Chapter 3: Configuring the Windows Server 2008 Environment

Question 1

A security feature that monitors how programs use memory and stops programs that attempt to use memory allocated for system programs and processes. This is intended to foil viruses, Trojan horses, and worms that attempt to invade system memory.

Answer 1

Data Execution Prevention (DEP)

Question 2

A digital signature incorporated into driver and system files as a way to verify the files and to ensure that they are not inappropriately overwritten.

Answer 2

Driver Signing

Question 3

A set of related Registry keys and subkeys stored as a file.

Answer 3

Hive

Question 4

A hardware line that a computer component, such as a disk drive or serial port, uses to communicate to the processor that it is ready to send or receive information. lntel-based computers have 16 IRQ lines, with 15 available for computer components to use.

Answer 4

Interrupt Request (IRQ) Line

Question 5

The address in memory through which data is transferred between a computer component and the processor.

Answer 5

I/O Address

Question 6

Used with the Hyper-V role at the server’s network interface card(s) (NICs) to bind or associate the virtual network services to the NIC and enable the use of a virtual switch between the parent partition containing the main operating system, Windows Server 2008, and child partitions containing other operating systems.

Answer 6

Microsoft Virtual Network Switch Protocol

Question 7

Moving blocks of information, called pages, from RAM to virtual memory (the paging file) on disk.

Answer 7

Paging

Question 8

Disk space, in the form of a file, for use when memory requirements exceed the available RAM.

Answer 8

Paging File

Question 9

Ability of added computer hardware, such as an adapter or modem, to identify itself to the computer operating system for installation. PnP also refers to the Intel and Microsoft specifications for automatic device detection and installation. Many operating systems, such as Windows-based, Macintosh, and UNIX/Linux support PnP.

Answer 9

Plug and Play (PnP)

Question 10

A data parameter in the Registry stored as a value in hexadecimal, binary, or text format.

Answer 10

Registry Entry

Question 11

A category of information contained in the Windows Registry, such as hardware or software.

Answer 11

Registry Key

Question 12

A key within a Registry key, similar to a subfolder under a folder.

Answer 12

Registry Subkey

Question 13

Used on Windows-based networks to facilitate multicast transmissions for multimedia communications.

Answer 13

Reliable Multicast Protocol

Question 14

On a network, this refers to an object, such as a shared printer or shared directory, which can be accessed by users. On workstations as well as servers, a resource is an IRQ line, 1/0 address, or memory that is allocated to a computer component, such as a disk drive or communications port.

Answer 14

Resource

Question 15

Also called a subtree, the highest category of data contained in the Registry. There are five root keys.

Answer 15

Root Key

Question 16

A configuration tool that creates or modifies security policies for Windows Server 2008 servers.

Answer 16

Security Configuration Wizard (SCW)

Question 17

A tool used to verify system and other critical files to determine if they have a signature.

Answer 17

Sigverif

Question 18

Same as root key.

Answer 18

Subtree

Question 19

Variables defined by the operating system and that apply to any user logged onto the computer.

Answer 19

System Environment Variables

Question 20

A supplementation to PnP that enables automated configuration for devices connected through a network.

Answer 20

Universal PnP (UPnP)

Question 21

Environment variables that are defined on a per-user basis.

Answer 21

User Environment Variables

Question 22

Disk storage allocated to link with physical RAM to temporarily hold data when there is not enough free RAM.

Answer 22

Virtual Memory