ALTHOUGH IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER FOR THE LATESTDRIVERS, A LACK OF A DIGITAL SIGNATURE IS NOT PREVENTING TOM FROM INSTALLING THEDRIVER

6.

Correct Answers: B

A. Incorrect:

Although it is a good idea to contact the manufacturer for the latest

drivers, a lack of a digital signature is not preventing Tom from installing the

driver. Instead, he is restricted by the limited permission set granted by his mem-

bership in the Users group.

B. Correct:

Normally, membership in the Backup Operators group is granted to

allow a user to read files that the user would normally not be allowed to access.

The group membership also gives the user the ability to install drivers for backup

devices. In this scenario, Tom’s user account lacks the necessary permissions to

install drivers. Adding Tom’s user account to the Backup Operators group gives

him the permissions necessary to install the driver without granting excessive

rights.

C. Incorrect:

This would solve the problem because members of the Administrators

group do have the right to install drivers. However, Administrators have many

privileges that Tom does not need, which would create an unnecessary security

vulnerability.

D. Incorrect:

Prior to the introduction of Plug and Play, many hardware problems

were resolved by disabling ports that used conflicting hardware interrupts. How-

ever, serial ports and parallel ports generally do not conflict. Additionally, Jim’s

problem is related to his restrictive user rights, not hardware conflicts.