Administering Windows Server 2012 Storage, Hyper-V & Server Configuration 3

Question 1

In Windows Server 2012, what is the Windows Server Core installation option?

Accepted Answer

A minimal installation without a GUI, managed via command line and PowerShell

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A stripped-down version with no networking

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A read-only installation for testing only

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An installation that only runs Hyper-V

Question 2

Which Windows Server 2012 feature allows administrators to switch between Server Core and full GUI without reinstalling?

Accepted Answer

Add/Remove Features in Server Manager (MinShell/Full GUI)

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Server Feature migration

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Windows Deployment Services

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Sysprep /generalize

Question 3

What Windows Server 2012 feature provides centralized monitoring and threshold-based alerts for server events?

Accepted Answer

Reliability and Performance Monitor with Data Collector Sets

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Windows Error Reporting

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Event Subscriptions in Event Viewer

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BPA (Best Practices Analyzer)

Question 4

In Windows Server 2012, which tool is used to analyze server configuration against Microsoft best practices?

Accepted Answer

Best Practices Analyzer (BPA)

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Security Configuration Wizard

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Windows Baseline Security Analyzer

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Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit

Question 5

Which Windows Server 2012 feature allows you to create a virtual hard disk (VHD) that grows in size only as data is written to it?

Accepted Answer

Dynamically expanding VHD

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Fixed-size VHD

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Differencing VHD

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Pass-through disk

Question 6

In Windows Server 2012, what is the purpose of the Distributed File System (DFS) Namespaces role service?

Accepted Answer

Provide a unified namespace that aggregates shared folders across multiple servers into a single path

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Replicate files between servers automatically

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Encrypt shared files in transit

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Monitor file access audit events