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1. Why would you deploy an application compatibility database across multiple computers?
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.
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
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.
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

2. You can configure process monitor alerts to _____.
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
The Application Identity Service
Run scripts
DHCPv6 obtains additional configuration settigns.

3. What OSs disallow the uninstalliatin of IPV6?
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.
Place unhealthy computers in a quarantined network and auto-remediate clients.
Enforce IPSEC on the network
Windows Vista - Window 7 and Server 2008.

4. Can you choose which media libraries you want to share with your homegroup?
Usually if the DHCP server is installed as the ad server - if it is a member server then it needs to be assigned manually.
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
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.
Yes

5. What are the minimum hardware requirements for Windows 7?
Which processes currently consume a resource like processor utilization.
8 (bits 57 - 64) /64 Allows for 256 subnets in each site.
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
It is a advertisement of a service. The record is configured with the service provided - a port number and weight?

6. What is EAP?
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
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.
Extensive Authentication Protocol used in PPP authentication.
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.

7. What is new in Windows User State Migration Tool (USMT) 4.0?
Contains a list of dynamically updated list of authorities for the zone.
It is a advertisement of a service. The record is configured with the service provided - a port number and weight?
Devices and Printers Control Panel applet has a
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.

8. What is NAP's security health validator?
Windows 7 Enterprise and Ultimate Editions
The command used to preform an offline defrag. Example: jetpack DHCP.mdb temp.mdb
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.
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.

9. What can NAP do?
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
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.
Place unhealthy computers in a quarantined network and auto-remediate clients.
By unbinding the DHCP protocol from the nic attached to the subnet.

10. What are soft disk quotas?
Only a local administrator
They are monitored but not enforced. Users can exced there quota limit.
Does not have
Does not

11. What is an example of a exceptions to rule?
Netsh set dnsserver. Example: netsh interface ipv4 set dnsserver name="Local Area Connection" source=static address=192.168.0.100
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
For example - you can create a rule that allows all Windows processes to run except Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).

12. What does System Protection cover?
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
Run scripts
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).
System Restore Points as well as Previous Versions of Files (configured through the System applet).

13. How do you decrease zone transfer traffic?
Either from wbadmin or windows server backup.
Increase the SOA refresh interval parameter.
MSCHAP2 is user/password authentication while EAP-TLS is comuter authentication via certificate or smart card.
Can be used to create virtual hard disks

14. How can you can prevent users from accessing certain MMC console snap ins?
Use dnscmd /recorddelete
Problem history but also application installation history.
Netsh add dnsserver. Example netsh interface ipv4 add dnsserver name="Local Area Connection" 192.168.0.1 index=3
Through a GPO.

15. What does dnscmd /zoneadd dsprimary do?
When the OS loads using MSCONFIG.EXE which is also known as the System Configuration tool.
From the Network Policy Access Services role in system manager.
WPA-Enterprise (radius authentication)
Add an AD integrated zone

16. What does the WSUS DB Store?
WSUS server configuration information - Metadata describing what each update is for - and general information about clients - updates and interaction.
Deploy a secondary zone.
Writes changes to a mounted WIM file - DISM /UNMOUNT-WIM /DISCARD will roll the changes back
The Application Identity Service

17. How do you reload an active directory integrated zone from a ad database?
Netsh set dnsserver. Example: netsh interface ipv4 set dnsserver name="Local Area Connection" source=static address=192.168.0.100
Us edit dnscmd /zoneupdatefromdns command.
WPA-Personal (uses a preshared key)
Only Business Track Windows 7 editions (Professional - Enterprise - Ultimate).

18. What can Windows 7 Enterprise can be directly upgraded to?
Use your computer's zone ID at the end of the destination address. The zone ID of an IPV6 address is locally significant.
Forward to another DNS server
WSUS server configuration information - Metadata describing what each update is for - and general information about clients - updates and interaction.
Windows 7 Ultimate.

19. What does "wbdadmin -startbackup -allcritical" do?
Backups of the full system including all critical volumes (volumes that contain operating system state).
On a core server
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 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

20. What do Print permission only allows?
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.
Enterprise Admins
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Install Windows Installer Packages (.MSI) files. You can script the installation.

21. What do you do if the Operating System won't start due to a corrupt driver?
Use Safe Mode and then roll back the driver if it was recently updated.
Adds a file based zone
Conditional forward
A CONFIG.XML file

22. What account must be used to activate a DHCP server in active directory?
Distributed Cache mode. In this mode - local Windows 7 clients keep a copy of the content and make it available to other authorized clients that request the same data. This eliminates the need to have a server in the branch office. However - unlike H
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.
Enterprise Admins
WSUS server configuration information - Metadata describing what each update is for - and general information about clients - updates and interaction.

23. Can the Application Compatibility Kit can also search and report on the applications installed on a Windows 7 computer?
ImageX utility can extract the required operating system edition directly to the attached VHD file in Windows 7.
Contains a list of dynamically updated list of authorities for the zone.
Use the DHCPv6 to obtain both IPV6 addresses and additional configuration settings.
Yes

24. What is a HomeGroup?

25. How do you quickly restore a file from backup?
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
Vista SP1 and Server 2008 and above.
Attach to the VHD file created by Windows Backup. You can attach to a VHD file using Disk Management or DISKPART
Modify the PE image using DISM by adding the WINPE-Scripting package to BOOT.WIM

26. What does Windows uses the index for?
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.
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Boot the computer with a WINDOWS PE disk that contains a copy of IMAGEX.
It is the Microsoft SMB client for accessing shared network resources

27. What dows Windows Anytime Upgrade do?
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
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.
IPsec to authenticate both the computer and user - allowing IT to manage the computer before the user logs on. Optionally - you can require a smart card for user authentication. It also leverages IPsec to provide encryption for communications across
Internet Protocol security (IPsec) and Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6).

28. What is Oscdimg?
Who can shutdown a computer
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.
vssadmin.exe. This can view previous version files as well.
Command line equilivant of Server Manager. You can install/remove roles and features on server 2008?

29. 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 file that is loaded when a DNS server starts up and populate the root hints.
an email address where the @ is replaced with a period.
Deploy a secondary zone.

30. How do you configure WSUS computer groups for defined updates?
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.
Anew vpn protocol that uses SSL (port 443) for encryption.
Use it to generate an EFS user certificate
By either using WSUS management console (server side targeting) or GPO (client side targeting).

31. Active directory DNS ____ replicate between forests.
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
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.
Does not
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32. How do you change the ReadyBoost configuration of a flash drive?
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
It is a security component that enables users to perform common tasks as non-administrators - called standard users in Windows 7 - and as administrators without having to switch users - log off - or use Run As.
You will be prompted to reconnect online. To disable offline mode - select it from the Tools menu.
Plug in the drive and then select properties of the drive. You can make changes through the ReadyBoost tab.

33. 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?
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
To will ensure the clients download the appropriate printer driver.
A collection of logs created by computers fowarding events. Viewed on the collecting computer.
Pool Active Directory.

34. How do you restore a System Image from backup?
From the Network Policy Access Services role in system manager.
Create a customized shell
Delegate permission by configuring the dacl of the zone file.
Boot to a Windows 7 setup DVD and run System Restore or boot to a System Repair Disk.

35. What does it mean to Extend a Basic Disk Volume?
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.
Use WPA with AES encryption. WPA-Personal requires a preshared key and WPA-Enterprise uses Radius Authentication.
By using the DISM command with a /Set-Edition option: Example: DISM /IMAGE:C:SAMPLE.WIM /Set-Edition:Ultimate
Internet Protocol security (IPsec) and Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6).

36. How do you enable rdp on a core server?
ISATAP - Teredo and 6to4
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".
Can be configured through a GPO
Run slmgr.vbs -ato and then open up 3389 on windows firewall using netsh.

37. What is a NAP policy?
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
It is a network health policy defines the minumum level of client health required to connect to the network.
Se a capture filter based on the mac address of the problem PC.
Use IPCONFIG or Status Details for the Network Connection.

38. Where do you get the USMT?
You will need to run "Startup Repair" from within the Windows Recovery Environment (WRE)
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
By using the dnscmd /zoneexport command.
Comes with the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK)

39. What are Libraries?
It pings with IPV6
Use IPV6 Unique Local Addresses.
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
Internet Protocol security (IPsec) and Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6).

40. What is DHCP conflict detection?
Enterprise and Ultimate versions. The limitation refers only to the ability to enable protection on a removable storage device. Once BitLocker To Go is added to a storage device - that device can be used normally with any version of Windows 7. It can
IPSEC
The DHCP server will ping an ip address before assigning it.
Configure a firewall rule to the specific port and block all connections.

41. What is a Subscription in event viewer?
Either from wbadmin or windows server backup.
Computer certificates be installed on client computers
A collection of logs created by computers fowarding events. Viewed on the collecting computer.
Writes changes to a mounted WIM file - DISM /UNMOUNT-WIM /DISCARD will roll the changes back

42. Can users can share encrypted files with another user by giving them permission?
Schedule reports - monitor attempt to save unauthorized files - and generate reports instantly.
Installing and imaging on hardware agnostic systems as long as the processor architecture is the same (32 or 64 bit)
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.
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

43. How do you view failed WSUS updates on the WSUS server?
Promiscuous mode allows you to monitor another machine without installing network monitor on the PC you are trying to monitor.
By running the Update Status summary report.
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
IPV6 transition technologies

44. 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
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.
Only a local administrator
Increase the SOA refresh interval parameter.

45. What is Reliability Monitor display?
A stability index rating and specific event information. Data is propagated 24 hours after system installation.
It operates by deploying a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 as a host in the branch office. Clients are configured with the fully qualified domain name of the host computer so that they can retrieve content from the Hosted Cache - when
Drop both inbound and outbound traffic
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.

46. 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.
They restrict disk space usage for users. If you modify the quota template it applies changes to all folders that the template is assigned.
Backups of the full system including all critical volumes (volumes that contain operating system state).
Generates a space-estimate file called Usmtsize.txt. This option does not collect the user state. You must also specify /nocompress.

47. Use ocsetup instead of servermanagercmd.exe _________.
Setup a GlobalNames zone.
Forward to another DNS server
On a core server
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.

48. How can you communicate accross the IPV6 accross a IPV4 network?
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
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.
Plug in the drive and then select properties of the drive. You can make changes through the ReadyBoost tab.
ISATAP Routers within an orginization - 6TO4 routers to transverse the internet - and TEREDO to traverse a NAT devise.

49. What is the command to configure the preferred DNS server?
Netsh set dnsserver. Example: netsh interface ipv4 set dnsserver name="Local Area Connection" source=static address=192.168.0.100
This happens because the zone records expire. This occurs because the secondary zone has not successfully zone transferred before the "Expires After" SOA.
WSUS server configuration information - Metadata describing what each update is for - and general information about clients - updates and interaction.
Extensive Authentication Protocol used in PPP authentication.

50. Windows firewall can be configured to ___________.
Sent across the network
Use the DHCPv6 to obtain both IPV6 addresses and additional configuration settings.
Drop both inbound and outbound traffic
Windows 7 Ultimate.