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Question 1

What does the 'maxProcesses' setting in an IIS application pool control?

Accepted Answer

The number of worker processes (w3wp.exe) that can run simultaneously for the pool

Answer

maxProcesses sets how many w3wp.exe worker processes the application pool can spawn; setting it above 1 enables a Web Garden.

Question 2

Which IIS feature allows you to serve different content or redirect requests based on whether the client supports a specific HTTP header or browser type?

Accepted Answer

URL Rewrite with server variable conditions

Answer

URL Rewrite rules can inspect server variables including HTTP headers like User-Agent to conditionally rewrite or redirect requests.

Question 3

In IIS logging, which log format is enabled by default and logs fields such as date, time, client IP, method, URI, and status code?

Accepted Answer

W3C Extended Log File Format

Answer

W3C Extended Log File Format is the IIS default; it is flexible, allowing you to choose which fields are logged.

Question 4

What happens to queued requests when an IIS application pool recycles?

Accepted Answer

The old worker process finishes serving active requests while the new one handles incoming requests (overlapped recycle)

Answer

By default, IIS performs an overlapped recycle where the old w3wp.exe handles existing requests while a new one starts for incoming ones.

Question 5

Which IIS module is responsible for serving classic ASP (not ASP.NET) pages, processing .asp files?

Accepted Answer

ASP Module

Answer

The ASP Module (asp.dll) handles the processing of classic .asp files and must be explicitly installed as an IIS role service.

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