Administering Windows Server 2012 Technology & Digital Applications 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which Windows Server 2012 feature allows you to deploy virtual hard disks (VHDs) directly as bootable operating system volumes?
- Native VHD Boot (Correct answer)
- Hyper-V Quick Create
- Storage Spaces
- iSCSI Target Server
Correct answer: Native VHD Boot
Native VHD Boot allows Windows Server 2012 to boot directly from a VHD file stored on a physical disk.
Question 2: A server running Windows Server 2012 needs to provide NFS shares to Linux clients. Which role service must be installed?
- Server for NFS (Correct answer)
- BranchCache
- DFS Namespaces
- iSCSI Target Server
Correct answer: Server for NFS
Server for NFS is a role service under File and Storage Services that enables sharing folders with Unix/Linux NFS clients.
Question 3: Which PowerShell cmdlet is used to configure an IP address on a network adapter in Windows Server 2012?
- New-NetIPAddress (Correct answer)
- Set-NetAdapter
- Add-IPConfig
- Set-DNSClientServerAddress
Correct answer: New-NetIPAddress
New-NetIPAddress cmdlet assigns a static IP address to a specified network interface.
Question 4: In Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V, what is the maximum number of virtual processors supported per virtual machine?
- 64 (Correct answer)
- 32
- 128
- 16
Correct answer: 64
Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V supports up to 64 virtual processors per virtual machine.
Question 5: Which Windows Server 2012 technology enables multiple network adapters to appear as a single adapter for bandwidth aggregation and failover?
- NIC Teaming (Correct answer)
- Network Load Balancing
- Failover Clustering
- QoS Policy
Correct answer: NIC Teaming
NIC Teaming (also called LBFO) combines multiple NICs for increased throughput and redundancy, and is built into Windows Server 2012.
Question 6: What does the Windows Server 2012 feature 'BranchCache' primarily do?
- Caches content from central servers at branch office locations (Correct answer)
- Replicates DFS folders between sites
- Compresses WAN traffic at the packet level
- Provides read-only domain controller services
Correct answer: Caches content from central servers at branch office locations
BranchCache caches content from main office file and web servers at branch offices, reducing WAN bandwidth usage.
Question 7: Which tool in Windows Server 2012 provides a graphical view of resource utilization and allows you to identify processes consuming excessive CPU or memory?
- Resource Monitor (Correct answer)
- Performance Monitor
- Task Manager
- Server Manager
Correct answer: Resource Monitor
Resource Monitor provides a real-time, detailed graphical view of CPU, memory, disk, and network usage per process.
Administering Windows Server 2012 Technology & Digital Applications 2
Which Windows Server 2012 feature allows you to deploy virtual hard disks (VHDs) directly as bootable operating system volumes?