Final exam Flashcards
Active Directory is a database based on the ___ ___ ___ format. The ESE is resonsible for managing changes to the Active Directory database.
Extensible Storage Engine (ESE)
___ ___ is a manual process that defragments the Active Directory database in addition to reducing its size.
Offline Defragmentation
To back up Active Directory you must install the ___ ___ ___ feature from the Server Manager console.
Windows Server Backup
The ___ provides a single access point to all aspects of Group Policy that were previously spread across other tools, such as Active Directory Users and Computers, Active Directory Sites and Services, Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP), and the Group Policy Management Editor.
Group Policy Management MMC pg203
The ___ tab allows administrators to view the locations to which the policy is linked.
scope
A new Group Policy management feature in Windows Server 2008 is the ability to create ___ that can act as templates when creating new GPOs for your organization.
Starter GPOs
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 uses the Windows Installer with Group Policy to install and manage software that is packaged into an ___ file.
.msi file
Modifications to .msi files require transform files, which have an ___ extension.
.mst
The ___ option is helpful when you are deploying required applications to pertinent users and computers.
Assign option
By implementing ___ ___ when folder redirection is also configured, administrators can control the amount of information that is stored on the server.
disk quotas
pg174
If you set the ___ ___ to zero, the system attempts to update the policy every 7 seconds.
refresh interval
When you modify settings that you wish to be immediately invoked without requiring a restart, a new logon session, or waiting for the next refresh period, you can force a manual refresh. This process uses the ___ tool.
gpupdate.exe
You can configure one or more GPOs within a domain and then use a process called ___ , which applies these settings to various containers within Active Directory.
- linking*
- pg139*
___ ___ ___ works with folder redirection to provide the ability to cache files locally. This allows files to be available even when the network is inaccessible.
Offline file storage
pg139
What are the three types of Group Policy Object (GPOs)?
- Local GPOs
- Domain GPOs
- Starter GPOs
pg141
___ ___ ___ contain all of the Group Policy settings that you wish to implement to user and computer objects within a site, domain, or OU. The ___ must be associated with the container to which it is applied. This association occurs by linking the Group Policy to the desired Active Directory object.
- Group Policy Object (GPOs)*
- GPO*
pg141
Configuring Strong Passwords
___ ___ is an automated password-cracking tool that will try every possible combination of characters until the correct sequence of characters is finally discovered.
- Dictionary attack*
- pg127*
The recommended solution for reducing the risks associated with the Administrator account is to use a standard user account and the ___ __ ___ option in the GUI or the ___ command-line tool when it is necessary to perform an administrative task.
- Run as administrator*
- runas*
- pg129*
___ is the process of confirming a user’s identity using a known value such as a password, the pin number on a smart card, or the user’s fingerprint or handpriint in the case of biometric ____ .
Authentication
pg 102
What are the two types of groups that can be created and stored in the Active Directory database?
Distribution groups
Security groups
pg104
___ are Nonsecurity-related groups created for the distribution of information to one or more persons.
Distribution groups
pg104
