Ch 9

What is the global catalog?

A

What two common tools help create both User and Computer objects?

AD Administrative Center and AD Users and Computers

What defines what objects exist as well as what attributes are associated with any object in the Active Directory

AD Schema

What you call the process of confirming a user's identity by using a known value such as a password, a smart card, or a fingerprint?

Authentication

What is the process of granting the user access only to the resources he or she is permitted to use?

Authorization

What are the two basic classes of Active Directory objects?

Container and Leaf Objects

You are the administrator for a network with two domains: westsim.com and sales.westsim.com. You have a shared folder called Reports on the Sales1 server in the sales.westsim.com domain. The following two users need access to this shared folder: Mark in the westsim.com domain Mary in the sales.westsim.com domain You create a global group called Sales in westsim.com. you grant this group the necessary permissions to the Reports shared folder. You add Mark as a member of the group, however you are unable to add Mary as a group member. What should you do?

Convert the group to a domain local group

What is the fundamental component of the Active Directory architecture, functioning as the boundary for virtually all directory functions, including administration, access control, database management, and replication?

Domain

Which of the following container objects is an Active Directory built-in container?

Domain Controllers

When Active Directory is installed, several containers are created by default. Which default container would you be able to apply a Group Policy to?

Domain Controllers OU

An Active Directory _____ consists of one or more separate domain trees.

Forest

What is not a container, nor full-fledged security division and cannot have Group Policy settings applied directly to them?

Group

What is an important difference between groups and OUs?

Group memberships are independent of the domains tree structure

What is a container object that functions in a subordinate capacity to a domain, and still inherits policies and permissions from its parent objects?

OU

What is the next level of Active Directory container object within a domain?

OU

What special DNS resource record enables clients to locate domain controllers and other vital AD DS services?

SRV

What determines the functional level of an Active Directory forest?

The lowest version on Server on a domain controller

Resource access for individuals takes place through their ______.

User Accounts

What is the method for removing a domain controller in Windows Server 2012 R2?

Using the Remove Roles and Features Wizard