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1. What does it mean to Extend a Basic Disk Volume?
Only Business Track Windows 7 editions (Professional - Enterprise - Ultimate).
They are monitored but not enforced. Users can exced there quota limit.
Expose a WIM file contents through Windows Explorer. You can run BCDEDIT.EXE against the mounted image to create or modify the image's boot configuration database.
You can add more space to existing primary partitions and logical drives by extending them into adjacent unallocated space on the same disk. To extend a basic volume - it must be raw or formatted with the NTFS file system.

2. What does MISEXEC.EXE do?
Install Windows Installer Packages (.MSI) files. You can script the installation.
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.
Duplicate file identification - disk usage patterns - dormant files identification - and audit screening.
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.

3. What does Cipher /K do?
Use it to generate an EFS user certificate
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
Using wecutil -cs in an xml file.
It can can forward requests from DHCP clients for ip addresses to a remote DHCP server.

4. Windows firewall can be configured to ___________.
A network location.
A stability index rating and specific event information. Data is propagated 24 hours after system installation.
they are enforced and will not allow a user to exceed the space limit.
Drop both inbound and outbound traffic

5. What do RRAS/NPS policys govern?
It governs remote access and a user must meet the conditions of at least one of the policies.
Drop both inbound and outbound traffic
Generates a space-estimate file called Usmtsize.txt. This option does not collect the user state. You must also specify /nocompress.
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.

6. How do you connect to a wireless access point is not broadcasting its SSID?
By creating or modifying a wireless connection in Network and Sharing Center.
dynamic drives
It sees if your PC is ready for Windows 7. It scans your hardware - devices - and installed programs for known compatibility issues - gives you guidance on how to resolve potential issues found - and recommends what to do before you upgrade.
WPA-Enterprise (radius authentication)

7. 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
EARLY CHILDHOOD - EVERYONE - EVERYONE 10+ - TEEN - MATURE - ADULTS ONLY - RATING PENDING
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.
When the OS loads using MSCONFIG.EXE which is also known as the System Configuration tool.

8. What is Touch UI?
Pool Active Directory.
Attach to the VHD file created by Windows Backup. You can attach to a VHD file using Disk Management or DISKPART
Not supported
Windows Aero was revised to be more touch-friendly.

9. What does DISM do?
It can add a driver to an offline WIM image with the /Add-Driver option
The local security logs.
wbadmin.exe. This can backup critical files.
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.

10. How do you quickly restore a file from backup?
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.
To deploy the policy and understand its impact before enforcing it.
Attach to the VHD file created by Windows Backup. You can attach to a VHD file using Disk Management or DISKPART
In the registry. To bind to another computer remotly the remote registry service needs to run on the target PC.

11. 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.
Send email notifications
Cannot be in different domains
Us edit dnscmd /zoneupdatefromdns command.

12. What tool is used to manage shadowcopies?
It which enables content from file and Web servers on a wide area network (WAN) to be cached on computers at a local branch office. BranchCache can improve application response time and reduce WAN traffic. Cached content can either be distributed acr
vssadmin.exe. This can view previous version files as well.
Modify the service startup to automatic and also enable the proper NAP enforcement client (DHCP - EAP - RDGATEWAY - IPSEC).Configured for manual start by default.
By either using WSUS management console (server side targeting) or GPO (client side targeting).

13. What does importing and exporting rules affect?
Add an AD integrated zone
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
Using wecutil -cs in an xml file.
NMCAP. You can initiate a packet capture and make a .cap file to replay later. It allows you to accept a .cap files as input useful in parsing traffic by different ports or ip address. Example: NMCap /inputcapture test.cap /capture IPV4.Address ==10.

14. What are the ESRB Ratings?
EARLY CHILDHOOD - EVERYONE - EVERYONE 10+ - TEEN - MATURE - ADULTS ONLY - RATING PENDING
The Application Identity Service
Windows PE and Windows.old.
By creating or modifying a wireless connection in Network and Sharing Center.

15. What does servermanagercmd.exe do?
Command line equilivant of Server Manager. You can install/remove roles and features on server 2008?
A OOBE ready and will be booted into Windows Welcome
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
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

16. What do Print permission only allows?
Use the Import Foreign Disk option on the target computer
A user to submit a print job to a printer and manage their own print jobs through the "Manage Documents" permission granted to the Creator Owners Group. If you grant a user "Manage Documents" - then they can manage ALL jobs submitted to that printer.
Tools adds out-of-box drivers to a booted Windows PE image. It takes one or more driver .inf files as inputs.
All you have to do is purchase an upgrade key from Microsoft or another authorized retailer to unlock those new features.

17. What is the cache.DNS file?
From the Network Policy Access Services role in system manager.
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
A file that is loaded when a DNS server starts up and populate the root hints.
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

18. How do you view failed WSUS updates on the client PC?
IN the WindowsUpdateClient log in the system log portion of event viewer.
By using the DISM command with a /Set-Edition option: Example: DISM /IMAGE:C:SAMPLE.WIM /Set-Edition:Ultimate
WSUS server configuration information - Metadata describing what each update is for - and general information about clients - updates and interaction.
Default Programs Control Panel applet

19. How do you setup Windows 7 setup to run unattended?
Enterprise Admins
Delete all the zone files or reinstall the DNS service.
EAP authentication needs to be enabled for remote access authentication (dial up - VPN - wireless) -.
You create an answer file and place it on removable media. By default - Windows Setup will search the root directory of all removable media for an answer file called Autounattend.xml.

20. How do you create a custom Windows PE image that supports windows scripting host?
Windows 7 Professional.
WINRM QUICKCONFIG.
Modify the PE image using DISM by adding the WINPE-Scripting package to BOOT.WIM
It is the Microsoft SMB client for accessing shared network resources

21. What is new in Windows User State Migration Tool (USMT) 4.0?
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.
The latest Vista Service Pack
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WPA2 and 802.1x but require EAP-TLS to be enable.

22. What does Scanstate /GENMIGXML do?
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 create a report of which files will be migrated
A LAN Router only or a LAN to WAN Router
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.

23. What does User Rights policy governs?
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
Who can shutdown a computer
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.
an email address where the @ is replaced with a period.

24. What OSs can IPV6 be uninstalled?
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
Windows XP and Server 2003.
To display friendly labels to capture packet address headers.
8 (bits 57 - 64) /64 Allows for 256 subnets in each site.

25. What does the MigDocs.xml file do?
To deploy the policy and understand its impact before enforcing it.
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.
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
Add an AD integrated zone

26. Where must SSL certificates must be issued by?
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.
It create a report of which files will be migrated
A file that is loaded when a DNS server starts up and populate the root hints.
Use the DHCPv6 to obtain both IPV6 addresses and additional configuration settings.

27. The WSUS server and remote SQL server _____________.
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".
The Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) tool replaces the pkgmgr - PEImg - and IntlConfg tools that are being retired in Windows 7. DISM provides a single centralized tool for performing all of the functions of these three tools in a mor
Cannot be in different domains
Installing and imaging on hardware agnostic systems as long as the processor architecture is the same (32 or 64 bit)

28. Where do you get the USMT?
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.
DHCP server cannot assign an ip address
Comes with the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK)

29. What is DISM.EXE?
wbadmin.exe. This can backup critical files.
The Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) tool replaces the pkgmgr - PEImg - and IntlConfg tools that are being retired in Windows 7. DISM provides a single centralized tool for performing all of the functions of these three tools in a mor
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
It can add a driver to an offline WIM image with the /Add-Driver option

30. 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?
To will ensure the clients download the appropriate printer driver.
Place unhealthy computers in a quarantined network and auto-remediate clients.
Use the DHCPv6 to obtain both IPV6 addresses and additional configuration settings.
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.

31. Why is PKi needed to encypt vpn traffic?
Run scripts
L2TP uses IPSEC to encrypt VPN traffic - PKI is needed to issue certificates that are required by IPSEC.
A file that is loaded when a DNS server starts up and populate the root hints.
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

32. What is File Server Resource Manager?
It is the authentication header protocol and digitally sign packets but not encrypt them.
Pool Active Directory.
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 suite of tools that allow administrators to understand - control - and manage the quantity and types of data stored on the servers.

33. How does DirectAccess work?
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.
Configure the primary zone to transfer to only DNS servers listed on the names server tab or by ip address.
Schedule reports - monitor attempt to save unauthorized files - and generate reports instantly.
It insert drivers into the Windows Driver Store so that users can add the associated PNP hardware without having to provide the driver or administrator credentials

34. What does Scanstate /EFS:COPYRAW do?
Enforce IPSEC on the network
Use the BCDEDIT.EXE command
Migrates EFS encrypted files?
DHCPv6 obtains additional configuration settigns.

35. What does Credential Manager allows you to store?
Configure the enforcement points as RADIUS clients.
A suite of tools that allow administrators to understand - control - and manage the quantity and types of data stored on the servers.
Windows 7 Enterprise and Ultimate Editions
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

36. What does Windows XP Mode requires?
Conditional forward
Use the route delete command.
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
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

37. How can you disable IPV6 from OSs that cant be uninstalled?
SSL
Install NAP on the computer with the DHCP service.Configure NAP as a RADIUS proxy and forward connection requests to the RADIUS server.
Uncheck IPV6 from the network properties.
WSUS server configuration information - Metadata describing what each update is for - and general information about clients - updates and interaction.

38. How do client computers get configured to use a WSUS server?
Migrates EFS encrypted files?
Configure a GPO to modify the computers location to look for updates.
Use the net sh command to configure the proper ports for remote management.
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.

39. What is a split tunnel VPN?
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".
A user to submit a print job to a printer and manage their own print jobs through the "Manage Documents" permission granted to the Creator Owners Group. If you grant a user "Manage Documents" - then they can manage ALL jobs submitted to that printer.
Windows PE and Windows.old.
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.

40. What do NAP clients do?
They relay the status on polices to the Security center for NAP to validate the system to use the network.
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).
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.
Default Programs Control Panel applet

41. What is the Powercfg.exe tool?
A type of port forwarding that allows public network computers on a Private network through nat devises.
Configure aging and scavenging.
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.
You will be prompted to reconnect online. To disable offline mode - select it from the Tools menu.

42. What is exFAT?
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).
Use AD integrated zones so the clients can update to more than one DNS server.
Install NAP on the computer with the DHCP service.Configure NAP as a RADIUS proxy and forward connection requests to the RADIUS server.
Internet Protocol security (IPsec) and Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6).

43. What is a DHCP relay agent?
From the Network Policy Access Services role in system manager.
Use the BCDEDIT.EXE command
It can can forward requests from DHCP clients for ip addresses to a remote DHCP server.
By running the Update Status summary report.

44. What does PNPUTIL.EXE do?
A text-mode command interpreter that enables you to manage objects (disks - partitions - or volumes) by using scripts or direct input at a command prompt.
Either by placing data on a web server and enforcing ssl to be used to download or by using IPSEC on a file share.
It insert drivers into the Windows Driver Store so that users can add the associated PNP hardware without having to provide the driver or administrator credentials
4 (bits 49 - 52) /52 Allows for 16 regions.

45. How do you troubleshoot DHCP client address assignment using the network monitor?
It insert drivers into the Windows Driver Store so that users can add the associated PNP hardware without having to provide the driver or administrator credentials
Se a capture filter based on the mac address of the problem PC.
To will ensure the clients download the appropriate printer driver.
ISATAP Routers within an orginization - 6TO4 routers to transverse the internet - and TEREDO to traverse a NAT devise.

46. What does the max=32000 mean in 'create vdisk file = c: vhd windows 7 vhdfilename.vhd max = 32000'
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 written in XML and be created using the Windows System Image Manager or a text editor like notepad.
It is the max size is expressed in megabytes.
To display friendly labels to capture packet address headers.

47. What does IP Helper service has to run for?
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
IPV6 transition technologies
Installing and imaging on hardware agnostic systems as long as the processor architecture is the same (32 or 64 bit)
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

48. How do you restrict which DNS servers get a zone transfer?
Configure the primary zone to transfer to only DNS servers listed on the names server tab or by ip address.
Configure a firewall rule to the specific port and block all connections.
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
At the volume level - not the drive level.

49. What does Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 makes it easy to do?
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
The Default Programs Control Panel applet
It insert drivers into the Windows Driver Store so that users can add the associated PNP hardware without having to provide the driver or administrator credentials
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.

50. What are a few types of NAP enforcement points?
The system will shut down. The next time you start this system (after cloning it) - it will install with the settings in the XML file. The Computer Name will be automatically generated.
Which processes currently consume a resource like processor utilization.
A stability index rating and specific event information. Data is propagated 24 hours after system installation.
RRAS-VPN/Dialup - Wireless Access Points - Terminal Server Gateway - DHCP - and IPSEC(HRA).