Configuring Windows Networking
Troubleshooting Windows Networking
Configure Windows Security Settings
Manage Windows Shares
Misc.
100

Collection of access control entries (ACEs) that determines which subjects (user accounts, host IP addresses, and so on) are allowed or denied access to the object and the privileges given (read-only), read/write, and so on).

What is Access Control List (ACL)

100

Command tool used to gather information about the IP configuration of a Windows host.

What is ipconfig command?

100

Non-privileged account that is permited to access the computer/network without authenticating.

What is Guest?

100

Group of network hosts that shares resources in a peer-to-peer fashion. No one computer provides a centralized directory. 

What is workgroup?

100

Network covering a large area using wireless technologies, such as a cellular radio data network or line-of-sight microwave transmission.

What is Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN)?

200

Basic principle of security stating that unless something has explicitly been granted access, it should be denied access. 

What is Implicit Deny?

200

Cross-platform command tool for testing IP packet transmission.

What is ping command?

200

One of the default Windows group accounts. Its use is deprecated, but it is still included with Windows to support legacy applications.

What are Power Users?

200

Windows firewall configuration that makes a host visible to network browsers. 

What is Network Discovery?

200

Windows feature for indicating that network data transfer is billable and for setting warnings and caps to avoid unexpected charges from the provider.

What is metered?

300

Basic principle of security stating that something should be allocated the minimum necessary rights, privileges, or information to perform its role.

What is Least Privilege?

300

Windows utility for measuring latency and packet loss across an internetwork. 

What is pathping command?

300

Windows feature designed to mitigate abuse of administrative accounts by requiring explicit consent to use privileges. 

What is User Account Control (UAC)?

300

Windows firewall configuration that opens the network ports required to operate as a file/print server.

What is file sharing?

300

USB storage key or smart card with cryptographic module that can hold authenticating encryption keys securely.

What is hard token?

400

User account that can be authenticated again and allocated permissions for the computer that hosts the account only.

What is Local Account?

400

Cross-platform command tool for querying DNS resource records.

What is nslookup command?

400

Authentication scheme that requires the uses to present at least two different factors as credentials.

What is Multifactor Authentication (MFA)?

400

Windows mechanism for navigating shared network folders by assigning them with drive letters.

What is mapped drive?

400

Which command produces the output shown in this screenshot? 

What is output from netstat?

500

Access control feature that allows permissions to be allocated to multiple users more efficiently.

What is Security Group?

500

Diagnostic utilities that trace the route taken by a packet as it "hops" to the destination host on a remote network. Tracert is the Windows implementation, while traceroute runs on Linux.

What is tracert command?

500

Authentication mechanism that uses a separate channel to authorize a sign-on attempt or to transmit an additional credential. This can use a registered email account or a contact phone number for an SMS or voice call. 

What is 2-step verification?

500

ACL that mediates local and network access to a file system object under Windows when the volume is formatted with NTFS.

What is NTFS permissions?

500
Software that allows a smartphone to operate as a second authentication factor or as a trusted channel for 2-step verification.

What is authenticator application?

600

Privileged user account that has been granted memberships of the Administrators security group. There is also an account named Administrator, but this is usually disabled by default.

What are Administrators?

600

A DHCP server has been reconfigured to use a new network address scheme following a network problem. What command is used to refresh the IP configuration on Windows client workstations?

What is ipconfig / renew?

600

Either an additional code to use for 2-step verification, such as a one-time password, or authorization data that can be presented as evidence of authentication in an SSO system.

What is soft token?

600

File system access-control-concept where child objects are automatically assigned the same permissions as their parent object.

What is inheritance?

600

Default local or network folder for users to save data files to.

What is home folder?

700

Non-privileged user account in Windows that typically has membership of the Users security group only. 

What is Standard Account?

700

Cross-platform command tool to show network information on a machine running TCP/IP, notably active connections, and the routing table.

What is netstat command?

700

System for sending text messages between cell phones. 

What is short message service (SMS)?

700

System security group that represents any account, including unauthenticated users.

What is Everyone?

700

Configuring a network share to hold user profile data. The data is copied to and from the share at logon and logoff.

What is Roaming profiles?

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