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1. Enter the command that facilitates scripting to administer the cluster service.

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Cluster.exe is the command line tool that allows scripting for cluster administration.

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This quiz has been developed for students and learners preparing for Microsoft MCSE exam. There is a list of 84 Practice Questions on Planning and Maintaining... see morea Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure. Take this practice questions to help you prepare for the real test. Read all the questions carefully. So, let's try out the quiz. All the best! see less

2. Which of the following can be used to create an Organizational Unit?

Explanation

Dsadd is the utility that is used to add organizational units to ADS.

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3. In a forest scenario in which the root domain has many levels of hierarchy beneath it and several clients per each domain in each level, it is ideal to implement centralized DHCP server for the entire forest at the root level. T/F?

Explanation

This scenario calls for at least one DHCP server per domain per level.

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4. Which of the following is the IEEE specification for Wireless communication?

Explanation

IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g are Ethernet specifications for Wireless communication.

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5. To deploy an application to a set of computers you need to create it in the form of a batch file. T/F?

Explanation

To deploy applications on the Windows 2003 environment you need to make a MS installer package of it. This file will be recognized by a .msi extension.

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6. Which of the following commands can be used to trace a path taken by the data packets?

Explanation

Tracert command is used to trace the path taken by the data packets to reach the destination.

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7. If a DNS has to resolve forwarded requests of specific domains only, which of the following has to be configured?

Explanation

If a DNS has to resolve queries of only specific domain then conditional forwarding will have to be configured.

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8. Which of the following would indicate hardware failures in the server?

Explanation

System log is used to log all information and notifications generated by hardware related services running on the server.

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9. If you do not want your DNS server to resolve queries but only accept queries from clients and pass it on to other DNS servers, which of the following must you configure it as?

Explanation

Forwarders are those DNS servers that can accept query request from clients and forward those request to designated DNS servers that are meant to resolve queries.

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10. Which of the following is capable of being a DHCP relay agent?

Explanation

A router is capable of being a BootP/DHCP relay agent.

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11. The RAS server is ideally placed within the internal network. T/F?

Explanation

The RAS server must be placed ideally in the perimeter network

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12. Layer 3 are nothing but routers with more Ethernet ports. T/F?.

Explanation

A Layer 3 switch cannot be compared to the router as its function is more within the network rather than the edge of the network as is in case of the router.

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13. Centralized DHCP servers with DHCP relay agents across location require a robust link in each location to keep the DHCP infrastructure functioning effeceintly. T/F?

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Since the DHCP server is centralized it is mandatory to have robust links in each location to aid dynamic IP allocation for clients through DHCP relay agents in each location.

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14. In an Active Directory environment, domain-based policies will over-ride local policies. T/F?

Explanation

In an Active Directory environment, domain based policies will over-ride local policies.

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15. Which of the following is responsible for hiding the internal network address from the external world?

Explanation

Nat is a process of mapping the Public address to the internal address and vice versa and in the process of which, it hides the internal network address from the external world.

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16. Windows Server 2003 does not support third-party quorum resource. T/F?

Explanation

Windows Server 2003 does support pre-installed third party quorum resources as well.

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17. Is it mandatory to locally test IPSec policies before deploying it on the network?

Explanation

It is mandatory to locally test IPSec policies before deploying it on the network. This helps to iron out issues in the policies as well as employ a systematic approach to deploying policies. Especially in a huge network that has many administrators.

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18. RRAS on Windows Server 2003 environment supports IGRP as a routing protocol. T/F?

Explanation

RRAS on Windows Server 2003 environment supports only RIP and OSPF as routing protocols.

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19. In the ADS environment, User groups are created and linked to specific DCs on which they get created. T/F?

Explanation

User groups are linked to the ADS and not to the DC.

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20. The best way to utilize a DC as a file server is to ensure security by implementing strict IPSec policies. T/F?

Explanation

Ideally DCs must not be used as files servers. Even if used, you must ensure the disk quota must be assigned to all users so that the disk space is not misused.

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21. Which of the following is the default lease period for an assigned DHCP lease in the Windows Server 2003 environment?

Explanation

The default lease period for an IP address assigned to the DHCP client, in a Windows Server 2003 environment is 8 days.

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22. Which of the following are responsible for replication within the ADS?

Explanation

Each of the information to be replicated is systematically partitioned within the ADS. The domain partition resides in the physical domain controller and hence the the DC is responsible for replicating domain information in the ADS.

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23. Which of the following can help user accounts to migrate across domains?

Explanation

Dsmove is the CLI tool used to move or migrate user account across domains. Dsmove can only help with a single object at a time.

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24. Cluster names cannot be resolved using DNS service. T/F?

Explanation

Cluster names are linked to their respective IP addresses and can hence be resolved using DNS service

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25. The default quorum log size in Windows Server 2003 is 4096KB. T/F?

Explanation

The default quorum log size in Windows Server 2003 is 4096KB.

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26. Emergency Management Services (EMS) requires which of the following ports?

Explanation

COM ports are used to facilitate long distance communication, and hence they are used in EMS where servers need to be controlled remotely and when there is no direct physical access to servers.

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27. Which of the following types of DFS is the least fault tolerant?

Explanation

Standalone DFS is not a part of Active Directory and hence, cannot provide fault tolerance.

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28. When recursion is disabled on the DNS servers, which of the following types of queries will not be handled by that DNS server?

Explanation

One way of ensuring the DNS server does not handle recursive queries is to disable recursion on that DNS server. This is usually done on servers that are not meant to handle any queries for resolution outside of that domain.

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29. It is mandatory to implement DFS on a single namespace alone. T/F?

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When DFS has to be installed as a stand-alone service it will require a single namespace otherwise it integrates to the ADS and relies on ADS for security and reliability.

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30. FRS can compress stored files only if implemented on NTFS volume. T/F?

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FRS is capable of compressing data during transmission only and not while storing them. Hence it relies on NTFS for this purpose.

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31. The Special Administrative Console (SAC) is used to ensure that administrative tools are hidden from all users who do not belong to the administrative groups. T/F?

Explanation

Special Administrative Console (SAC) utility is needed when we need to manage headless servers in an out-of-band scenario.

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32. In the case of a Local Group Policy Object (GPO), policy settings can be stored on a computer only if that computer is a member of the Active Directory.

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When using the local GPO, you can store Group Policy settings on individual computers regardless of whether they are members of an Active Directory domain or not. Thus, the given statement is False.

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33. When assigning dynamic IP addresses to a vendor specific group of resources on the network, which of the following must be configured?

Explanation

There is no such thing as custom class. The vendor-defined class is usually used to assign dynamic IP addresses to resources from a specific vendor on the network.

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34. NLB is an ideal solution for load balancing the DNS environment. T/F?

Explanation

Round robin rotation is used for load balancing the DNS environment.
NLB is ideally used for resource other than DNS on the network.

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35. Routers use firewalls for packet filtering. T/F?

Explanation

Routers use access lists for packet filtering.

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36. Which of the following is not a criterion for the FRS?

Explanation

The FRS relates to ADS namespace, DFS namespace and the DNS namespace. It can function without the NetBIOS name.

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37. A Cache only DNS server can handle only iterative queries and not recursive queries. T/F?

Explanation

A cache only DNS server can only cache already resolved DNS queries. It is not capable of resolving any type of fresh queries itself.

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38. Which of the following will not participate on the forest level of the hierarchy?

Explanation

PDC emulator is responsible for changed-password replication and is a per-domain role. This role is often used when a migration from NT to 2000 or 2003 takes place. The rest are capable of interacting on the forest level of the hierarchy.

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39. Which of the following should not be placed on the border of the network?

Explanation

A Layer 3 switch is ideally meant to connect the server farm to the rest of the internal network and should not ideally be placed on the edge of the network.

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40. Which of the following can be used as a dedicated authentication service on a Windows Server 2003 network?

Explanation

IAS (Internet Authentication Service) employs the RADIUS technology to facilitate dedicated authentication service on the Windows Server 2003 network.

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41. VLANs are implemented to avoid broadcasts within the switched network. T/F?

Explanation

VLANs are implemented to restrict broadcasts within a switched network.

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42. 20/80 rule is an ideal formula for DHCP fault tolerance. T/F?

Explanation

To ensure DHCP fault tolerance across domains, you must employ the 80/20 method of splitting the scope or range of IP addresses between the available servers. This will ensure fault tolerance in the event of any one of the DHCP servers going down on the network.

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43. Which of the following is mandatory for any DHCP server that needs to assign IP addresses on the ADS network?

Explanation

Any DHCP server that needs to be assigning IP addresses on the ADS network needs to be authorized by the ADS.

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44. Which of the following can be used for troubleshooting a remote network?

Explanation

Netsh ras diag is a diagnostic command line tool meant for diagnosing remote connections. Hence, choice B is correct.

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45. Which of the following will not use FRS?

Explanation

Winnt\system32 does not need to be replicated and will not require the FRS.

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46. A Router can relate protocols of layer-3 and above. T/F?

Explanation

A Router is alyer-3 device and hence can relate to and understand Layer-3 protocols only and not protocols of the layers above layer-3.

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47. Which of the following statements are correct regarding cluster support in Windows Server 2003?

Explanation

Windows Server 2003 enterprise edition supports 8-node cluster.

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48. Which of the following is the default refresh interval for a DNS?

Explanation

The default refresh interval after which the secondary server requests for the renewal of the SOA record from the source is 900 seconds or 15 minutes.

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49. L2TP is the ideal protocol for securing communication between two routers. T/F?

Explanation

Ideally PPTP as well as L2TP can be used to secure communication between two routers. L2TP is ideal on the Windows Server 2003 environment.

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50. Routers help to split collision domains. T/F?

Explanation

Routers help to split broadcast domains

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51. An acquired policy is usually overridden by the local policy at the lowest level of the hierarchy. T/F?

Explanation

At the lowest level of a hierarchy, when one policy is first acquired and then a local policy gets applied, the local policy will over-ride the acquired IPSec policy.

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52. Which of the following is the best method of IP address assignment in case of a private subnet containing 25 systems only?

Explanation

In a network that has only 25 systems, it is ideal to implement static IP assignment as it is easy to manage it that way. Multiple DHCP servers in this scenario would be beyond requirement.

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53. Which of the following is a diagnostic tool used to troubleshoot Cluster service?

Explanation

Clusdiag is a diagnostic tool used to troubleshoot Cluster service in Windows Server 2003 environment.

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54. Which of the following is a criterion when accepting files for replication when using the FRS?

Explanation

Whenever a file has been altered the file is sent to all replicas with a USN attached to it. The file will be accepted or rejected only on the basis of this USN.

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55. Which of the following would be used to deploy administrative tools on selected user session only?

Explanation

Adminpak.msi is the file that is used to deploy administrative tools on select computers or select user sessions only.

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56. Which of the following would be ideal naming schemes for the internal as well as the perimeter networks of metrotech.com

Explanation

Ad.metrotech.com is ideal for the internal network as it provides the security of hiding the internal name space from the external world and yet retaining the actual company name space. Metrotech.com is ideal for perimeter network as it is directly interfaced with the outside world.

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57. Which of the following is the most simple method of exchanging routing information in a routing network that has at least 12 routers?

Explanation

RIP is a distance vector routing protocols that is ideal for routing networks ranging from small to medium in size.

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58. Windows Server 2003 Cluster service quorum resource need not be on a storage device attached to a shared bus.

Explanation

Windows Server 2003 Cluster service quorum resource need not be on a storage device attached to a shared bus.

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59. The FRS uses a hub and spoke topology to collect configuration files from the spoke replica. T/F?

Explanation

The FRS uses the reverse topology to collect configuration files from the spoke replica.

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60. Which of the following relates to memory issues on a server?

Explanation

The number of page files being used will gradually increase and result in memory related issues if the RAM used in the system is not sufficient.

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61. A hub is not capable of operating in full duplex mode. T/F?

Explanation

A hub is not capable of working in full duplex mode, it can only work in half duplex mode.

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62. Which of the following would not be required for the DCs of a 2003 domain that will be supporting a few 100 users and very limited data resources to be accessed?

Explanation

A Data center server is not required for the situation where there will be only a few 100 users sharing limited data resources.

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63. Which of the following tools will help to manage your DNS server?

Explanation

The appropriate tools to manage the DNS Server is the Dnscmd.

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64. Which of the following is an exact description of the quorum log?

Explanation

A quorum log is a configuration database for the server cluster that contains cluster configuration information.

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65. Which of the following statements about modifying IPSec policies is true?

Explanation

Users with delegated permissions to the IPSec policy container can also modify IPSec policies.

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66. It is mandatory to restart the server on which the Cluster service has just been un-installed. T/F?

Explanation

On Windows Server 2003 environment, it is not required to restart the server after the cluster service has been uninstalled.

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67. Which of the following authentication methods is not relevant to DFS?

Explanation

Since DFS requires security for authentication it will not be using clear text as clear text is not a secure method of authentication.

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68. Which of the following Windows NT servers can be a DFS server?

Explanation

A Windows NT 4 server running service pack version 6a can act as a DFS server.

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69. Cluster service must always be installed with a default value and then customized. T/F?

Explanation

It is best practice to always install the cluster service with default values and then customized according to each specific scenario.

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70. RRAS on Windows Server 2003 environment supports only RIP and OSPF as routing protocols.

Explanation

Choice B is the correct answer.

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71. Which of the following is generally used as a backup link?

Explanation

Demand dial is usually used as backup for the main link, when the main link either fails or is unable to handle the load at that instant.

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72. Which of the following levels of filtering does a standard firewall use?

Explanation

Usually, firewalls restrict traffic based on the protocols that are used by applications hosted on the server. Hence the standard firewall is said to be using protocol-level filtering.

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73. Which of the following services is not used by the DFS?

Explanation

RPC is a service used by most network related servers; LDAP can also be used for querying. FRS is used as a pre-requisite service. The only service that DFS does not relate to here is the RAS.

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74. Which of the following is not supported on a cluster service?

Explanation

RAID and SAN are supported for disk fault tolerance on the Cluster service and NAFT is supported for NIC fault tolerance. Dynamic disks are not supported on cluster service.

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75. Which of the following will be used by the DNS server for replication?

Explanation

The DNS server when configured to be integrated with the ADS, will write the information that it needs to be replicated into the Application partition of the ADS.

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76. Which of the following IPSec policies will have the highest precedence?

Explanation

The assignment precedence for IPSec policies goes from lowest level in the hierarchy to the highest level in the hierarchy.

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77. An administrator who manages IPSec policies will require which of the following permissions?

Explanation

IPSec policy administrator will require Write access to all IPSec policy objects.

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78. Which of the following relates to cache.dns?

Explanation

Root hints is a list of primary records that helps to locate other DNS servers that are authoritative for the root of the DNS domain namespace tree.

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79. Which of the following needs to be registered for enabling the Schema snap-in?

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To enable the Schem snap-in you need the schmmgmnt.dll to be registered in that computer.

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80. Which of the following is not possible by the DFS (Distributed File Service)?

Explanation

DFS only is a distributed file resource access service used to ensure network usage optimization and enhance data availability. It does not replicate data across the network.

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81. Which of the following can record security negotiations on a Windows Server 2003 network?

Explanation

Enabling the Oakley log will allow recording of all Internet Security Association and Key Management Protocol (ISAKMP) negotiations.

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82. Which of the following tools can be used to do a batch job of assigning permissions to administrators to policy containers?

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Choice C is the correct answer.


The correct tool that can be used to do a batch job of assigning permissions to administrators to policy containers is ADSI edit.

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83. Which of the following could be issues when considering scaling the scope of a DHCP server?

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Ideally all scopes on the DHCP server will require some amount of disk space, Ram and in result paging files as well. If either of them starts becoming a limitation, the DHCP server may not be able to handle the request from the clients very efficiently.

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84. Which of the following rights are required by the Cluster Service (ClusSvc) to run efficiently? (Choose two)

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The rights required by the Cluster service to run efficiently are Log on as a service and Lock pages rights.

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Which of the following is capable of being a DHCP relay agent?
The RAS server is ideally placed within the internal network. T/F?
Layer 3 are nothing but routers with more Ethernet ports. T/F?.
Centralized DHCP servers with DHCP relay agents across location...
In an Active Directory environment, domain-based policies will...
Which of the following is responsible for hiding the internal network...
Windows Server 2003 does not support third-party quorum resource. T/F?
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The best way to utilize a DC as a file server is to ensure security by...
Which of the following is the default lease period for an assigned...
Which of the following are responsible for replication within the ADS?
Which of the following can help user accounts to migrate across...
Cluster names cannot be resolved using DNS service. T/F?
The default quorum log size in Windows Server 2003 is 4096KB. T/F?
Emergency Management Services (EMS) requires which of the following...
Which of the following types of DFS is the least fault tolerant?
When recursion is disabled on the DNS servers, which of the following...
It is mandatory to implement DFS on a single namespace alone. T/F?
FRS can compress stored files only if implemented on NTFS volume. T/F?
The Special Administrative Console (SAC) is used to ensure that...
In the case of a Local Group Policy Object (GPO), policy settings can...
When assigning dynamic IP addresses to a vendor specific group of...
NLB is an ideal solution for load balancing the DNS environment. T/F?
Routers use firewalls for packet filtering. T/F?
Which of the following is not a criterion for the FRS?
A Cache only DNS server can handle only iterative queries and not...
Which of the following will not participate on the forest level of the...
Which of the following should not be placed on the border of the...
Which of the following can be used as a dedicated authentication...
VLANs are implemented to avoid broadcasts within the switched network....
20/80 rule is an ideal formula for DHCP fault tolerance. T/F?
Which of the following is mandatory for any DHCP server that needs to...
Which of the following can be used for troubleshooting a remote...
Which of the following will not use FRS?
A Router can relate protocols of layer-3 and above. T/F?
Which of the following statements are correct regarding cluster...
Which of the following is the default refresh interval for a DNS?
L2TP is the ideal protocol for securing communication between two...
Routers help to split collision domains. T/F?
An acquired policy is usually overridden by the local policy at the...
Which of the following is the best method of IP address assignment in...
Which of the following is a diagnostic tool used to troubleshoot...
Which of the following is a criterion when accepting files for...
Which of the following would be used to deploy administrative tools on...
Which of the following would be ideal naming schemes for the internal...
Which of the following is the most simple method of exchanging routing...
Windows Server 2003 Cluster service quorum resource need not be on a...
The FRS uses a hub and spoke topology to collect configuration files...
Which of the following relates to memory issues on a server?
A hub is not capable of operating in full duplex mode. T/F?
Which of the following would not be required for the DCs of a 2003...
Which of the following tools will help to manage your DNS server?
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Which of the following statements about modifying IPSec policies is...
It is mandatory to restart the server on which the Cluster service has...
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RRAS on Windows Server 2003 environment supports only RIP and OSPF as...
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Which of the following levels of filtering does a standard firewall...
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