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
Could a GPO be enforced in multiple domains automatically?

No, you would need to export it to another domain to apply it there.

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

What CMD utility do you use to format drives and make partitions?

DiskPart

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 GUI utility do you use to format drives and make partitions?

Disk Management

400

What PowerShell cmdlet is used to install a Windows feature?

Install-WindowsFeature

500

What is an administratively-defined collection of network resources that share a common directory database and security policies?

Domain

500

What is the first place a computer looks at during the name resolution process?

The Hosts file

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 partition format is considered newer and supports features like a secure boot and UEFI?

GPT partition scheme

500

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

Server Manager