Windows Servers Exam 1
What administrative share on a Windows machine will provide network access to the Windows folder on the boot volume?
$Admin
An administrator can run a PowerShell command on a remote server using what additional element?
-ComputerName
If an administrator wants to test the results of a PowerShell cmdlet without actually performing the cmdlet's operations, what option should be used?
-WhatIf
Roles and features can be installed to an offline VHD file by using the _____________ option.
-vhd
What file extension is used for Windows install images that can be deployed with Windows Deployment Server?
.wim
An authenticated user can add up to how many computer accounts to the domain, by default?
10
A volume with shadow copies enabled uses what maximum size limitation of the total volume size by default?
10%
How long does it take for a change to trigger intrasite replication?
15 seconds, with a 3 second delay between each replication partner
How many users can be supported by the Essentials Edition of Windows Server 2012?
25
The Windows default password complexity settings require at least how many different character types, out of the total four character types possible
3
How often is the password for a computer account changed by Active Directory?
30 days
What is the maximum number of virtual processors supported by Hyper-V 3.0?
32
What is the maximum number of virtual processors supported by Hyper-V 3.0?
32
What is the approximate size of the system boot volume created by the Windows installer for Windows Server 2012 R2?
350 MB
How much RAM can be installed in either Datacenter or Standard editions of Windows Server 2012?
4 TB
How often are Group Policy Objects updated on domain controllers?
5 minutes
When using Shadow Copies, how many different versions of a file can be kept?
64
By default, the Windows password policy requires a minimum password of what length?
7
Which of the following statements is true regarding an RODC?
A local administrator can be created for an RODC
Which of the following scenarios would provide for an ideal use of the ReFS file system?
A volume requiring high reliability for applications very large file sizes
What role provides services for creating, issuing, and managing digital certificates that can be used to verify identities?
Active Directory Certificate Services
What feature, once activated, can't be disabled without reinstalling all domain controllers within a forest?
Active Directory Recycle Bin
A network administrator can join a computer to a domain using what PowerShell cmdlet?
Add-Computer
What PowerShell cmdlet below will install the Active Directory Domain Services role?
Add-WindowsFeature AD-Domain-Services
What load balancing mode utilizes an algorithm based on an outgoing packet's properties?
Address Hash
Which option below is the default load-balancing mode within Windows Server 2012?
Address hash
Which of the following choices is not one of the three teaming modes?
Address hashing
What folder under Policies within the Computer Configuration Node of a GPO contains the Control Panel, Network, Printers, System, and Windows Component folders?
Administrative Templates
Which of the following is not one of the five folder objects that are created when Active Directory is installed?
Administrators
What special identity group is used when a user accesses an FTP server that doesn't require user account logon?
Anonymous Logon
What special identity group is used when a user accesses an FTP server that doesn't require user account logon?
Anonymous logon
The \Windows folder is located on what volume?
Boot Volume
By default, where is the print queue stored within Windows Server 2012/R2?
C:\Windows\System32\Spool\Printers
How can administrators reduce the amount of processing that occurs on a print server?
Change the render print jobs on client computers option in the printer's properties
________ is a collection of technologies for abstracting the details of how applications, storage, network, and other computing resources are delivered to users.
Cloud computing
A server can be added to Server Manager by which of the following methods?
Connecting to the remote server's web server
Disks that are formatted using the GUID Partitioning Table (GPT) can hold larger volume sizes, and benefit from increased reliability provided by which feature below?
Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC)
Which Windows Server 2012 R2 role provides automatic IP address assignment and configuration for client computers?
DHCP
Which of the following choices is not a service supported by Windows 8.1?
DHCP Server
What server role is installed along with Active Directory Domain Services if no other servers with this role are available?
DNS
Internet and Windows domains are resolved to IP addresses using what role service?
DNS
The ________ command removes, or deletes, objects from Active Directory.
DSRM
What feature new to Windows Server 2012 provides the ability to find identical sets of data on a SAN based storage array and reduce the identical sets to a single instance, in order to reduce space?
Data deduplication
What edition of Windows Server 2012 R2 can have up to 4 TB of RAM, and function as a virtualization host with unlimited virtual instances?
Datacenter
The ____________ GPO is linked to the domain object and specifies default settings that affect all users and computers in the domain.
Default Domain Policy
The ____________ GPO is linked to the domain object and specifies default settings that affect all users and computers in the domain.
Default Domain Policy
An administrator has discovered that several critical parts of Active Directory have been deleted. What boot mode can be used to perform restoration?
Directory Services Restore Mode (DSRM)
If the wrong server edition is installed, what command can be used to change to a different edition?
Dism
What is the most typically used group type conversion?
Distribution group -> security group
Select the true statement regarding the conversion of group scope:
Domain local groups can be converted to universal, as long as the domain local group does not contain other domain local groups
Which load balancing mode is the default mode within Windows Server 2012 R2, and uses an even distribution of traffic among all team members, including virtual NICs?
Dynamic
The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) utilizes the ____________ printer driver to allow local printing during an RDP session.
Easy Print
To enable PowerShell remote management, what command must be run?
Enable-PSremoting -force
What edition of Windows Server 2012 supports 25 or fewer users, and automatically configures itself as a root domain controller?
Essentials
A Server Core installation can't be converted to a Minimal Server Interface.
False
NTFS permissions on a file only apply when a file or folder is accessed locally.
False
The 32 bit version of Windows Server 2012 R2 can be upgraded to the 64-bit version using an install disc.
False
The TCP/IPv4 protocol suite is the newest set of networking protocols installed on Windows Server 2012.
False
The biggest disadvantage in using virtual disks instead of physical volumes is the lack of portability.
False
The dcpromo.exe command is the preferred method for installing Active Directory on Server Core.
False
The first server in a Windows domain network is an ideal candidate for a Server Core installation.
False
The netsh command can be used to configure a Windows firewall remotely by default, without any changes required on the remote server.
False
Thin provisioning allocates all configured space immediately, ensuring that the space is available for the specified virtual disk.
False
By default, the Windows Server 2012 firewall does not block incoming ICMP Echo Request packets.
False
The Administrator account should not be re-named, but should at least used a secure password.
False
The Work Folders feature can be utilized to provide collaborative services for users, allowing for users to sync file changes to each others' folders.
False
Which version of Windows Server 2012 is available through OEMs only, and is limited to a maximum of 15 users?
Foundation Edition
An administrator can utilize the ________________ cmdlet to list the current print jobs for a specified printer.
Get-PrintJob
When using PowerShell, what cmdlet can be utilized to retrieve a list of services?
Get-Services
The _____________ determines the reach of a group's application in a domain or forest: which security principals in a forest can be group members and to which forest resources a group can be assigned rights or permissions.
Group scope
Select below the term used to describe the virtualization software component that creates and monitors the virtual hardware environment.
Hypervisor
Select below the built-in group that facilitates anonymous access to web resources by Internet Information Services
IIS_IUSRS
When using PowerShell, an administrator can use the ____________ cmdlet to create a new DC in a new forest.
Install-ADDSForest
An administrator wants to convert a Windows Server 2012 R2 Server Core installation to a GUI install, but has removed the installation files. What cmdlet can the administrator use to install the GUI using a feature file store?
Install-WindowsFeature
The IEEE 802.1ax standard, which allows for the dynamic creation of a team, is known as which protocol below?
LACP
The _____________ allows UNIX / Linux computers using the Line Printer Remote (LPR) service to print to Windows shared printers.
LPD
A server that distributes traffic across two or more interfaces is utilizing which choice below?
Load balancing
Modern file systems use what component to describe information about files, such as time stamps and attributes?
Metadata
Modern file systems use what component to describe information about files, such as time stamps and attributes?
Metadata
Other than the full GUI interface, the options for a reduced user interface on Windows Server 2012 R2 consist of Server Core and ___________.
Minimal Server Interface
Which permission below can be granted to a user to allow the user to execute applications or scripts?
Modify
The _________ file system is the default file system used during a Windows Server 2012 installation.
NTFS
What type of storage typically shares files utilizing standard network protocols, such as Server Message Block (SMB), Network File System (NFS), and File Transfer Protocol (FTP)?
Network Attached Storage
A _____________ is composed of two parts: NIC hardware and device drivers.
Network Interface
What Windows Server 2012 R2 server role provides the Host Credential Authorization Protocol (HCAP) role service?
Network Policy and Access Services
What type of storage typically shares files utilizing standard network protocols, such as Server Message Block (SMB), Network File System (NFS), and File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Network attached storage
Select the PowerShell cmdlet below that can be used to create a new volume
New-Partition
Select the PowerShell cmdlet below that can be used to create a new volume.
New-Partition
By default in Windows Server 2012, Windows Update is set to ____________.
Not configured
What is the primary container object for organizing and managing resources in a domain?
OUs
A(n) ___________ is a grouping of information that describes a network resource, such as a shared printer; an organizing structure, such as a domain or OU; or an account, such as a user or group.
Object
Which of the following example passwords meets the minimum password requirements for Windows Server 2012?
P@ssw0rd
Select the operations master role that is responsible for providing backward compatibility with Windows NT servers configured as Windows NT backup domain controllers or member servers:
PDC emulator master
Which of the following statements is true regarding permission inheritance?
Permission inheritance is enabled by default
A physical disk that is available for adding to a storage pool is considered to be a member of what initial pool?
Primordial pool
What printer property, enabled by default, might allow a lower priority print job already in the queue to start printing even if a job with a higher priority starts spooling?
Print spooled documents first
What term is used to describe a single printer that represents two or more print devices?
Printer Pool
Using __________, two or more printers can represent a single print device
Printer priority
Dropbox, SkyDrive, and Google Apps are all examples of what type of computing?
Public Cloud
A simple space storage layout is similar to which non-fault tolerant RAID technology?
RAID0
An administrator wants to utilize a RAID volume that provides redundancy using disk striping with parity. What type of RAID should the administrator select?
RAID5
Select below the file system that can repair minor file system issues automatically, and supports up to 1 yottabyte volume sizes
ReFS
What file system below does not support encryption, file based compression, and disk quotas, but does support extremely large volume sizes?
ReFS
In a Server Core installation, an administrator will need to use what utility to configure Windows Update beyond basic default settings?
Registry Editor
The DirectAccess service is installed when which of the following roles are added to a Windows Server 2012 R2 installation?
Remote Access
Which firewall rule group must be enabled in order to allow for the remote use of the Task Scheduler snap-in?
Remote Scheduled Tasks Management
In order to utilize the Services snap-in within MMC on a remote computer, what firewall rule group must be enabled?
Remote Service Management
The _____________ cmdlet within PowerShell can be used to rename an object in Active Directory.
Rename-item
The first domain controller installed in an Active Directory forest is known as the _____________.
Root
Which disk subsystem is considered to be the most reliable for use in enterprise and high-utilization environments?
SAS
What option in the New Share Wizard creates a share that is suitable for Hyper-V?
SMB- Share- Applications
The __________ folder is a shared folder containing file-based information that's replicated to other domain controllers.
SYSVOL
A local account is stored in the __________________ database on the local computer.
Security Accounts Manager (SAM)
What type of Windows Server 2012/R2 installation takes up the least amount of space?
Server Core
What is the term used by Microsoft to describe a collection of bug fixes and security updates made since an OS release?
Server Pack
Services that require other services in order to run properly are said to have _____________.
Server dependencies
Select the utility below that provides a single interface for installing, configuring, and removing a variety of server roles and features, as well as providing a place to view server status.
Server manager
If an Administrator performs a clean install of Windows Server 2012 R2 on a new server, and then moves critical domain services over from an older server, what type of upgrade is being performed?
Server role migration
Which of the following choices is not one of the three user account types defined in Windows Server 2012?
Service user account
If an administrator wants to modify the properties of an existing NIC team, what PowerShell cmdlet should be used?
Set-LbfoTeam
The _____________ cmdlet can be utilized to configure the Windows Server 2012 R2 firewall.
Set-NetFirewallRule
An administrator can enable ______________, which sets NTFS permissions to accommodate simplified sharing permissions.
Simple file sharing
An administrator can enable ______________, which sets NTFS permissions to accommodate simplified sharing permissions.
Simple file sharing
What type of volume utilizes two or more physical disks, and fills each disk sequentially, rather than using striping?
Spanned volume
An administrator needs to stop and restart the print spooler service on a Server Core installation. What PowerShell cmdlet can the administrator use?
Stop-Service Spooler
An administrator needs to stop and restart the print spooler service on a Server Core installation. What PowerShell cmdlet can the administrator use?
Stop-Service Spooler
What PowerShell cmdlet can be utilized to pause a specified running service, or multiple services, separated by a comma?
Suspend-Service
What type of access control list defines the settings for auditing access to an object?
System access control list
The __________ contains files the computer needs to find and load the Windows OS.
System volume
What network protocol is the most widely used, and installed by default on Windows Server 2012 R2?
TCP/IPv4
Which of the following statements is true regarding the built-in Guest account?
The Guest account should be renamed if it will be used
Under what circumstances would a multi-domain structure not be an ideal choice?
The structure should facilitate easier access to resources
Which of the following scenarios is not ideal for the deployment of a single domain structure?
The structure should facilitate easier access to resources
Under what circumstances would an administrator choose to format a volume using the FAT file system?
The volume must be accessible using Windows 9x
A Desired State Configuration script can be created by the Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE).
True
A solid state drive is a good candidate for storing the page file.
True
Active Directory's use of multimaster replication ensures that changes to AD objects are automatically replicated to all domain controllers.
True
An explicit "allow" permission will override an inherited "deny" permission.
True
By default, the Administrators group and the CREATOR OWNER special identity are assigned the "Manage Documents" printer permission
True
Information within an OU can be hidden using permissions, and administration of an OU can be delegated to a non-administrative account.
True
Permission inheritance can be configured such that permissions are only inherited by specific types of child object types.
True
The Active Directory Recycle Bin is disabled by default, and can be enabled in the Active Directory Administrative Center (ADAC)
True
The Disk Management snap-in can be utilized to create redundant disk configurations, such as RAID 1 and RAID 5.
True
The Line Printer Daemon role service provides print compatibility with Linux / UNIX clients.
True
The best method for configuring updates to servers and domain member computers is via group policy.
True
The shadow copies feature must be enabled on an entire volume.
True
When creating a new user, the "User must change password at next logon" option is enabled by default.
True
When selecting disk subsystems for enterprise or servers accessed 24/7, SAS is a preferred technology.
True
he shadow copies feature must be enabled on an entire volume
True
By default, the Administrators group and the CREATOR OWNER special identity are assigned the "Manage Documents" printer permission.
True
Server roles can be installed and uninstalled on an offline VHD file
True
The user account utilized by a service to log into a system can be set within the service's properties.
True
When installing Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Edition, the server is automatically configured as a root domain controller.
True
An administrator has just converted a GUI install to a Server Core install, and wants to remove the installation files for the GUI. What PowerShell cmdlet should the administrator use?
Uninstall-WindowsFeature
How can an administrator enable or disable accounts using the command line?
Use the dsmod user command
How can an administrator enable or disable accounts using the command line?
Use the dsmod user command
Which SATA version supports transfer speeds up to 6 Gb/s?
Version 3
What service uses a private cloud in conjunction with a web browser or downloaded client software to access desktop software?
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
The shadow copies feature utilize what service within Windows Server ?
Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)
Under what circumstances would the use of a read only domain controller (RODC) be ideal?
When setting up a domain controller in a remote branch office.
Windows installation images can be deployed using the _______________ service.
Windows Deployment Server
The Windows Server 2012/R2 remote management features are enabled via what Windows component?
Windows Remote Management (WinRM)
In order to use the Active Directory Recycle Bin, all DCs in the forest must be running at least what Windows Server operating system?
Windows Server 2008 R2
What Active Directory directory partition holds the DNS database?
application directory partition
The \Windows folder is located on what volume?
boot volume
A(n) ___________ is a physical component with a disk interface connector (such as SATA or SCSI) and a power connector.
disk drive
How can an administrator mount an install image to install features?
dism
Windows Server 2012 is the first Windows Server release to have ______________, which allows for the removal of installation files for features that are not used.
features on demand
The _____________ determines the reach of a group's application in a domain or forest: which security principals in a forest can be group members and to which forest resources a group can be assigned rights or permissions.
group scope
The most commonly used network technologies within SANs are Fibre Channel and ___________.
iSCSI
The most commonly used network technologies within SANs are Fibre Channel and ___________.
iSCSI
In what order are group policy settings applied?
local, site, domain, OU
Using ______________, a computer joining the domain doesn't have to be connected to the network when the join occurs.
offline domain join
Which of the following statements is true regarding the global catalog?
only one global catalog exists per forest
The default location for computer accounts that are created automatically after joining the domain can be changed using which command?
redircmp
Which of the following choices is one of the two forest-wide FSMO roles?
schema master
What command can be used to add a remote server to the TrustedHosts list?
set-item
The creation of a distribution folder for Windows Migration Tools can be done using the __________ command.
smigdeploy.exe ?
A user can use their ___________, which follows the format username@domain, to log into a computer on a domain.
upn
The ____________ consists of the virtual environment that emulates a physical computer's hardware and BIOS.
virtual machine
The ____________ MMC snap-in can be utilized to configure firewall rules.
windows firewall with advanced security
The ____________ MMC snap-in can be utilized to configure firewall rules.
windows firewall with advanced security
Select below the parameter that can be included with the Install-WindowsFeature command in order to automatically install management tools associated with a role
-IncludeManagementTools
A workgroup model is recommended for networks of what size?
10 computers or less
Select below the Active Directory server role that provides the functions of Active Directory without the requirements of forests, domains, and domain controllers.
AD LDS
Which special identity group specifically includes any user account (except the Guest) logged into a computer or domain with a valid username and password?
Authenticated Users
How can an administrator create a hidden shared folder?
By placing a $ at the end of the share name
A user's profile is stored in what directory on a local computer by default?
C:\Users
Where are the Windows features files stored within Windows Server 2012?
C:\Windows\WinSxS
An organization must possess which of the following items in order to legally facilitate user logins?
Client Access License (CAL)
How can an administrator make only the files and folders to which a user has at least Read permissions visible?
Enable access-based enumeration (ABE)
Due to the limitations of MBR partitioning, what type of partition must be created in order to utilize logical drives?
Extended partition
Due to the limitations of MBR partitioning, what type of partition must be created in order to utilize logical drives?
Extended partition
What utility is the preferred method for creating and managing shares within Windows Server 2012/R2?
File and Storage Services
Which of the following choices is not an example of a typical postinstallation task?
Format the boot volume
What CPU extensions are a prerequisite for installing the Hyper-V role?
Intel-VT or AMD-V
What is a downlevel user logon name used for?
Logging into older Windows OSs or using older Windows applications
What Active Directory partition contains the information needed to define objects and object attributes for all domains in the forest?
Schema directory partition
Which of the following choices is not one of the three user account types defined in Windows Server 2012?
Service user account
Which of the following statements is not true regarding the built-in Administrator account?
The Administrator account can't be renamed, but it can be deleted.
What must be done in order to perform an upgrade installation for Windows Server 2012?
The existing OS must be booted, and the setup.exe must be launched
When creating a new user, the "User cannot change password" option can't be used in conjunction with what other option?
User must change password at next logon
When working with a Server Core installation of Windows Server 2012, what utility should be used to perform initial configuration tasks?
sconfig
A(n) _____________ determines who can access a file or folder and what can be done with the file.
✓ Access Control List (ACL)