MCTS 70-642 Professional Standards & Competencies 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: An IT manager asks you to implement 802.1X authentication on the corporate network. What professional competency does this requirement address?
- Network performance tuning
- Network access control and security policy enforcement (Correct answer)
- Bandwidth cost reduction
- DNS load balancing
Correct answer: Network access control and security policy enforcement
802.1X enforces port-based network access control, ensuring only authenticated and authorized devices connect to the network.
Question 2: When configuring Windows Server 2008 R2, a technician notices that unnecessary services are running. What is the professional best practice?
- Leave all services running to ensure maximum compatibility
- Disable or remove services not required for the server's role to reduce attack surface (Correct answer)
- Document the services but make no changes
- Reinstall the operating system from scratch
Correct answer: Disable or remove services not required for the server's role to reduce attack surface
Disabling unnecessary services is a server hardening best practice that reduces the number of potential attack vectors.
Question 3: A network administrator must ensure that routing table changes on a Windows Server 2008 RRAS server are properly tracked. Which approach supports this requirement?
- Rely on memory for tracking changes
- Use configuration management tools and maintain a change log for all routing modifications (Correct answer)
- Allow all team members to make changes without documentation
- Disable RRAS logging to reduce overhead
Correct answer: Use configuration management tools and maintain a change log for all routing modifications
Configuration management and change logs provide an auditable record of routing changes, supporting troubleshooting and compliance.
Question 4: A junior technician asks how to handle a situation where they lack the skills to resolve a critical network issue. What is the professionally appropriate response?
- Attempt to fix it alone to avoid appearing incompetent
- Escalate to a more experienced colleague or senior engineer immediately (Correct answer)
- Tell the user the issue is resolved without actually fixing it
- Ignore the issue and wait for it to self-resolve
Correct answer: Escalate to a more experienced colleague or senior engineer immediately
Timely escalation when expertise is insufficient is a mark of professional competence and protects the organization from prolonged outages.
Question 5: A company implements a policy requiring encrypted communication between network management tools and servers. Which protocol should replace unencrypted SNMP v1/v2c?
- Telnet
- SNMPv3 with authentication and privacy settings (Correct answer)
- FTP
- HTTP
Correct answer: SNMPv3 with authentication and privacy settings
SNMPv3 provides authentication and encryption (privacy), making it the secure replacement for the unencrypted SNMPv1 and v2c protocols.
Question 6: After completing a Windows Server 2008 network configuration project, what should the administrator do to support future operations?
- Archive all project emails and delete technical notes
- Produce complete as-built documentation reflecting the final configuration (Correct answer)
- Hand off the server without documentation to the operations team
- Reset all configurations to defaults for the operations team to reconfigure
Correct answer: Produce complete as-built documentation reflecting the final configuration
As-built documentation accurately captures the final configuration, enabling future administrators to manage and troubleshoot the system effectively.
Question 7: Which regulatory framework is most relevant for a US-based healthcare organization implementing Windows Server 2008 network infrastructure controls?
- PCI DSS
- HIPAA Security Rule (Correct answer)
- SOX
- GDPR
Correct answer: HIPAA Security Rule
HIPAA's Security Rule mandates specific technical safeguards for protecting electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) in healthcare environments.
MCTS 70-642 Professional Standards & Competencies 4
An IT manager asks you to implement 802.1X authentication on the corporate network.
What professional competency does this requirement address?