Administering Windows Server 2012 Administering Windows Server 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which Windows Server 2012 feature allows a volume to be expanded online without restarting the server?
- Extend Volume in Disk Management (Correct answer)
- Storage Spaces striping
- Dynamic disk mirroring
- BranchCache hosted mode
Correct answer: Extend Volume in Disk Management
Dynamic volumes on Windows Server 2012 can be extended online using Disk Management or the diskpart utility without downtime.
Question 2: A server running Windows Server 2012 fails to boot after a driver update. Which startup option should you use to revert the driver change?
- Last Known Good Configuration (Correct answer)
- Safe Mode with Networking
- Directory Services Restore Mode
- Disable Driver Signature Enforcement
Correct answer: Last Known Good Configuration
Last Known Good Configuration boots using the registry's last successful startup state, reverting recent driver changes.
Question 3: You want to audit all failed logon attempts on a Windows Server 2012 domain controller. Where do you enable this setting?
- Default Domain Controllers Policy under Audit Policy (Correct answer)
- Local Security Policy on each workstation
- DHCP server audit logging
- DNS debug logging
Correct answer: Default Domain Controllers Policy under Audit Policy
Audit logon events must be enabled in the Default Domain Controllers Policy GPO to capture failed logons on domain controllers.
Question 4: Which command-line tool in Windows Server 2012 allows you to query and modify Active Directory objects from the command prompt?
- dsquery / dsmod (Correct answer)
- netdom
- nltest
- dcdiag
Correct answer: dsquery / dsmod
Dsquery finds AD objects matching criteria, and dsmod modifies their attributes, both from the command line.
Question 5: A Windows Server 2012 member server needs to join an existing Active Directory domain. Which credential is required during the domain join process?
- An account with permission to add computers to the domain (Correct answer)
- The local Administrator password of the domain controller
- The DNS server's service account password
- A DHCP scope administrator credential
Correct answer: An account with permission to add computers to the domain
Domain join requires an account that has been granted the 'Add workstations to domain' right or delegated computer account creation permission.
Question 6: What is the purpose of the Group Policy Results (GPResult) tool in Windows Server 2012?
- Display the Resultant Set of Policy applied to a user or computer (Correct answer)
- Create new Group Policy Objects
- Link GPOs to Organizational Units
- Back up Group Policy settings
Correct answer: Display the Resultant Set of Policy applied to a user or computer
GPResult /R or /H shows the effective policies actually applied to a specific user and computer, the Resultant Set of Policy.
Question 7: In Windows Server 2012, which feature enables automatic load balancing of network traffic across multiple network adapters?
- NIC Teaming (Correct answer)
- Network Load Balancing (NLB)
- Failover Clustering
- BranchCache
Correct answer: NIC Teaming
NIC Teaming (also called LBFO) combines multiple physical adapters into one logical adapter for bandwidth aggregation and failover.
Administering Windows Server 2012 Administering Windows Server 3
Which Windows Server 2012 feature allows a volume to be expanded online without restarting the server?