Midterm

Question 1

What is the definition of Clustering?

Answer 1

Clustering - The ability to increase the access to server resources and provide fail-safe services.

Question 2

What is the definition of virtualization?

Answer 2

Hyper-v provides the ability to run two or more operating systems on a single computer.

Question 3

What is the Total Cost of Ownership?

Answer 3

TCO is the full cost of owning a network, including hardware, software, training, maintenance, and user support costs.

Question 4

What is powershell?

Answer 4

A Command-line interface that offers a shell.

A Customized environment for executing commands and scripts.

Question 5

What is server manager?

Answer 5

Server Manager - Consolidates administrative functions to make a server easier to
manage

Roles Summary Feature
Displays log information to alert you to warnings or problems.

Question 6

What is IIS?

Answer 6

Enhanced web services, Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS).
Transforms Windows Server 2008 into a versatile web server.

Question 7

What is a Forest?

Answer 7

Consists of one or more Active Directory trees that are in a common
relationship.

Question 8

What is a tree?

Answer 8

Contains one or more domains that are in a common relationship.

Question 9

What is the Domain Controller?

Answer 9

Microsoft views a domain as a logical partition within an Active Directory forest.

A domain is a grouping of objects that typically exists as a primary
container within Active Directory

Question 10

What is OU (organizational unit)?

Answer 10

Offers a way to achieve more flexibility in managing the resources associated
with a business unit, department, or division.

An OU is a grouping of related objects within a domain.
OUs allow grouping of objects so that they can be administered using
the same group policies.

Question 11

What is the definition of Active Directory and what does it do?

Answer 11

Active Directory is a directory service that houses information about all network
resources such as servers, printers, user accounts, groups of user accounts, security
policies, and other information.

Question 12

How do you add a printer and make it shared?

Answer 12

If you are installing a Plug and Play compatible printer: Windows Server 2008 will automatically detect and install the new
hardware.

If the printer is not automatically detected: you can use the Add Printer Wizard to install it. Printers that are added using the Add Printer Wizard are shared by default.
After you install a printer on a network to be shared, turn on network printer sharing
This step enables printer sharing through the windows firewall.

Question 13

What is a print server?

Answer 13

The network print server uses four process to receive and process a print file: router, print provider, print processor, and print monitor.

Question 14

Completion Question

What is NTFS (New Technology File System)?

Answer 14

The native Windows Server file system.

NTFS features include:
Local security through file and folder permissions.
Compression.
Disk Quotas.
Encryption.
Indexing.
POSIX.1 support.
Journaling.
Large volume capacity.
Hard lings.
Self-healing.

Question 15

Completion Question

What is Global Catalog?

Answer 15

Global Catalog is a domain controller that stores a copy of all Active Directory objects in a forest.
The global catalog stores a full copy of all objects in the directory for its host
domain and all partial copy of all objects for all other domains in the forest.

Question 16

Completion Question

Know disc management

Answer 16

Disc defrag, Set Quote, Disk compression

Question 17

Completion Question

What is the process of Disk Defrag?

Answer 17

Using Disk Defragmenter:
When you save a file to a disk, Windows Server 2008 saves the
file to the first area of available space.
The file might not be saved to contiguous area of free space.
The disk gradually becomes fragmented.

The process of defragmenting

Locates fragmented folders and files and moves them to a location on the
physical disk so they are in contiguous order.

Question 18

Completion Question

What is disk compression?

Answer 18

Disk Compression is a type of data compression that works by storing compressed versions of files on the hard disk. A disk compression utility sits between the OS and the disk drive. Whenever the OS attempts to save a file to disk, the utility intercepts it and compresses it.

Question 19

Completion Question

What is spooling?

Answer 19

Frees the server CPU to handle other processing requests in addition to print
requests.

Question 20

What are some Hyper-V Capabilities?

Answer 20

The Hyper-V capabilities include the following:
Compatible with clustering.
Able to handle up to four-processors SMP computer.
Can be used with Windows and Linux operation systems.
Compatible with different types of disk storage methods.
Enables fast migration from one computer to another.
Can house 64-bit and 32-bit operating systems.

Question 21

What tasks can you perform with powershell?

Answer 21

Can perform the following tasks with PowerShell:
Work with files and folders.
Manage Disk Storage.
Manage network tasks.
Set up local and network printing options.
Install, list, and remove software applications.
View information about the local computer, including user accounts.
Manage services and processes.
Lock a computer or Log Off.
Manage IIS Web Services

Question 22

Windows Powershell offers over 130 command-lin tools, also called _______.

Answer 22

cmdlets

Question 23

What are the characteristics of a Forest?

Answer 23

Have the following characteristics:

the trees can use a disjointed namespace.

all trees use the same schema.

all trees use the same global catalog.

Domains enable administration of commonly associated objects, such as accounts and other resources, within a forest.

Two-way transitive trusts are automatically configured between domains within a single forest.

Question 24

What characteristics does a tree have?

Answer 24

Tree has the following characteristics.

Domains are represented in a contiguous namespace and can be in a hierarchy.

Two-way trust relationships exist between parent domains and child domains.

All domains in a single tree use the same schema for all types of common objects.

All domains use the same global catalog.

The domains in a tree typically have a hierarchical structure such as a root domain at the top and other domains under the root.

Question 25

What are the basic function of Domain Controller?

Answer 25

The basic functions of a domain are as follows:
To provide an Active Directory “partition” in which to house objects that have a common relationship, particularly in terms of management and security.

To establish a set of information to be replicated from on DC to another.

To expedite management of a set of objects.

Question 26

Can OUs be nested in OUs?

Answer 26

yes

Question 27

When you plan to create OUs, keep three concerns in mind:

Answer 27

1. Microsoft recommends that you limit OUs to 10 levels or fewer.
2. Active Directory works more efficiently when OUs are set up horizontally instead of vertically.
3. The creation of OUs involves more processing resources because each request through an OU requires CPU time

Question 28

What is a client?

Answer 28

Client - A computer that accesses resources on another computer via a network.

Question 29

What client workstation operating system is most compatible with Windows Server 2008?

Answer 29

Windows Vista :(

Question 30

What is a Workstation?

Answer 30

A Computer that has its own central processing unit (CPU) and can be used as a stand-alone or network computer.