Microsoft Certified Professional
Printing Overview
One of the most important devices in any of today’s offices is a printer. A printer, just like files and folders, can be shared amongst other users on the network. A Windows Server or XP Professional machine can act as a print server to share the printer and make it available to other machines on…
Read MoreUsing NTFS Quiz
This quiz covers the the training module “NTFS”. This module contains three lessons. Here is a summary of the previous lessons. NTFS Security Disk Quotas Compression and Encryption [mtouchquiz 9]
Read MoreCompression and Encryption for File Systems
NTFS v5.0 allows files to be encrypted using the EFS utility (Encrypting File System). Only the person who has encrypted the file and the Recovery Agent can decrypt the file. Encrypted data can’t be moved from one machine to another without first decrypting the data. Compression and Encryption follow the same inheritance rules as NTFS…
Read MoreDisk Quotas for Windows Users
Disk Quotas enable an administrator to limit the amount of disk space available to users on a partition. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson 3 users, each with different Quotas Fred – 500MB George- 8MB Susan – 500MB Disk Quotas are only available on NTFS partitions. To create a quota, right-click on…
Read MoreNTFS Security
NTFS permissions can be used to secure files and folders on an NTFS Partition. Unlike share permissions, NTFS permissions can be assigned to individual files as well as folders. Permissions can be assigned to individual users or groups of users. NTFS permissions apply to the local machine as well as the network. Use the buttons…
Read MoreShared Folders Quiz
This quiz covers the the training module “Shared Folders”. This module contains four lessons. Here is a summary of the previous lessons. Shared Folders and UNC Paths Mapping Network Drives Offline Files and Folders Volume Shadow Copies
Read MoreVolume Shadow Copies
Volume Shadow Copies is a new feature of Windows Server 2003 that allows previous versions of files and folders on a share to be restored in the event of the current version becoming corrupt or deleted. Shadow copies are only available on shared folders and are managed by the Volume Shadow Copy service (VSC). Use…
Read MoreOffline Files and Folders
Windows XP/2003 allows access to shared folders even when the computer is offline. This works by storing a copy of the shared folder on the local machine, which is then synchronised upon reconnection to the network. The shared folder is cached on a user’s machine so it is available even when disconnected from the network.…
Read MoreMapping Network Drives
Mapping means attaching to a shared folder from another machine so it appears to be a new drive letter on the local machine. This is used, for example, to point to the source folder for installation files. Any machine accessing that folder could copy the required files to complete the installation. Use the buttons below…
Read MoreShared Folders and UNC Paths
Sharing folders allows users to access resources on other machines on the network. Both machines must have file and print services for Microsoft Networks installed to allow shared folders to be accessed. Only folders, and not individual files, may be shared. Any files that need to be shared should be placed within a shared folder.…
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