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Windows Server 2022 Flashcards

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What is the name of the management console that allows IT professionals to create and provision local and remote server?

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Server Manager

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What is the remote evolution of the Server Manager GUI?

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Windows Admin Center

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What is the name of a server that provides authentication and authorization for an Active Directory Domain?

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Domain Controller

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What is the top-most level of organization in Active Directory?

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Forest

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What is a collection of Domains in Active Directory called?

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Tree

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How can you tell if a computer is on a domain?

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In the bottom-left corner, there will be the option labeled “Other”

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How do you log in to a local account from a computer that’s within a domain?

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Use the “." prefix before the username at login

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Why would you need to make a contact account in Active Directory?

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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)

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What is the most common way to add users, groups, etc. in Active Directory?

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Active Directory Users and Computers

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What is the construct used to represent a group of users whose resources are separate from other groups within the organization?

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Organizational Unit

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How do you see the last time an account was logged into in Active Directory?

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In Active Directory Users and Computers, change the view settings and go to the “Attribute Editor” tab in the user’s properties

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What is the name of the Graphical Interface on top of Powershell used to manage objects in Active Directory?

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Active Directory Administration Center

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13
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What command shows IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway?

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ipconfig

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What command can be used to get Information about all network adapters including DNS, and DHCP Servers?

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ipconfig /all

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What command can be used to connect, remove, and configure shared resources like mapped drives and network printers?

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net use

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What allows an administrator to create, modify, and manage local and even domain users?

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net user [account name] /domain

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What can be given to a user to allow them to have access to Active Directory abilities on a Windows 10 machine?

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RSAT Tools

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18
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How does an administrator see information such as the password policy?

(I.e. amount of failed attempts allowed)

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In Group Policy Manager, go to the Group Policy Objects in the domain and go to the settings tab of the Default Domain Policy

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19
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Describe the ping command.

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Sends a packet of information to a desired destination to determine if the destination is reachable

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What can an administrator use to generate a report to show the group policies applied to user and computer?

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Resultant Set of Policy (RSOP)

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What is the difference between a distribution group and a security group?

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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

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What is the command used to retrieve the summary of policies applied to a computer from a given file destination?

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gpresult /r >c:[filename]

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What command can you use to enforce a policy update?

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gpupdate /force

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How do you resolve an issue where a computer has fallen off the domain?

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An administrator must remove the computer from the domain by putting it in a workgroup, then re-add it to the domain

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What ways are users typically able to access a shared folder?

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direct access or being added to a security group

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26
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Typically, where can you find out whoever approves a group?

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Managed By

27
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What may be the solution to an issue where you are unable to remotely connect to another computer?

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Allow remote connections in the advanced system settings in the computer’s properties

28
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What command can you run if a computer won’t allow you to connect remotely?

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ipconfig /flushdns

29
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How would you go about remoting into another computer’s registry?

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Regedit > File > Connect Network Registry > Select the desired computer

30
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What can you do if you get a “remote registry not enabled” error when attempting to remote into a registry?

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Enable Remote Registry service

31
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What is the built-in program that allows you to remote into another computer using a passcode?

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Windows Remote Assistance

32
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Where can an administrator go to configure group policy for a domain?

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Group Policy Management

33
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How would you configure a shared folder between a host computer and a virtual machine in VirtualBox?

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Load the Guest Additions CD Image

34
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What tool can be used by an administrator of a domain to silently install, uninstall, or modify programs on user computers

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PDQ Deploy

35
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What can an administrator use to scan and organize devices that are within a domain?

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PDQ Inventory

36
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What would an administrator add to a server to allow for printing?

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Print and Document Services

37
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What term would you use for when an administrator gives certain users access to certain features in active directory?

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Delegation Control

38
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What tool can be used to change passwords and manage account lockouts on a domain controller

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Account Lockout Tool

39
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What does the TRACERT command do?

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Shows the route and length of time your data takes to reach its destination

40
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What does the CHKDSK command do?

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Scans your computer’s Harddrive for errors and tries to fix them in an attempt to prevent data loss.

41
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What is the difference between a Workgroup and a Domain?

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Workgroup: No server required, User account needs to be made for every machine

Domain: Domain Controller required, User accounts stored in Active Directory

42
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How do you convert a Windows server to be a domain controller?

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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

43
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How would go about creating a shared drive within a domain?

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  1. Go to Files and Storage Services in Server Manager
  2. navigate to shares
  3. Right-click and click “Create New Share”
  4. complete the wizard
  5. name the share and click “Create”
44
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When created, by default, what drive are shared folders accessed through?

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The C:// drive

45
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How are users typically given access to a shared drive?

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Administrators can either provide direct access or add the user(s) to a security group

46
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What is best practice when “connecting” a shared drive to a group?

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“Labeling” the drive by putting the drive’s network path in the description of the group’s properties

47
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How does an administrator properly permission a shared drive?

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  1. Changing the permissions from inherited to explicit, and add principal and user
48
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How does an administrator go about mapping a network drive?

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  1. Right-click “This PC” and choose “Map Network Drive. Input desired drive label, shared folder’s address, and credentials of account
49
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How can an administrator create a personal folder for a user?

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  1. Go to the “profile” tab in the user’s properties and connect home folder to personal folder
50
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How would an administrator go about disabling a feature using group policy

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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”

51
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What is a manual way to get group policy results as an alternative to RSOP

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Right-Click “Group Policy Results”, complete the wizard, add computer, and user

52
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How would an administrator access and RSOP report?

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Right-click the desired user and choose RSOP report

53
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How does an administrator deploy software using PDQ Deploy

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Download the desired software, Right-click the downloaded software and choose the server to deploy it to

54
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What other features besides deployment does PDQ Deploy have?

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Remote access, view installed programs, view installed Windows updates, diagnostic reports, user creation, and credential editing

55
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How does an administrator go about configuring a shared printer?

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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

56
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How does an administrator go about adding a printer to a user’s account?

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Add it through devices & Printers in the control panel.

57
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What can an administrator do if a printer doesn’t show in the control panel?

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Attempt to add it manually

58
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What does the nslookup command do

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Queries the DNS Server to see the connection between a given ip and domain name or domain name to a given ip

59
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What command can you use to figure out what account you’re currently using

A

Whoami

60
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How can an administrator see settings like the password policy and lockout policy

A

Open administrative tools and access the local account policy.

61
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What command can an administrator use to see settings like the password policy and lockout policy

A

net accounts

62
Q

How does an administrator log in to Office 365

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portal.office.com

63
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What command can a user use to see what Windows version their system is running

A

winver

64
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What command would an administrator use to find the full domain hierarchy information

A

Whoami /fqdn

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