Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 Exam Technology & Digital Applications 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which Windows Server 2012 role service enables the automatic enrollment of certificates to domain computers and users?
- Certificate Authority Web Enrollment
- Network Device Enrollment Service
- Certificate Enrollment Policy Web Service (Correct answer)
- Online Responder
Correct answer: Certificate Enrollment Policy Web Service
The Certificate Enrollment Policy Web Service works with the Certificate Enrollment Web Service to enable policy-based automatic certificate enrollment.
Question 2: What is the function of the 'Data Deduplication' feature in Windows Server 2012?
- Compresses files using NTFS compression
- Eliminates redundant data blocks to reduce storage consumption (Correct answer)
- Replicates data across multiple volumes for redundancy
- Encrypts data at rest using BitLocker
Correct answer: Eliminates redundant data blocks to reduce storage consumption
Data Deduplication identifies and removes duplicate data chunks across files on a volume, storing only one copy of each unique block.
Question 3: An administrator needs to extend a Windows Server 2012 Active Directory schema to support a new application. Which tool is used to perform this task?
- ADSI Edit
- Active Directory Schema snap-in (schmmgmt.msc) (Correct answer)
- Ntdsutil
- Active Directory Users and Computers
Correct answer: Active Directory Schema snap-in (schmmgmt.msc)
The Active Directory Schema snap-in (schmmgmt.msc) provides the GUI interface for extending the AD schema with new object classes and attributes.
Question 4: In a Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V environment, which feature allows a running virtual machine to be moved to another host without any downtime?
- Quick Migration
- Live Migration (Correct answer)
- Storage Migration
- Export/Import
Correct answer: Live Migration
Live Migration in Hyper-V transfers a running VM's memory and state to another host transparently with no service interruption.
Question 5: Which Windows Server 2012 networking technology enables multiple VMs on different physical hosts to communicate as if on the same Layer 2 network over a Layer 3 infrastructure?
- VLAN tagging
- NVGRE (Network Virtualization using GRE) (Correct answer)
- NIC Teaming
- RRAS
Correct answer: NVGRE (Network Virtualization using GRE)
NVGRE encapsulates VM network traffic in GRE tunnels, enabling virtual networks to span across physical subnets without VLAN dependencies.
Question 6: A Windows Server 2012 administrator wants to limit how much disk space a user's files can consume on a shared volume. Which feature accomplishes this?
- Storage Pools
- File Server Resource Manager Quotas (Correct answer)
- Data Deduplication
- Dynamic Disks
Correct answer: File Server Resource Manager Quotas
File Server Resource Manager (FSRM) Quotas allow administrators to set hard or soft limits on storage usage per user or folder.
Question 7: Which Windows Server 2012 role enables centralized management and auditing of privileged access to servers using jump servers and session recording?
- Active Directory Rights Management Services
- Privileged Access Workstation via AppLocker
- Remote Desktop Services with RD Gateway (Correct answer)
- Active Directory Federation Services
Correct answer: Remote Desktop Services with RD Gateway
RD Gateway can serve as a jump server, channeling and logging all administrative RDP sessions through a central point for auditing.
Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 Exam Technology & Digital Applications 4
Which Windows Server 2012 role service enables the automatic enrollment of certificates to domain computers and users?