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Question 1

Which command-line tool is the primary interface for managing IIS configuration from the command prompt in Windows Server?

Accepted Answer

appcmd

Answer

Appcmd.exe is the unified command-line tool for managing IIS 7 and later, covering sites, apps, pools, and config.

Question 2

In IIS, which configuration file at the site or application level can override server-level settings when the feature is delegated?

Accepted Answer

web.config

Answer

web.config files placed in site or application folders can override applicationHost.config settings when delegation allows it.

Question 3

Which IIS module handles the execution of CGI scripts by spawning a new process for each request?

Accepted Answer

CGI Module

Answer

The CGI Module launches a separate process per request to execute CGI scripts, which is resource-intensive compared to FastCGI.

Question 4

What IIS setting controls how long (in seconds) a worker process will wait before shutting down after the last request is processed during an idle timeout?

Accepted Answer

Idle Time-out

Answer

Idle Time-out in application pool advanced settings terminates a worker process that has been idle for the specified number of minutes.

Question 5

Which IIS authentication mechanism uses Kerberos or NTLM and does NOT send passwords over the network?

Accepted Answer

Windows Authentication

Answer

Windows Authentication uses Kerberos tickets or NTLM challenge-response, neither of which transmits the actual password.

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