SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
MCTS: Managing Software Updates
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
certifications
,
mcts
,
it-skills
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What protocol do Windows Update clients use to retrieve updates from an update server?
PowerShell
Personalization
1. Examine the %SystemRoot%WindowsUpdate.log file 2. Verify that the client can connect to the WSUS server 3. If you use GP to configure the Windows Update client - use the Resultant Set of Policy (RSOP) tool (Rsop.msc) to verify the configuration.
HTTP
2. To restart the Windows Update service on the client computer use the following two commands:
WSUS Server Configuration Wizard
Enabling Windows Update Power Management
net stop wuauserv net start wuauserv
WSUSUtil
3. Whichever approach you use - you must first use the Update Services console to create computer groups. By default - a single computer group exists: ______.
Event ID 16
1. Examine the %SystemRoot%WindowsUpdate.log file 2. Verify that the client can connect to the WSUS server 3. If you use GP to configure the Windows Update client - use the Resultant Set of Policy (RSOP) tool (Rsop.msc) to verify the configuration.
All Computers
Computers
4. 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.
Reschedule Automatic Updates Scheduled Installations
1. In the Update Services console - expand Computers - and then right-click All Computers Choose Add Computer Group. Dialog box appears. 2. Type a name for the computer group - click Add.
Automatic Updates Detection Frequency
Server-side Targeting - Client-side Targeting
5. This Windows Update GP setting determines whether client computers install both critical and recommended updates - which might include updated drivers.
HTTP
Production
1. In the Update Services console - expand Computers - and then right-click All Computers Choose Add Computer Group. Dialog box appears. 2. Type a name for the computer group - click Add.
Turn On Recommended Updates Via Automatic Updates
6. 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.
Specify Intranet Microsoft Update Service Location
Personalization
1. In the Update Services console - expand Computers - and then right-click All Computers Choose Add Computer Group. Dialog box appears. 2. Type a name for the computer group - click Add.
Allow Non-Administrators To Receive Update Notifications
7. To create additional WSUS computer groups - follow these steps:
1. In the Update Services console - expand Computers - and then right-click All Computers Choose Add Computer Group. Dialog box appears. 2. Type a name for the computer group - click Add.
WSUSUtil
Windows Update console - MS System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3 (Configuration Manager 2007 R3) - Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) - Network Access Protection (NAP)
All Computers
8. This Windows Update GP setting specifies whether Win XP SP2 or later shows the Install Updates And Shut Down option.
Warning
: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in
/var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php
on line
183
9. 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
Server-side Targeting - Client-side Targeting
Allow Non-Administrators To Receive Update Notifications
Do Not Display 'Install Updates And Shut Down' Option In Shut Down Windows Dialog Box
Pilot
10. ______ is the latest version of MS Systems Management Server (SMS). It can provide detailed info about the updates and applications installed on managed computers.
Automatic Updates Detection Frequency
MS System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3 (Configuration Manager 2007 R3)
C:Program FilesUpdate ServicesLogFilesChange.txt
Allow Automatic Updates Immediate Installation
11. This Windows Update GP setting specifies how long the Windows Update client waits before automatically restarting.
wuauclt /a
Re-Prompt For Restart With Scheduled Installations
1. In the console tree of the Update Services console - expand Computers - All Computers - and then select Unassigned Computers. In the details pane - right-click the computer you want to assign to a group and choose Change Membership. 2. In the Set
Delay Restart For Scheduled Installations
12. 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
Programs tool in Control Panel
1. In the Update Services console - select Options. In the details pane - click Computers. 2. In the Computers dialog box - select Use Group Policy Or Registry Settings On Computers. Then - click OK.
Testing
HTTP
13. Should an enterprise use client-side targeting or server-side targeting?
Turn On Recommended Updates Via Automatic Updates
No Auto-Restart For Scheduled Automatic Updates Installations
Enterprises should use client-side targeting - which leverages GP settings to configure which updates client computers retrieve.
Windows Update client
14. 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?
wuauclt /a
SSL certificate
Production
Network Access Protection (NAP)
15. 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
C:WSUSUpdateServicesDbFilesSUSDB.mdf
autonomous
The Application event log
Allow Signed Updates From An Intranet Microsoft Update Service Location
16. 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.
No Auto-Restart For Scheduled Automatic Updates Installations
Event ID 16
Server-side Targeting
Turn On Recommended Updates Via Automatic Updates
17. WSUS option ______ allows you to choose the Microsoft products that WSUS will download updates for.
Windows Update console - MS System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3 (Configuration Manager 2007 R3) - Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) - Network Access Protection (NAP)
C:WSUSUpdateServicesDbFilesSUSDB.mdf
Products And Classifications
Programs tool in Control Panel
18. By default - the WSUS database is located at ______.
replicas
C:WSUSUpdateServicesDbFilesSUSDB.mdf
IPsec or just move the SQL Server database
1. In the Update Services console - expand Computers - and then right-click All Computers Choose Add Computer Group. Dialog box appears. 2. Type a name for the computer group - click Add.
19. WSUS option ______ allows you to select where updates are stored and which languages to download updates for.
WSUS
Configure Automatic Updates
Update Files And Languages
The Application event log
20. This Windows Update GP setting specifies whether Windows Update will immediately install updates that don't require the computer to be restarted.
WSUSUtil
No Auto-Restart For Scheduled Automatic Updates Installations
Allow Automatic Updates Immediate Installation
1. In the Update Services console - select Options. In the details pane - click Computers. 2. In the Computers dialog box - select Use Group Policy Or Registry Settings On Computers. Then - click OK.
21. 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.
PowerShell
Testing
Allow Signed Updates From An Intranet Microsoft Update Service Location
All Computers
22. ______ - when combined with the standard Windows System Health Validator - can verify that computers have recent updates installed each time they connect to your network.
Enabling Windows Update Power Management
Network Access Protection (NAP)
The Application event log
WSUS Server Configuration Wizard
23. WSUS ______ copy their configuration from the upstream WSUS server.
Pilot
replicas
C:WSUSUpdateServicesDbFilesSUSDB.mdf
Server Cleanup Wizard
24. 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.
Warning
: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in
/var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php
on line
183
25. WSUS option ______ allows you to choose whether to place computers into groups by using the Update Services console or Group Policy and registry settings.
Pilot
Update Files And Languages
Internet Information Services (IIS)
Computers
26. To Use All Windows Update Features - This Windows Update GP setting - when enabled - prevents a user from accessing the Windows Update interface.
E-Mail Notifications
Re-Prompt For Restart With Scheduled Installations
Remove Access
Production
27. 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
Personalization
Allow Non-Administrators To Receive Update Notifications
replicas
Server-side Targeting - Client-side Targeting
28. 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
Specify Intranet Microsoft Update Service Location
Event ID 16
Enabling Windows Update Power Management
autonomous
29. To add computers to a group using server-side targeting - follow these steps:
1. In the console tree of the Update Services console - expand Computers - All Computers - and then select Unassigned Computers. In the details pane - right-click the computer you want to assign to a group and choose Change Membership. 2. In the Set
Computers
C:WSUSUpdateServicesDbFilesSUSDB.mdf
Delay Restart For Scheduled Installations
30. The ______ file stores a record of every update installation - synchronization - and WSUS configuration change.
Enabling Windows Update Power Management
Delay Restart For Scheduled Installations
C:Program FilesUpdate ServicesLogFilesChange.txt
Automatic Updates Detection Frequency
31. 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
Configure Automatic Updates
Turn On Software Notifications
Reschedule Automatic Updates Scheduled Installations
Allow Automatic Updates Immediate Installation
32. When you need to protect network communications between WSUS and a SQL Server - use ______ or ______ to the same computer as WSUS.
wuauclt /a
IPsec or just move the SQL Server database
1. In the console tree of the Update Services console - expand Computers - All Computers - and then select Unassigned Computers. In the details pane - right-click the computer you want to assign to a group and choose Change Membership. 2. In the Set
MSSQL Server 2005 SP2 or SQL Server 2008
33. 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.
Delay Restart For Scheduled Installations
Automatic Approvals
Products And Classifications
Turn On Software Notifications
34. 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.
WSUS
Reporting Rollup
The Application event log
autonomous
35. All update management would be performed on a central WSUS server - and all other WSUS servers would be configured as ______.
Automatic Updates Detection Frequency
WSUS Server Configuration Wizard
replicas
Server Cleanup Wizard
36. With WSUS - you can configure computer groups in one of two ways:
Windows Update console - MS System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3 (Configuration Manager 2007 R3) - Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) - Network Access Protection (NAP)
IPsec or just move the SQL Server database
Server-side Targeting - Client-side Targeting
Configure Automatic Updates
37. 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).
Internet Information Services (IIS)
Server-side Targeting - Client-side Targeting
IPsec or just move the SQL Server database
No Auto-Restart For Scheduled Automatic Updates Installations
38. Although you can remove some updates using WSUS - you typically need to manually remove updates from client computers by using the ______.
WSUS Server Configuration Wizard
Update Files And Languages
Programs tool in Control Panel
Client-side Targeting
39. 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.
Products And Classifications
1. In the Update Services console - expand Computers - and then right-click All Computers Choose Add Computer Group. Dialog box appears. 2. Type a name for the computer group - click Add.
Enable Client-Side Targeting
Allow Non-Administrators To Receive Update Notifications
40. WSUS creates three logs files that can be useful in troubleshooting. The default locations are:
MSSQL Server 2005 SP2 or SQL Server 2008
The Application event log - C:Program FilesUpdate ServicesLogFilesChange.txt - C:Program FilesUpdate ServicesLogFilesSoftwareDistribution.txt
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA)
Server-side Targeting - Client-side Targeting
41. WSUS option ______ allows you to configure whether WSUS automatically synchronizes updates from the upstream server and how frequently.
Do Not Adjust Default Option To 'Install Updates And Shut Down' In Shut Down Windows Dialog Box
SSL certificate
Synchronization Schedule
MSSQL Server 2005 SP2 or SQL Server 2008
42. 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 ______.
MSSQL Server 2005 SP2 or SQL Server 2008
1. In the console tree of the Update Services console - expand Computers - All Computers - and then select Unassigned Computers. In the details pane - right-click the computer you want to assign to a group and choose Change Membership. 2. In the Set
Enable Client-Side Targeting
E-Mail Notifications
43. The ______ is an extremely detailed text log file used primarily for debugging purposes by Microsoft support.
WSUSUtil
net stop wuauserv net start wuauserv
Automatic Updates Detection Frequency
C:Program FilesUpdate ServicesLogFilesSoftwareDistribution.txt
44. You can also configure WSUS by accessing the Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) using Windows ______.
PowerShell
Delay Restart For Scheduled Installations
No Auto-Restart For Scheduled Automatic Updates Installations
Personalization
45. 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.
No Auto-Restart For Scheduled Automatic Updates Installations
Update Files And Languages
Update Source And Proxy Server
C:Program FilesUpdate ServicesLogFilesChange.txt
46. WSUS option ______ configures the upstream WSUS server or configures the WSUS server to retrieve updates from Microsoft.
Reschedule Automatic Updates Scheduled Installations
Server Cleanup Wizard
Update Source And Proxy Server
WSUSUtil
47. 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:
Allow Non-Administrators To Receive Update Notifications
1. In the Update Services console - select Options. In the details pane - click Computers. 2. In the Computers dialog box - select Use Group Policy Or Registry Settings On Computers. Then - click OK.
Turn On Software Notifications
Allow Automatic Updates Immediate Installation
48. 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.
Microsoft Update Improvement Program
Testing
Do Not Display 'Install Updates And Shut Down' Option In Shut Down Windows Dialog Box
Enterprises should use client-side targeting - which leverages GP settings to configure which updates client computers retrieve.
49. You can use several techniques to identify computers that are missing updates:
Allow Signed Updates From An Intranet Microsoft Update Service Location
Group Policy
Automatic Approvals
Windows Update console - MS System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3 (Configuration Manager 2007 R3) - Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) - Network Access Protection (NAP)
50. 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
Event ID 16
Update Files And Languages
Server Cleanup Wizard
replicas