70-646 Windows Server 2008: Server
Administrator Ch. 1-12
[1]
Which Windows installation option in Windows Server 2008/Windows Server 2008 R2 provides a
stripped-down version of the operating system when you select it? Correct Answer: Server Core
When you select the Windows Server Core installation option in Windows Server 2008, you get a
stripped-down version of the operating system.
Which role is not available in a Server Core installation? Correct Answer: Application Server
The Application Server role is not available in a Server Core installation.
Hyper-V is available on which version of Server Core? Correct Answer: x64
Server Core is not a separate product or edition. It is an installation option included with the Windows
Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter Editions in both the x86 and x64 versions. Note that
Hyper-V is available only on x64 versions of Server Core.
Which feature is not available in a Server Core installation? Correct Answer: Message Queuing
Message Queuing is not available in a Server Core installation.
Which new tool provides capabilities so you can evaluate the hardware on servers as well as
workstations? Correct Answer: Microsoft Assessment and Planning Solution Accelerator (MAP)
Microsoft Assessment and Planning Solution Accelerator (MAP) is a new tool that adds to the
capabilities of its predecessor, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment Solution Accelerator, so that you
can evaluate the hardware on servers as well as on workstations.
MAP can run on the 32-bit version of all of the following operating systems except __________. Correct
Answer: Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1
MAP can run on the 32-bit version of the following operating systems: Windows 7, Windows Vista,
Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2, and Windows Server 2003 R2.
Which role is used when performing unattended installations of Windows Server 2008 and other
operating systems on remote computers using network-based boot and installation media? Correct
Answer: Windows Deployment Services
Windows Deployment Services (WDS) is a role included with Windows Server 2008 that also enables you
to perform unattended installations of Windows Server 2008 and other operating systems on remote
computers by using network-based boot and installation media.
,The Windows Deployment Services role includes all of the following role services except __________.
Correct Answer: Application Server
The Windows Deployment Services role includes the Deployment Server and Transport Server role
services.
What must a network adapter support on the client computer for the WDS server to work? Correct
Answer: Preboot Execution Environment (PXE)
For a WDS server to work, the client computer must have a network adapter that supports a preboot
execution environment (PXE).
An install image contains the operating system that WDS will install on the client computer. What file
from the Windows Server 2008 installation DVD is used to install the WDS? Correct Answer: install.wim
An install image contains the operating system that WDS will install on the client computer. Windows
Server 2008 includes a file named install.wim in the \Sources folder on the installation DVD.
Which type of file is a script containing responses to all of the prompts that appear on the WDS client
computer during the installation process? Correct Answer: answer file
An answer file is a script containing responses to all of the prompts that appear on the WDS client
computer during the installation process.
In which command line operating system can you run diagnostic and recovery tools? Correct Answer:
Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE)
Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) is a command line operating system, similar to Windows
PE, in which you can run diagnostic and recovery tools.
[2]
To which type of server do client computers on the network send their DNS queries? Correct Answer:
DNS servers
Client computers on the network can send their queries only to a single DNS server.
What must at least one DNS server support when running Active Directory on your network? Correct
Answer: Service Location (SRV) resource record
If you plan to run Active Directory on your network, you must have at least one DNS server on the
network that supports the Service Location (SRV) resource record, such as the DNS Server service in
Windows Server 2008.
There are many reasons for registering an Internet domain name. Which of the following is one of those
reasons? Correct Answer: create email addresses
Two main reasons for registering an Internet domain name are to host Web servers and to create email
addresses.
, What process is used when it is necessary for a computer to convert an IP address into a DNS name?
Correct Answer: reverse name resolution
There are occasions when it is necessary for a computer to convert an IP address into a DNS name,
which is called reverse name resolution.
The DNS server receiving a name resolution request can take full responsibility for resolving the name by
using what type of query? Correct Answer: recursive
In a recursive query, the DNS server receiving the name resolution request takes full responsibility for
resolving the name.
What is the full DNS name for a particular computer called? Correct Answer: fully qualified domain
name (FQDN)
The complete DNS name for a particular computer is called its fully qualified domain name (FQDN).
Which ID will identify all or part of a specific physical link on the subscriber's network, which will enable
subscribers to create as many subnets as needed? Correct Answer: Subnet ID
A Subnet ID identifies all or part of a specific physical link on the subscriber's network. Subscribers can
create as many subnets as needed.
Which ID will identify the ISP that assigns a portion of the address space to a certain subscriber? Correct
Answer: Provider ID
The Provider ID identifies the ISP that assigns a portion of the address space to a particular subscriber.
Which method is most frequently used for providing fault tolerance to DHCP servers? Correct Answer:
splitting scopes
The DHCP relay agent capability is built into which role in Windows Server 2008? Correct Answer:
Network Policy and Access Services
In Windows Server 2008, the DHCP relay agent capability is built into the Network Policy and Access
Services role.
There are many advantages to the distributed DHCP infrastructure. Which of the following is not an
advantage? Correct Answer: Clients have the ability to install and configure a large number of DHCP
servers.
There are distinct advantages to the distributed DHCP infrastructure. Your clients have ready access to
their DHCP servers, and you do not have to worry about DHCP traffic adding to the burden of your
routers because all of the client/server traffic is local. The potential disadvantage of this arrangement is
the need to install and configure a large number of DHCP servers. This is especially true if you plan to
have multiple servers on each subnet for fault tolerance.
Administrator Ch. 1-12
[1]
Which Windows installation option in Windows Server 2008/Windows Server 2008 R2 provides a
stripped-down version of the operating system when you select it? Correct Answer: Server Core
When you select the Windows Server Core installation option in Windows Server 2008, you get a
stripped-down version of the operating system.
Which role is not available in a Server Core installation? Correct Answer: Application Server
The Application Server role is not available in a Server Core installation.
Hyper-V is available on which version of Server Core? Correct Answer: x64
Server Core is not a separate product or edition. It is an installation option included with the Windows
Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter Editions in both the x86 and x64 versions. Note that
Hyper-V is available only on x64 versions of Server Core.
Which feature is not available in a Server Core installation? Correct Answer: Message Queuing
Message Queuing is not available in a Server Core installation.
Which new tool provides capabilities so you can evaluate the hardware on servers as well as
workstations? Correct Answer: Microsoft Assessment and Planning Solution Accelerator (MAP)
Microsoft Assessment and Planning Solution Accelerator (MAP) is a new tool that adds to the
capabilities of its predecessor, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment Solution Accelerator, so that you
can evaluate the hardware on servers as well as on workstations.
MAP can run on the 32-bit version of all of the following operating systems except __________. Correct
Answer: Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1
MAP can run on the 32-bit version of the following operating systems: Windows 7, Windows Vista,
Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2, and Windows Server 2003 R2.
Which role is used when performing unattended installations of Windows Server 2008 and other
operating systems on remote computers using network-based boot and installation media? Correct
Answer: Windows Deployment Services
Windows Deployment Services (WDS) is a role included with Windows Server 2008 that also enables you
to perform unattended installations of Windows Server 2008 and other operating systems on remote
computers by using network-based boot and installation media.
,The Windows Deployment Services role includes all of the following role services except __________.
Correct Answer: Application Server
The Windows Deployment Services role includes the Deployment Server and Transport Server role
services.
What must a network adapter support on the client computer for the WDS server to work? Correct
Answer: Preboot Execution Environment (PXE)
For a WDS server to work, the client computer must have a network adapter that supports a preboot
execution environment (PXE).
An install image contains the operating system that WDS will install on the client computer. What file
from the Windows Server 2008 installation DVD is used to install the WDS? Correct Answer: install.wim
An install image contains the operating system that WDS will install on the client computer. Windows
Server 2008 includes a file named install.wim in the \Sources folder on the installation DVD.
Which type of file is a script containing responses to all of the prompts that appear on the WDS client
computer during the installation process? Correct Answer: answer file
An answer file is a script containing responses to all of the prompts that appear on the WDS client
computer during the installation process.
In which command line operating system can you run diagnostic and recovery tools? Correct Answer:
Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE)
Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) is a command line operating system, similar to Windows
PE, in which you can run diagnostic and recovery tools.
[2]
To which type of server do client computers on the network send their DNS queries? Correct Answer:
DNS servers
Client computers on the network can send their queries only to a single DNS server.
What must at least one DNS server support when running Active Directory on your network? Correct
Answer: Service Location (SRV) resource record
If you plan to run Active Directory on your network, you must have at least one DNS server on the
network that supports the Service Location (SRV) resource record, such as the DNS Server service in
Windows Server 2008.
There are many reasons for registering an Internet domain name. Which of the following is one of those
reasons? Correct Answer: create email addresses
Two main reasons for registering an Internet domain name are to host Web servers and to create email
addresses.
, What process is used when it is necessary for a computer to convert an IP address into a DNS name?
Correct Answer: reverse name resolution
There are occasions when it is necessary for a computer to convert an IP address into a DNS name,
which is called reverse name resolution.
The DNS server receiving a name resolution request can take full responsibility for resolving the name by
using what type of query? Correct Answer: recursive
In a recursive query, the DNS server receiving the name resolution request takes full responsibility for
resolving the name.
What is the full DNS name for a particular computer called? Correct Answer: fully qualified domain
name (FQDN)
The complete DNS name for a particular computer is called its fully qualified domain name (FQDN).
Which ID will identify all or part of a specific physical link on the subscriber's network, which will enable
subscribers to create as many subnets as needed? Correct Answer: Subnet ID
A Subnet ID identifies all or part of a specific physical link on the subscriber's network. Subscribers can
create as many subnets as needed.
Which ID will identify the ISP that assigns a portion of the address space to a certain subscriber? Correct
Answer: Provider ID
The Provider ID identifies the ISP that assigns a portion of the address space to a particular subscriber.
Which method is most frequently used for providing fault tolerance to DHCP servers? Correct Answer:
splitting scopes
The DHCP relay agent capability is built into which role in Windows Server 2008? Correct Answer:
Network Policy and Access Services
In Windows Server 2008, the DHCP relay agent capability is built into the Network Policy and Access
Services role.
There are many advantages to the distributed DHCP infrastructure. Which of the following is not an
advantage? Correct Answer: Clients have the ability to install and configure a large number of DHCP
servers.
There are distinct advantages to the distributed DHCP infrastructure. Your clients have ready access to
their DHCP servers, and you do not have to worry about DHCP traffic adding to the burden of your
routers because all of the client/server traffic is local. The potential disadvantage of this arrangement is
the need to install and configure a large number of DHCP servers. This is especially true if you plan to
have multiple servers on each subnet for fault tolerance.
