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MCTS: Managing Software Updates

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






2. 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 ______.






3. Typically - you will create computer groups for each stage of your update deployment process - which should resemble this scenario:






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






5. This Windows Update GP setting specifies how often the Windows Update client prompts the user to restart.






6. 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.






7. 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.






8. 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.






9. WSUS ______ is best suited for small organizations - you add computers to computer groups manually by using the Update Services console.






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


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






12. 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.






13. WSUS can send an email message when new updates are synchronized - informing administrators that they should be evaluated - tested - and approved. WSUS option ______ allows you to configure those email notifications and you can also use this option t






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






15. WSUS requires ______ because client computers retrieve updates by using HTTP or HTTPS (if you have an SSL certificate - such as one purchased from a public certification authority or generated by a Win Srvr 2008 CA).






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






17. 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






18. 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.






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






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






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






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






23. 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:






24. 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.






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






26. WSUS option ______ allows you to send MS some high-level details about updates in your organization - including the number of computers and how many computers successfully or unsuccessfully install each update. This is disabled by default.






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






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






29. This Windows Update GP setting Specifies whether Win XP SP2 or later automatically changes the default shutdown option to Install Updates And Shut Down when Windows Update is waiting to install an update.


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






31. 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?






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






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






34. 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






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






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






37. The ______ is the component of WSUS clients that retrieves software from the WSUS server - verifies the digital signature and the Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA1) hash - notifies the user that the update is available - and installs the software.






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






39. You can also configure WSUS by accessing the Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) using Windows ______.






40. ______ is the latest version of MS Systems Management Server (SMS). It can provide detailed info about the updates and applications installed on managed computers.






41. To Use All Windows Update Features - This Windows Update GP setting - when enabled - prevents a user from accessing the Windows Update interface.






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






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






44. 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.






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






46. Over time - WSUS will accumulate updates that are no longer required and computers that are no longer active. WSUS option ______ helps you remove these outdated and unnecessary updates and computers - freeing disk space and reducing the size of the W






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






48. This Windows Update GP setting specifies the location of your WSUS server.






49. ______ - when combined with the standard Windows System Health Validator - can verify that computers have recent updates installed each time they connect to your network.






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