Windows Server 2022 Flashcards
What is the name of the management console that allows IT professionals to create and provision local and remote server?
Server Manager
What is the remote evolution of the Server Manager GUI?
Windows Admin Center
What is the name of a server that provides authentication and authorization for an Active Directory Domain?
Domain Controller
What is the top-most level of organization in Active Directory?
Forest
What is a collection of Domains in Active Directory called?
Tree
How can you tell if a computer is on a domain?
In the bottom-left corner, there will be the option labeled “Other”
How do you log in to a local account from a computer that’s within a domain?
Use the “." prefix before the username at login
Why would you need to make a contact account in Active Directory?
If a user left the company but, their information is still needed for company specific resources that are not domain-related, it can be used to store that contact information
(Internal - External Exchanges)
What is the most common way to add users, groups, etc. in Active Directory?
Active Directory Users and Computers
What is the construct used to represent a group of users whose resources are separate from other groups within the organization?
Organizational Unit
How do you see the last time an account was logged into in Active Directory?
In Active Directory Users and Computers, change the view settings and go to the “Attribute Editor” tab in the user’s properties
What is the name of the Graphical Interface on top of Powershell used to manage objects in Active Directory?
Active Directory Administration Center
What command shows IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway?
ipconfig
What command can be used to get Information about all network adapters including DNS, and DHCP Servers?
ipconfig /all
What command can be used to connect, remove, and configure shared resources like mapped drives and network printers?
net use
What allows an administrator to create, modify, and manage local and even domain users?
net user [account name] /domain
What can be given to a user to allow them to have access to Active Directory abilities on a Windows 10 machine?
RSAT Tools
How does an administrator see information such as the password policy?
(I.e. amount of failed attempts allowed)
In Group Policy Manager, go to the Group Policy Objects in the domain and go to the settings tab of the Default Domain Policy
Describe the ping command.
Sends a packet of information to a desired destination to determine if the destination is reachable
What can an administrator use to generate a report to show the group policies applied to user and computer?
Resultant Set of Policy (RSOP)
What is the difference between a distribution group and a security group?
Distribution Groups are used to send emails to a group of users, while security groups are used to give a specific group of users access to certain resources
What is the command used to retrieve the summary of policies applied to a computer from a given file destination?
gpresult /r >c:[filename]
What command can you use to enforce a policy update?
gpupdate /force
How do you resolve an issue where a computer has fallen off the domain?
An administrator must remove the computer from the domain by putting it in a workgroup, then re-add it to the domain
What ways are users typically able to access a shared folder?
direct access or being added to a security group
Typically, where can you find out whoever approves a group?
Managed By
What may be the solution to an issue where you are unable to remotely connect to another computer?
Allow remote connections in the advanced system settings in the computer’s properties
What command can you run if a computer won’t allow you to connect remotely?
ipconfig /flushdns
How would you go about remoting into another computer’s registry?
Regedit > File > Connect Network Registry > Select the desired computer
What can you do if you get a “remote registry not enabled” error when attempting to remote into a registry?
Enable Remote Registry service
What is the built-in program that allows you to remote into another computer using a passcode?
Windows Remote Assistance
Where can an administrator go to configure group policy for a domain?
Group Policy Management
How would you configure a shared folder between a host computer and a virtual machine in VirtualBox?
Load the Guest Additions CD Image
What tool can be used by an administrator of a domain to silently install, uninstall, or modify programs on user computers
PDQ Deploy
What can an administrator use to scan and organize devices that are within a domain?
PDQ Inventory
What would an administrator add to a server to allow for printing?
Print and Document Services
What term would you use for when an administrator gives certain users access to certain features in active directory?
Delegation Control
What tool can be used to change passwords and manage account lockouts on a domain controller
Account Lockout Tool
What does the TRACERT command do?
Shows the route and length of time your data takes to reach its destination
What does the CHKDSK command do?
Scans your computer’s Harddrive for errors and tries to fix them in an attempt to prevent data loss.
What is the difference between a Workgroup and a Domain?
Workgroup: No server required, User account needs to be made for every machine
Domain: Domain Controller required, User accounts stored in Active Directory
How do you convert a Windows server to be a domain controller?
Go through the “Add roles and features” setup wizard, select “Active Directory Domain services” and install
Then, click the “promote this Active Directory to domain controller” link. Then, complete the domain/forest wizard
How would go about creating a shared drive within a domain?
- Go to Files and Storage Services in Server Manager
- navigate to shares
- Right-click and click “Create New Share”
- complete the wizard
- name the share and click “Create”
When created, by default, what drive are shared folders accessed through?
The C:// drive
How are users typically given access to a shared drive?
Administrators can either provide direct access or add the user(s) to a security group
What is best practice when “connecting” a shared drive to a group?
“Labeling” the drive by putting the drive’s network path in the description of the group’s properties
How does an administrator properly permission a shared drive?
- Changing the permissions from inherited to explicit, and add principal and user
How does an administrator go about mapping a network drive?
- Right-click “This PC” and choose “Map Network Drive. Input desired drive label, shared folder’s address, and credentials of account
How can an administrator create a personal folder for a user?
- Go to the “profile” tab in the user’s properties and connect home folder to personal folder
How would an administrator go about disabling a feature using group policy
Via Group Policy Management, create new group policy object, Name it, add users, Configure the policies, drag it into an OU, and set it to “enforce”
What is a manual way to get group policy results as an alternative to RSOP
Right-Click “Group Policy Results”, complete the wizard, add computer, and user
How would an administrator access and RSOP report?
Right-click the desired user and choose RSOP report
How does an administrator deploy software using PDQ Deploy
Download the desired software, Right-click the downloaded software and choose the server to deploy it to
What other features besides deployment does PDQ Deploy have?
Remote access, view installed programs, view installed Windows updates, diagnostic reports, user creation, and credential editing
How does an administrator go about configuring a shared printer?
After adding the printer in Print & Document Services, go to the security tab in the printer properties, remove “Everyone”, check List in “Directory”, right click domain controller in AD:U&C and click find
How does an administrator go about adding a printer to a user’s account?
Add it through devices & Printers in the control panel.
What can an administrator do if a printer doesn’t show in the control panel?
Attempt to add it manually
What does the nslookup command do
Queries the DNS Server to see the connection between a given ip and domain name or domain name to a given ip
What command can you use to figure out what account you’re currently using
Whoami
How can an administrator see settings like the password policy and lockout policy
Open administrative tools and access the local account policy.
What command can an administrator use to see settings like the password policy and lockout policy
net accounts
How does an administrator log in to Office 365
portal.office.com
What command can a user use to see what Windows version their system is running
winver
What command would an administrator use to find the full domain hierarchy information
Whoami /fqdn
