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Windows 2008 Server Network Infrastructure

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. You can manage disks and partitions in Windows Server 2008 by using which tool?






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






3. What is the length of time that the DNS service waits before retrying a query made during a recursive lookup?






4. The core function of DHCP is to __________.






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






6. What type of connectivity creates a secure point-to-point connection across either a private network or a public network - such as the Internet?






7. Windows Server 2008 (and all Microsoft operating systems going back to Windows 2000) supports which two types of hard disks?






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






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






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






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






12. Which method is not a possibility when activating A MAK key?






13. IPv6 uses 128 bits - or 16 bytes - for addressing - thus providing 2128 (about ______) unique addresses.






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






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






16. After sending a zone transfer request - which option shows how long (in seconds) the zone's secondary server waits before sending another request?






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






18. A static-routed IP environment is best suited to small - _________ - static IP internetworks.






19. One benefit of the_____________ of DNS is that it is possible to have two hosts with the same host names that are in different locations in the hierarchy.






20. Windows NT operating system does not support ___________






21. Because the software is installed into a single partition - the specified _______________ actually apply to the space within the partition being used and not to the total drive size.






22. One example of an NPS Policy Setting includes IP properties that specify IP address assignment behavior. Which is not an option?






23. The process of obtaining an IP address for a computer name (for example - "ComputerA") is called __________.






24. You can configure the DNS Server role by using which console?






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






26. To support and use the DHCP service across multiple subnets - routers connecting each subnet should comply with the DHCP/BOOTP relay agent capabilities described in __________.






27. In what year was DNS introduced?






28. 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?






29. The Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (RARP) was designed for ___________ that had no means of permanently storing their TCP/IP settings






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






31. Once a Server Core computer is installed - how can it be managed locally?






32. 802.1X provides port-based security through the use of all of the following components with the exception of a(n) __________.






33. ICS turns your computer into a router so that other computers on the ________ can access its Internet connection.






34. RARP was essentially the opposite of what protocol?






35. 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)?






36. If a system will be a DHCP server - what type of address should you set?






37. What is the primary means of identifying network devices and services in a Windows Server 2008 network?






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






39. Which of the following apply to all clients within a scope and are the most frequently used set of options?






40. The routing service included with Windows Server 2008 is better suited for __________.






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






42. As long as the TTL for a ___________ does not expire - a DNS server can continue to cache and use the resource record again when answering queries by its clients that match these resource records.






43. Of the four types of routes that can be found in a routing table - which of the following cannot be found?






44. What are two types of Active Directory-integrated zones?






45. Where would you find the Alternate Configuration tab?






46. You can configure network settings on a Windows Server 2008 computer by using a number of different tools with the exception of which of the following?






47. A computer running Server Core will allow you to launch which of the following consoles?






48. 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)?






49. Routers are considered components of which layer?






50. Sent by clients via broadcast to locate a DHCP server per RFC 2131 - which message may include options that suggest values for the network address and lease duration?