Active Directory
DNS & DHCP
Group Policy
File sharing and storage types
Windows Server tools
100

What role must a server have to act as a domain controller?

Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)

100

What does DNS stand for?

Domain Name System

100

What is the tool used to manage Group Policy?

Group Policy Management Console (GPMC)

100

What Windows feature enables access to shared folders and printers?

SMB (Server Message Block)

100

What tool is used to monitor server performance?

Performance Monitor / Task Manager

200

Which group is automatically granted administrative privileges on all computers in the domain?

Domain Admins

200

How do you make a client of DHCP never change it's address?

Give it a DHCP reservaton

200

How do you enforce a Group Policy on all entities of the Domain?

Add the policy to the Default Domain Policy

200

What is the term for controlling file access based on user permissions?

Access Control List (ACL)

200

What command is used to test end-to-end connectivity?

ping

300

What is the term for a logical container in AD DS that holds objects like users, groups, and computers?

Organizational Unit (OU)

300

What is the default port for DNS?

Port 53

300

How do you force a Group Policy update on a client machine?


gpupdate /force

300

Which RAID level provides striping without redundancy?

RAID 0

300

What tool is used to manage virtual machines on a Windows Server?

Hyper-V Manager

400

What is the default OU for all computers joined to a domain?

Computers

400

What is the purpose of a reverse lookup zone in DNS?

To map IP addresses to hostnames

400

What setting in Group Policy can be used to restrict which software users can run?

AppLocker

400

What is the minimum number of required disks for RAID 5?

3 Disks

400

What PowerShell cmdlet is used to install a Windows feature?

Install-WindowsFeature

500

What protocol does AD DS use for authentication

Kerberos

500

What feature allows DHCP to update DNS records on behalf of clients?

Dynamic DNS (DDNS)

500

What is the difference between a User Configuration and a Computer Configuration in Group Policy?

User Configuration applies settings to users; Computer Configuration applies settings to computers.

500

What is the feature that allows versioning and recovery of files?

Shadow Copies

500

What tool provides a centralized view of server health and configuration?

Server Manager