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1. 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.
A LAN Router only or a LAN to WAN Router
Delete all the zone files or reinstall the DNS service.
Use dnscmd /zonerefresh.

2. What is a WSUS server?
A OOBE ready and will be booted into Windows Welcome
WIndows Update Server
It makes it easy to share your libraries and printers on a home network. You can share pictures - music - videos - documents - and printers with other people in your homegroup. The homegroup is protected with a password - and you'll always be able to
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

3. How do you display detailed Windows Activation and License status?
This happens because the zone records expire. This occurs because the secondary zone has not successfully zone transferred before the "Expires After" SOA.
RRAS-VPN/Dialup - Wireless Access Points - Terminal Server Gateway - DHCP - and IPSEC(HRA).
On the properties of the DNS server in the DNS manager.
Run: Cscript slmgr.vbs /dl

4. What is the command line version of windows server backup?
wbadmin.exe. This can backup critical files.
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
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).
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5. Use ocsetup instead of servermanagercmd.exe _________.
Specify this file with both the ScanState and LoadState commands to migrate user folders - files - and file types to computers running Windows Vista or Windows 7.
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
On a core server
Shaking (quickly dragging back and forth) a window minimizes all other windows. Shaking it again brings them back.

6. Active directory DNS ____ replicate between forests.
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
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
Does not
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.

7. What is AppLocker?
Adds a file based zone
Install Windows Installer Packages (.MSI) files. You can script the installation.
The domain profile not the public or private.
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.

8. What is the Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT)?
All Programs - Windows Virtual PC - Windows XP Mode Applications. To run your application directly from the Windows 7 desktop - just go to your Start menu.
It contains the necessary tools and documentation to evaluate and mitigate application compatibility issues before deploying Windows 7 - Windows Vista - a Windows Update - or a new version of Windows Internet Explorer in your environment.
RRAS-VPN/Dialup - Wireless Access Points - Terminal Server Gateway - DHCP - and IPSEC(HRA).
Boot into Windows Vista to initiate a direct upgrade to Windows 7 - insert the Windows 7 setup DVD - run SETUP.EXE and choose the Upgrade option. Do not boot directly to the setup DVD.

9. What do DFS nameservers need to do to obtain the most current namespace data?
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.
Yes - it can be modified to apply to a network location.
Pool Active Directory.
Used to get a list of installed 3rd party drivers

10. What are the proven - standards-based technologies that DirectAccess is built on?
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
An authentication method that completes user authentication before you establish a full Remote Desktop connection and the logon screen appears. This can help protect the remote computer from hackers and malicious software.
Internet Protocol security (IPsec) and Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6).
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.

11. How does AppLocker reduce administrative overhead and help administrators control how users can access and use files - such as executable files - scripts - Windows Installer files - and DLLs?
By creating or modifying a wireless connection in Network and Sharing Center.
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.
Encapsulating Security payload protocol used for encryption the packets created by the AH.
SP3

12. What does servermanagercmd.exe do?
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
SP3
Command line equilivant of Server Manager. You can install/remove roles and features on server 2008?
ImageX utility can extract the required operating system edition directly to the attached VHD file in Windows 7.

13. How can Transparent Caching is be enabled?
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.
Through Group Policy at Computer configuration | Administrative Templates | Network | Offline Files | Enable Transparent Caching.
The DHCP server will ping an ip address before assigning it.
Netsh set dnsserver. Example: netsh interface ipv4 set dnsserver name="Local Area Connection" source=static address=192.168.0.100

14. Does Windows 7 does have an email client like Outlook Express or Windows Mail?
It will prevent a user from deleting files in a folder. Granting Modify permission to the Creator Owners Group will allow users to delete the files they create but not the files of other users.
No
DNS suffix search lists
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.

15. Windows 9x ___________ an automatic update client.
Does not have
Turn off the Log Spooler event on a print server.
ImageX utility can extract the required operating system edition directly to the attached VHD file in Windows 7.
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.

16. What is Optimize for Consistency polling mode do?
Turn off the Log Spooler event on a print server.
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.
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
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

17. What is Aero Peek?
Through a GPO.
Vista SP1 and Server 2008 and above.
By using the dnscmd /zoneexport command.
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.

18. What does Windows ReadyBoost do?

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19. Where should you backup to automate System Image backups and maintain multiple images?
Install Windows Installer Packages (.MSI) files. You can script the installation.
A network location.
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
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.

20. How do you allow specific vendors for being excluded from a GPO to prevent all removable storage devices?

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21. What are WIM files used for?
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.
The domain profile not the public or private.
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
Installing and imaging on hardware agnostic systems as long as the processor architecture is the same (32 or 64 bit)

22. What can Windows 7 Enterprise can be directly upgraded to?
Only Business Track Windows 7 editions (Professional - Enterprise - Ultimate).
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.
Yes - it can be modified to apply to a network location.
Windows 7 Ultimate.

23. What does a BranchCache client hosting content in distributed cache mode must have?
Modify the service startup to automatic and also enable the proper NAP enforcement client (DHCP - EAP - RDGATEWAY - IPSEC).Configured for manual start by default.
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
Command to configure the TCP/IP settings.
Certain firewall rules configured for the Peer Discovery and Content Retrieval.

24. What will a (.root) zone do in a DNS server?
Boot into Windows Vista to initiate a direct upgrade to Windows 7 - insert the Windows 7 setup DVD - run SETUP.EXE and choose the Upgrade option. Do not boot directly to the setup DVD.
It lets you launch process on a remote machine via command line. Example: winrs -r:(remotehost) ipconfig /all
Prevents the server from performing Internet name resolution.
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.

25. What is Bootsect.exe?
EAP protocol.
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
Install NAP on the computer with the DHCP service.Configure NAP as a RADIUS proxy and forward connection requests to the RADIUS server.
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.

26. What is the command to add a DNS server?
Boot to a Windows 7 setup DVD and run System Restore or boot to a System Repair Disk.
Netsh add dnsserver. Example netsh interface ipv4 add dnsserver name="Local Area Connection" 192.168.0.1 index=3
On the properties of the DNS server in the DNS manager.
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.

27. What does Diskpart.exe do?
For the drive that Windows is installed on. System protection can only be turned on for drives that are formatted using the NTFS file system.
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
Can be used to create virtual hard disks
Migrates EFS encrypted files?

28. What happens if the router advertisement has the M flag set to 1?
Use the DHCPv6 to obtain both IPV6 addresses and additional configuration settings.
Use WPA with AES encryption. WPA-Personal requires a preshared key and WPA-Enterprise uses Radius Authentication.
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.
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).

29. What requirements must your system must meet to use BranchCache?
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.
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.
Windows 7 Professional.
Computer certificates be installed on client computers

30. What can storage reports be used for?
To another hard disk in the same computer - network or to removable media.
Internet Protocol security (IPsec) and Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6).
Through a GPO.
Duplicate file identification - disk usage patterns - dormant files identification - and audit screening.

31. What is Client for Microsoft Networks?
Configure a firewall rule to the specific port and block all connections.
It is the Microsoft SMB client for accessing shared network resources
Only sites added to the local Intranet Zones
Use the Advanced Firewall to define Connection Security Rules.

32. How do you decrease zone transfer traffic?
Windows Vista - Window 7 and Server 2008.
Increase the SOA refresh interval parameter.
Create a Custom Rule. By default Predefined Firewall Rules apply to all computers sending network traffic.
Tools adds out-of-box drivers to a booted Windows PE image. It takes one or more driver .inf files as inputs.

33. How many bits are in the GLOBAL/UNIQUE LOCAL prefix?
They are in the first 48 bits /48
Use IPV6 Unique Local Addresses.
DHCP server cannot assign an ip address
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.

34. What does "wbdadmin -startbackup -allcritical" do?
Default Programs Control Panel applet
Backups of the full system including all critical volumes (volumes that contain operating system state).
Specify this file with both the ScanState and LoadState commands to migrate user folders - files - and file types to computers running Windows Vista or Windows 7.
You setup one the DHCP server with the same option settings and non-overlapping scopes. Make sure to duplicate any reservations.

35. What is BCDEdit?
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
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
dynamic drives
By using the DISM command with a /Set-Edition option: Example: DISM /IMAGE:C:SAMPLE.WIM /Set-Edition:Ultimate

36. What service has to be started for Applocker to work?
Devices and Printers Control Panel applet has a
Comes with the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK)
You can allow by adding the device vendor's GUID to the allow list in a GPO.
The Application Identity Service

37. What sites support Integrated Windows Authentication?
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
Only sites added to the local Intranet Zones
It is a network health policy defines the minumum level of client health required to connect to the network.
Windows Vista - Window 7 and Server 2008.

38. What port uses PPTP uses?
1723
dynamic drives
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.
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.

39. What happens if the router advertisement has the M flag set to 0 but the other staeful configuration (o) flag set to 1?
driveletter:\\WindowsImageBackup\
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
Turn off the Log Spooler event on a print server.
DHCPv6 obtains additional configuration settigns.

40. What is a bootstrap wireless profile?

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41. What OS can be upgraded to Windows 7?
Only Windows Vista can be directly upgraded to Windows 7 and only if you upgrade within the same processor architecture (X86 or X84).
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.
A .WFW file
It backs up digitally identities to a password protected file.

42. Can you choose which media libraries you want to share with your homegroup?
Yes
Send email notifications
DHCPv6 obtains additional configuration settigns.
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.

43. What is new in Windows User State Migration Tool (USMT) 4.0?
A WDDM driver for the graphics card and a Windows Experience index of 3.0 or greater.
System Restore Points as well as Previous Versions of Files (configured through the System applet).
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.
To will ensure the clients download the appropriate printer driver.

44. How do you ping the IPV6 address of a remote computer?

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45. How do you configure IPSEC between two computers?
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.
Windows XP and Server 2003.
It is a network health policy defines the minumum level of client health required to connect to the network.
Use the Advanced Firewall to define Connection Security Rules.

46. What is Optimize for scalability polling mode do?
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
Cannot be in different domains
Place unhealthy computers in a quarantined network and auto-remediate clients.
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. How do you setup a DHCP server for redundancy?
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
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
You setup one the DHCP server with the same option settings and non-overlapping scopes. Make sure to duplicate any reservations.
A LAN Router only or a LAN to WAN Router

48. What does DISM do?
Scan through the %WinDir%WindowsUpdate.log (ie. C:WindowsWindowsUpdate.log) file.
SSL
Which processes currently consume a resource like processor utilization.
It can add a driver to an offline WIM image with the /Add-Driver option

49. What is SSTP?
Install Windows Installer Packages (.MSI) files. You can script the installation.
Anew vpn protocol that uses SSL (port 443) for encryption.
Generates a space-estimate file called Usmtsize.txt. This option does not collect the user state. You must also specify /nocompress.
A OOBE ready and will be booted into Windows Welcome

50. What does Windows XP Mode requires?
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
Create a Custom Rule. By default Predefined Firewall Rules apply to all computers sending network traffic.
Either by placing data on a web server and enforcing ssl to be used to download or by using IPSEC on a file share.
Clicking and dragging a window to the right or left side of the desktop causes the window to fill the respective half of the screen. Snapping a window to the top of the desktop maximizes it. Resizing a window to touch the top or bottom edge of the sc