Chapter 1: Introduction to Windows Server 2008
TRUE/FALSE
1. Virtualization offers a way to cut costs by using fewer computers.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 3
2. Windows Web Server 2008 can be used to manage directory resources via hosting Active
Directory.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 5
3. Computers and users in a domain can be managed to determine what resources they can access,
such as printers and shared folders.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 9
4. The multitasking in Windows Server 2008 is called cooperative multitasking.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 16
5. On a peer-to-peer network, workstations are used to share resources such as files and printers and
to connect to resources on other computers.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 17
MULTIPLE CHOICE
,1. ____ is the ability to increase the access to server resources and provide fail-safe services by
linking two or more discrete computer systems so they appear to function as though they are one.
a. Clustering c. Peer-to-peer networking
b. Virtualization d. SMP
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 4
2. ____ means that a processor can be added to an empty processor slot while the system is running.
a. Hot-add memory c. Hot-replace processor
b. SMP d. Hot-add processor
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 5
3. With ____, you can replace a processor in an SMP system without taking the system down.
a. hot-add memory c. hot-add processor
b. hot-replace processor d. SMP
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 5
4. A ____ is a grouping of network objects, such as computers, servers, and user accounts, that
provides for easier management.
a. TCO c. domain
b. client d. workstation
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 9
5. ____ enables the server administrator to manage critical configuration features from inside one
tool.
a. Server Core c. SMP
, b. PowerShell d. Server Manager
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 10
6. ____ is an umbrella of security protection features that monitor and manage a server and its
clients.
a. SMP c. NAP
b. PAP d. TCO
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 10
7. Windows Server 2008 comes with Microsoft ____ to transform the server into a versatile Web
server.
a. TCO c. SMP
b. IIS d. DNS
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 11
8. ____ is a minimum server configuration, designed to function in a fashion similar to traditional
UNIX and Linux servers.
a. Windows Server Core c. IIS
b. PowerShell d. Server Manager
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 12
9. Windows ____ is a command-line interface that offers a shell.
a. IIS c. PowerShell
b. Server Core d. Server Manager
, ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 12
10. Windows PowerShell offers over 130 command-line tools, also called ____.
a. cmdlets c. shells
b. cmdshlls d. cmditems
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 13
11. The operating system kernel runs in ____ mode, which protects it from problems created by a
malfunctioning program or process.
a. optimized c. monitored
b. privileged d. process
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 14
12. ____ is the ability to run two or more programs at the same time.
a. Multithreading c. Clustering
b. Multiprocessing d. Multitasking
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 15
13. ____ is the capability of programs written to run several program code blocks, or ‘‘threads,’’ at
the same time.
a. Multithreading c. Multitasking
b. Virtualization d. Clustering
TRUE/FALSE
1. Virtualization offers a way to cut costs by using fewer computers.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 3
2. Windows Web Server 2008 can be used to manage directory resources via hosting Active
Directory.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 5
3. Computers and users in a domain can be managed to determine what resources they can access,
such as printers and shared folders.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 9
4. The multitasking in Windows Server 2008 is called cooperative multitasking.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 16
5. On a peer-to-peer network, workstations are used to share resources such as files and printers and
to connect to resources on other computers.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 17
MULTIPLE CHOICE
,1. ____ is the ability to increase the access to server resources and provide fail-safe services by
linking two or more discrete computer systems so they appear to function as though they are one.
a. Clustering c. Peer-to-peer networking
b. Virtualization d. SMP
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 4
2. ____ means that a processor can be added to an empty processor slot while the system is running.
a. Hot-add memory c. Hot-replace processor
b. SMP d. Hot-add processor
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 5
3. With ____, you can replace a processor in an SMP system without taking the system down.
a. hot-add memory c. hot-add processor
b. hot-replace processor d. SMP
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 5
4. A ____ is a grouping of network objects, such as computers, servers, and user accounts, that
provides for easier management.
a. TCO c. domain
b. client d. workstation
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 9
5. ____ enables the server administrator to manage critical configuration features from inside one
tool.
a. Server Core c. SMP
, b. PowerShell d. Server Manager
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 10
6. ____ is an umbrella of security protection features that monitor and manage a server and its
clients.
a. SMP c. NAP
b. PAP d. TCO
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 10
7. Windows Server 2008 comes with Microsoft ____ to transform the server into a versatile Web
server.
a. TCO c. SMP
b. IIS d. DNS
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 11
8. ____ is a minimum server configuration, designed to function in a fashion similar to traditional
UNIX and Linux servers.
a. Windows Server Core c. IIS
b. PowerShell d. Server Manager
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 12
9. Windows ____ is a command-line interface that offers a shell.
a. IIS c. PowerShell
b. Server Core d. Server Manager
, ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 12
10. Windows PowerShell offers over 130 command-line tools, also called ____.
a. cmdlets c. shells
b. cmdshlls d. cmditems
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 13
11. The operating system kernel runs in ____ mode, which protects it from problems created by a
malfunctioning program or process.
a. optimized c. monitored
b. privileged d. process
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 14
12. ____ is the ability to run two or more programs at the same time.
a. Multithreading c. Clustering
b. Multiprocessing d. Multitasking
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 15
13. ____ is the capability of programs written to run several program code blocks, or ‘‘threads,’’ at
the same time.
a. Multithreading c. Multitasking
b. Virtualization d. Clustering
