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1. What do DFS nameservers need to do to obtain the most current namespace data?
A LAN Router only or a LAN to WAN Router
they are enforced and will not allow a user to exceed the space limit.
Pool Active Directory.
A roecord to indicate the smtp server.

2. What is a mx record?
You add it back to a DNS zone - clear the server DNS cache and clients DNS cache.
Either by placing data on a web server and enforcing ssl to be used to download or by using IPSEC on a file share.
A roecord to indicate the smtp server.
Windows Aero was revised to be more touch-friendly.

3. EFS encrypt files will not be __________.
Sent across the network
EARLY CHILDHOOD - EVERYONE - EVERYONE 10+ - TEEN - MATURE - ADULTS ONLY - RATING PENDING
It can add a driver to an offline WIM image with the /Add-Driver option
Take the number of networks and take the square root of it. Subtract that number from the subnet mask. The result is the original mask.

4. How do you repartition your hard disk by using the Shrink feature in Disk Management?
By either using WSUS management console (server side targeting) or GPO (client side targeting).
Also known as root scalability mode. Allows organizations with more than 16 namespace servers use consistency mode. They poll the nearest dc every hour instead of the pdc emulator. This reduces network traffic to the pdc emulator but clients might ha
They are in the first 48 bits /48
If you are logged in as an administrator you can shrink an existing partition or volume to create unallocated disk space - from which you can create a new partition or volume. You can shrink a volume even on a Basic Disk.

5. What OSs can IPV6 be uninstalled?
4 (bits 53 - 56) /56 Allows for 16 regions
By using the DISM command with a /Set-Edition option: Example: DISM /IMAGE:C:SAMPLE.WIM /Set-Edition:Ultimate
Windows XP and Server 2003.
It can be used to configure an unattended install of Windows 7. The answer file is now an XML file instead of an INF file. You should to use Windows System Image Manager to create the XML file. To use this XML file - copy it to c:windowssystem32syspr

6. You can configure process monitor alerts to _____.
By the RRAS manager or from the command line. For the subnet you can either use the / command or the octet subnet. Example: Route -p add 192.168.1.0/24 192.168.1.1
Run scripts
It designates an authoritative DNS server - not the soa record.
Netsh add dnsserver. Example netsh interface ipv4 add dnsserver name="Local Area Connection" 192.168.0.1 index=3

7. What needs to be enabled for smart card logon?
EAP authentication needs to be enabled for remote access authentication (dial up - VPN - wireless) -.
You need to specify the files on both command lines using the /i option. Unlike previous versions of USMT - the .xml files are not copied to the store. Because ScanState and LoadState need the .xml files to control the migration - you should specify
Windows PE and Windows.old.
Use the DHCPv6 to obtain both IPV6 addresses and additional configuration settings.

8. What port uses PPTP uses?
Clients establish an IPsec tunnel for the IPv6 traffic to the DirectAccess server - which acts as a gateway to the intranet. The DirectAccess client establishes two IPsec tunnels: Psec Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) tunnel and IPsec ESP tunnel.
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A WDDM driver for the graphics card and a Windows Experience index of 3.0 or greater.
Enterprise and Ultimate versions. The limitation refers only to the ability to enable protection on a removable storage device. Once BitLocker To Go is added to a storage device - that device can be used normally with any version of Windows 7. It can

9. What is the command to add a DNS server?
Each of the rule types. For example - the default rules for Executables are: Allow members of the local Administrators group to run all applications - Allow members of the Everyone group to run applications that are located in the Windows folder - Al
A type of port forwarding that allows public network computers on a Private network through nat devises.
Use the route delete command.
Netsh add dnsserver. Example netsh interface ipv4 add dnsserver name="Local Area Connection" 192.168.0.1 index=3

10. What wireless protocolls can be used to authenticate smart cards?
It enables you to surf the web without leaving a trail in Internet Explorer. This helps prevent anyone else who might be using your computer from seeing where you visited and what you looked at on the web. You can start InPrivate Browsing from the ne
Shaking (quickly dragging back and forth) a window minimizes all other windows. Shaking it again brings them back.
WPA2 and 802.1x but require EAP-TLS to be enable.
It can add a driver to an offline WIM image with the /Add-Driver option

11. What is Optimize for Consistency polling mode do?
It can add a driver to an offline WIM image with the /Add-Driver option
The DFS service attempts to keep the domain based namespace highly consistent by polling the pcd emulator after the namespace changes. This bypasses the needing to wait for the ad replication to update the namespace object. This can increase load on
A new Microsoft proprietary file system supported in Windows 7 which is intended for flash drives but often called FAT64 - limit of 264 bytes (16 Exabytes).
The requesting of user authentication prior to connecting to the terminal server. This completes the user aoth before reaching the logon screen making the server more secure. This helps fight Denial of Service attacks - malicious users/software.

12. What are some of the IPV6 transition technologies?
ISATAP - Teredo and 6to4
Yes - Removable Storage Access policies within a GPO can be used to restrict user's access to devices like USB drives - CDDVD drives - Floppy Disks - Tape Drives - etc.
By creating or modifying a wireless connection in Network and Sharing Center.
Place unhealthy computers in a quarantined network and auto-remediate clients.

13. How do you have a Firewall rule apply only to a specific computer?
Create a Custom Rule. By default Predefined Firewall Rules apply to all computers sending network traffic.
It can add a driver to an offline WIM image with the /Add-Driver option
Windows 7 Professional.
Using wecutil -cs in an xml file.

14. What does DISM /UNMOUNT-WIM /COMMIT do?
Vista SP1 and Server 2008 and above.
Writes changes to a mounted WIM file - DISM /UNMOUNT-WIM /DISCARD will roll the changes back
Run Disk Cleanup and click Clean up system files. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation - type the password or provide confirmation. Click the More Options tab - under System Restore and Shadow Copies - click Clean up. In
They can place quotas on folders/volumes - activity screen files - and generate comprehensive storage reports. This assists in not only monitoring existing resource but helping on future planning.

15. You cannot delete an individual restore point - but you can either delete all restore points or all but the most recent restore point. Deleting restore points temporarily frees up disk space. As new restore points are created - disk space will be use
To another hard disk in the same computer - network or to removable media.
By coping the application compatibility database to a network location and run a logon script that includes SDBInst on each computer - specifying the UNC path of the file.
Enterprise Admins
Run Disk Cleanup and click Clean up system files. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation - type the password or provide confirmation. Click the More Options tab - under System Restore and Shadow Copies - click Clean up. In

16. Can you choose which media libraries you want to share with your homegroup?
Client computers must be running Windows 7 - with the BranchCache feature enabled. Web servers file servers must be running Windows Server 2008 R2 - with the BranchCache feature enabled.
Boot the computer with a WINDOWS PE disk that contains a copy of IMAGEX.
Yes
Create persistent connections to computers with POWERSHELL

17. What should you modify of the NAP Agent client service if the computer needs to prove health status?
Internet Protocol security (IPsec) and Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6).
Modify the service startup to automatic and also enable the proper NAP enforcement client (DHCP - EAP - RDGATEWAY - IPSEC).Configured for manual start by default.
Clients establish an IPsec tunnel for the IPv6 traffic to the DirectAccess server - which acts as a gateway to the intranet. The DirectAccess client establishes two IPsec tunnels: Psec Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) tunnel and IPsec ESP tunnel.
Use the Advanced Firewall to define Connection Security Rules.

18. Where are Applocker policies are configured?
Through a GPO under Application Control Policies in the Computer Security Settings Node.
It can can forward requests from DHCP clients for ip addresses to a remote DHCP server.
To another hard disk in the same computer - network or to removable media.
Shaking (quickly dragging back and forth) a window minimizes all other windows. Shaking it again brings them back.

19. Why would you deploy an application compatibility database across multiple computers?
Use WPA with AES encryption. WPA-Personal requires a preshared key and WPA-Enterprise uses Radius Authentication.
Computer certificates be installed on client computers
So you can use a system management solution - such as Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 - to deliver the database to multiple computers and then use the SDBInst.exe command-line tool to install the database. The SDBInst command-line
A LAN Router only or a LAN to WAN Router

20. Who can run the Windows Easy Transfer Wizard?
Take the number of networks and take the square root of it. Subtract that number from the subnet mask. The result is the original mask.
Only a local administrator
WIndows Update Server
ISATAP Routers within an orginization - 6TO4 routers to transverse the internet - and TEREDO to traverse a NAT devise.

21. What does Windows XP Mode requires?
The import and export affects the entire policy. For example - if you export a policy - all of the rules from all of the rule collections are exported - including the enforcement settings for the rule collections. If you import a policy - the existin
It backs up digitally identities to a password protected file.
Computer certificates be installed on client computers
A processor that supports the hardware virtualization using either the AMD-V or Intel VT options. 256MB of RAM is dedicated to the XP client so the Windows 7 computer should have at least 2GB of overall RAM. Windows XP Mode is only available in Windo

22. What does MISEXEC.EXE do?
Install Windows Installer Packages (.MSI) files. You can script the installation.
Delete all the zone files or reinstall the DNS service.
Adds a file based zone
For example - you can create rules based on the publisher attribute that is persistent through updates - or you can create rules for a specific version of a file.

23. What is the benifit of create a fixed size VHD instead of a dynamically expanding VHD file?
Deploy a secondary zone.
The Application Identity Service
Only Business Track Windows 7 editions (Professional - Enterprise - Ultimate).
It improves performance

24. What does Aero require?
It is where Internet access is direct and not routed through the VPN - configure advanced TCPIP network properties and uncheck the option "Use Default Gateway on Remote Network".
Use the Programs and Features Control Panel applet to
Specified the version identifer of the back to recover in MM?DD/YYYY-HH:MM format. If the version is unknown wdadmin will get the version.
A WDDM driver for the graphics card and a Windows Experience index of 3.0 or greater.

25. How can you disable IPV6 from OSs that cant be uninstalled?
EARLY CHILDHOOD - EVERYONE - EVERYONE 10+ - TEEN - MATURE - ADULTS ONLY - RATING PENDING
ISATAP - Teredo and 6to4
Uncheck IPV6 from the network properties.
Netsh set dnsserver. Example: netsh interface ipv4 set dnsserver name="Local Area Connection" source=static address=192.168.0.100

26. How should EFS files should be recovered?
Use IPCONFIG or Status Details for the Network Connection.
By an EFS Data Recovery Agent. If the computer is in a workgroup and the user has forgotten their password - the user should recover their own password with a Password Reset Disk in order to retain access to their encrypted files. If the administrato
It can be configured to to state the minimum level of system health. Example: To require or not require anitvirus - antipiracy - or firewall to connect to the network.
Encapsulating Security payload protocol used for encryption the packets created by the AH.

27. What does "Create System Repair Disk" option do?
Client computers must be running Windows 7 - with the BranchCache feature enabled. Web servers file servers must be running Windows Server 2008 R2 - with the BranchCache feature enabled.
Disable AutoComplete in Internet Explorer
Creates a bootable CD that runs the Windows Recovery Environment (WRE)
It contains new capabilities and extensions that you can: Define rules based on file attributes - Create exceptions to rules - Import and export rules - and use audit-only mode.

28. How do you change the ReadyBoost configuration of a flash drive?
Plug in the drive and then select properties of the drive. You can make changes through the ReadyBoost tab.
First the local link address sends a router discovery packet (Router Solicitation message). If the router request is received then a Public address corrosponding to the global or unique local address prefix in the message.
Ping the Link Local Address (FE80 Address)
Vista SP1 and Server 2008 and above.

29. What is SSTP?
Specify this file with both the ScanState and LoadState commands to migrate application settings to computers running Windows Vista or Windows 7.
Attach to the VHD file created by Windows Backup. You can attach to a VHD file using Disk Management or DISKPART
Use dnscmd /recorddelete
Anew vpn protocol that uses SSL (port 443) for encryption.

30. What is Reliability Monitor display?
Clear the content being cached
Forward to another DNS server
A stability index rating and specific event information. Data is propagated 24 hours after system installation.
Internet printing protocol. Used for connecting to printers via web browser.

31. What tool is used to manage shadowcopies?
Internet Protocol security (IPsec) and Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6).
vssadmin.exe. This can view previous version files as well.
Subtract the number of bits in the mask from 32 bits (255.255.255.255). Take the result (x) and have 2 to the power of the result (2^x). Subtract that final result by 2 and that is the amount of host addresses available.
Delegate permission by configuring the dacl of the zone file.

32. What is "Transparent Caching"?
Drop both inbound and outbound traffic
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A network policy server. It is microsofts implementation of RADIUS server and replaces the IAS (internet authentication service) from windows 2003.
A new feature for Offline Files & Folders. Prior to Windows 7 - to open a file across a slow network - client computers always retrieved the file from the server - even if the client computer had recently read the file. With Windows 7 transparent cac

33. What will happen if click on a hyperlink when you are viewing a web page offline in Internet Explorer?
Windows Vista - Window 7 and Server 2008.
IPsec to authenticate both the computer and user - allowing IT to manage the computer before the user logs on. Optionally - you can require a smart card for user authentication. It also leverages IPsec to provide encryption for communications across
By an EFS Data Recovery Agent. If the computer is in a workgroup and the user has forgotten their password - the user should recover their own password with a Password Reset Disk in order to retain access to their encrypted files. If the administrato
You will be prompted to reconnect online. To disable offline mode - select it from the Tools menu.

34. How do you setup a remote site that resolves names even when there is no connectivity to the main site?
Use IPCONFIG or Status Details for the Network Connection.
Deploy a secondary zone.
By the RRAS manager or from the command line. For the subnet you can either use the / command or the octet subnet. Example: Route -p add 192.168.1.0/24 192.168.1.1
Windows Vista - Window 7 and Server 2008.

35. What is a DNS SRV record?
It is a advertisement of a service. The record is configured with the service provided - a port number and weight?
IN the WindowsUpdateClient log in the system log portion of event viewer.
The domain profile not the public or private.
Also known as root scalability mode. Allows organizations with more than 16 namespace servers use consistency mode. They poll the nearest dc every hour instead of the pdc emulator. This reduces network traffic to the pdc emulator but clients might ha

36. What version does Windows XP must have to be able to connect with Remote Desktop to a computer requiring network level authentication?
You can allow by adding the device vendor's GUID to the allow list in a GPO.
SP3
Windows XP and Server 2003.
Pool Active Directory.

37. What is the RACAgent?
To deploy the policy and understand its impact before enforcing it.
Modifies the installation of a Windows Installer Package (.MSI) and can be invoked with MSIEXEC.EXE
You need to specify the files on both command lines using the /i option. Unlike previous versions of USMT - the .xml files are not copied to the store. Because ScanState and LoadState need the .xml files to control the migration - you should specify
A scheduled task that runs by default collecting information for the Reliability monitor. If disabled it must reenabled manually from the task scheduler mmc snapin.

38. What does dnscmd /zoneadd dsprimary do?
Use the Programs and Features Control Panel applet to
It can speed up your computer by using storage space on most USB flash drives and flash memory cards. ReadyBoost is designed to help when your PC's memory is running low. Low memory can make your computer sluggish because Windows - which needs a plac
Add an AD integrated zone
Generates a space-estimate file called Usmtsize.txt. This option does not collect the user state. You must also specify /nocompress.

39. What service has to be started for Applocker to work?
A file that is loaded when a DNS server starts up and populate the root hints.
Problem history but also application installation history.
Increase the SOA refresh interval parameter.
The Application Identity Service

40. What is EAP?
Which processes currently consume a resource like processor utilization.
Delegate permission by configuring the dacl of the zone file.
Install and run many Windows XP productivity applications directly from your Windows 7-based PC. It utilizes virtualization technology - such as Windows Virtual PC - to provide a virtual Windows XP Professional SP3 environment for Windows 7 so that o
Extensive Authentication Protocol used in PPP authentication.

41. What is DHCP conflict detection?
A .WFW file
The DHCP server will ping an ip address before assigning it.
WIndows Update Server
Default Programs Control Panel applet

42. IPV6 is _____ on Windows 2000
Certain firewall rules configured for the Peer Discovery and Content Retrieval.
Not supported
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The local security logs.

43. What are soft disk quotas?
Offline migration is a new scenario in which enables the ScanState tool to run inside a different Windows operating system than the Windows operating system from which ScanState is gathering files and settings.
So the downstream servers can recieve its approved updates via parent server. This allows multiple points of deployment. Downstream servers also can be delegated the permission to approve their own updates
They are monitored but not enforced. Users can exced there quota limit.
You can upgrade to a more advanced edition of Windows 7—say from Home Premium to Ultimate and take advantage of extra features while keeping your current programs - files - and settings intact.

44. What does Scanstate /GENMIGXML do?
4 (bits 49 - 52) /52 Allows for 16 regions.
On a core server
WPA-Enterprise (radius authentication)
It create a report of which files will be migrated

45. How do you configure client computers to use a WSUS server as the source for Windows Update?
Configure aging and scavenging.
Hovering over a taskbar icon shows thumbnail of that program. Hovering over the thumbnail shows a preview of that program in full view. Aero Peek also refers to the "Show desktop" button to the far right of the new taskbar.
Modify/Create a GPO
Delegate permission by configuring the dacl of the zone file.

46. Does Windows 7 does have an email client like Outlook Express or Windows Mail?
They are in the first 48 bits /48
Use IPCONFIG or Status Details for the Network Connection.
No
A scheduled task that runs by default collecting information for the Reliability monitor. If disabled it must reenabled manually from the task scheduler mmc snapin.

47. You can still ___________ if root hints are disabled.
It enables you to surf the web without leaving a trail in Internet Explorer. This helps prevent anyone else who might be using your computer from seeing where you visited and what you looked at on the web. You can start InPrivate Browsing from the ne
It is a temporary wireless profile that doesn't validate the certificate of the remote authentication dial-in user service (RADIUS) server.
Forward to another DNS server
Ina periority orderd based on the permission in the priority list. The first policy that is marked True from the conditions is selected. This order of policies can affect weather or not a user can remote access (dialup - vpn - wireless).

48. How can you delete route table entries?
Windows XP and Server 2003.
Backups of the full system including all critical volumes (volumes that contain operating system state).
Use the route delete command.
One of the tunnels if DirectAccess by using both a computer certificate and user credentials. This tunnel authenticates the user and provides access to intranet resources and application servers.

49. NAP can be configured to ____________.
Enforce IPSEC on the network
Delegate permission by configuring the dacl of the zone file.
Set IE back to its default settings
It can speed up your computer by using storage space on most USB flash drives and flash memory cards. ReadyBoost is designed to help when your PC's memory is running low. Low memory can make your computer sluggish because Windows - which needs a plac

50. What does the Hosted Cache mode do?
A CONFIG.XML file
Forward to another DNS server
WPA-Enterprise (radius authentication)
It operates by deploying a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 as a host in the branch office. Clients are configured with the fully qualified domain name of the host computer so that they can retrieve content from the Hosted Cache - when