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Windows 2008 Server Network Infrastructure

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In what year was DNS introduced?






2. A conditional forwarder in an Active Directory environment can be replicated to any of the following except all __________.






3. The key aspect of the DHCP process is that it is ________






4. What service provides the ability to use a Windows Server 2008 computer as a router - which passes network traffic from one TCP/IP network to another - as well as for remote access capabilities using either dial-up or VPN technology?






5. The MAC address can be obtained by keying in __________ at the command line.






6. You can manage disks and partitions in Windows Server 2008 by using which tool?






7. Which column of the IP Routing Table indicates the gateway value for each routing table entry?






8. The primary DNS server for a zone is not required to perform an ______________






9. By using the Routing and Remote Access service - Windows Server 2008 can be configured as a _____________






10. This is not a component of DNS?






11. Which file is used by the DHCP database as a temporary storage file during database index maintenance operations (this file sometimes resides in the %systemroot%System32Dhcp directory after a system failure)?






12. To ___________ - DNS servers store only the most recent updates.






13. Best practices when installing Windows Server 2008 recommends installing the software onto which type of media?






14. What is the length of time that the DNS service waits before failing a recursive lookup that has been retried?






15. What term refers to the device that is seeking access to the network - such as a laptop attempting to access a wireless access point?






16. Which generic authentication method does not encrypt authentication data?






17. Which of the following is the limited broadcast address that is general for all networks and routers?






18. Where would you find the Alternate Configuration tab?






19. Using DHCP relay agents ______ the need to have a DHCP server on every subnet.






20. DNS zone file resource records are represented as __________.






21. By default - the ___________ is configured as No Callback.






22. Which one-way authentication method offers encryption of both authentication data and connection data (the same cryptographic key is used in all connections; this method supports older Windows clients - such as Windows 95 and Windows 98)?






23. Which zone enables a host to determine another host's name based on its IP address?






24. To comply with RFC 1542 and provide relay agent support - each router must be able to recognize __________.






25. By default - the Callback Options setting is configured as __________.






26. For best results - the internetwork should be limited to fewer than how many subnets with an easily predicted traffic pattern (such as arranged consecutively in a straight line)?






27. Routers are considered components of which layer?






28. What computer provides DHCP configuration information to multiple clients?






29. Which entries refer to a separate multicast route?






30. Which operating system does not support dynamic disks?






31. What is made up of free space from multiple physical disks?






32. Which type of volume is made up of free space from multiple disks and uses RAID-0 striping to interleave data across the disks - thus improving the read performance of the volume?






33. A starting address of 192.0.0.0 and an ending address of 223.255.255.255 is a member of which network class?






34. Which feature is an integral part of IPv6 - whereas it was an optional feature under IPv4?






35. Which partition style is recommended for disks larger than 2TB or for disks that are used in Itanium computers?






36. In a Windows Server 2008 network - the primary means of locating network devices and network services is through the use of __________.






37. Which of the following is not a key benefit provided by DHCP for those managing and maintaining a TCP/IP network?






38. DHCP frees system administrators from __________each host on the network.






39. The initial DHCP lease process is accomplished by using a series of exchanges between a DHCP client and DHCP server that utilizes four messages. Which of the following is not a message that is used?






40. All DHCP servers that receive the DHCPDISCOVER message and have a valid configuration for the client will broadcast __________.






41. Windows Server 2008 includes all of the following routing protocols that can be added to the Routing and Remote Access service with the exception of __________.






42. Which option enables internal clients to connect to the Internet using a single - external IP address?






43. Which of the following is not a top-level domain name?






44. The core function of DHCP is to __________.






45. Which of the following is not a benefit of DHCP?






46. Which zone is a copy of a zone that contains only those resource records necessary to identify the authoritative DNS servers for that zone?






47. A striped volume uses which type of striping to interleave data across the disks?






48. RARP was essentially the opposite of what protocol?






49. This is not a function of DHCP?






50. Which of the following is not a database function used to manage the DHCP database?