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MCTS: Managing Software Updates

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






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






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






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






5. Deploy updates to computers in a lab environment. This will allow you to verify that the update distribution mechanism works properly. Then you can test your applications on a computer after the updates have been installed. These statements describe






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






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






8. 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.






9. 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 ______.






10. 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.






11. 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.






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






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






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






15. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. To Automatically Wake Up The System To Install Scheduled Updates This Windows Update GP setting if people in your organization tend to shut down their computers when they leave the office - enable this setting to configure computers with supported ha






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






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






28. 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






29. 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:






30. 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.






31. 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.






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






33. This Windows Update GP setting specifies that to complete a scheduled installation - Windows Update will wait for the computer to be restarted by any user who is logged on instead of cause the computer to restart automatically.






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






35. 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






36. This Windows Update GP setting specifies whether client computers will receive security updates and other important downloads through the Windows Update service. You also use this setting to configure whether the user is prompted to install updates o






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






38. 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.






39. 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






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






41. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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