Administering Windows Certification Server Flashcards
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Which Windows Server 2012 backup solution allows administrators to perform bare-metal recovery and schedule automatic backups?
Answer: Windows Server Backup
Windows Server Backup supports scheduled backups, full server backups, and bare-metal recovery in Windows Server 2012.
An administrator needs to configure a server to obtain its IP address automatically. Which PowerShell cmdlet accomplishes this?
Answer: Set-NetIPInterface -Dhcp Enabled
Set-NetIPInterface with the -Dhcp Enabled parameter configures the network interface to obtain an IP address from a DHCP server.
Which type of Group Policy Object (GPO) is processed last and therefore has the highest precedence?
Answer: OU GPO
OU GPOs are processed last in the LSDOU order, giving them the highest precedence and overriding conflicting higher-level settings.
A Windows Server 2012 administrator wants to monitor real-time CPU, memory, and disk performance. Which built-in tool provides this capability with customizable data collector sets?
Answer: Performance Monitor (perfmon)
Performance Monitor allows administrators to create data collector sets that log and analyze performance counters over time.
Which Windows Server 2012 feature enables administrators to consolidate multiple physical servers into virtual machines to improve hardware utilization?
Answer: Hyper-V
Hyper-V is Windows Server 2012's built-in hypervisor that enables server virtualization and consolidation of workloads.
An administrator discovers that a user's account is locked out. Which PowerShell cmdlet unlocks the account without resetting the password?
Answer: Unlock-ADAccount
Unlock-ADAccount clears the lockout state of an Active Directory user account without changing the password.
Which Windows Server 2012 role enables organizations to provide web-based access to internal applications without requiring a VPN client?
Answer: Web Application Proxy
Web Application Proxy is a Remote Access role service that publishes internal applications to external users via HTTPS.
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