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Windows and Unix/Linux Security SCE Practice Questions (Page 7)
Part of the Computer Network and Security Fundamentals domain, which makes up ~16% of our current practice bank. EC-Council does not publish an official question count, but from its 120-minute exam (~50–80 total, ~8–13 in this domain), expect 1–2 from this objective — we provide 49 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)
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Questions 31–35
- 31
A Windows user reports that they cannot access a shared folder even though they are a member of a group that has 'Read' permission. The security team checks the effective permissions and finds that the user's token includes a 'Deny' ACE for the same folder. What is the most likely reason the user is denied access?
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A SOC analyst needs to enable auditing on a Windows server to track changes to files in a sensitive folder. Which two components must be configured?
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In the Unix/Linux file permission model, which three permission types can be assigned to a file?
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In Unix/Linux, which user account has unrestricted access to all system resources and is commonly referred to as the superuser?
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Which file stores user account information such as username, UID, GID, and home directory, but does NOT store password hashes in modern Linux systems?
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