Chapter 1 Test Flashcards
Storage pinning is the process of planning hardware for a specific server within an organization. (True or False)
False
(Planning hardware for a specific server given its use within an organization is often called capacity planning. Storage pinning is an intelligent storage feature that allows you to force specific data to be stored on a particular device.)
The Windows 10 Education edition supports Hyper-V but not nested virtualization. (True or False)
False
Windows 10 Professional, Enterprise, and Education editions support Hyper-V and nested virtualization.
Hyper-V supports nested virtualization that can be used to create virtual machines within another virtual machine. (True or False)
True
Hyper-V supports nested virtualization that can be used to create virtual machines within another virtual machine.
Malaika uses the Edge browser on her computer to access a website. The browser sends a request to another computer over the Internet, which returns web page data that is displayed on the browser.
Which of these entities is the server?
Malaika’s computer
The Edge browser
The website address
The responding computer
Analysis:
d. Correct. The computer that responds to the request from Malaika’s computer is the server.
Which of the following statements is true of a client on a computer network?
A. It is a server that is located within the physical premises of an organization.
B. It is a computer that shares resources in response to a request from another computer.
C. It is a computer that requests for resources from another computer on the network.
D. It is a server that is located outside an organization’s premises and accessed via the Internet.
c. Correct. A client is a computer that requests for resources from another computer on a network. The computer that responds to this request is called a server.
Linwood is the IT manager of a small organization, Turtle Designs, with less than 50 employees. Caroline, his boss, asks him to set up a computer that will act as the central repository for the company’s data. Linwood estimates the costs and suggests using an Internet-based service instead.
What is Linwood recommending in this scenario?
An on-premise server
A cloud-based server
A client
A network
b. Correct. Linwood is recommending the use of a cloud-based server. A cloud-based server needs to be accessed via the Internet.
Rhonda’s company has a rack containing one email server, file server, web server, firewall server, UPS, SAN, and management station. Owing to a thunderstorm, a ten-block radius surrounding the company faces a power outage. Rhonda, who is working from home, tries sending an email to a colleague, but the email does not get sent.
Which of the following is the most likely cause for this issue?
The SAN on the rack malfunctioned.
The management station on the rack malfunctioned.
The blackout caused all the servers on the rack to shut down because there is no power supply.
The blackout took down the Internet, so Rhonda can’t reach the email server.
Correct. The most likely cause is that the blackout took down the Internet. In the absence of the Internet, Rhonda would not be able to connect to the email server located on her company’s premises.
Chen is a freelance web developer who uses a Windows 10 computer. When she needs to test her web application on a different operating system, she sends it to her friend who has other operating systems installed on multiple devices. This is a time-consuming process. She’s looking for a way to test the web application across different operating systems on her own computer.
Which of the following features should she use?
Journaling
Virtualization
Sandboxing
Deduplication
B. Correct. Virtualization will help Chen use multiple operating systems on her Windows 10 computer. She can use a hypervisor to run an operating system of her choice.
Identify the true statement about Type 2 hypervisors.
They can run independent of a host operating system.
They can interact with the hardware directly.
They can run multiple operating systems on a single host.
They self-contain a small operating system.
c. Correct. Type 2 hypervisors can run multiple operating systems, called virtual machines, on an underlying host operating system.
Don is the system administrator for an organization that conducts virtual IT training sessions. Each participant, during these training sessions, creates multiple unique applications to address various problems. The applications have different hardware resource requirements. Don needs to set up a virtual lab with twenty Windows operating systems on 1 TB storage space for two different training programs.
Help Don choose the right size of the virtual hard disk files.
Don should use thin provisioning and fix the size of each virtual disk to 60 GB.
Don should use thick provisioning and fix the size of each virtual disk to 100 GB.
Don should use thin provisioning.
Don should use thick provisioning.
c. Correct. Using thin provisioning will help the disk expand space to the appropriate needs of each user.
Nadira is testing an application that needs to work on multiple operating systems. For this purpose, she uses Hyper-V to set up a Windows Server 2019 virtual machine (named VM1) and a Linux-based virtual machine (named VM2) on her host Windows 10 operating system. She sets up a third virtual machine, Windows Server 2012 (named VM3), to test the compatibility of the application between Windows Server 2019 and 2012 versions.
Which of the following must be true if VM3 was set up successfully using nested virtualization?
Nadira removed VM2 to accommodate VM3.
Nadira powered off VM1, ran a PowerShell command, and powered on VM1.
Nadira ran the following PowerShell command: Get-VMNetworkAdapter -VMName VM3 | Set-VMNetworkAdapter -MacAddressSpoofing On.
Nadira enabled nested virtualization in Windows 10 using a PowerShell command.
b. Correct. If VM3 was set up successfully, Nadira most likely would have set it up within VM1. To do this, she would first have to power off VM1 and run a PowerShell command to enable nested virtualization.
Mahmood works as a full stack web developer at Insignia Informatics. As one of the senior developers, Mahmood is often tasked with testing web applications built by his team. Often, he finds himself testing multiple web applications simultaneously over a short period. Mahmood uses a separate virtual machine to run each application in isolation. This often causes a resource crunch because each virtual machine uses large amounts of system resources, and Mahmood cannot be as productive as he wants to be.
What would you advise Mahmood?
Avoid sandboxing in a testing environment
Run these web applications in containers
Increase the scalability of the system
Use nested virtualization instead
b. Correct. Containers contain a subset of an operating system essential to running the web applications. This means that containers use fewer resources than virtual machines.
Walter Wells, Inc., a company that builds robotic process automation (RPA) applications, uses Windows Server 2016 to run several Linux and Windows virtual machines.
Which of the following statements, if true, would make upgrading to Windows Server 2019 a good choice?
Walter Wells spends a considerable amount of money on encrypting Linux virtual machines.
Walter Wells does not use storage replicas or storage spaces.
Walter Wells is considering removing all the Linux virtual machines and switching entirely to Windows.
Walter Wells currently outsources its hardware maintenance operations to an external vendor.
a. Correct. If Walter Wells spends money on encrypting Linux virtual machines, switching to Windows Server 2019 is a good choice. Windows Server 2019, unlike previous versions, provides encryption for Linux machines out of the box.
Raymond is a system administrator at Kelly Consulting. He’s trying to automate some security features using Windows Server. One of the tasks he’s trying to accomplish is automatically blocking any Outlook rules that are set to forward emails. Particularly, he’s attempting to write a script that blocks any rules that automatically forward emails to external parties.
Which of the following tools would be most effective in completing this task?
Microsoft Management Console
Azure Active Directory
Windows PowerShell
Windows Admin Center
c. Correct. Raymond can accomplish this task by writing automation scripts using commands called cmdlets within Windows PowerShell.
Remtax offers tax consulting services over the Internet. It assists people in preparing their income tax returns.
In which of the following scenarios should Remtax use Windows Server Core or Nano Server?
The server will not be dedicated to a specific function but will serve multiple functions.
The server will be managed by a novice administrator that fulfills other roles in the company.
The server will be dedicated to web services and accessed via the Internet.
The server will also function as an Active Directory domain controller.
c. Correct. Widows Server Core and Nano Server are small footprint installations that are best suited to run web services accessible via the Internet. Nano Server is ideal for use within cloud environments.
Eileen is a Web app developer. All the apps that Eileen builds run in Linux containers on the cloud. She currently uses a Windows 7 operating system.
Why should Eileen consider upgrading to Windows 10?
Windows 10 automatically encrypts Linux containers.
Windows 10 provides Server Core and Nano Server options.
Windows 10 has the Windows Server Azure Network Adapter.
Windows 10 has Windows Subsystem for Linux.
d. Correct. The Windows Subsystem for Linux feature of Windows 10, a new feature in Windows Server 2019, allows users to create and test Linux apps on Windows 10 systems.
Candace works as a system administrator at Capnia Systems, a product company with over 250 employees. She receives an email from her boss that says that one of the servers is running slow. The server is running the Standard Edition of Windows Server 2019, and the hardware includes HDDs and SSDs. Upon investigation, she finds that some frequently accessed files are being stored on HDDs, while other smaller and infrequently used files are stored on SSDs.
Which feature should Candace enable to improve the efficiency of the server?
Storage pinning
Storage tiering
Capacity planning
Data deduplication
b. Correct. Storage tiering is an intelligent storage feature that automatically moves frequently used data to faster storage devices such as SSDs. You can use the same feature to move infrequently used data to a slower storage device.
Which of the following is true of Storage Server 2019?
It can have a maximum memory of 24 TB.
It can host unlimited virtual machines.
It cannot be purchased from Microsoft directly.
It can be download for free and used in any environment.
c. Correct. Windows Storage Server 2019 cannot be purchased directly from Microsoft. Instead, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) that create storage solutions for organizations can offer Windows Storage Server 2019 on the server-based products they sell.
Tamara wants to install Server Core on a virtual machine on her Windows Server 2019 computer. She tries installing it but fails.
Which of the following is most likely to have caused the installation failure?
Server Core cannot be installed on personal computers.
Tamara’s computer does not contain an optical drive.
Server Core requires at least a 1.4 GHz 64-bit processor.
Tamara’s computer has 30 GB free hard disk space.
d. Correct. If Tamara’s computer has less than 32 GB of free space, she will not be able to install Server Core. The minimum requirement for a Server Core installation is 32 GB.
Where can the most up-to-date list of compatible hardware available for Windows Server 2019 be found?
Windows Admin Center
Microsoft Management Console
Windows Server Catalog
Windows Server Configuration Wizard
c. Correct. You can find the up-to-date list of compatible hardware for Windows Server 2019 on the Windows Server Catalog online.
Satish wants to install Windows Server 2019 Essentials Edition on his computer. The hardware specifications of his system are as follows: 3 GHz 64-bit processor, 16 GB memory, and 50 GB storage.
If Satish installed the server using Rufus, which of the following is most likely true?
Satish’s computer does not meet the minimum storage requirements.
Satish installed Server Core instead of the full version.
Satish’s computer does not have an optical disk drive.
Satish has installed the server over the Internet from a remote device.
c. Correct. In the absence of an optical disk drive, it is likely that Satish copied the Windows Server ISO image file to a bootable USB flash drive using Rufus. He then proceeded to install the server using this drive.
You are in the process of installing Windows Server 2019 Standard Edition on your computer. You have downloaded the corresponding ISO file and burned it to a DVD.
Which of the following steps should you take next?
Change the boot order in the BIOS.
Insert the DVD after turning on your computer.
Copy the ISO image to a bootable USB drive.
Download Burnaware or Rufus.
a. Correct. Once you have the installation media, a DVD in this scenario, you should change the boot order in the BIOS to boot from the DVD before other storage devices.
You are attempting to upgrade a server from Windows Server 2008 R2 to Windows Server 2019 Standard Edition.
What must be done in order to accomplish the upgrade?
The Windows Server 2019 disc provides a direct upgrade path for Server 2008 R2, so no additional steps are required to perform the upgrade.
The server should be updated to the latest service pack for 2008 R2 and then upgraded to Server 2012 R2, after which the server can be upgraded to Server 2019.
The server must run a special upgrade while Server 2008 R2 is running, requiring the migration of server roles to the new OS and merging of configuration files.
The server can’t be upgraded to Server 2019, as no upgrade path exists. You must perform a clean install.
b. Correct. Windows Server 2019 provides a direct upgrade option from Server 2012 R2. So, to upgrade Server 2008 R2 to Server 2019, it needs to be upgraded to Server 2012 R2 first. Before upgrading an operating system, you should also perform the latest updates.
What is the IP address that is assigned to the network loopback interface?
- 0.0.0
- 255.255.255
- 0.0.1
- 0.0.0
c. Correct. 127.0.0.1 is the loopback address and is used to refer to the local system or localhost. It derives its name from its functionality.
Raphael has successfully installed the Essentials Edition of Windows Server 2019 on his computer. He’s completing some post-installation configuration tasks including naming the server. He has four options.
Which of the following names should Raphael pick for the newly installed server and why?
Home-FileServer-Raphael because it contains his name and is at least 15 characters
COR-WEB-12 because it contains allowed characters and is shorter than 15 characters
TEL COMP F3 because it contains a mix of letters, numbers, and spaces
W@$h!nGT0n, because it contains special characters, numbers, upper case letters, and lower case letters
b. Correct. COR-WEB-12 is a good name because it only contains allowed characters and is shorter than 15 characters. The limit on NETBIOS names is 15 characters, so this is a good pick.
Janice has set up a Windows Server 2019 lab environment to practice labs related to her training. The base operating system is Windows 10. She has three Windows Server virtual machines running.
If one of the virtual machines is running inside another virtual machine, which of the following must also be true?
Janice is using a Type-2 hypervisor to control both virtual machines.
Janice has enabled nested virtualization on the Windows 10 operating system.
Janice has enabled nested virtualization on the Windows Server operating system.
Janice is using the Windows Server 2012 R2 Edition in the virtual machines.
b. Correct. The ability to run one virtual machine inside another virtual machine is called nested virtualization. This feature must be enabled on the underlying operating system, which is Windows 10.
