (DACL); includes a security principal object and the object's assigned permissions.
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Access Control Entry (ACE)
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?The combination of permissions assigned to an account from explicit and inherited permissions.
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Effective Permissions
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?The native file-sharing protocol in UNIX and Linux OSs
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Network File System (NFS)
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?A file system object's security settings, composed of the DACL, owner, and SACL.
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Security Descriptor
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?An object that can be assigned permission to access the file system; includes user, group, and computer accounts.
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Security Principal
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?How can an administrator make only the files and folders to which a user has at least Read permissions visible?
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Add a $ to the end of the file / folder names
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What administrative share on a Windows machine will provide network access to the Windows folder on the boot volume?
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?$Admin
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?How can a shared printer provide support to multiple versions of the Windows operating system?
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by installing different printer drivers
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?What happens to the permissions of a file or folder that is moved to a different NTFS volume?
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it inherits the permissions from the destination folder
