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What does the power supply converter do? |
Converts Ac to DC power |
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The _____ allows the processor to connect to or communicate with every other device within the server. |
Motherboard |
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______ is defined as short term memory used by the computer and is erased when the computer is shut down. |
RAM |
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RJ-45 connectors have how many connectors |
8 |
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Flashing the BIOS is defined as ______ |
Updating the BIOS on the system |
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SCSIdrives offer faster performance than_________.
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IDE drives |
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What does UPS stand for? |
uninterruptedpower supply. It is used to protect a server in case of a black out |
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________ is used to change the boot device order of acomputer |
BIOS (via CMOS) |
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When a computer is turned on, _____ is Loadedfirst (It checks CMOS for customizations too) |
BIOS |
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Complementary Metal oxide Semiconductor issuesthe ________ when a computer first boots.
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power on self test (POST) |
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During POST what is done? |
theamount of system RAM is inventoried/detected, the hardware is initialized andan OS is found to load
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_____________is defined as what holds theinstructions that a server uses to boot and includes POST and finding a driveto complete the boot process |
Firmware |
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______________isthe main part of windows that is responsible for various system services aswell as process and memory managementare |
NOTSKRNL.exe |
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_________isthe first windows file loading during boot, which loads the Kernal (Server 2003only) |
NTLDR |
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When a Server boots for 2008 what is loaded |
Winload.exe |
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When a Server boots for 2003 what is loaded
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ntldr.exe |
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______________ is a firmware-independent database for theboot-time configuration data used by Windows Boot Manager. It supports both theUnified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) and Legacy BIOS. |
Bootconfiguration data (BCD) |
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WindowsServer 2008 can accept up to_________ of RAM. |
32GBof RAM (remember, 32 bit limit is always 4GB) |
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Server 2008 R2 requires a minimum of ________ofRAM and 64-bit 1.4 GHz processor. |
512MB |
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________________ is used to investigate apotential problem with hardware (including drivers) |
Device Manager |
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Server 2003 uses ________ command linetool to fix a system that no longer boots |
recovery console |
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_______________ starts windows withthe last registry and driver configurations that worked successfully |
Last known good configuration |
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____________ loads minimum number of drivers |
Safe Mode |
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An __________________ is used on server2003 to recover a boot.ini file |
emergency repair disk (ERD) |
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___________ is a command-line tool used fordescribing and managing the BCD store |
BCDEdit |
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Repair your computer is an ____ Option to show a list of systemrecovery options in server 2008 R2 |
F8 |
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Windowsserver 2003 R2 Enterprise ________ be upgraded to 2008 R2 standard or Foundation |
cannot |
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_________________ is minimal Win32 operation system with limited services, built on theWindows Vista Kernel |
Windows Preinstallation environment (Windows PE) 2.0 |
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32-bit machines ___________ use 64 bit drivers |
cannot |
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Drivers should be obtained from the __________whenever possible |
device manufacturer |
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Storage drivers can be loaded during theinstallation phase (either by ________________________________) . |
placing them on a USB flash drive or blank CD |
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Unassigned drivers are problematic in server2008 and newer drivers must be ________ in 64 bit systems |
signed |
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_______________ are tested and include a digitalinterface |
Signed drivers |
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___________ is defined as a program thatcontrols a device in windows |
Device driver |
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________ is used to configure IRQs for adevice |
Device manager |
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__________________ are used to send asignal from a device to get the attention of the CPU |
Interrupt request (IRQ) |
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A downward black arrow in device managerindicates that a device is __________ |
disabled |
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A black exclamation point inside a yellow fieldindicates a device is __________________________ |
down and having problems |
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______________ is a tool that can be used to helpisolate a program that is creating problems during the boot process |
Msconfig.exe |
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_______________ helps preventunauthorized changes to windows |
User account controls (UAC) |
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_________ is the primary program toconfigure the windows environment |
Control panel |
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The local administrator account ______ be renamed |
can |
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The local administrator account on a server ______________ be deleted |
CANNOT |
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The local administrator account on a server ________ be disabled |
CANNOT |
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A ______________ is defined as a program, routine or aprocess that performs a specific system function to support otherprograms/network service |
service |
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___________ is required to be running on a server so that it can provide file sharing |
SERVER SERVICE |
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To secure a server without disrupting thework of employees, simply _________ ratherthan shutdown |
log off |
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Security patches should be maintained through ________________________. |
WSUS and windows update |
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Microsoft recommends ________ your server via WUafter a new installation |
updating |
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________ can be used torestart a server |
Shutdown /r or shutdown /r/t 0 |
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Disk management MMC is found in _____________. |
Server Manager |
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___________ is an automatic deviceconfiguration system |
Plug and play |
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Logon options for services __________ limit access to resources |
can |
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Services that are required to enable anotherservice to run are known as ______. |
dependencies |
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Windows Server Operating Systems Require an _______ volumeagment |
NTFS |
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An ______ volume or partition is required tocreate a volume mount point |
NTFS |
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To convert a disk from dynamic back to basic,the dynamic volume must first be _________ |
deleted |
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Internal storage disk types include _____________ |
PATA, SATA and SCSI agment |
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iSCSI _________ require a private network tocommunicate with host machines |
does not |
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_____________ storage does not require Ethernetto communicate with host machines (it can use a variety of connection types) |
Fibre channel |
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Direct attached storage solutions connect with a __________ connections |
USB and eSATA |
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Creating a __________ volume on a new drive willadd that space to an existing partition, rather than creating a new driveletter |
spanned |
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In order to create a partition that supportscompression, it must be formatted as ________ |
NTFS |
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___________ Tape back up systems support large dataamounts, are reasonable priced, andreasonably fast |
SCSI |
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Fibre-channelstorage supports speeds up to ___________ |
16 Gbps |
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Fibre-channeluses __________ as its simplest topology for two devices connected back to back |
PC-P2P |
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___________ is a file-level data storage device accessiblevia the network and often uses SMB/CIFS |
NAS |
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_______ is an architectureused for disk arrays, tape libraries, etc to appear as locally attached driveson a server. It typically uses RAID arrays |
Storage Area Network (SAN) |
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____________________ Partitioning style supports 4 primarypartition for a maximum size of 4TB |
MBR |
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__________ partitioning style supports up to 18 Exabyteand 128 partitions |
GPT |
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________ is preferred. It supports up to 16EB perfile, is more fault tolerant that fat systems. It uses journaling to ensuretransactions are written properly. Permissions/Encryption are also a benefit ofit. |
NTFS |
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_______________ is a manageable pieceof a disk array or SAN that is mapped to a server.
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Logical Unit Number (LUN) |
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_________ stands for a Redundant Array of InexpensiveDisks |
RAID |
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___________ is defined as a faulttolerant system built using two or more drives |
RAID (Except RAID0) |
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____________ is not fault tolerant. It stripes data across all drives. There is no parity control or fault tolerance |
RAID 0 |
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__________ is defined as writing data acrossmultiple disks |
Disk striping |
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___________ is known as disk mirroring. It mirrorsthe data on disk1 to disk2. Data is written to both drives simultaneously |
RAID 1 |
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_________is a combination of RAID 1 and RAID 0.It mirrors a set of disks and then stripes across the disks |
RAID 10 |
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____________ uses parity information to recover datafrom a failed disk |
RAID 5 |
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RAID 5 uses between __________ disks |
3-32 |
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Windows-based ________ uses system processingresources |
RAID |
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________ is defined as error correction. To increase performance, the error-correctionfunction is spread across all hard drives in the array to avoid having onedrive do all the work |
Parity |
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A _________ is an extra drive that can be usedwhen a RAID drive fails |
Hot Spare |
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An _____________ are required toconfigure a TCP/IP network |
IP address and subnet mask |
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Windows server clusters can be either _______________________. |
Failover or Network Load Balancing clusters |
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SMTPis used to send mail between servers. It uses port _________ by default |
25 |
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FTP uses ports ____________ |
20 and 21 |
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________________ uses digitalcertificates for secure connections |
Secure socket layers (SSL) |
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The default port for https is __________ |
443 |
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_________ command shows active TCP connections and portsthat the computer is listening to |
Netstat |
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_________ is a command used to set the ip addressesand gateway information. Useful for server core installations |
Netsh |
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_________ displays all active networkconfigurations for that device |
Ipconfig |
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__________ determines the path taken to a destinationby sending an ICMP echo request |
Tracert |
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_________ verifies IP connectivity with anotherdevice by sending an ICMP echo request |
Ping |
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IPv4 configuration can be found in the _______________________ . |
network and sharing Center (on the left change adapter settings) |
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Servers often have ________ IP addresses so thatclients can be pointed to them permanently |
static |
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To hide a share, put a ___________ at the end of the sharename |
$ |
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___________ translates domain names to IP addresses |
DNS |
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A ______ translates the host names to IPaddress |
host file |
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DNS ____________ records translate host names to IP address |
A |
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DNS ___________ records translate IP addresses to hostnames |
PTR |
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DNS _________ records are used to locate a domaincontroller |
SRV |
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_________ assigns IP addresses automatically |
DHCP |
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___________________ are authentication protocols.They are used by iSCSI and other technologies to securely connect from a remotesite |
CHAP and IPSec |
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___________ is the primary authentication protocolused in Active Directory |
Kerberos |
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Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) uses ________ toencrypt data |
IPSec |
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____________________ usesplain text passwords (unencrypted) |
Password authentication protocol (PAP) |
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_________________________ is defined as a hiddenshares with a $ at the end of the name |
Administrative share |
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______________________ may be needed for a communicationto leave a secure intranet |
Proxy settings |
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___________ allow employees to work remotely but stillhave access to internal network resources |
DirectAccess and VPN |
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_______________ is defined as a technology used to link twocomputers or sites over the internet while providing a secure connection |
VPN |
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______________ allow remote connection to an application |
Remote Desktop Services Client Access Licenses |
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Remote Desktop and Remote assistance use port _____________. |
1389 |
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Servers can be remotely managed via a __________________. |
VPN server or remote desktop |
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___________________ allows for server control from aworkstation using server manager |
Remote server Administration Tools (RSAT) |
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____________ Grants access to the LocalAdministration group by default |
Remote Desktop |
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_____________ is designed for supportpersonnel to connect to an active logon session to assist |
Remote assistance |
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___________ is used to connect to a computerremotely. It supports two connections simultaneously |
Remote Desktop |
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Remote desktop Can be enabled in the ______. |
control panel |
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__________________ is used to permit a user to reconnect existing sessions, is a load-balanced RD Session Host Server Farm |
RD Connection broker |
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_______________ enables a user to evenlydistribute the session load among RD Session Host Server in a load-balanced RDSession Host Server Farm |
RD Connection Broker |
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___________ is defined as an environment whereeach computer keeps its own security database |
Workgroup |
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_________ is defined as a computer meant to be adedicated service provider |
Server |
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____________ is a logical unit of computers andnetwork resources that define a security boundary |
A domain |
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A ____________ is a logical structure used fordelegating authority over a collection of objects |
Domain |
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Domain user accounts are managed through _______________. |
AD users and computers |
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The default location for a new user account inAD is the ___________ |
Users container |
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__________ is usedto manage users, groups, computers, domains, Domain Controllers and OU’s |
Active Directory Administrative center |
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___________ allows you to changethe name of a computer or add the computer to a domain |
System Control Panel Applet |
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__________ provides centralized managementof users and computers |
Active directory |
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When creating a new Domain, _____________________ objects are available by default |
User and Computer |
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Active directory infrastructure dictatesthat you may only have one forest unless _________ are created
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Trusts |
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_________ is a complete instance of ActiveDirectoryme |
Forest |
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Forest is defined as one or more _________ withdisjointed namespace |
trees |
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___________________ is defined as representing a geographic location hosting networks, morespecifically a collection of well-connected IP subnets |
Site |
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_______________ is defined as a primary duty that aserver provides |
Server role |
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Storage drives can be loaded during theinstallation phase either by ___________________ |
placing them on a USB flash drive or blank CD |
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_______________ are defined as non-DomainController Servers in a Domain
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Member servers |
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_____________ is defined as enabling additionalusers to handle administrative tasks for a particular object
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Delegation |
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____________ wizard can be used todelegate administration to appropriate users and groups |
Delegate of Authority |
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___________________ is defined as a Windows Serverthat stores the Active Directory database
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Domain controller |
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____________ replicates frequentlyused attributes used in search operations (user/computer name) of every objectin a tree and forest so that you can quickly finds the objects
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Global Catalog service |
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A server that has an operations master role mustalso be a _______________
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Domain Controller |
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________________ |
operations master role |
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ADomain Controller that is designated to perform a set of specialized DomainController tasks is known as an _________________ |
Operations Master (FSMO) |
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Some ______________ are only assignedto the forest, not a Domain Controller |
operations master roles |
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Flexible Single Master Operations (FSMO) Rolesare the following: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Schema Master, Domain Naming Master, Relative ID (RID) Master, PDC Emulator |
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___________________ is used forsynchronizing cross-domain group membership
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Infrastructure Master Role |
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______________ role is used forcontrolling and handling updates and modifications to the Active DirectorySchema
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Domain Naming Master |
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__________ role is used for allocating pools ofunique identifiers to Domain Controllers for use when creating objects |
RID Master |
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_____________ are used to assign permissionsto access resources and specific folders |
Security groups |
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_____ can be used to assign permissions on ashared folder on a member server in the AD
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Groups |
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The Read Permission is assigned to ___________whena new share is created |
Everyone |
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When accessing data created by a formeremployee, ______________ of the file will grant access |
taking ownership |
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_____________ are assigned to security groups |
Rights and Permissions |
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____________ authenticate a user to perform acertain actions on a computer, such as logging on to a systeminteractively or backing up files anddirectories on a system
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User rights |
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User rights = ____________________ |
Authentication |
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User/Group Permissions = __________________
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authorizations |
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Permissions are used to grant access to objectssuch as ______________________________ |
NTFS files or Active Directory user accounts |
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___________ is the minimum permission needed to changethe attributes of a file (NTFS Permissions) |
Write |
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___________ is the minimum permission needed tomodify files and their attributes (Share permissions) |
Change |
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Access Control Lists are used to store ______________ assigned to a file or folder |
NTFS Permissions |
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Explicit Permissions are defined as _________________________________________ |
permissions assigned directly to a file or folder |
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Explicit Deny permissions ______________________ over all other permissions
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override (take precedence) |
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________________ permission is the first step to accessing files that you do not havepermissions to and need to access immediately. All admins have this right |
Take ownership |
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____________________ allows you to seewhat permissions are actually applied to a user or computer |
Effective Permissions tool |
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Permissions for Shares (Share permissions) or Folders (NTFS Permissions) allow the most _______________ permissions |
permissive |
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Permissions for shares (Share permissions) andFolders (NTFS permissions) allow the most ______________ permissions |
restrictive |
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____________ are defined as permissionsactually granted to a user when they access a particular file (explicitpermissions + inherited permissions) |
Effective permissions |
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Files moved from one folder to another on thesame volume _______ their original permissions |
retain |
