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In Windows Server 2012, which protocol does DirectAccess use to tunnel IPv6 traffic over IPv4 networks when native IPv6 is unavailable?
Answer: 6to4 and Teredo
DirectAccess uses 6to4, Teredo, and IP-HTTPS transition technologies to carry IPv6 over IPv4 internet connections.
What is the role of the 'Key Management Service (KMS)' in a Windows Server 2012 environment?
Answer: Activates Windows and Office products on internal network clients without internet access
KMS is a volume activation service that allows domain-joined machines to activate Windows and Office using an internal server instead of Microsoft's servers.
Which Windows Server 2012 component provides a way to deploy and manage web applications using a standardized hosting platform?
Answer: Internet Information Services (IIS) 8.0
IIS 8.0 in Windows Server 2012 provides enhanced features including SNI for SSL, CPU throttling, and application initialization.
An organization wants to allow external users to access internal web applications securely without a VPN. Which Windows Server 2012 role is designed for this purpose?
Answer: Web Application Proxy
Web Application Proxy (WAP) is a Remote Access role service that publishes internal applications externally with pre-authentication via AD FS.
In Windows Server 2012, what is 'Dynamic Access Control (DAC)' used for?
Answer: Claims-based file access control that uses user and device attributes for authorization
DAC extends traditional ACL-based access control by using Active Directory claims (user attributes, device attributes) in access decisions.
Which Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V networking feature creates an isolated network switch that allows VMs to communicate only with the host and each other?
Answer: Private virtual switch
A private virtual switch isolates VMs from the external network and the host OS, allowing only VM-to-VM communication.
In Windows Server 2012, which command-line tool allows administrators to manage Windows Server roles from the command line using XML-based configuration?
Answer: Dism
DISM (Deployment Image Servicing and Management) can add or remove server roles and features from both running systems and offline images via command line.
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