Session 2 - Introducing Servers and Domain Controller

Question 1

What is the difference between on-premise and cloud?

Answer 1

On-premise = Onsite
Cloud = Offsite

Question 2

When planning the use of a Windows Server Editions, what 4 things need to be considered?

Answer 2

1. Price
2. Roles you intend the server to perform
3. The virtualisation strategy you intend to implement
4. The licensing strategy you plan to use

Question 3

What are the 3 core options of Windows Server 2022?

Answer 3

1. Nano Server
2. Server Core
3. Server with a desktop experience

Question 4

What is Server Core for Windows Server 2022?

Answer 4

Stripped down version of the operating system, mostly completed in command prompt. Limited commands use a GUI.

Question 5

What is Server with desktop experience for Windows Server 2022?

Answer 5

A traditional operating system experience with GUI.

Question 6

What is Nano Server for Windows Server 2022?

Answer 6

Extremely cutback with no GUI, can be run on singleboard CPU’s.

Question 7

What does GUI stand for?

Answer 7

Graphical User Interface

Question 8

What are the 3 types of Windows Server 2022?

Answer 8

1. Windows Server 2022 Standard
2. Windows Server 2022 Datacenter
3. Windows Server 2022 Azure

Question 9

What are the key features of Windows Server 2022 Datacenter?

Answer 9

Includes all features of Windows Server 2022, designed for large and powerful server, fault tolerance allows for processors to be hot added, supports up to 64 processors, can host an unlimited number of virtual machines.

Question 10

What are the key features of Windows Server 2022 Standard?

Answer 10

Includes most features of Windows Server 2022, can only run 2 virtual machines at a time.

Question 11

What are the key features of Windows Server 2022 Azure?

Answer 11

Very similar to Datacenter, however is desgined for Azure cloud platform

Question 12

When should a clean installation be completed?

Answer 12

When you want to reformat an existing disk or when you have a bare metal computer?

Question 13

What 6 steps need to be completed when upgrading an existing installation?

Answer 13

1. Check hardware compatibility
2. Check disk space
3. Confrim that software is signed
4. Check application compatibility
5. Ensure computer functionality
6. Perform a full backup

Question 14

What are the 3 types of servers?

Answer 14

1. Domain Controller
2. Web Server
3. File Server

Question 15

What is Active Directory?

Answer 15

Acts like a phonebook for your network so you can lookup and manage devices and users easily

Question 16

True or False: Active Directory Domain Services & DNS cannot work without each other?

Answer 16

True

Question 17

When it comes to domains, tree and forests, what is a domain?

Answer 17

The domain sits within a forest and the namespace that is given defines the tree. The domain stroes a database that holds all your objects

Question 18

When it comes to domains, tree and forests, what is a tree?

Answer 18

The tree looks at the namespace of the domains. If the name structure of a sub domain follows the parent. it is a new child. If the name is different, it is a new tree.

Question 19

What do services do?

Answer 19

Services run in the background on all Windows systems and help the operating system run other programs.

Question 20

What is service dependancy?

Answer 20

Show you what services another service needs to in order to be able to run