Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 Exam Active Directory & Identity Services 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What must be installed before promoting a Windows Server 2012 server to a domain controller?
- DNS Server role
- AD DS role (Correct answer)
- DHCP Server role
- File Services role
Correct answer: AD DS role
The Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) role must be installed before the server can be promoted to a domain controller.
Question 2: Which PowerShell cmdlet promotes a Windows Server 2012 server to a domain controller?
- Install-ADDomain
- Add-DomainController
- Install-ADDSDomainController (Correct answer)
- New-ADDomainController
Correct answer: Install-ADDSDomainController
Install-ADDSDomainController is the PowerShell cmdlet used to promote a server to a domain controller in Windows Server 2012.
Question 3: What minimum forest functional level is required to enable the Active Directory Recycle Bin?
- Windows Server 2003
- Windows Server 2008
- Windows Server 2008 R2 (Correct answer)
- Windows Server 2012
Correct answer: Windows Server 2008 R2
The AD Recycle Bin requires a minimum forest functional level of Windows Server 2008 R2.
Question 4: Which FSMO role allocates pools of Relative Identifiers to domain controllers to ensure unique SIDs?
- PDC Emulator
- Infrastructure Master
- RID Master (Correct answer)
- Schema Master
Correct answer: RID Master
The RID Master allocates pools of Relative Identifiers (RIDs) to each domain controller, ensuring all security identifiers remain unique.
Question 5: Which tool is used to view and modify the Active Directory schema in Windows Server 2012?
- Active Directory Users and Computers
- Active Directory Domains and Trusts
- Active Directory Schema snap-in (Correct answer)
- Group Policy Management Console
Correct answer: Active Directory Schema snap-in
The Active Directory Schema MMC snap-in is used to view and modify schema classes and attributes, but must first be registered with regsvr32.
Question 6: What is the default tombstone lifetime for deleted Active Directory objects in Windows Server 2008 and later?
- 30 days
- 60 days
- 90 days
- 180 days (Correct answer)
Correct answer: 180 days
The default tombstone lifetime was increased to 180 days in Windows Server 2008 and later to accommodate longer replication latencies.
Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 Exam Active Directory & Identity Services 1
What must be installed before promoting a Windows Server 2012 server to a domain controller?