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Windows 2008 Server Network Infrastructure

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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?






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






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






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






5. The core function of DHCP is to __________.






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






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






8. If you inappropriately allowed network discovery in a public network environment (for example - an Internet cafe) - you would allow total strangers to see and access any ________ on your system.






9. Network Access Protection was introduced with which operating system?






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






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






12. Where would you find the Alternate Configuration tab?






13. A DHCP client will perform the initial lease process in all of the following situations with the exception of __________.






14. What encryption type is used for dial-up and PPTP-based VPN connections with a 40-bit key?






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






16. Which of the following is not considered a top-level domain?






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






18. 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)?






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






20. Routers are considered components of which layer?






21. 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)?






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






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






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






25. Which entries refer to a separate multicast route?






26. Which mutual authentication method offers encryption of both authentication data and connection data?






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






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






29. The broadcast DHCPREQUEST message contains all of the following information except __________.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. When most _____________ - as in voice and video transmissions - VPN is not your best option.






38. This is not a component of DNS?






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






40. BOOTP enables a TCP/IP workstation to retrieve settings for all of the configuration parameters it needs to run excluding which option?






41. Once a DHCP scope is defined and exclusion ranges are applied - the remaining addresses form what is called an ________ within the scope.






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






43. This string does not represent the same IPv6 address?






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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?






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