Windows NT Answer Book

Part 1: Introducing Windows NT what is Microsoft Windows NT? - how does Windows NT make my system easier to use?, how does Windows NT allow me to run more kinds of applications?, how does Windows NT's advanced architecture improve my system's performance?, what are the benefits of Windows NT's task-management features?, how does Windows NT make my system more reliable?, how does integrated networking make using a network easier?, how can integrated security protect my system's data; what kind of hardware do I need to run Windows NT?; what kind of file systems can I use? - what are the advantages and disadvantages of the NTFS file system?, what are the advantages and disadvantages of the FAT file system?, what operating systems can I have available? - when should I set up a computer for Windows NT alone?, when should I set up a computer for Windows NT and MS-DOS?, how can I convert a multiple-boot system to boot Windows NT alone?; what are some alternatives to Windows NT? - how does Windows NT compare with other types of Windows?, how does Windows NT compare with OS/2?, how does Windows NT compare with Unix?. Part 3 Protecting your computer and its data: how can I use Windows NT security to protect my computer and its data? - what is computer security?, do I really need to use Windows NT security?; how do I let others use my computer and its resources? - what is a user account?, what is a username?, what is a password?, how should I protect passwords on my computer?, what are built-in accounts?, when is the built-in administrator account used?, when is the built-in guest account used?, should I have a user account?, how do I create a user account?, how do I adapt the compute to a particular user?, what is alogon script?, what is a home directory?, what is a group?, what are built-in groups?, who should have an account in the users group?, who should have an account in the power users group?, who should have an account in the administrators group?, who should have an account in the backup operators or guests groups?, what are rights; how do I revoke a user's privilege to use the computer?; how do I protect my computer's files? - does owning a file or directory affect my control over it?, how do I give others permission to use a file?, how can I use standard permissions to protect a file?, how can I use special access permissions to protect a file? Part contents.