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MCTS: Managing Software Updates

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1. 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






2. 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?






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






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






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






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






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

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8. 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.






9. 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.






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






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






12. 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 ______.






13. 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






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






20. 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:






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






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






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






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






25. 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






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






28. 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.






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






30. 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.






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






32. 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.






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






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






35. 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.

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






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






38. 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






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






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






41. 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.






42. 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.






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






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






45. 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






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






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






48. 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






49. 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).






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






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