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Which of the following describes when a child folder has the same permissions as its parent folder?
The correct answer is D. Inheritance. Inheritance is the Windows permission model where child folders and files automatically receive the same permissions as their parent folder.
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Which of the following describes when a child folder has the same permissions as its parent folder?
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- ASingle sign-on
- BPropagation
- CAdministrative share
- DInheritance
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(26 responses)- B4% (1)
- D96% (25)
Why each option
Inheritance is the Windows permission model where child folders and files automatically receive the same permissions as their parent folder.
Single sign-on (SSO) is an authentication method allowing a user to log in once and access multiple systems without re-authenticating, unrelated to folder permissions.
Propagation refers to the act of pushing or spreading changes through a system, but it is not the specific term for parent-to-child permission mirroring in Windows.
An administrative share is a hidden network share (e.g., C$) created automatically by Windows for administrative access and is unrelated to folder permission inheritance.
In Windows NTFS, permission inheritance means that when permissions are set on a parent folder, all child folders and files within it automatically inherit those same permissions by default. This behavior simplifies permission management across large directory trees without requiring manual assignment at every level. Inheritance can be explicitly disabled on individual child objects when different permissions are needed.
Concept tested: NTFS permission inheritance for folders
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/manage/understand-security-identifiers
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