Windows Review pt.1

file system, windows/system 32 folders, Users account control

NTFS

New Technology File System; modern file system in Windows

What are the previous file systems of Windows?

FAT16/FAT32 - File Allocation Table; HPFS - High Performance File System

What is NFTS known as?

the journalism file system; in case of failure, the system can automatically repair the folders/files on disk

What are some of the limitations of the previous file systems?

• Unable to support files larger than 4gb

• Unable to set specific permissions on folders and files

• Unable to support folder and file compression

• Unable to support EFS (encryption file system)

What are the set permissions that grant or deny access to files and folders for NTFS volumes?

1. Full control

2. Modify

3. Read & Execute

4. List folder contents

5. Read Write

Read

permits viewing and listing of files, subfolders and viewing or accessing of file’s contents

Write

permits adding of files, subfolders and writing to a file

Read & Execute

permits viewing, listing, accessing and executing of folders, subfolders and files

List Folder Contents

permits viewing and listing of files and subfolders as well as executing of files; inherited by folders only

Modify

permits reading and writing of files, subfolders and files; allows deletion of files, subfolders and files

Full Control

permits reading, writing, changing and deletion of files, subfolders and files

What is another feature of NTFS?

ADS

ADS

Alternate Data Streams; is a file attribute of specific to Windows NTFS

What does ADS allow?

since every file has at least one data stream ($DATA), ADS allows files to contain more than one stream of data

Does Windows explorer display ADS to the user?

No, but Powershell gives you the ability to view ADS for files

What is the Windows folder called?

C:\\Windows

What does C\\:Windows traditionally contain?

Windows OS

What is the system environment variable for the Windows directory?

%windir%

What do environment variables do?

they store information about the OS environment

What are some of the information that is stored in the environment variables?

• OS path

• number of processors

• location of temp folders

what command can you view local users and group managements?

lusrmgr.msc

UAC

User Account Control