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GAQM Exam CFA-001 Topic 1 Question 62 Discussion

Actual exam question for GAQM's CFA-001 exam
Question #: 62
Topic #: 1
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Windows Security Accounts Manager (SAM) is a registry file which stores passwords in a hashed format.

SAM file in Windows is located at:

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Suggested Answer: B

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Lenna
3 months ago
C:\\windows\\system32\\drivers\\SAM? I think the Windows engineers had a little too much coffee that day.
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Lacresha
1 months ago
Not in the Boot folder either.
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Chan
1 months ago
C) C:\\windows\\system32\\Boot\\SAM
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Galen
2 months ago
Definitely not in the con folder.
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Aimee
2 months ago
B) C:\\windows\\system32\\con\\SAM
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Maile
2 months ago
No, it's not in the drivers folder.
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Brandon
2 months ago
A) C:\\windows\\system32\\config\\SAM
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Verlene
3 months ago
C:\\windows\\system32\\con\\SAM? Really? That sounds more like a typo than an actual file location.
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Ilene
1 months ago
C) I agree, C:\\windows\\system32\\con\\SAM seems like a mistake. The SAM file is stored in A) C:\\windows\\system32\\config\\SAM.
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Amira
2 months ago
B) Yeah, C:\\windows\\system32\\con\\SAM doesn't sound right. It's definitely A) C:\\windows\\system32\\config\\SAM.
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German
3 months ago
A) C:\\windows\\system32\\config\\SAM is the correct location for the SAM file.
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Ailene
3 months ago
Ah, the old SAM file. I remember when I had to dig into that thing to reset a forgotten password. Good times, good times.
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Frederic
1 months ago
D) C:\\windows\\system32\\drivers\\SAM
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Jillian
1 months ago
C) C:\\windows\\system32\\Boot\\SAM
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Mollie
2 months ago
B) C:\\windows\\system32\\con\\SAM
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Yuette
2 months ago
A) C:\\windows\\system32\\config\\SAM
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Madelyn
2 months ago
D) C:\\windows\\system32\\drivers\\SAM
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Christa
2 months ago
C) C:\\windows\\system32\\Boot\\SAM
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Stephania
2 months ago
B) C:\\windows\\system32\\con\\SAM
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Mabel
3 months ago
A) C:\\windows\\system32\\config\\SAM
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Sharee
3 months ago
The correct answer is A. C:\\windows\\system32\\config\\SAM. This is the standard location for the Windows Security Accounts Manager (SAM) file.
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Tresa
3 months ago
That's correct! The SAM file is indeed located at C:\\windows\\system32\\config\\SAM.
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Tresa
3 months ago
A) C:\\windows\\system32\\config\\SAM
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German
3 months ago
I'm not sure about the location, but I know SAM stores passwords in a hashed format.
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Josphine
3 months ago
I agree with Leah, the SAM file is definitely at A) C:\\windows\\system32\\config\\SAM.
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Leah
4 months ago
I think the SAM file is located at A) C:\\windows\\system32\\config\\SAM.
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