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1. What is a NAP policy?
It is a network health policy defines the minumum level of client health required to connect to the network.
Use the BCDEDIT.EXE command
Through Group Policy at Computer configuration | Administrative Templates | Network | Offline Files | Enable Transparent Caching.
A roecord to indicate the smtp server.

2. What can Windows 7 Enterprise can be directly upgraded to?
It is the Microsoft SMB client for accessing shared network resources
Windows 7 Ultimate.
Certain firewall rules configured for the Peer Discovery and Content Retrieval.
Create a Custom Rule. By default Predefined Firewall Rules apply to all computers sending network traffic.

3. What does DRIVERQUERY /SI do?
Each of the rule types. For example - the default rules for Executables are: Allow members of the local Administrators group to run all applications - Allow members of the Everyone group to run applications that are located in the Windows folder - Al
WIndows Update Server
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
It will display driver signing status

4. 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.
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.
Modifies the installation of a Windows Installer Package (.MSI) and can be invoked with MSIEXEC.EXE

5. How do you set a DNS server to a cache only DNS server?
ISATAP - Teredo and 6to4
Restrict when a child can logon to a computer.
Delete all the zone files or reinstall the DNS service.
Se a capture filter based on the mac address of the problem PC.

6. What port does RDP use?
3389
A WDDM driver for the graphics card and a Windows Experience index of 3.0 or greater.
Windows 7 Ultimate.
Setup a GlobalNames zone.

7. What windows 7 OSs can join a domain?
Command to configure the TCP/IP settings.
Netsh set dnsserver. Example: netsh interface ipv4 set dnsserver name="Local Area Connection" source=static address=192.168.0.100
Only Business Track Windows 7 editions (Professional - Enterprise - Ultimate).
Clear the content being cached

8. How do you calculate the original subnet mask of a network that was divided in to multiple networks?
DHCP server cannot assign an ip address
Does not have
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.
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.

9. You can still ___________ if root hints are disabled.
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
Can be used to create virtual hard disks
Forward to another DNS server
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

10. How do you upgrade windows vista to windows 7?
Setup a GlobalNames zone.
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.
Command to configure the TCP/IP settings.
L2TP/IPSEC with EAP-TLS.

11. How do you manage EFS from the command line?
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.
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.
Use the Cipher.exe command line tool.
They are written in XML and be created using the Windows System Image Manager or a text editor like notepad.

12. What is WinRS?
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.
WINRM QUICKCONFIG.
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
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.

13. Wireless profiles _____________ - the PC needs to be connected to the LAN first.
Can be configured through a GPO
Divide up a large WIM file into multiple smaller .SWM files
It is the authentication header protocol and digitally sign packets but not encrypt them.
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.

14. What does Reliability Monitor display?
WSUS server configuration information - Metadata describing what each update is for - and general information about clients - updates and interaction.
Restrict when a child can logon to a computer.
Specify this file with both the ScanState and LoadState commands to migrate application settings to computers running Windows Vista or Windows 7.
Problem history but also application installation history.

15. How do you reload an active directory integrated zone from a ad database?
L2TP/IPSEC with EAP-TLS.
Use WPA with AES encryption. WPA-Personal requires a preshared key and WPA-Enterprise uses Radius Authentication.
Us edit dnscmd /zoneupdatefromdns command.
You will need to run "Startup Repair" from within the Windows Recovery Environment (WRE)

16. Use ocsetup instead of servermanagercmd.exe _________.
It is a network health policy defines the minumum level of client health required to connect to the network.
The local security logs.
On a core server
an email address where the @ is replaced with a period.

17. 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?
Use dnscmd /recorddelete
To will ensure the clients download the appropriate printer driver.
Command-line tool for creating an image file (.iso) of a customized 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows PE. You can then burn that .iso file to a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM. Oscdimg supports ISO 9660 - Joliet - and Universal Disk Format (UDF) file systems.
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.

18. What should you do to provide redundancy in DNS dynamic updates?
The Application Identity Service
Use AD integrated zones so the clients can update to more than one DNS server.
It is the authentication header protocol and digitally sign packets but not encrypt them.
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

19. What are WIM files used for?
Installing and imaging on hardware agnostic systems as long as the processor architecture is the same (32 or 64 bit)
Netsh set dnsserver. Example: netsh interface ipv4 set dnsserver name="Local Area Connection" source=static address=192.168.0.100
Usually if the DHCP server is installed as the ad server - if it is a member server then it needs to be assigned manually.
DNS suffix search lists

20. How do you restrict which DNS servers get a zone transfer?
At the volume level - not the drive level.
Configure the primary zone to transfer to only DNS servers listed on the names server tab or by ip address.
The Application Identity Service
Only a local administrator

21. What is DirectAccess?
Run: Cscript slmgr.vbs /dl
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
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.
You setup one the DHCP server with the same option settings and non-overlapping scopes. Make sure to duplicate any reservations.

22. Does the Advanced Firewall already has a predefined Homegroup inbound rule?
8 (bits 57 - 64) /64 Allows for 256 subnets in each site.
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
Yes - it can be modified to apply to a network location.
From the Network Policy Access Services role in system manager.

23. What is IPP?
A network policy server. It is microsofts implementation of RADIUS server and replaces the IAS (internet authentication service) from windows 2003.
Problem Steps Recorder in the Windows 7 operating system is a feature that enables users to record their interactions with an application and provide a detailed screen-by-screen view with accompanying information including mouse clicks and keyboard i
Increase the SOA refresh interval parameter.
Internet printing protocol. Used for connecting to printers via web browser.

24. Where are Applocker policies are configured?
Run scripts
Which processes currently consume a resource like processor utilization.
A way of assigning a staic address based on the mac address. This ensures each time the client receives the same address.
Through a GPO under Application Control Policies in the Computer Security Settings Node.

25. What is the command to add a DNS server?
Netsh add dnsserver. Example netsh interface ipv4 add dnsserver name="Local Area Connection" 192.168.0.1 index=3
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
It backs up digitally identities to a password protected file.
No they are disabled

26. How do you prevent Forms Based Credentials from being saved?
The local security logs.
Disable AutoComplete in Internet Explorer
Conditional forward
Installing and imaging on hardware agnostic systems as long as the processor architecture is the same (32 or 64 bit)

27. How do you capture a computer's hard disk to a .WIM file?
Send email notifications
Only Business Track Windows 7 editions (Professional - Enterprise - Ultimate).
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
Boot the computer with a WINDOWS PE disk that contains a copy of IMAGEX.

28. How do you install applications in Windows XP Mode?
A network policy server. It is microsofts implementation of RADIUS server and replaces the IAS (internet authentication service) from windows 2003.
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
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
Use the "Connect to a Workplace" option

29. In case the _______________ - DHCP clients can be configured with an alternative static ip address?
DHCP server cannot assign an ip address
Comes with the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK)
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.
Tools adds out-of-box drivers to a booted Windows PE image. It takes one or more driver .inf files as inputs.

30. What is BCD?
Boot Configuration Database - Boot Configuration Data (BCD) files provide a store that is used to describe boot applications and boot application settings. The objects and elements in the store effectively replace Boot.ini.
By unbinding the DHCP protocol from the nic attached to the subnet.
A suite of tools that allow administrators to understand - control - and manage the quantity and types of data stored on the servers.
Does not have

31. How can you modify event viewer from being filled up with the printer related events?
No
Turn off the Log Spooler event on a print server.
Boot to a Windows 7 setup DVD and run System Restore or boot to a System Repair Disk.
Create a Custom Rule. By default Predefined Firewall Rules apply to all computers sending network traffic.

32. What port uses PPTP uses?
1723
Windows 7 Enterprise and Ultimate Editions
vssadmin.exe. This can view previous version files as well.
Run Disk Cleanup and click Clean up system files. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation - type the password or provide confirmation. Click the More Options tab - under System Restore and Shadow Copies - click Clean up. In

33. How do you configure WSUS computer groups for defined updates?
By either using WSUS management console (server side targeting) or GPO (client side targeting).
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.
Use AD integrated zones so the clients can update to more than one DNS server.
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.

34. What is Network Level Authentication?
Run: Cscript slmgr.vbs /dl
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
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.
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.

35. What do wireless access point need to be configured with to to preform 802.1x authentication?
Place unhealthy computers in a quarantined network and auto-remediate clients.
They must be configured with the ip addresses of 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.
Windows Aero was revised to be more touch-friendly.

36. You cannot delete an individual restore point - but you can either delete all restore points or all but the most recent restore point. Deleting restore points temporarily frees up disk space. As new restore points are created - disk space will be use
Installing and imaging on hardware agnostic systems as long as the processor architecture is the same (32 or 64 bit)
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
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.
Run Disk Cleanup and click Clean up system files. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation - type the password or provide confirmation. Click the More Options tab - under System Restore and Shadow Copies - click Clean up. In

37. There is a RESET option in Internet Explorer to...
Delegate permission by configuring the dacl of the zone file.
Increase the SOA refresh interval parameter.
Set IE back to its default settings
Use the Cipher.exe command line tool.

38. What is s stub zone?
Use the BCDEDIT.EXE command
Setup a GlobalNames zone.
Contains a list of dynamically updated list of authorities for the zone.
When the OS loads using MSCONFIG.EXE which is also known as the System Configuration tool.

39. How do you enable rdp on a core server?
Run slmgr.vbs -ato and then open up 3389 on windows firewall using netsh.
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
It backs up digitally identities to a password protected file.
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

40. What wireless protocolls can be used to authenticate smart cards?
Prevents the server from performing Internet name resolution.
WPA2 and 802.1x but require EAP-TLS to be enable.
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
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).

41. What should you do if you receive warnings that your virtual memory is low?
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
From the Network Policy Access Services role in system manager.
Use the Programs and Features Control Panel applet to
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

42. Where is Reliability Monitor data kept?
driveletter:\\WindowsImageBackup\
In the registry. To bind to another computer remotly the remote registry service needs to run on the target PC.
Export and import it from another computer.
Disable AutoComplete in Internet Explorer

43. What does Cipher /K do?
Enable remote management on a computer and create the proper inbound rules on the advanced firewall.
SP3
Use it to generate an EFS user certificate
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.

44. What do Print permission only allows?
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
You will need to run "Startup Repair" from within the Windows Recovery Environment (WRE)
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.
wbadmin.exe. This can backup critical files.

45. 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.
Comes with the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK)
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.
They are in the first 48 bits /48

46. What is a DHCP relay agent?
It can can forward requests from DHCP clients for ip addresses to a remote DHCP server.
A roecord to indicate the smtp server.
Default Programs Control Panel applet
They are written in XML and be created using the Windows System Image Manager or a text editor like notepad.

47. What has Windows 7 modified in searching?
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
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
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
Yes

48. How do you can disable programs from autostarting?
Netsh add dnsserver. Example netsh interface ipv4 add dnsserver name="Local Area Connection" 192.168.0.1 index=3
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 Application Identity Service
When the OS loads using MSCONFIG.EXE which is also known as the System Configuration tool.

49. What requirements must your system must meet to use BranchCache?
SSL
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.
Attach to the VHD file created by Windows Backup. You can attach to a VHD file using Disk Management or DISKPART
wbadmin.exe. This can backup critical files.

50. What is IPsec Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) tunnel?
Turn off the Log Spooler event on a print server.
Sent across the network
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
Certain firewall rules configured for the Peer Discovery and Content Retrieval.