8.12 Group Policy Overview

Group Policy Object (GPO)

A set of user and computer configuration settings that are applied to multiple objects within an Active Directory domain.

You want to ensure that all users in the Development OU have a common set of network communication security settings applied. Which action should you take?

Create a GPO computer policy for the computers in the Development OU.

You manage an Active Directory domain. All users in the domain have a standard set of internet options configured by a GPO linked to the domain. But you want users in the Administrators OU to have a different set of Internet options. What should you do?

Create a GPO user policy for the Administrators OU.

Computer policies include a special category called user rights. Which action does user rights allow an administrator to perform?

Identify users who can perform maintenance tasks on computers in an OU.

Which statement is true regarding application of GPO settings?

If a setting is defined in the Local Group Policy on the computer and not defined in the GPO linked to the OU, the setting is applied.

Group Policy Objects (GPO) are applied in which of the following orders?

Local group policy, GPO linked to site, GPO linked to domain, GPO linked to Organizational Unit highest to lowest.

User Configuration

Policies that are enforced for specific users and are applied when the user logs on.

Computer Configuration

Policies that are enforced for the entire computer and are initially applied when the computer boots.