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
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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.