Exam Prep 2 [Electronic resources] : Windows XP Professional نسخه متنی

Chapter 5. Managing Files and Folders

Objectives

This chapter helps you to prepare for the exam by covering the following Microsoft objectives for the Implementing and Conducting Administration of Resources section of the Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows XP Professional exam:

Monitor, manage, and troubleshoot access to files and folders.

• Configure, manage, and troubleshoot file compression.

• Control access to files and folders by using permissions.

• Optimize access to files and folders.

• File resource management is the core skill covered in this chapter because it affects all forms of folder, file, and web server resource management. This chapter covers how to provide access to files, monitor their usage, and troubleshoot problems with them.

• Part of file resource management incorporates file compression. When multiple people share space on a server, or when a workstation is heavily utilized, the efficient use of disk space becomes increasingly valuable because it extends the life of the hard disk storage device. Compression is one method that is integrated in the Windows XP Professional operating system.

• Part of every network administrator's job is to ensure that users are able to find, read, edit, rename, and delete files when they are approved to do so. Efficient use of file and folder storage can increase the speed of the workstation and improve productivity.

Manage and troubleshoot access to shared folders.

• Create and remove shared folders.

• Control access to shared folders by using permissions.

• Manage and troubleshoot Web server resources.

• Folder access is a form of tree management, in which objects are organized in a hierarchy of containers called folders and permissions are granted to users in such a way as to minimize administration. An organized system can take advantage of inherited permissions for folders in the hierarchy.

• Windows XP Professional has a built-in web server intended for intranet usage between peer computers. Users can set up individual web pages on their workstations to personalize access to their resources. In this chapter, we show you how web server resource management is assembled from the basics of file and folder management.

Outline

Study Strategies

• File and folder management is primarily handled from Windows Explorer windows, including My Computer, My Network Places, and Windows Explorer. In addition, you can manage files from the command line. You should become familiar with the graphical file management tools that are available in Windows Explorer menus. You should also study the file management commands listed in this chapter.

• Install a dual-boot computer with a non-Microsoft operating system and Windows XP Professional, or a Windows 9x version and Windows XP Professional. Test whether you can access NTFS drives from the non-Windows XP Professional operating system. See what happens to extended file security when you copy a file that has file-level security, compression, or encryption to a FAT16 or FAT32 volume. (Volumes and partitions are discussed in detail in Chapter 6.)

• Connect two computers running Windows XP Professional in a peer-to-peer network. On one computer, share a folder and provide access to the files in that folder. Log on from the other computer and determine whether you have access to the shared folder and files. Log on as different users and test access to the files.

• Connect two computers running Windows XP Professional in a peer-to-peer network. Install Internet Information Services (IIS) on one computer. Create and grant access to a web folder. Using the second computer, attempt to upload a file by dragging and dropping it onto the appropriate web page.