Microsoft Internet Information Server Technology & Digital Applications 2

Question 1

Which IIS feature allows you to host multiple websites on a single server using different host headers?

Accepted Answer

Host Name Bindings

Answer

Host Name Bindings in IIS let multiple sites share the same IP/port by distinguishing them via the HTTP Host header.

Question 2

What is the purpose of the IIS Application Request Routing (ARR) module?

Accepted Answer

Load balancing and reverse proxy functionality

Answer

ARR provides load balancing, reverse proxy, and URL-based routing to distribute traffic across multiple backend servers.

Question 3

Which IIS authentication method sends credentials as Base64-encoded text with every request?

Accepted Answer

Basic Authentication

Answer

Basic Authentication encodes credentials in Base64 and transmits them with each HTTP request, making HTTPS essential for security.

Question 4

What does the IIS URL Rewrite module primarily accomplish?

Accepted Answer

Modifies incoming URLs before they are processed

Answer

The URL Rewrite module intercepts and transforms request URLs using rules, enabling redirects, canonical URLs, and clean URL structures.

Question 5

In IIS, what is a 'worker process' (w3wp.exe) responsible for?

Accepted Answer

Hosting and executing web application code in an application pool

Answer

w3wp.exe is the IIS worker process that runs inside an application pool and processes HTTP requests for the hosted web applications.

Microsoft Internet Information Server Practice Test