Chapter 1,2,3 Study Guide for Test 1 CS228 Windows Server 2016
How do the different versions of Windows Server 2016 handle CAL and core-based licenses?
(pg 57) The standard and Datacenter editions require both CALs and core-based licensing. The Essentials and storage server 2016 Editions use processor based (number of processors) licensing and no Cals required. Multipoint server edition requires processor-based licensing, but no CALs.
What is a digital certificate, and how is it used?
(pg 95/60) Set of unique ID information that is typically put at the end of a file or that is associated with a computer communication. It's purpose is to show that the source of file or communication is legitimate.
What is the IP address that is assigned to the network loopback interface?
127.0.0.1
Without the aid of APICs or special Intel features, what is the maximum number of IRQ lines available to a system?
15
What is the minimum amount of RAM required in order to support Windows Server 2016 with a GUI desktop?
2 GB
The Class A network is defined by what subnet mask?
255.0.0.0
What is the maximum paging file size on a 64-bit server?
256 terabytes
What is the minimum amount of disk space required for installing Windows Server Core?
32 GB
On a typical x86 computer, what size is a single data page?
4KB
What is the maximum number of supported central processor sockets for Windows Server 2016 Standard Edition?
64
What is the maximum number of logical processors supported by Windows Server 2016 when Hyper-V is not in use?
640
What is an ideal scenario for the installation and use of Windows Server Core or Nano Server?
A server within an organization will be dedicated to web services and will be accessed via the Internet.
What occurs when a device driver that has not been signed is installed?
A warning indicating that the publisher of the driver can't be verified and the driver will not be loaded.
What is Windows PowerShell, and how does it facilitate automation?
A windows command-line interface that offers scripting capabilities as well. Facilitating automation by scripting to create and set up user accounts or import hundreds of users from an older server.
What Windows Server 2016 role installs the Identity Management for UNIX service?
Active Directory Domain Services
What Windows Server role can be used to specifically help safeguard information through the use of encryption, user authentication, and security certificates?
Active Directory Rights Management Services
What PowerShell command will install the DNS role on a Windows Server 2016 server?
Add-WindowsFeature DNS
What is NOT one of the three distinct advantages offered by a Windows Server Core installation?
Additional services and management utilities are made available.
What happens when two devices end up with conflicting IRQ assignments?
Both devices become inoperable until new IRQs are assigned.
What feature is designed to foil malware, such as computer viruses, Trojan horses, and worms, by preventing programs from using system memory space?
Data Execution Prevention
You have been tasked with ensuring that access to certain server managed resources is only available to client devices with TPM chips and BitLocker file security. What Windows Server role can be installed to automate this check?
Device Health Attestation Services
Any user can add system environment variables or change the values of existing ones.
FALSE
Client access licenses are not required for access to a Windows Server 2016 as long as it is virtualized.
FALSE
NTFS does not provide support for the portable operating system interface (POSIX) standard.
FALSE
Only the Windows Server 2016 Standard and Datacenter editions are compatible with the common language runtime used in Microsoft .NET Framework and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET.
FALSE
Server performance is improved if the paging file configured for the system is placed on the boot partition.
FALSE
When using the BPA to generate a report and problems are found, analysis of each role yields a report that shows four levels of severity.
FALSE
Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) server resolves fully qualified domain names and host names to IP addresses.
FALSE
What should be done by an administrator to enable the hot swapping of a disk drive or controller without using the Safely Remove Hardware icon?
File caching and flushing should be disabled
What Registry root key has information about the current hardware profile?
HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG
What Registry key contains information about the desktop setup for the account presently signed in to the server console?
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
What Registry key contains profile information for each user who has signed in to a computer?
HKEY_USERS
What statement regarding the use of the Windows Server 2016 Essentials edition is accurate?
Hyper-V is not included in Server 2016 Essentials.
What statement regarding the use of Microsoft Hyper-V is accurate?
Hyper-V supports both Windows and Linux operating systems.
What is NOT one of the tasks that the Devices and Printers utility can be used for?
Identifying resource conflicts between devices.
If no domain or workgroup is configured during installation of Windows Server 2016, where is the computer placed?
In a workgroup called "Workgroup"
What is NOT one of the advantages that can be provided by Windows Server 2016 when implementing the server-based network model?
Increased network management ability through workgroups
You are attempting to access the BIOS screen of a computer to assess the BIOS's capabilities and to determine the BIOS version. What key is NOT a typical key pressed to enter the BIOS?
Insert
What does the Internet Information Services (IIS) role do?
It enables the server to act as a web server.
By default on Windows Server 2016, what is the processor scheduling set to prioritize?
It is set to prioritize background services.
What enables Linux clients to access a Linux virtual machine in Hyper-V?
Linux Integration Services (LIS)
What Active Directory Domain Services role feature can be used to replace passwords with a two-step authentication process that combines verifying a device is enrolled in the domain and that the device has a personal identification number?
Microsoft Passport
What is the difference between multitasking and multithreading?
Multitasking is the capability of a computer to run two or more programs at the same time. Multithreading is running several processes or parts (threads) at the same time.
What is the native file system utilized by Windows Server 2016?
NTFS (NEW TECHNOLOGY FILES SYSTEM)
What statement regarding NTFS features is NOT accurate?
NTFS does not maintain an index of files.
What Active Directory certificate service enables detection of a revoked certificate without the need to access a revocation list?
Online Certificate Status Protocol
What statement regarding the placement of the paging file is accurate?
Paging files should be placed on the main disk in a mirrored set, not the backup disk.
What Windows feature provides a scripting language and includes command-line tools in the form of "cmdlets" that can be used for automation?
PowerShell
What type of applications or programs might not work with Data Execution Prevention (DEP) enabled?
Programs that utilize dynamic code generation.
What is NOT one of the requirements that must be met prior to the installation of Windows Deployment Services?
ReFS must be used as the file system on the Windows Deployment Services server
What protocol simplifies multicast communications by removing the need for a router to direct network traffic?
Reliable Multicast Protocol
You have been tasked with implementing a server infrastructure that allows clients to use virtual machine and session-based desktops to access and run applications on servers. What role should you install for this purpose?
Remote Desktop Services
What statement regarding the use of Windows Server Core is accurate?
Server Core allows the ability to open the Notepad screen editor for editing files.
What is the self-healing feature of NTFS, and how does it work?
Software encounters damaged disk area NTFS can heal the area without having to take down the server. Heals by generating a "worker thread" that repairs data from damaged area. (pg 56)
What purpose does a subnet mask serve?
Subnet masks are used to organize members of a subnet group according to their network. Subnet divides the IP addresses into the network traffic by reducing the number of unused IP addresses so, they are not wasted.
A RAID array consists of multiple hard drives designed to extend the life of disk drives and to prevent data loss from a hard disk failure.
TRUE
Disk errors and file system corruption that occurs within ReFS can be repaired more quickly in NTFS.
TRUE
IPv6 provides native support for the use of IP security (IPsec) to enhance network security
TRUE
The 192.168.100.0 network falls within the private network range.
TRUE
The System File Checker is useful in recovering system files that have been corrupted because of a hardware power problem or power failure.
TRUE
You should never copy the Registry from one Windows-based system over the Registry of a different system.
TRUE
When the System File Checker utility restores a corrupted Windows file, where does it get the uncorrupted version from?
The C:\Windows\System32 folder
You are experiencing problems on your Windows Server 2016 installation. Specifically, critical file extensions have lost their associated program data. You need to restore the settings from a Registry backup. Where will the settings be found?
The HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT key
What statement regarding the use of TCP and UDP is accurate?
The TCP protocol is a connection-oriented communication because it ensures delivery of data.
Your computer has added a dynamically learned MAC address to the local ARP cache. Before the ARP cache timeout has expired, your computer reuses the same ARP cache entry. How long before the entry expires?
The entry will remain for 10 minutes after the last usage.
What statement regarding support of Plug and Play is not accurate?
The kernel requires a special flag to enable PnP.
Why do newer versions of the Windows client operating systems reduce the TCO for a network running Windows Server 2016?
The latest Windows operating systems provide more automated installation, configuration, desktop, and management policy features compatible with Server 2016.
What is NOT one of Microsoft's recommendations for creating a computer name?
The maximum length for the name is 64 characters
fInternet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4)
The most commonly used version of IP, which has been in use for many years. It has a limitation in that it was not designed to anticipate the vast numbers of networks and network users currently in existence.
Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)
The newest version of IP that is designed for enhanced security and that can handle the addressing needs of growing networks.
A Server 2016 installation is crashing and failing to create a crash dump file. What is the most likely cause for the failure to create the dump file?
The paging file is disabled on the server.
What is the general rule for configuring the initial size of a paging file?
The paging file should be 1.5 times the amount of RAM installed.
You are attempting to upgrade a Windows Server 2008 R2 server to Windows Server 2016 Standard. What must be done in order to accomplish the upgrade?
The server should be updated to the latest service pack for 2008 R2, then upgraded to Server 2012, after which the server can be upgraded to Server 2016.
What open standard supplements Microsoft's Plug and Play and is used in all types of systems and enables connectivity through networks and network protocols?
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)
When using the Windows Server Update Services role, what is the term used to describe a server that regularly obtains updates from Microsoft for local deployment on the network?
Upstream server
subnet mask
Used to distinguish between the network part and the host part of the IP address and to enable networks to be divided into subnets.
What statement regarding the use of system and user environment variables is accurate?
User environment variables are always set first.
What is NOT one of the tasks that can be performed using the Device Manager?
Virtual devices can be installed.
What statement regarding the use of virtual memory in Windows Server 2016 is accurate?
Virtual memory usage is required by the operating system.
What Server 2016 role enables the use of a File Transfer Protocol service?
Web Server (IIS) role
What service can be installed to replace the Indexing Service in Windows Server 2016 to provide faster file searching?
Windows Search Service
What version of Windows Server 2016 can be used to share the same physical computer through each person connecting a keyboard, mouse, and monitor to a USB hub that connects to the server?
Windows Server 2016 Multipoint Premium Server
You are attempting to install Windows Server 2016 on a SCSI based disk, but the installation program does not find the disk. What is the most likely cause?
Windows Server 2016 requires a driver for working with the SCSI controller.
Where can the most up-to-date list of compatible hardware available for Windows Server 2016 be found?
Windows Server Catalog website
What utility is used to create an unattended answer file for unattended installation?
Windows System Image Manager
What is not a valid requirement for joining a computer to an Active Directory domain?
You must have Internet connectivity and be capable of reaching microsoft.com
What is NOT one of the three power plans already created by default on Windows Server 2016?
adaptive
What type of network communication sends a message to all points on a specific network, and is typically not forwarded by routers?
broadcast
You are working on a fresh install of Windows Server 2016 Core and need to set the date and time. What command can you use to do this?
control timedate.cpl
What term is used to describe the Windows Server 2016 ability to run a program in an area of memory separate from areas used by other programs?
preemptive multitasking
What mode does the operating system kernel run in, that protects it from problems created by malfunctioning programs and processes?
privileged mode
What is NOT one of the features provided by NTFS?
snapshots
What Windows Server 2016 Standard and Datacenter feature provides the ability to move selected blocks of data to different storage locations, such as moving data from hard drive storage to solid state storage?
storage tiering
