Administering Windows Certification Server Flashcards
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Which Windows Server 2012 role provides centralized authentication and authorization for remote access connections?
Answer: Network Policy Server (NPS)
Network Policy Server acts as a RADIUS server to centrally manage network access authentication and authorization policies.
What command is used to force an immediate Group Policy refresh on a Windows Server 2012 computer?
Answer: gpupdate /force
gpupdate /force immediately reapplies all Group Policy settings, both user and computer, regardless of whether they have changed.
A server administrator needs to delegate control of an OU to a junior admin so they can reset passwords but not create accounts. Which tool should be used?
Answer: Active Directory Users and Computers – Delegation of Control Wizard
The Delegation of Control Wizard in ADUC allows granular permission assignment on specific OU tasks like password resets.
Which Windows Server 2012 feature allows administrators to deploy, manage, and update virtual machines across multiple Hyper-V hosts?
Answer: Hyper-V Manager
Hyper-V Manager is the built-in tool for managing virtual machines on local and remote Hyper-V hosts in Windows Server 2012.
An administrator configures a new DHCP scope but clients are not receiving addresses. The DHCP server is authorized in AD. What is the most likely cause?
Answer: The scope is not activated
A DHCP scope must be both created and activated before the server will hand out addresses from that range.
Which Windows Server 2012 technology enables read-only access to Active Directory data for branch office domain controllers to minimize security risk?
Answer: Read-Only Domain Controller (RODC)
RODCs host a read-only copy of the AD database, reducing the risk if a branch office DC is physically compromised.
What is the default port number used by Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) on Windows Server 2012?
Answer: 3389
RDP listens on TCP port 3389 by default for Remote Desktop connections on Windows Server 2012.
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