Exam 1 Review Questions

1. Know the versions, minimum requirements and capabilities of each version of Server 2003.
2. Know the difference between a member server and a domain controller
3. Know what tools can be used to manage updates to a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 system
4. Know what shadow copies of of shared folders is
5. Know the differences (advantages vs disadvantages) between a user group and an OU
6. Know the terms:
   1. tree
   2. forest
   3. forest root domain
7. Know tasks able to be accomplished with Device Manager and how device manager depicts non functioning devices
8. Know how to tune a paging file
9. Know the tabs of a user and group account
10. Know the Kerberos authentication process
11. Know how to change a user profile from roaming to mandatory
12. Know how to create user folders using variables
13. Know the format used for the DSAdd command
14. Know the functions, syntax and switches of the following commands
    1. DSADD
    2. DSMOVE
    3. DSQUERY
    4. DSRM
15. Know the account policy nodes
16. Know the difference between security groups and distribution groups
17. Know the different domain functional levles
18. Know the different group scopes and how they can be changed as they relate to domain functional levels
19. Know the AGUDLP strategy

Exam 3 Review Questions

1. Know the subcategories of Local Policies
2. Know the difference between Logon/Logoff and Startup/Shutdown scripts and how they are implemented
3. Know how to update Group Policy.
4. Know the two ways you can block Group Policy inheritance
5. Know the command line and GUI utilities that can be used to troubleshoot Group Policy
6. Know how Group Policy is applied
7. Know the functions of the GPRESULT and RSoP tools
8. Know the difference between Publishing and Assigning applications through Group Policy
9. Know the syntax for Secondary Logon
10. Know how Terminal Services works
11. Know what is necessary to implement a Terminal Services server
12. Know what group(s) have the ability to use Terminal Services by default
13. Know which tools are available to configure and administer Terminal Services
14. Know how to implement Terminal Services in a Windows Server 2003 environment
15. Know how to use Event Viewer to troubleshoot system problems
16. Know how to use the following tools to monitor a server

• Performance Logs and Alerts
• System Monitor
• Task Manager
• Event Viewer

1. Know how many page faults can occur before RAM should be added to the computer
2. Know how many outstanding volume or partition requests, on average, will indicate a need to updgrade a hard drive controlelr
3. What are the three views available to a user from from Performance Logs and Alerts
4. Know when alerts should be implemented

Exam 2 Review Questions

• Know the supported OS installation filesystems and details.
• Know how to hide a drive from network places
• Know about sharing folders, including hidden ones and CLI methods
• Know the Share and NTFS permissions
• Know the switches for the COMPACT command
• Know the switches for the CIPHER command
• know how to troubleshoot printing problems
• Know how to find effective permissions
• Know how to share a drive from the command line.
• 10.  Know how to calculate space taken for parity in a RAID 5 implementation
• 11.  Know the advantages of software raid over hardware raid
• 12.  Know the RAID Levels and the difference between hardware and software RAID
• 13.  Know the volume status messages
• 14.  Know about adding new disks and foreign disks
• 15.  Know the file attributes and how to use the attrib command
• 16.  Know about compression and encryption and the CLI utils for them
• 17.    Know about the data recovery agent
• 18.  Know what cscript is
• 19.  Know the printer scripts (i.e. pubprn.vbs, prncfg.vbs, etc….)
• 20.  Know about printer pooling and print permissions
• 21.    Know how to figure out resulting permissions
• 22.    Know troubleshooting techniques for printing (port redirections, checking connectivity, checking drivers, etc….)