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1. How do you calculate the original subnet mask of a network that was divided in to multiple networks?
A collection of logs created by computers fowarding events. Viewed on the collecting computer.
Use the net sh command to configure the proper ports for remote management.
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
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.

2. How do you configure IPSEC?
Use the Cipher.exe command line tool.
Assign a ipsec policy to all computers - verify the computers can manually authenticate. Assign a client respond only IPSEC policy to the computers. Also either the request server or the security server need IPSEC polices assigned.
MSCHAP2 is user/password authentication while EAP-TLS is comuter authentication via certificate or smart card.
WPA-Personal (uses a preshared key)

3. What has Windows 7 modified in searching?
Use AD integrated zones so the clients can update to more than one DNS server.
WINRM QUICKCONFIG.
Enabled searching for content on remote locations right from the Explorer itself. Integrating federated search into Windows gives users the benefits of using familiar tools and workflows to search remote data. This enhanced integration provides the a
Credentials - such as user names and passwords that you use to log on to websites or other computers on a network. By storing your credentials - Windows can automatically log you on to websites or other computers. Credentials are saved in special fol

4. Can users can share encrypted files with another user by giving them permission?
EAP authentication needs to be enabled for remote access authentication (dial up - VPN - wireless) -.
Add an AD integrated zone
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).
Yes - This involves picking the user certificate of the user you are sharing the file with. If that user does not already have a preinstalled certificate - then have them logon and encrypt a file for the first time and EFS will autogenerate a new cer

5. What are the two ways that you can take advantage of system protection?

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6. What does the MigApp.xml file do?
Specify this file with both the ScanState and LoadState commands to migrate application settings to computers running Windows Vista or Windows 7.
By creating or modifying a wireless connection in Network and Sharing Center.
They are monitored but not enforced. Users can exced there quota limit.
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.

7. Is the DHCP automatically authorized in active directory?
Usually if the DHCP server is installed as the ad server - if it is a member server then it needs to be assigned manually.
Modifies the installation of a Windows Installer Package (.MSI) and can be invoked with MSIEXEC.EXE
A collection of logs created by computers fowarding events. Viewed on the collecting computer.
Netsh set dnsserver. Example: netsh interface ipv4 set dnsserver name="Local Area Connection" source=static address=192.168.0.100

8. What do you provide to Scanstate to prevent certain system settings from being migrated?
You add it back to a DNS zone - clear the server DNS cache and clients DNS cache.
A CONFIG.XML file
an email address where the @ is replaced with a period.
Yes - This involves picking the user certificate of the user you are sharing the file with. If that user does not already have a preinstalled certificate - then have them logon and encrypt a file for the first time and EFS will autogenerate a new cer

9. What is InPrivate Browsing?
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
Vista SP1 and Server 2008 and above.
Used to control power settings and configure computers to default to Hibernate or Standby modes. For example - running Powercfg.exe -energy will analyze the computer for energy efficiency.
A tool for controlling the types of content that your computer can access on the Internet. After you turn on Content Advisor - only rated content that meets or exceeds your criteria can be viewed. You can adjust the settings to suit your preferences.

10. What is the command to add a DNS server?
Use your computer's zone ID at the end of the destination address. The zone ID of an IPV6 address is locally significant.
A suite of tools that allow administrators to understand - control - and manage the quantity and types of data stored on the servers.
Netsh add dnsserver. Example netsh interface ipv4 add dnsserver name="Local Area Connection" 192.168.0.1 index=3
Adds a file based zone

11. What do quota templates do?
4 (bits 49 - 52) /52 Allows for 16 regions.
Contains a list of dynamically updated list of authorities for the zone.
They restrict disk space usage for users. If you modify the quota template it applies changes to all folders that the template is assigned.
Yes

12. How do you review files in the Offline Files Cache?
A LAN Router only or a LAN to WAN Router
Use SYNC Center
Delete all the zone files or reinstall the DNS service.
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

13. What is AppLocker?
Yes - This involves picking the user certificate of the user you are sharing the file with. If that user does not already have a preinstalled certificate - then have them logon and encrypt a file for the first time and EFS will autogenerate a new cer
Print services for unix can be configured to share out with the LPD (Line Printer Daemon) and clients send print jobs to LPD using LPR (Line printer remote) client software.
A new feature in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 that replaces the Software Restriction Policies (SRP) feature. One of the advantages of Applocker rules over SRP is you can assign a rule to a security group or an individual user.
Windows Vista - Window 7 and Server 2008.

14. What is WinRS?
It is a command-line tool which relies on Windows Remote Management (WinRM) to execute remote commands. The basic syntax for WinRS commands is as follows: winrs -r:target command - where target is the name (NetBIOS or FQDN) of the remote computer tha
Use the Programs and Features Control Panel applet to
Tools adds out-of-box drivers to a booted Windows PE image. It takes one or more driver .inf files as inputs.
Duplicate file identification - disk usage patterns - dormant files identification - and audit screening.

15. How do you remove a resource record from a zone file?
To deploy the policy and understand its impact before enforcing it.
Use dnscmd /recorddelete
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
Use the net sh command to configure the proper ports for remote management.

16. What is Aero Shake?
On a core server
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
Shaking (quickly dragging back and forth) a window minimizes all other windows. Shaking it again brings them back.
Through a GPO.

17. What account must be used to activate a DHCP server in active directory?
BCD boot file creation and repair tool. The bcdboot.exe command-line tool is used to copy critical boot files to the system partition and to create a new system BCD store.
Enterprise Admins
Promiscuous mode allows you to monitor another machine without installing network monitor on the PC you are trying to monitor.
Usually if the DHCP server is installed as the ad server - if it is a member server then it needs to be assigned manually.

18. Where is Reliability Monitor data kept?
Default Programs Control Panel applet
In the registry. To bind to another computer remotly the remote registry service needs to run on the target PC.
When the OS loads using MSCONFIG.EXE which is also known as the System Configuration tool.
They are AAAA records.

19. Windows 9x ___________ an automatic update client.
Verify that they are not within the scope of the dynamically assigned DHCP addresses.
Modify the service startup to automatic and also enable the proper NAP enforcement client (DHCP - EAP - RDGATEWAY - IPSEC).Configured for manual start by default.
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
Does not have

20. What can Windows 7 Enterprise can be directly upgraded to?
Yes
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Windows 7 Ultimate.
Migrates EFS encrypted files?

21. What are the minimum hardware requirements for Windows 7?
A feature that regularly creates and saves information about your computer's system files and settings. System protection also saves previous versions of files that you've modified. It saves these files in restore points - which are created just befo
It designates an authoritative DNS server - not the soa record.
Boot the computer with a WINDOWS PE disk that contains a copy of IMAGEX.
1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor - 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit) - 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit) - DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver

22. What does IMAGEX /SPLIT do?
Divide up a large WIM file into multiple smaller .SWM files
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
MSCHAP2 is user/password authentication while EAP-TLS is comuter authentication via certificate or smart card.
They are monitored but not enforced. Users can exced there quota limit.

23. What is Sysprep?
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
Use the Programs and Features Control Panel applet to
Backups of the full system including all critical volumes (volumes that contain operating system state).
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24. You can configure process monitor alerts to _____.
Modify/Create a GPO
Run scripts
Some information—such as cookies and temporary Internet files—so that the webpages you visit will work correctly. However - at the end of your InPrivate Browsing session - this information is discarded.
dynamic drives

25. What is Bootsect.exe?
Updates the master boot code for hard disk partitions to switch between BOOTMGR and NTLDR. You can use this tool to restore the boot sector on your computer. This tool replaces FixFAT and FixNTFS.
Issue a recovery agent certificate to a user and then import that certificate into a GPO that applies to the computer where that user will be allowed to recover any EFS encrypted files. EFS Data recovery agents are optional
Where you go to manage your documents - music - pictures - and other files. You can browse your files the same way you would in a folder - or you can view your files arranged by properties like date - type - and author. In some ways - a library is si
On the zone file of the DNS server in the DNS manager.

26. What version does Windows XP must have to be able to connect with Remote Desktop to a computer requiring network level authentication?
SP3
It is a network health policy defines the minumum level of client health required to connect to the network.
Use the DHCPv6 to obtain both IPV6 addresses and additional configuration settings.
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27. What is jetpack.exe?
Use the Import Foreign Disk option on the target computer
Use IPCONFIG or Status Details for the Network Connection.
The command used to preform an offline defrag. Example: jetpack DHCP.mdb temp.mdb
ISATAP - Teredo and 6to4

28. What does servermanagercmd.exe do?
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.
It can can forward requests from DHCP clients for ip addresses to a remote DHCP server.
In Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 it enhances the productivity of mobile workers by connecting them seamlessly and more securely to their corporate network any time they have Internet access—without the need to VPN. When your IT department enab
Command line equilivant of Server Manager. You can install/remove roles and features on server 2008?

29. What do you do if a computer is missing the data recovery agent certificate for the EFS recovery agent?
By either using WSUS management console (server side targeting) or GPO (client side targeting).
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.
Export and import it from another computer.
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.

30. How do you manage EFS from the command line?
Send email notifications
Ping the Link Local Address (FE80 Address)
Use the Cipher.exe command line tool.
On a core server

31. What does User Rights policy governs?
Divide up a large WIM file into multiple smaller .SWM files
Install Windows Installer Packages (.MSI) files. You can script the installation.
To perform very fast searches of the most common files on your computer. The easiest way to add something to the index is to include a folder in a library. When you do that - the content in that folder is automatically indexed.
Who can shutdown a computer

32. Where are Applocker policies are configured?
Through a GPO under Application Control Policies in the Computer Security Settings Node.
WECUTIL QC
It is the Microsoft SMB client for accessing shared network resources
Specify this file with both the ScanState and LoadState tools to migrate all user folders and files that resides on the root of any drive and in the Users directory. However - it does not find and migrate any application data - program files - or any

33. How do you need to configure the NAP enforecment points if using in conjenction with NPS?
Configure the enforcement points as RADIUS clients.
By caching reads to remote files over a slow network in the Offline Files (CSC) cache. Subsequent reads to the same file are then satisfied from the client (cache) after verifying the integrity of the cached copy.
Through Group Policy at Computer configuration | Administrative Templates | Network | Offline Files | Enable Transparent Caching.
Suggested Sites

34. How do you setup DNS single label (unqualified) name resolution?
The latest Vista Service Pack
The first time a user opens a file in a shared folder - Windows 7 reads the file from the server and then stores it in a cache on the computer's hard disk drive. The second and subsequent times a user reads the same file - Windows 7 retrieves the cac
Setup a GlobalNames zone.
driveletter:\\WindowsImageBackup\

35. How can you restrict users to create sub-folders in a dfs root share?
A tool for controlling the types of content that your computer can access on the Internet. After you turn on Content Advisor - only rated content that meets or exceeds your criteria can be viewed. You can adjust the settings to suit your preferences.
WIndows Update Server
No
Restrict the share permissions of the DFS root share.

36. What does Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 makes it easy to do?
Use the Advanced Firewall to define Connection Security Rules.
Increase the minimum size of your paging file. Windows sets the initial minimum size of the paging file equal to the amount of random access memory (RAM) installed on your computer plus 300 megabytes (MB) - and the maximum size equal to three times t
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
Configure the enforcement points as RADIUS clients.

37. What do NAP clients do?
Ping the Link Local Address (FE80 Address)
They relay the status on polices to the Security center for NAP to validate the system to use the network.
Configure aging and scavenging.
They are monitored but not enforced. Users can exced there quota limit.

38. What is the Powercfg.exe tool?
Used to control power settings and configure computers to default to Hibernate or Standby modes. For example - running Powercfg.exe -energy will analyze the computer for energy efficiency.
A network location.
IN the WindowsUpdateClient log in the system log portion of event viewer.
Place unhealthy computers in a quarantined network and auto-remediate clients.

39. How do you delegate permissions to modify a specific DNS zone?
They are designed to provide concise and impartial information about the content in computer and video games so consumers - especially parents - can make an informed purchase decision. ESRB ratings have two equal parts: rating symbols suggest age app
Is a command-line tool for managing BCD stores. It can be used for a variety of purposes - including creating new stores - modifying existing stores - adding boot menu options - and so on. BCDEdit serves essentially the same purpose as Bootcfg.exe on
Delegate permission by configuring the dacl of the zone file.
Netsh add dnsserver. Example netsh interface ipv4 add dnsserver name="Local Area Connection" 192.168.0.1 index=3

40. How does DirectAccess work?
Configure the enforcement points as RADIUS clients.
In Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 it enhances the productivity of mobile workers by connecting them seamlessly and more securely to their corporate network any time they have Internet access—without the need to VPN. When your IT department enab
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
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.

41. How does Transparent Caching lead to improved end-user response times and decreased bandwidth consumption over the WAN links to the server?
By caching reads to remote files over a slow network in the Offline Files (CSC) cache. Subsequent reads to the same file are then satisfied from the client (cache) after verifying the integrity of the cached copy.
Assign a ipsec policy to all computers - verify the computers can manually authenticate. Assign a client respond only IPSEC policy to the computers. Also either the request server or the security server need IPSEC polices assigned.
It backs up digitally identities to a password protected file.
Internet Protocol security (IPsec) and Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6).

42. How do you restore a System Image from backup?
Boot to a Windows 7 setup DVD and run System Restore or boot to a System Repair Disk.
A way of assigning a staic address based on the mac address. This ensures each time the client receives the same address.
They relay the status on polices to the Security center for NAP to validate the system to use the network.
You add it back to a DNS zone - clear the server DNS cache and clients DNS cache.

43. How do you setup a remote site that resolves names even when there is no connectivity to the main site?
Internet Protocol security (IPsec) and Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6).
Deploy a secondary zone.
SP3
Yes

44. What does a BranchCache client hosting content in distributed cache mode must have?
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".
L2TP/IPSEC with EAP-TLS.
Enterprise Admins
Certain firewall rules configured for the Peer Discovery and Content Retrieval.

45. What does Windows XP Mode requires?
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.
Some information—such as cookies and temporary Internet files—so that the webpages you visit will work correctly. However - at the end of your InPrivate Browsing session - this information is discarded.
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.
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

46. Why would you add additional drivers for the various operating systems in your organization that will be connecting to the shared printer when sharing a printer?
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
To will ensure the clients download the appropriate printer driver.
Use Safe Mode and then roll back the driver if it was recently updated.
It is a temporary wireless profile that doesn't validate the certificate of the remote authentication dial-in user service (RADIUS) server.

47. How do you calculate the number of host addresses in a give subnet?
A new feature in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 that replaces the Software Restriction Policies (SRP) feature. One of the advantages of Applocker rules over SRP is you can assign a rule to a security group or an individual user.
No
Anew vpn protocol that uses SSL (port 443) for encryption.
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.

48. What do you do if the Operating System won't start due to a corrupt driver?
No
WPA-Personal (uses a preshared key)
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
Use Safe Mode and then roll back the driver if it was recently updated.

49. How do you verify your IPV6 address?
A CA users trust or they will get error messages when trying to securely access a web site. They can avoid the error by installing the CA certificate to the Trusted Root Certificate Store.
Sent across the network
ImageX utility can extract the required operating system edition directly to the attached VHD file in Windows 7.
Use IPCONFIG or Status Details for the Network Connection.

50. What does Scanstate /OfflineWinOld: C:Windows.old do?
Se a capture filter based on the mac address of the problem PC.
A OOBE ready and will be booted into Windows Welcome
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
Perform an offline migration