Administering Windows Server 2012 Quality Control & Assurance 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A QA analyst needs to test whether DNS resolution is working correctly on a Windows Server 2012 system. Which command provides detailed DNS query tracing?
- nslookup with debug mode enabled (Correct answer)
- ipconfig /flushdns
- netstat -r
- tracert
Correct answer: nslookup with debug mode enabled
nslookup in debug mode (set debug) shows the full DNS query and response packets for detailed troubleshooting.
Question 2: During quality assurance of an AD DS environment, you need to verify that all domain controllers have consistent replication. Which command shows inbound replication status for all naming contexts?
- repadmin /showrepl (Correct answer)
- dcdiag /test:replications
- netdom query fsmo
- nltest /dsgetdc
Correct answer: repadmin /showrepl
repadmin /showrepl displays the replication status of each naming context from each source DC.
Question 3: A Windows Server 2012 QA checklist requires confirming that the server time is synchronized with the domain hierarchy. Which command verifies and resynchronizes the Windows Time service?
- w32tm /resync /force (Correct answer)
- net time /querysntp
- ntpdate /update
- tzutil /g
Correct answer: w32tm /resync /force
w32tm /resync /force forces an immediate time synchronization with the current NTP source.
Question 4: When conducting QA on a Windows Server 2012 R2 Remote Desktop Services deployment, which tool validates the RDS role services configuration and licensing?
- Remote Desktop Licensing Diagnoser (Correct answer)
- Remote Desktop Connection Manager
- mstsc /admin
- tsadmin.msc
Correct answer: Remote Desktop Licensing Diagnoser
RD Licensing Diagnoser identifies licensing configuration problems, expired licenses, and connectivity issues with the license server.
Question 5: A QA engineer is validating that Windows Server 2012 Backup completed successfully. Which PowerShell cmdlet retrieves the status of the most recent backup job?
- Get-WBJob -Previous 1
- Get-WBSummary (Correct answer)
- Get-WBBackupTarget
- Get-WBDisk
Correct answer: Get-WBSummary
Get-WBSummary returns a summary of the most recent backup operation including status, time, and any errors.
Question 6: During a QA audit of Windows Server 2012, an administrator needs to ensure the server's SSL/TLS certificates are not expired. Which MMC snap-in is used to inspect installed certificates?
- Certificates (certmgr.msc) (Correct answer)
- Security Configuration and Analysis
- Local Security Policy
- Component Services
Correct answer: Certificates (certmgr.msc)
The Certificates snap-in (certmgr.msc) displays all certificates in each store with their expiration dates.
Question 7: A QA process requires confirming that NTFS permissions on a shared folder have not changed from the baseline. Which tool exports and compares NTFS ACLs on Windows Server 2012?
- icacls with output redirection for comparison (Correct answer)
- cacls /e
- takeown /f
- robocopy /mir
Correct answer: icacls with output redirection for comparison
icacls can export ACL details to a file which can then be compared against a baseline capture to detect permission drift.
Administering Windows Server 2012 Quality Control & Assurance 4
A QA analyst needs to test whether DNS resolution is working correctly on a Windows Server 2012 system.
Which command provides detailed DNS query tracing?