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MCTS: Managing Software Updates

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1. For the exam - know that ______ (whether domain or local) is the primary way to configure clients to use a WSUS server. You can't do it with Control Panel - the command line - or by editing service properties.






2. This Windows Update GP setting specifies whether Win XP SP2 or later shows the Install Updates And Shut Down option.


3. This Windows Update GP setting determines whether all users or only administrators will receive update notifications. Non-administrators can install updates using the Windows Update client.






4. WSUS option ______ allows you to configure whether the server displays data from downstream servers in reports. You can also select which items are shown in the To Do list that appears when you select the WSUS server name in the Update Services conso






5. WSUS includes the ______ command-line tool - which provides some capabilities not offered by the WSUS console.






6. This Windows Update GP setting specifies whether Windows Update will immediately install updates that don't require the computer to be restarted.






7. The ______ log stores events related to synchronization - Update Services console errors - and WSUS database errors with a source of Windows Server Update Services.






8. This Windows Update GP setting if you use Automatic Updates - you can choose to enable this setting to have Win Vista or Win 7 display info about optional updates to users. It's disabled by default - and typically should remain disabled.






9. Should an enterprise use client-side targeting or server-side targeting?






10. This Windows Update GP setting specifies how long the Windows Update client waits before automatically restarting.






11. The ______ file stores a record of every update installation - synchronization - and WSUS configuration change.






12. After testing - you will deploy updates to a pilot group. Typically - the pilot group is a set of computers belonging to your IT department or another computer-savvy group that is able to identify and work around problems. These statements describe w






13. WSUS ______ copy their configuration from the upstream WSUS server.






14. This Windows Update GP setting determines whether client computers install both critical and recommended updates - which might include updated drivers.






15. WSUS ______ is better suited for larger organizations - you use GP settings to configure computers as part of a computer group. Computers automatically add themselves to the correct computer group when they connect to the WSUS server.






16. WSUS option ______ allows you to select where updates are stored and which languages to download updates for.






17. By default - the WSUS database is located at ______.






18. To create additional WSUS computer groups - follow these steps:






19. You use GPOs to add computers to computer groups when you enable client-side targeting. First - configure the WSUS server for client-side targeting by following these steps:






20. Although you can remove some updates using WSUS - you typically need to manually remove updates from client computers by using the ______.






21. With WSUS - you can configure computer groups in one of two ways:






22. By default - downstream servers push reporting information to upstream servers - aggregating reporting data. WSUS option ______ allows you to configure each server to manage its own reporting data.






23. ______ is a private version of the Microsoft Update service from which Windows computers automatically download updates.






24. The Windows Update service also adds a Warning event ______ when it cannot connect to the automatic updates service - a sign that the client cannot reach your WSUS server.






25. To restart the Windows Update service on the client computer use the following two commands:






26. This Windows Update GP setting specifies how frequently the Windows Update client checks for new updates. By default - this is a random time between 17 and 22 hours.






27. ______ is an automated security auditing tool that identifies missing updates and configurations that might lead to security vulnerabilities.






28. In organizations with distributed IT departments - you can design the WSUS architecture exactly as described in the previous section. The only difference is in the configuration






29. WSUS option ______ configures the upstream WSUS server or configures the WSUS server to retrieve updates from Microsoft.






30. When troubleshooting the Windows Update client - to identify the source of the problem causing an update to fail - follow these steps:






31. WSUS creates three logs files that can be useful in troubleshooting. The default locations are:






32. WSUS option ______ allows you to configure updates for automatic approval.






33. WSUS option ______ allows you to choose whether to place computers into groups by using the Update Services console or Group Policy and registry settings.






34. To make Windows Update begin querying the WSUS server - run the following command:






35. The Windows Internal Database works for most purposes - but you can also use an existing database server on the local computer or a remote computer. The database server must be running either full or express editions of ______.






36. WSUS option ______ allows you to choose the Microsoft products that WSUS will download updates for.






37. All update management would be performed on a central WSUS server - and all other WSUS servers would be configured as ______.






38. When you need to protect network communications between WSUS and a SQL Server - use ______ or ______ to the same computer as WSUS.






39. This Windows Update GP setting specifies whether Win XP SP1 or later will install updates signed using a trusted certificate even if the certificate is not from Microsoft.






40. This Windows Update GP setting specifies which group the computer is a member of. This option is useful only if you are using WSUS; you cannot use this option with Software Update Services (SUS) - the predecessor to WSUS.






41. If the pilot deployment goes well and there are no reported problems after a week or more - you can deploy updates to your production computers with less risk of compatibility problems. These statements describe which WSUS deployment stage?






42. Whichever approach you use - you must first use the Update Services console to create computer groups. By default - a single computer group exists: ______.






43. The ______ is an extremely detailed text log file used primarily for debugging purposes by Microsoft support.






44. WSUS option ______ allows you to reconfigure WSUS by using the wizard interface used for initial configuration.






45. What protocol do Windows Update clients use to retrieve updates from an update server?






46. This Windows Update GP setting specifies the amount of time for Windows Update to wait - following system startup - before continuing with a scheduled installation that was missed previously. If you don't specify this amount of time - a missed schedu






47. To add computers to a group using server-side targeting - follow these steps:






48. WSUS option ______ allows you to configure whether WSUS automatically synchronizes updates from the upstream server and how frequently.






49. You can use several techniques to identify computers that are missing updates:






50. When you need to protect network communications between WSUS clients and the WSUS server - install a ______ on the server and configure IIS to require secure communications.