Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 Exam Research & Evidence-Based Practice 3

Question 1

Industry research on Windows Server 2012 security baselines recommends setting the account lockout threshold to which value?

Accepted Answer

5 invalid attempts

Answer

Security research and CIS benchmarks recommend 5 invalid logon attempts as the lockout threshold, balancing brute-force protection against operational disruption.

Question 2

Evidence-based practices for Windows Server 2012 DNS recommend enabling which feature to prevent DNS cache poisoning attacks?

Accepted Answer

DNSSEC

Answer

DNSSEC (DNS Security Extensions) cryptographically signs DNS records, providing evidence-based protection against cache poisoning and spoofing attacks.

Question 3

According to deployment studies, which Windows Server 2012 feature allows administrators to evaluate the impact of Group Policy changes before applying them?

Accepted Answer

Group Policy Modeling

Answer

Group Policy Modeling simulates the resultant set of policies without applying them, allowing evidence-based evaluation of policy changes before deployment.

Question 4

Research on Windows Server 2012 storage spaces recommends which resiliency type for a three-way mirror when one drive fails?

Accepted Answer

Three-way mirror

Answer

A three-way mirror in Storage Spaces requires at least 5 drives and can survive two simultaneous drive failures, providing the highest evidence-based resiliency.

Question 5

Based on Windows Server 2012 network performance research, which feature reduces CPU utilization by offloading TCP/IP processing to the network adapter?

Accepted Answer

TCP Chimney Offload

Answer

TCP Chimney Offload transfers TCP/IP connection processing from the CPU to a capable NIC, reducing server CPU load based on performance research evidence.

Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 Exam Practice Test

Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 Exam Practice Test

Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 Exam Research & Evidence-Based Practice 3