Administering Windows Server 2012 Group Policy Management & Configuration 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which Group Policy processing mode causes the computer settings of a GPO to be applied to users who log on to a specific computer, regardless of the user's OU?
- Security Filtering
- WMI Filtering
- Loopback Processing (Correct answer)
- Slow Link Detection
Correct answer: Loopback Processing
Loopback Processing allows computer-based GPO settings to be applied to users who log on to those computers, useful for kiosk or terminal server environments.
Question 2: Where are Group Policy settings stored on a domain controller in Windows Server 2012?
- SYSVOL\Policies folder (Correct answer)
- NETLOGON\GPO folder
- Active Directory Database (NTDS.dit)
- C:\Windows\GroupPolicy
Correct answer: SYSVOL\Policies folder
GPO file-based settings (Group Policy Templates) are stored in the SYSVOL\Policies folder on domain controllers and replicated to all DCs.
Question 3: What are the two components that make up a Group Policy Object?
- Group Policy Template (GPT) and Group Policy Container (GPC) (Correct answer)
- Group Policy File (GPF) and Group Policy Link (GPL)
- Group Policy Registry (GPR) and Group Policy Script (GPS)
- Group Policy Settings (GPS) and Group Policy Extension (GPE)
Correct answer: Group Policy Template (GPT) and Group Policy Container (GPC)
A GPO consists of a Group Policy Template (GPT) stored in SYSVOL and a Group Policy Container (GPC) stored in Active Directory.
Question 4: An administrator needs to apply a GPO only to computers running Windows 8 in a mixed-OS environment. Which filtering mechanism should be used?
- Security Filtering
- WMI Filtering (Correct answer)
- Block Inheritance
- Enforced Setting
Correct answer: WMI Filtering
WMI Filtering uses Windows Management Instrumentation queries to conditionally apply GPOs based on hardware or software attributes, such as the operating system version.
Question 5: Which Windows Server 2012 feature allows administrators to deploy software packages to users or computers via Group Policy?
- Software Restriction Policies
- AppLocker
- Software Installation (Group Policy Software Installation) (Correct answer)
- Windows Installer Service
Correct answer: Software Installation (Group Policy Software Installation)
Group Policy Software Installation (GPSI) allows administrators to assign or publish MSI-based software packages to users or computers through GPO settings.
Question 6: Which Group Policy setting location is used to configure settings that apply to computers regardless of which user is logged on?
- User Configuration
- Computer Configuration (Correct answer)
- Default Domain Policy
- Starter GPO
Correct answer: Computer Configuration
Computer Configuration settings within a GPO apply to the computer and take effect regardless of which user logs on to that machine.
Question 7: What is the purpose of a Starter GPO in Windows Server 2012 Group Policy?
- It automatically applies to all new computers joining the domain
- It serves as a template with pre-configured settings for creating new GPOs (Correct answer)
- It replaces the Default Domain Policy for new domains
- It stores baseline security settings enforced across all OUs
Correct answer: It serves as a template with pre-configured settings for creating new GPOs
Starter GPOs serve as templates containing baseline Administrative Template settings that can be used as a starting point when creating new GPOs.
Administering Windows Server 2012 Group Policy Management & Configuration 2
Which Group Policy processing mode causes the computer settings of a GPO to be applied to users who log on to a specific computer, regardless of the user's OU?