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1. What are hard disk quotas?
Who can shutdown a computer
Not supported
they are enforced and will not allow a user to exceed the space limit.
A LAN Router only or a LAN to WAN Router

2. How do you block all traffic for a specific port in windows firewall?
A stability index rating and specific event information. Data is propagated 24 hours after system installation.
It will display driver signing status
Configure a firewall rule to the specific port and block all connections.
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.

3. What does "wbdadmin -startrecovery -version" do?
4 (bits 49 - 52) /52 Allows for 16 regions.
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 roecord to indicate the smtp server.
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.

4. What does Scanstate /OfflineWinOld: C:Windows.old do?
Increase the SOA refresh interval parameter.
Windows PE and Windows.old.
Perform an offline migration
A .WFW file

5. What does dnscmd /zoneadd dsprimary do?
Add an AD integrated zone
A collection of logs created by computers fowarding events. Viewed on the collecting computer.
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
Windows Aero was revised to be more touch-friendly.

6. What is a reservation?
A way of assigning a staic address based on the mac address. This ensures each time the client receives the same address.
Vista SP1 and Server 2008 and above.
Run: Cscript slmgr.vbs /dl
When you plug a ReadyBoost-compatible storage device into your computer - the AutoPlay dialog box offers you the option to speed up your PC using ReadyBoost. If you select this option - you can choose how much memory on the device to use for this pur

7. Where do you get the USMT?
Use the DHCPv6 to obtain both IPV6 addresses and additional configuration settings.
Comes with the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK)
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.
A network policy server. It is microsofts implementation of RADIUS server and replaces the IAS (internet authentication service) from windows 2003.

8. 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
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.
Who can shutdown a computer
Duplicate file identification - disk usage patterns - dormant files identification - and audit screening.

9. What is a DHCP relay agent?
It can can forward requests from DHCP clients for ip addresses to a remote DHCP server.
Netsh add dnsserver. Example netsh interface ipv4 add dnsserver name="Local Area Connection" 192.168.0.1 index=3
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
From the Network Policy Access Services role in system manager.

10. What is File Server Resource Manager?
A suite of tools that allow administrators to understand - control - and manage the quantity and types of data stored on the servers.
Netsh set dnsserver. Example: netsh interface ipv4 set dnsserver name="Local Area Connection" source=static address=192.168.0.100
It lets you launch process on a remote machine via command line. Example: winrs -r:(remotehost) ipconfig /all
All you have to do is purchase an upgrade key from Microsoft or another authorized retailer to unlock those new features.

11. What does Removing Modify NTFS permission (not explicitly denying) do?
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.
One of the tunnels if DirectAccess by using a computer certificate. This tunnel provides access to an intranet Domain Name System (DNS) server and domain controller - allowing the computer to download Group Policy objects and to request authenticatio
It designates an authoritative DNS server - not the soa record.
Conditional forward

12. How do you calculate the original subnet mask of a network that was divided in to multiple networks?
Either from wbadmin or windows server backup.
Modifies the installation of a Windows Installer Package (.MSI) and can be invoked with MSIEXEC.EXE
Anew vpn protocol that uses SSL (port 443) for encryption.
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.

13. What is InPrivate Browsing?
IN the WindowsUpdateClient log in the system log portion of event viewer.
DNS suffix search lists
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 improves performance

14. What port does RDP use?
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
Use the "Connect to a Workplace" option
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If your computer is running slowly or isn't working properly - you can use System Restore to return your computer's system files and settings to an earlier point in time using a restore point. For more information about System Restore - see System Re

15. What OSs are all Windows Games installed on?
Use IPCONFIG or Status Details for the Network Connection.
Windows 7 Enterprise and Ultimate Editions
Boot to a Windows 7 setup DVD and run System Restore or boot to a System Repair Disk.
Pool Active Directory.

16. What are Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) ratings for?
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
Comes with the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK)
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.
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.

17. What does Microsoft Transform files (MST) do?
Yes
Modifies the installation of a Windows Installer Package (.MSI) and can be invoked with MSIEXEC.EXE
Configure a firewall rule to the specific port and block all connections.
A network location.

18. Where should you backup to automate System Image backups and maintain multiple images?
Command line equilivant of Server Manager. You can install/remove roles and features on server 2008?
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.
A network location.
Comes with the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK)

19. How do you remove a resource record from a zone file?
DHCP server cannot assign an ip address
Divide up a large WIM file into multiple smaller .SWM files
No
Use dnscmd /recorddelete

20. How can you disable IPV6 from OSs that cant be uninstalled?
Comes with the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK)
Uncheck IPV6 from the network properties.
WIndows Update Server
Yes

21. What firewall profile is configured for AD domain computers?
The domain profile not the public or private.
Use the DHCPv6 to obtain both IPV6 addresses and additional configuration settings.
They must be configured with the ip addresses of the radius server.
Create a customized shell

22. What does IMAGEX /SPLIT do?
You start by selecting Windows XP Mode from the Windows 7 Start Menu. You can install applications in Windows XP Mode just as you normally would on a physical PC. For example - you can install applications via web - from storage devices - or from phy
By unbinding the DHCP protocol from the nic attached to the subnet.
Divide up a large WIM file into multiple smaller .SWM files
an email address where the @ is replaced with a period.

23. How do you display detailed Windows Activation and License status?
WPA-Enterprise (radius authentication)
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
Run: Cscript slmgr.vbs /dl
Restrict the share permissions of the DFS root share.

24. How do you manage EFS from the command line?
Use the Cipher.exe command line tool.
Configure a firewall rule to the specific port and block all connections.
Set IE back to its default settings
A CONFIG.XML file

25. What is the RACAgent?
Can be used to create virtual hard disks
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.
Use it to generate an EFS user certificate
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

26. How do you delegate permissions to modify a specific DNS zone?
Shaking (quickly dragging back and forth) a window minimizes all other windows. Shaking it again brings them back.
Delegate permission by configuring the dacl of the zone file.
Use Safe Mode and then roll back the driver if it was recently updated.
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

27. NAP can be configured to ____________.
Only sites added to the local Intranet Zones
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.
Comes with the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK)
Enforce IPSEC on the network

28. How do you view failed WSUS updates on the client PC?
Drop both inbound and outbound traffic
It lets you launch process on a remote machine via command line. Example: winrs -r:(remotehost) ipconfig /all
A file that is loaded when a DNS server starts up and populate the root hints.
IN the WindowsUpdateClient log in the system log portion of event viewer.

29. What version does Windows XP must have to be able to connect with Remote Desktop to a computer requiring network level authentication?
SP3
Use it to generate an EFS user certificate
EAP authentication needs to be enabled for remote access authentication (dial up - VPN - wireless) -.
Sett up a priority for the preferred smtp server.

30. What does Parental Controls do?
Use it to can backup certificates to a .PFX file that is password protected.
Restrict when a child can logon to a computer.
A LAN Router only or a LAN to WAN Router
Either from wbadmin or windows server backup.

31. When you install an application in Windows Virtual PC - Windows XP Mode - where does it automatically creates a Windows 7 Start Menu Shortcut under?
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.
Add an AD integrated zone
Restrict the share permissions of the DFS root share.
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.

32. What is a ESP?
Command to configure the TCP/IP settings.
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.
It lets you launch process on a remote machine via command line. Example: winrs -r:(remotehost) ipconfig /all
Encapsulating Security payload protocol used for encryption the packets created by the AH.

33. How do you enable additional Windows Components?
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.
Use the Programs and Features Control Panel applet to
Use the Cipher.exe command line tool.
By using the dnscmd /zoneexport command.

34. What is "Transparent Caching"?
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
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
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
They must be configured with the ip addresses of the radius server.

35. What do wireless access points need in order for NAP to enforce wireless access policy (WAP)?
Take the ip address and use the AND command on the calculator to AND the ip address and the subnet. NOTE: AND each octet separately. Then AND the gateway and the subnet. If the AND results are the same you are on the same subnet.
It can add a driver to an offline WIM image with the /Add-Driver option
They need to be configured us use 802.1x RADIUS authentication
SP3

36. How do you enable rdp on a core server?
Computer certificates be installed on client computers
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
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.
Run slmgr.vbs -ato and then open up 3389 on windows firewall using netsh.

37. What does the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor do?
You will be prompted to reconnect online. To disable offline mode - select it from the Tools menu.
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.
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.
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.

38. What is another way to deploy an application compatibility database across multiple computers?
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.
Windows 7 Enterprise and Ultimate Editions
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.
It designates an authoritative DNS server - not the soa record.

39. What does Scanstate /p do?
8 (bits 57 - 64) /64 Allows for 256 subnets in each site.
Generates a space-estimate file called Usmtsize.txt. This option does not collect the user state. You must also specify /nocompress.
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.
MSCHAP2 is user/password authentication while EAP-TLS is comuter authentication via certificate or smart card.

40. What is the Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT)?
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.
Does not
Through a GPO.
Writes changes to a mounted WIM file - DISM /UNMOUNT-WIM /DISCARD will roll the changes back

41. What does the Ping -6 option do?
By using the dnscmd /zoneexport command.
It pings with IPV6
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
At the volume level - not the drive level.

42. What are Libraries?
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
The command used to preform an offline defrag. Example: jetpack DHCP.mdb temp.mdb
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
The Application Identity Service

43. What is the command to configure the preferred DNS server?
Yes - it can be modified to apply to a network location.
Duplicate file identification - disk usage patterns - dormant files identification - and audit screening.
Netsh set dnsserver. Example: netsh interface ipv4 set dnsserver name="Local Area Connection" source=static address=192.168.0.100
On the properties of the DNS server in the DNS manager.

44. How do you setup DNS single label (unqualified) name resolution?
Setup a GlobalNames zone.
Problem history but also application installation history.
Run slmgr.vbs -ato and then open up 3389 on windows firewall using netsh.
The DHCP server will ping an ip address before assigning it.

45. What is a HOSTS file?
In the registry. To bind to another computer remotly the remote registry service needs to run on the target PC.
Generates a space-estimate file called Usmtsize.txt. This option does not collect the user state. You must also specify /nocompress.
A file that can be used to perform FQDN name resolution in the absence of a DNS server.
Use the Advanced Firewall to define Connection Security Rules.

46. Does Windows 7 does have an email client like Outlook Express or Windows Mail?
No
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.
Add an AD integrated zone
The domain profile not the public or private.

47. What is Aero Snap?
Extensive Authentication Protocol used in PPP authentication.
Export and import it from another computer.
vssadmin.exe. This can view previous version files as well.
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

48. What is DiskPart?
vssadmin.exe. This can view previous version files as well.
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.
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
Either by placing data on a web server and enforcing ssl to be used to download or by using IPSEC on a file share.

49. What must you do if DHCP is not installed on the same computer as the RADIUS server?
Use the Cipher.exe command line tool.
Yes
Install NAP on the computer with the DHCP service.Configure NAP as a RADIUS proxy and forward connection requests to the RADIUS server.
You setup one the DHCP server with the same option settings and non-overlapping scopes. Make sure to duplicate any reservations.

50. How do you troubleshoot DHCP client address assignment using the network monitor?
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
A way of assigning a staic address based on the mac address. This ensures each time the client receives the same address.
Se a capture filter based on the mac address of the problem PC.
Writes changes to a mounted WIM file - DISM /UNMOUNT-WIM /DISCARD will roll the changes back