Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 Exam MCSA: Microsoft 70-410 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: You need to configure a Windows Server 2012 server to automatically obtain an IP address from a DHCP server. Which PowerShell cmdlet should you use?
- Set-NetIPAddress -InterfaceAlias Ethernet -DHCP Enabled
- Set-NetIPInterface -InterfaceAlias Ethernet -Dhcp Enabled (Correct answer)
- Enable-NetAdapter -Name Ethernet -DHCP
- New-NetIPAddress -InterfaceAlias Ethernet -DHCP
Correct answer: Set-NetIPInterface -InterfaceAlias Ethernet -Dhcp Enabled
Set-NetIPInterface with the -Dhcp Enabled parameter configures the interface to use DHCP for automatic IP address assignment.
Question 2: A Windows Server 2012 administrator needs to create a new virtual switch in Hyper-V that allows VMs to communicate only with each other and not with the host or external network. Which switch type should be used?
- External
- Internal
- Private (Correct answer)
- Bridged
Correct answer: Private
A Private virtual switch allows VMs to communicate only with each other, with no access to the host OS or external network.
Question 3: Which Windows Server 2012 feature allows you to install server roles and features without using the graphical Server Manager interface?
- Windows PowerShell with Install-WindowsFeature
- Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM)
- Both A and B (Correct answer)
- Neither A nor B
Correct answer: Both A and B
Both Install-WindowsFeature in PowerShell and DISM.exe can install roles/features without the graphical Server Manager interface.
Question 4: You are configuring NIC teaming on Windows Server 2012. Which teaming mode provides fault tolerance and uses only one active NIC at a time?
- Switch Independent - Dynamic
- Switch Independent - Address Hash
- Switch Independent - Hyper-V Port
- Active/Standby (Failover) (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Active/Standby (Failover)
Active/Standby mode keeps one NIC active while the other is on standby, providing fault tolerance with only one link transmitting at a time.
Question 5: A user reports they cannot access shared folders on a Windows Server 2012 file server. The share permissions allow Everyone - Full Control, but NTFS permissions deny the user Read access. What is the effective permission?
- Full Control (share permissions take precedence)
- No access (Deny overrides Allow) (Correct answer)
- Read (NTFS is more restrictive so it wins)
- Read (the most permissive permission applies)
Correct answer: No access (Deny overrides Allow)
An explicit NTFS Deny overrides Allow permissions, and the effective permission is the most restrictive intersection of share and NTFS permissions.
Question 6: Which Windows Server 2012 role service enables web-based management of IIS through a browser-based interface?
- Web Management Service (WMSvc) (Correct answer)
- IIS Remote Manager
- Management OData IIS Extension
- WebDAV Publishing
Correct answer: Web Management Service (WMSvc)
Web Management Service (WMSvc) enables remote management of the web server using IIS Manager from a remote computer.
Question 7: You need to configure a Windows Server 2012 DHCP server to exclude a range of IP addresses from being assigned to clients. Which tool provides the fastest way to accomplish this?
- Run netsh dhcp server add excluderange
- Use Add-DhcpServerv4ExclusionRange in PowerShell
- Open DHCP console, right-click the scope, and select New Exclusion Range (Correct answer)
- Both B and C are equally fast
Correct answer: Open DHCP console, right-click the scope, and select New Exclusion Range
The DHCP console GUI allows you to right-click the Address Pool and add an exclusion range quickly without typing commands.
Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 Exam MCSA: Microsoft 70-410 2
You need to configure a Windows Server 2012 server to automatically obtain an IP address from a DHCP server.
Which PowerShell cmdlet should you use?