Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS)
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Course Introduction
This course is designed to prepare students for the Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) certification exams by providing comprehensive coverage of the key concepts, technologies, and skills tested. Students will learn about Microsoft infrastructure and development tools, focusing on configuration, implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance within specific Microsoft platforms such as Windows operating systems, SQL Server, or .NET development environments. Through a combination of theoretical instruction, practical demonstrations, and hands-on labs, participants will develop a solid understanding of relevant technologies and be equipped with exam strategies, study resources, and practice assessments necessary for success on the MCTS certification exams.
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Windows Server 2008
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Q1) Provide a brief definition of the term Windows PowerShell.
Answer: PowerShell is a CLI shell and scripting language that administrators can use in Windows Server 2008. Much like a UNIX/Linux shell, PowerShell provides administrators and developers greater flexibility and power within Windows Server 2008 and other operating systems that support PowerShell.
Q2) ____ are data packages containing information applications and services can use and are compatible with .NET Framework.
A) Features
B) Forests
C)NET objects
D) Global catalogs
Answer: C
Q3) ____ helps to protect networks, both public and private, from malware such as viruses and spyware.
A) Server Core
B) Virtualization
C) PowerShell
D) Network Access Protection
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Installing Windows Server 2008
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Q1) You cannot upgrade from Windows Server 2003 (any edition) to Windows Server 2008 with Server Core.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) List four imaging tasks that can be performed with ImageX.
Answer: With ImageX, you can perform the following imaging tasks: Capture an image
Append an image
Modify an image
Apply an image
Q3) A virtual client is a computer running a virtualization application for VM guests.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) ____________________ allows you to capture a customized Windows image that you can reuse throughout an organization.
Answer: Imaging
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Chapter 3: Networking with Windows Server 2008
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Q1) ____________________ are responsible for forwarding packets between subnets, or networks with differing IP addressing schemes.
Answer: Routers
Q2) Provide a brief description of the tasks performed by Neighbor Discovery.
Answer: Besides router discovery, the ND protocol performs the following tasks:
Prefix discovery - Allows hosts to discover address prefixes for the link
Address autoconfiguration - Configures addresses for an interface
Address resolution - Maps IP addresses to link-layer addresses
Next-hop determination - Determines the best path to route a packet based on information
received from neighbors
Neighbor Unreachability Detection - Determines that a neighbor is no longer reachable on the link
DAD - Allows a node to check whether a proposed address is already in use
Redirect - Allows routers to inform a node about better first-hop
Q3) NICs can provide access to fiber-optic, wireless LAN, or Ethernet networks.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Installing and Configuring the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
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Q1) A(n) ____________________ message often includes suggested values for the network address and lease duration.
Q2) ____ provides automatic IP addressing for Windows clients.
A) DHCP
B) UDP
C) DNS
D) Ipconfig
Q3) What is the purpose of the Reliability and Performance Monitor?
Q4) DHCP servers use UDP port ____ to send and receive DHCP broadcast communication.
A) 67
B) 68
C) 72
D) 80
Q5) DHCP requires at least one DHCP ____ in order to issue IP addresses for network clients.
A) scope
B) renewal time value
C) lease
D) excursion
Q6) What is the syntax for creating a DHCP exclusionary range with netsh? Page 6
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Chapter 5: Introduction to DNS in Windows Server 2008
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Q1) A(n) _________________________ is a server that has the DNS role installed.
Q2) What is the difference between a pointer record and an alias record?
Q3) DNS clients often are referred to as DNS resolvers.
A)True
B)False
Q4) List five fields contained on a service locator record.
Q5) A ____ is a read-only copy of a zone that obtains its resource records from the name servers that are authoritative for a particular zone.
A) stub zone
B) primary DNS zone
C) label
D) secondary DNS zone
Q6) The ____ is the DNS domain that is appended to all unqualified name queries, or a query that contains only a host name.
A) stub zone
B) master server
C) DNS suffix
D) FQDN
Q7) What type of information does a service locator record provide a DNS client?
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Chapter 6: Managing and Administering DNS in Windows
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Q1) ____ is an excellent command-line tool for performing configuration and maintenance tasks on a DNS server.
A) Ping
B) Netsh
C) Ipconfig
D) DNScmd
Q2) The ____ command displays all the currently cached query responses on a DNS client.
A) ipconfig /registerdns
B) ipconfig /displaydns
C) ipconfig /all
D) ipconfig /flushdns
Q3) ____________________ allows you to perform detailed queries for DNS information from the command line.It can be used for querying specific records such as SOA or MX.
Q4) Dynamic updates are configured at the DNS record level.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What are the benefits of using AD DNS?
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Q6) What tasks would you use the DNScmd tool to perform?
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Chapter 7: Configuring File Services in Windows Server
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Q1) The Windows Server 2008 File Services role contains many functions for providing access to and storage of electronic data. Each function includes a specific service for network clients. Briefly describe the following functions: File Server and Distributed File System.
Q2) ____ use actual file size instead of the logical file size.
A) FSRM quotas
B) File servers
C) SMBs
D) Net shares
Q3) ____ makes files and folders accessible from a network location.
A) Folder sharing
B) Standard file sharing
C) Filter screening
D) DFS replication
Q4) ____ can be defined by using built-in templates or custom-created templates or by specific file type.
A) ACLs
B) Filters
C) SIDs
D) Domains
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Chapter 8: Introduction to Printers in a Windows Server
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Q1) To install Print Services and the related role services, you use ____.
A) ipconfig
B) ping
C) netsh
D) ocsetup
Q2) List three role services included in the Print Services role in Windows Server 2008.
Q3) A ____ is a single printer that sends jobs to multiple print devices.
A) token
B) printer pool
C) net share
D) file server
Q4) The file format used by Windows based printers is ____.
A) PCL
B) PCM
C) OEM
D) XML
Q5) Like folders, local printers can be shared with other users on the network.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Network Policy and Access Services in Windows
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Q1) _____________________________________________ allows you to shield internal IP address ranges from public networks by allowing internal clients to access the Internet through a shared IP address.
Q2) ____ works by encapsulating PPP frames before they are transmitted across a network.
A) Demand-dial routing
B) Network access control
C) Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
D) Network Access Protection
Q3) ____ is the first component of the RADIUS process in which the identity of a user connecting to a resource is verified.
A) Authorization
B) Authentication
C) Accounting
D) Routing
Q4) With RRAS, network adapters are added and configured to listen for UDP broadcast messages.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Securing Windows Server 2008
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Q1) A(n) ____ is an instruction to open a port briefly, allow a program or service to pass information, and then close the port.
A) disk quota
B) BitLocker
C) exception
D) rule
Q2) List three authentication protocols supported by Windows Server 2008.
Q3) ____ attacks are performed by flooding a host or a network router with more traffic than it can handle.
A) Man-in-the-middle attacks
B) Identity spoofing
C) Denial of service
D) Data tampering
Q4) In Active Directory domain environments, _________________________ is used by clients for host authentication.
Q5) Secure Socket Layer (SSL) and Secure Shell (SSH) can protect Transport layer protocols and information such as TCP and UDP.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Managing and Monitoring a Windows Server
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Q1) ____ are central repositories for gathering information for Reliability and Performance Monitor.
A) DNS records
B) Data Collector Sets
C) Domains
D) Referrals
Q2) The ____ allows you to generate reports, manage updates, and monitor the computer through the console.
A) frame summary
B) WSUS Administrative console
C) Data Collector Set
D) Reliability Monitor
Q3) The ____ console provides a suite of utilities for monitoring and capturing performance data for local and remote systems.
A) Reliability and Performance
B) Disk Management
C) Event
D) Performance Monitor
Q4) What benefits are derived by businesses from the deployment of WSUS?
Q5) List four sections of the Event Viewer console.
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