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MCTS: Managing Software Updates

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






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. 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






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






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






6. 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:






7. 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






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






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






10. 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.


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






12. 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






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






14. 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






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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.






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






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






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






26. 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.






27. 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).






28. 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






29. 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.






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






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


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






33. 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






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






40. 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






41. 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






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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