NOS 230 Final, Chapter 11, TNE 255 Final Exam
What should you do if you want a junior administrator to be able to back up files and directories, restore files and directories, and shut down the system without giving the user broad administrative access to the domain?
Add the user to the Server Operators group.
What type of restore procedure should you perform to ensure that restored objects aren't overwritten by changes from other domain controllers through replication?
Authoritative restore
What Disk Counter refers to the number of disk read and write operations that are waiting to be serviced?
Avg. Disk Queue Length
What specific types of backups will allow you to perform a system state recovery? (Choose all that apply.)
Bare metal recovery Full server System state
Which of the following is NOT a task you can perform using the Windows Server Backup console?
Boot the system into Windows RE mode
What event level indicates an unrecoverable failure in an application or component?
Critical
What MMC snap-in can be used to review the events recorded in logs on your local computer and other computers on the network?
Event Viewer
Windows logs contains a Security log file that has two levels, which of the following are the two levels that can classify an event in the Security log? (Choose all that apply.)
Failure Audit Success Audit
A complete restore of the Active Directory domain should be performed on a regular basis to prevent Active Directory problems.
False
A complete restore of the Active Directory domain should be performed on a regular basis to prevent Active Directory problems. Select one: True False
False
By default, members of the Backup Operators group can backup files and directories, but not restore them.
False
NLB servers should be deployed when the data is dynamic and changes frequently. Select one: True False
False
When patch management is done with WSUS, administrators cannot control which product updates are allowed. Select one: True False
False
What Windows log stores events collected from other systems, to which the system has a subscription?
Forwarded Events
Which of the following is a PowerShell cmdlet that lists the backups that have been created for a server?
Get-WBBackupSet
In the Processes section of the Resource Monitor utility, what category is used to display the number of times the process must read memory written to the paging file?
Hard Faults/sec
In the Performance tab of Task Manager, what field displays the amount of memory currently required by the OS kernel and drivers that can be written to virtual memory?
Paged pool
What specific tab in Task Manager will allow you to perform basic performance based monitoring?
Performance
What tool should be used to create real-time monitors that can be customized to show specific data on hardware, protocols, and applications?
Performance monitor
Which of the following is not an information type that is included within a data collector set?
Protocol captures
If you need to go beyond simple system resource monitoring, what Windows utility will allow you to check current file use by applications; and start, restart, pause, and end services?
Resource Monitor
Under what circumstances might you need to restore from a Windows Server Backup? (Choose all that apply.)
Server hardware failure Application corruption
Which Windows features should be enabled, on a specific volume, if you have to restore single files often because of accidental deletion or to recover a previous version of a file?
Shadow Copies
Which of the following is a destination option for a scheduled backup using Windows Server Backup? (Choose all that apply.)
Shared folder External hard drive
What specific memory allocation section, in the Physical Memory section of Resource Monitor displays memory still linked to a process but available for reuse?
Standby
You are working on a server that is experiencing issues with a device driver. Under which log should you look for more information regarding the issue?
System
What Processor Counter refers tells you the number of threads that are waiting to be executed by the processor?
System: Processor Queue Length
What specific simple monitoring tool allows you to view running processes and the resources they are using on a Windows server?
Task Manager
Which of the following is not one of the sources from which Performance Monitor can collect and combine data?
Task Manager
The Associated Handles section in Resource Monitor can be used to show handles used by processes, but will not show dynamic link libraries (DLLs) in use.
The Associated Handles section in Resource Monitor can be used to show handles used by processes, but will not show dynamic link libraries (DLLs) in use.
A computer that is set to apply updates manually may still automatically install updates if the updates are configured with an approval deadline. Select one: True False
True
A handle is a reference to a resource on the computer and is often associated with open files.
True
An authoritative restore causes the restored objects to be replicated to other DCs, overwriting any changes made to those objects since the backup occurred.
True
An authoritative restore causes the restored objects to be replicated to other DCs, overwriting any changes made to those objects since the backup occurred. Select one: True False
True
If you choose a one-time backup, you can create a system state backup.
True
The Committed section of the Performance tab in Task Manager displays the demand for virtual memory.
True
The NTDS and SYSVOL folders hold most of the components of Active Directory.
True
The Resource Monitor utility can be started by typing resmon.exe at a command prompt.
True
To measure performance during off hours, a scheduled data collector set should be used.
True
WSUS can be configured to approve Windows Defender updates automatically. Select one: True False
True
What Windows log event level indicates that an issue doesn't immediately affect operations, but might cause future problems if not addressed?
Warning
In the Processes section of the Resource Monitor utility, what category is used to display how much physical memory is currently in use?
Working set
What is a possible negative consequence of using incremental backups on volumes used by disk-intensive applications?
Write performance on the source volume is decreased
Event logs are based on which of the following languages?
XML
If a server is using manual synchronization, how often should the server be manually synchronized? Select one: a. At least once a day b. At least once a week c. At least on a biweekly basis d. At least on a monthly basis
a. At least once a day
You have created a failover cluster that must include SMB 3.0 file share support, and all cluster nodes must have read/write access to the shared storage. What type of storage should you use? Select one: a. Cluster shared volume b. Mirrored volume c. RAID 5 volume d. Virtual volume pool
a. Cluster shared volume
Which of the following is a requirement for creating a failover cluster on a Windows server? (Choose all that apply.) Select one or more: a. Cluster-compatible storage technology b. All clustered applications or services must be the same version c. At least 16 GB of RAM d. NICs that support NIC teaming
a. Cluster-compatible storage technology b. All clustered applications or services must be the same version
What type of object is added to Active Directory when a failover cluster is created? Select one: a. Computer b. Witness c. Server d. SAN
a. Computer
What event level indicates an unrecoverable failure in an application or component? Select one: a. Critical b. Information c. Error d. Warning
a. Critical
If you need WSUS clients to download and install feature updates as soon as they are available, what branch readiness level should you choose? Select one: a. Current Branch b. Differed Branch c. Current Branch for Business d. Differed Branch for Business
a. Current Branch
A clustered storage space has several prerequisites. Which of the following is one of them? Select one: a. Disk controllers must be serially attached SCSI b. Two or more disks dedicated to a pool c. RAID-enabled SCSI disks d. All volumes must be created in advance
a. Disk controllers must be serially attached SCSI
You have a cluster of eight nodes with node majority quorum. Four nodes are in SiteX, and four are in SiteY. SiteX and SiteY can no longer communicate due to WAN failure. SiteY continues to provide clustered services, but SiteX goes offline. What feature in Windows Server 2016 caused SiteY to continue to provide services while SiteX did not? Select one: a. Dynamic quorum b. File share witness c. Split vote d. Clustered Storage Spaces
a. Dynamic quorum
Which of the following is a destination option for a scheduled backup using Windows Server Backup? (Choose all that apply.) Select one or more: a. External hard drive b. DVD media c. Tape drive d. Shared folder
a. External hard drive d. Shared folder
Windows logs contains a Security log file that has two levels, which of the following are the two levels that can classify an event in the Security log? (Choose all that apply.) Select one or more: a. Failure Audit b. Success Audit c. Critical d. Warning
a. Failure Audit b. Success Audit
What does a failover cluster node use to determine if another node is communicating? Select one: a. Heartbeat b. Witness c. Drainstop d. Quorum
a. Heartbeat
You want to provide scalability for an application installed on an NLB cluster composed of several servers. Which filtering mode should you use? Select one: a. Multiple host b. Node majority c. Single host d. Dedicated
a. Multiple host
Which of the following is a core cluster resource? Select one: a. Network name b. CPU c. Server memory d. MAC address
a. Network name
You are planning to build a failover cluster to provide high availability for an application. You have installed the Failover Clustering feature on the first server and have set up shared storage. What option should you select in Failover Cluster Manager before you create a cluster? Select one: a. Validate Configuration b. Connect to the cluster c. Enable dynamic witness d. Configure Quorum
a. Validate Configuration
You have decided to implement Storage Spaces Direct. Which of the following are your options for deploying Storage Spaces Direct? (Choose all that apply.) Select one or more: a. hyper-converged b. hyper-direct c. disaggregated d. aggregated
a. hyper-converged c. disaggregated
Which of the following is shared storage used to store cluster configuration data and help determine the cluster quorum? Select one: a. witness disk b. cluster node c. active node d. clustered disk
a. witness disk
What is the minimum recommended amount of disk space that should be used for storing WSUS updates? Select one: a. 10 GB b. 40 GB c. 100 GB d. 1 TB
b. 40 GB
When monitoring disk activity, a response time consistently above what level indicate a serious problem? Select one: a. 10 ms b. 50 ms c. 20 ms d. 5 ms
b. 50 ms
Under what circumstances might you need to restore from a Windows Server Backup? (Choose all that apply.) Select one or more: a. IP address conflict b. Application corruption c. Service load balancing d. Server hardware failure
b. Application corruption d. Server hardware failure
After a failover cluster is created, which of the following is a task to be performed when configuring the failover cluster? (Choose all that apply.) Select one or more: a. Configure port rules b. Configure the cluster networks c. Configure the host ID d. Configure the quorum model
b. Configure the cluster networks d. Configure the quorum model
Which of the following is NOT a quorum configuration option? Select one: a. Configure a disk witness b. Configure the quorum witness IP address c. Configure a cloud witness d. Do not configure a quorum witness
b. Configure the quorum witness IP address
Which of the following should you do before creating a highly available virtual machine? (Choose all that apply.) Select one or more: a. Make the host computers workgroup members b. Configure the shared storage c. Configure virtual networks in Hyper-V Manager d. In Failover Cluster Manager, configure the virtual networks
b. Configure the shared storage c. Configure virtual networks in Hyper-V Manager
Which of the following is a WSUS server that downloads updates from another WSUS server? Select one: a. Upstream server b. Downstream server c. Slave server d. Master server
b. Downstream server
Server "A" is a member of an NLB cluster. Server "A" is scheduled for routine maintenance that requires the server to be taken offline. What option should you use to take the server offline while not disrupting any client requests currently in progress? Select one: a. Hibernate b. Drainstop c. Stop d. Suspend
b. Drainstop
You are running a failover cluster that consists of two Windows Server 2012 nodes. You want to upgrade the cluster to Windows Server 2016, and you have two new servers available. You add the two new servers to the cluster and transfer the roles and resources to the new servers. What is the next step? Select one: a. Shut down the cluster b. Evict the two Windows Server 2012 nodes c. Run the Upgrade-Cluster cmdlet on the Windows Server 2012 nodes d. Run the Update-Cluster cmdlet on the Windows Server 2016 nodes
b. Evict the two Windows Server 2012 nodes
If you need to use a WSUS server and your client computers are not part of a domain, what can you use to configure clients separately? Select one: a. WSUS Policy Editor b. Local Group Policy Editor c. Group Policy on a domain controller d. Update Services console
b. Local Group Policy Editor
You're configuring a failover cluster and want a quorum configuration in which cluster quorum data is located in a shared folder on a server in another location. Which quorum configuration should you choose? Select one: a. No Majority: Disk Only b. Node and File Share Majority c. Node Majority d. Node and Disk Majority
b. Node and File Share Majority
In a failover cluster, what are the options for configuring the quorum model? (Choose all that apply.) Select one or more: a. No quorum: Partitioning b. Node and File Share Majority c. Node Majority d. No Majority: File Share Only
b. Node and File Share Majority c. Node Majority
What options does an administrator have to configure Windows Defender? (Choose all that apply.) Select one or more: a. Windows Defender Policies Editor b. PowerShell c. Group Policy d. Windows Defender Console
b. PowerShell c. Group Policy
You are working on a server that is experiencing issues with a device driver. Under which log should you look for more information regarding the issue? Select one: a. Application b. System c. Security d. Forwarded Events
b. System
What happens if you shutdown a clustered Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V server without pausing it first? Select one: a. The VMs are suspended until the server is restarted b. The VMs are automatically live migrated c. The VMs are removed from the cluster d. The VMs are shutdown and exported to another server
b. The VMs are automatically live migrated
Event logs are based on which of the following languages? Select one: a. CSV b. XML c. HTML d. ASP
b. XML
What is the maximum number of synchronizations that can be performed automatically per day? Select one: a. 6 b. 12 c. 24 d. 48
c. 24
What should you do if you want a junior administrator to be able to back up files and directories, restore files and directories, and shut down the system without giving the user broad administrative access to the domain? Select one: a. Add the user to the Enterprise Admins group. b. Assign the user the "Back up files and directories" right. c. Add the user to the Server Operators group. d. Add the user to the Power Users group.
c. Add the user to the Server Operators group.
Which feature of failover clusters is intended to prevent a situation in which no quorum can be reached? Select one: a. File share witness b. CSVs c. Dynamic witness d. Split vote
c. Dynamic witness
What tool should be used to create real-time monitors that can be customized to show specific data on hardware, protocols, and applications? Select one: a. Message analyzer b. Task manager c. Performance monitor d. Resource monitor
c. Performance monitor
In an NLB cluster, what should you configure to specify the types of traffic the cluster should respond to? Select one: a. Load weight b. Filter modes c. Port rules d. Affinity modes
c. Port rules
How can an administrator force a client computer that is set to install updates manually to automatically apply a specific update? Select one: a. Perform a manual approval of the update on the WSUS server b. Run gpupdate /force on the client computer c. Set an approval deadline for the update d. Force the computer to reboot
c. Set an approval deadline for the update
Which of the following groups hold all the computers that have not been assigned to a WSUS custom group? Select one: a. WSUS Computers b. Assigned Computers c. Unassigned Computers d. Default Computers
c. Unassigned Computers
In the Processes section of the Resource Monitor utility, what category is used to display how much physical memory is currently in use? Select one: a. Shareable b. Private c. Working set d. Commit
c. Working set
How much RAM should be available on a server that will function as a WSUS server? Select one: a. At least 256 MB b. At least 1 GB c. At least 1.5 GB d. At least 2 GB
d. At least 2 GB
Which of the following is a PowerShell cmdlet that lists the backups that have been created for a server? Select one: a. wbadmin get items b. wbadmin get status c. Get-WBJob d. Get-WBBackupSet
d. Get-WBBackupSet
What's the first step in deploying a clustered storage space if there are redundant paths to the storage enclosure? Select one: a. Create the storage spaces b. Create a failover cluster c. Verify the shared disks d. Install the MPIO feature
d. Install the MPIO feature
You need to move a VM from one Hyper-V server to another while maintaining the VM's availability. What Hyper-V feature should you use? Select one: a. Live Replication b. Hyper-V Replica Broker c. Hyper-V Checkpoint d. Live Migration
d. Live Migration
What should you do before performing maintenance operations on a cluster node? Select one: a. Run the Copy Cluster Roles Wizard b. Stop the cluster network c. Re-assign the witness disk d. Move any cluster resources
d. Move any cluster resources
In a failover cluster, what do you call a server that is a cluster member that's not responding to client requests for a clustered application but is in standby to do so if the active node fails? Select one: a. Active node b. Witness node c. Affinity node d. Passive node
d. Passive node
You have assigned a junior administrator to create a Windows Server 2016 failover cluster. The administrator does not have the Create Computer objects permission in Active Directory. What should you tell the junior administrator to do? Select one: a. Run the New-Cluster cmdlet with the -ADDetached option. b. In Failover Cluster Manager, select the Override Active Directory permissions option. c. In Failover Cluster Manager, select the Active Directory Detached option. d. Run the New-Cluster cmdlet using the -AdministrativeAccessPoint DNS option.
d. Run the New-Cluster cmdlet using the -AdministrativeAccessPoint DNS option.
Which highly available share option should you choose if you have applications that leave files open for extended periods of time, such as a Hyper-V server where virtual machines are stored on a file share? Select one: a. DFS File Sharing b. File Server for general use c. NFS File Share for applications d. Scale-Out File Server for application data
d. Scale-Out File Server for application data
Which affinity value should you choose when the application has dynamic data or the client state must be maintained? Select one: a. Multi b. None c. Network d. Single
d. Single
What specific memory allocation section, in the Physical Memory section of Resource Monitor displays memory still linked to a process but available for reuse? Select one: a. Free b. In Use c. Modified d. Standby
d. Standby
What is true about failover cluster network configuration? Select one: a. The heartbeat should be on the client access network b. You need at least three NICs per server c. NIC addresses on servers must have the same network ID d. The storage network should be on a separate subnet
d. The storage network should be on a separate subnet
What Windows Update policy will allow WSUS clients to restart outside of active hours when an update requires a restart? Select one: a. Defer Windows Updates during active hours b. Allow Windows Updates during active hours c. Turn on auto-restart for updates during active hours d. Turn off auto-restart for updates during active hours
d. Turn off auto-restart for updates during active hours
What is a possible negative consequence of using incremental backups on volumes used by disk-intensive applications? Select one: a. It takes longer to perform the backup b. It takes longer to perform a restore c. You need additional space on the backup target d. Write performance on the source volume is decreased
d. Write performance on the source volume is decreased
An administrator has noticed that a GPO containing new update settings has not yet applied to one of the computers on the network. What command can the administrator run to force the GPO to be applied? Select one: a. gpupdate /all b. Enforce-GPO c. wsadmin applygpo d. gpupdate /force
d. gpupdate /force
How can an administrator initiate a system state recovery using the command line?
wbadmin start systemstaterecovery
When monitoring disk activity, a response time consistently above what level indicate a serious problem?
50 ms