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MCTS: Managing Software Updates

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1. 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.


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






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






5. 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






6. 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.






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


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






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






11. WSUS ______ copy their configuration from the upstream WSUS server.






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






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






14. 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.






15. 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






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






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






18. 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).






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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






34. 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






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






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






43. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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