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MCTS: Managing Software Updates

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






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






3. 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.






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






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






13. 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.






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






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






16. 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.






17. 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.






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






19. 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?






20. 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






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






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






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






24. 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






25. 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.






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






27. 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






28. 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.


29. 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.






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






31. 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.






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






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






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






35. 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.






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






37. 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






38. 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.






39. 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.






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






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






42. 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






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






44. 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).






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






46. 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:






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






48. 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






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






50. 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.