Software Security In Windows, when you copy a file from one folder to another an

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Software Security

In Windows, when you copy a file from one folder to another and the folders have different access permissions, the file:

Question A options:

a) takes on the access rights of the destination folder

b) must be assigned a new set of permissions manually

c) retains its original access rights

d) none of the answers

In Windows, when you move a file from one folder to another and the folders have different access permissions, the file:

Question B options:

a) takes on the access rights of the destination folder

b) must be assigned a new set of permissions manually

c) retains its original access rights

d) none of the answers

a) takes on the access rights of the destination folder

b) must be assigned a new set of permissions manually

c) retains its original access rights

d) none of the answers

Explanation / Answer

Answer A:   

a) takes on the access rights of the destination folder

Answer B:   

a) takes on the access rights of the destination folder

Explainations:

In Microsoft Windows 2000, in Microsoft Windows Server 2003, and in Microsoft Windows XP, you have the option of using either the FAT32 file system or the NTFS file system. When you use NTFS, you can grant permissions to your folders and files to control access to those objects. When you copy or move a file or folder on an NTFS volume, how Windows Explorer handles the permissions on the object varies, depending on whether the object is copied or movedwithin the same NTFS volume or to a different volume. This article describes how Windows Explorer handles file and folder permissions in different situations.

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By default, an object inherits permissions from its parent object, either at the time of creation or when it is copied or moved to its parent folder. The only exception to this rule occurs when you move an object to a different folder on the same volume. In this case, the original permissions are retained.

Additionally, note the following rules:

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