Core Microsoft Technologies Flashcards

Which Windows Server feature allows administrators to install only the components needed for a specific role, reducing the attack surface?

Answer: Server Core

Server Core is a minimal installation option that reduces the attack surface by installing only essential components for specific server roles.

In SQL Server, which isolation level prevents dirty reads and non-repeatable reads but still allows phantom reads?

Answer: Repeatable Read

Repeatable Read prevents dirty reads and non-repeatable reads by holding shared locks until the transaction ends, but phantom rows can still appear.

What is the primary purpose of the Global Catalog in Active Directory?

Answer: Providing a partial replica of all objects in the forest for fast searches

The Global Catalog stores a partial replica of all objects in the Active Directory forest, enabling fast cross-domain searches and universal group membership resolution.

Which .NET Framework class is used to execute a stored procedure and retrieve results in ADO.NET?

Answer: SqlCommand

SqlCommand is used to execute SQL statements and stored procedures against a SQL Server database in ADO.NET.

In Windows PowerShell, what cmdlet is used to retrieve all running processes on a local computer?

Answer: Get-Process

Get-Process retrieves information about processes running on the local or remote computer.

Which Microsoft technology provides a unified messaging platform that integrates email, voice mail, and fax into a single inbox?

Answer: Exchange Server Unified Messaging

Exchange Server Unified Messaging integrates voice mail, fax, and email into a single Exchange mailbox accessible from multiple devices.

What does the 'volatile' keyword indicate in C#?

Answer: The variable may be modified by multiple threads simultaneously

The volatile keyword in C# tells the compiler that a field may be modified by multiple threads and prevents certain compiler optimizations that assume single-threaded access.