Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 Exam Storage & File Services 2

Question 1

Which Windows Server 2012 role provides centralized management of distributed file system namespaces and replication?

Accepted Answer

DFS (Distributed File System)

Answer

DFS (Distributed File System) provides namespace aggregation and DFS Replication (DFSR) to synchronize folder content across multiple servers.

Question 2

What Windows Server 2012 feature allows laptops and remote workers to synchronize work files with a corporate server without requiring VPN?

Accepted Answer

Work Folders

Answer

Work Folders, introduced in Windows Server 2012 R2, allows users to sync work files to personal devices over HTTPS without requiring a VPN connection.

Question 3

Which partition style should be used for a disk larger than 2 TB in Windows Server 2012?

Accepted Answer

GPT (GUID Partition Table)

Answer

GPT (GUID Partition Table) supports disks larger than 2 TB and up to 128 partitions, making it required for large modern storage devices.

Question 4

In Windows Server 2012, what is the default cluster size (allocation unit) when formatting a volume with NTFS?

Accepted Answer

4 KB

Answer

The default NTFS cluster size is 4 KB for volumes up to 2 TB, balancing disk space efficiency with performance for most workloads.

Question 5

Which Windows Server 2012 feature caches frequently accessed files on local branch office servers or client PCs to reduce WAN traffic?

Accepted Answer

BranchCache

Answer

BranchCache caches content from headquarters servers at branch office locations (either on a hosted cache server or distributed among PCs), reducing WAN bandwidth consumption.

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 Storage & File Services 2