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Computer Networking
Undergraduate 1
04/13/2013

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Term
What are the two main modes of Server 2008 Licensing?
Definition
-Per Server
-Per Seat
Term
A large company with many servers would use the per-_______ mode, while a smaller company with only one server or small number of user connections would use per-_______.
Definition
-Seat
-Server
Term
Can you skip entering a Product ID during the installation?
Definition
Yes
Term
If you do skip the PID, how many days do you initially have to use the product?
Definition
60 Days
Term
What command extends the evaluation period?
Definition
slmgr -rearm
Term
What is the maximum number of days you can extend the evaluation period?
Definition
180 Days
Term
What command allows you to enter a vali PID within the evaluation period?
Definition
slmgr -ipk
Term
In what folder are the Server 2008 OS files installed in by default?
Definition
\WINDOWS
Term
Describe a Server Core installation.
Definition
Allows for a minimal installation with little or no GUI interface.
Term
Can a Server 2008 computer be a member of both a workgroup and domain at the same time?
Definition
NO
Term
What 3 things must be true for a computer to join a domain?
Definition
-Computer account created in the ADD
-Domain Controller must be online
-DNS Server
Term
What console is used to configure server roles?
Definition
Server Manager
Term
What is the command-line equivalent for Server Manager?
Definition
Server Manager Cmd.EXE
Term
What 2 utilities can be used to promote a Server 2008 to a domain controller?
Definition
-Server Manager
-DCPROMO.EXE
Term
What happens during the promotion?
Definition
The promotion process converts the SAM to a ADD.
Term
If you are creating a new _____ in an existing forest, you must run DCPROMO in advanced mode.
Definition
Tree
Term
How can you run DCPROMO in advanced mode?
Definition
DCPROMO /adv or select (use advance mode install)
Term
How is your domain, tree and forest hierarchy created?
Definition
Deployment Configuration
Term
What are the three domain functional levels?
Definition
-2000
-2003
-2008
Term
The first doamin controller in the forest MUST be a?
Definition
Global Catalog
Term
The first domain controller in the forest CANNOT be a ?
Definition
RODC
Term
What 2 storage types does SERVER 2008 support?
Definition
-Basic
-Dynamic
Term
Can a single physical disk use both storage types at the same time?
Definition
NO
Term
The traditional industry standard is_____ storage, which is divided into______.
Definition
-Basic
-Partitions
Term
New disks are added to a computer as what type of disk by default?
Definition
Basic Disk
Term
What are the two types of partitions that can be created on a basic disk?
Definition
Primary & Extended
Term
How many primary partitions(total) can you have on a single basic disk?
Definition
4 Partitions
3 Primary + 1 extended
Term
Describe a primary partition?
Definition
It is a bootable partition that is assigned a drive letter automatically.
Term
Does a system need a primary partition to boot to the hard disk?
Definition
YES
Term
Describe an extended partition?
Definition
It is usually the rest of the unpartitioned space, once the primary partitions have been created.
Term
Does a extended partition get assigned a drive letter?
Definition
NO
Term
What is an extended partition divided into?
Definition
Logical Drives
Term
Can extended partitions be formatted and assigne drive letters?
Definition
YES
Term
Describe an active partition?
Definition
The primary partition that the computer boots to at startup.
Term
Can you have more than one active partition at one time?
Definition
NO
Term
Can extended partition be made the active partition?
Definition
NO
Term
Describe a system partition.
Definition
The active primary partition at the time Server 2008 was installed.
Term
Describe a boot partition.
Definition
The partition where Server 2008 is installed \windows folder is located.
Term
Describe GPT.
Definition
It is suggested for use on disks larger than 2TB and only supported by XP 64-Bit, Vista, Win 7, Server 2003, and 2008.
Term
To convert from MBR to GPT or GPT to MBR, the hard disk must be ______.
Definition
Empty
Term
What is dynamic storage?
Definition
You can size and resize a dynamic volume. Involves the use of a single partition that covers the entire disk, and the disk itself is divided into volumes or combined with other disks.
Term
What operating systems support dynamic sotrage?
Definition
2000, 2003, 2008, XP, Vista, and Win 7.
Term
Dynamic disks are divided into______.
Definition
Volumes
Term
How are dynamic disks created?
Definition
Converting from a basic disk.
Term
Define RAID.
Definition
It is a category of disk drives that employ two or more drives in combination for fault tolerance and performance.
Term
Describe a simple volume.
Definition
Contains disk space from a single disk and is not fault tolerant.
Term
Can simple volumes be extended?
What must be true?
Definition
YES
Formatted with NTFS
Term
Describe a spanned volume.
Definition
Volume includes disk space from multiple disks and allows you to combine unpartitioned space from up to 32 drives into one large volume(single drive letter).
Term
Can a spanned volume only be created on dynamic disks?
Definition
YES
Term
How many disks do you need to create a spanned volume?
Definition
2 disks
Term
Are spanned volumes faul tolerant?
Definition
NO
Term
Can the areas of free space on the different disks differ in size on spanned volumes?
Definition
YES
Term
Do spanned volumes increase read and write speed?
Definition
NO
Term
How is data written to a spanned volume?
Definition
Writes to the spanned volume by filling the first disk completely, and then continues in this manner through each disk included in the spanned volume.
Term
Describe a striped volume?
Definition
Includes disk space from multiple disks and allows you to combine unpartitioned space from 32 drives into one large volume.
Term
Can a striped volume only be created on dynamic disks?
Definition
YES
Term
Are striped volumes fault tolerant?
Definition
NO
Term
Can the areas of free space on the different disks idffer in size when using striped volumes?
Definition
NO
Term
Do stripe volumes increase read/write speed?
Definition
YES
Term
Describe a mirrored volume?
Definition
Consist of two identical sized copies of a simple volume, each on separate hard disks, providing fault tolernace.
Term
Are mirrored volumes fault tolerant?
Definition
YES
Term
Describe RAID-5 volume.
Definition
Fault-tolerant striped volume, adding striping with parity-information to each disk in the volume.
Term
Are RAID-5 volumes fault tolerant?
Definition
YES
Term
RAID 0
Definition
Striping without Parity,improves performance,not fault tolerance
Term
RAID 1
Definition
Mirroring,data is written to two duplicate disks simutaneously.
Term
Duplexing
Definition
Same as mirroring, adds and extra redundant disk controller.
Term
RAID 5
Definition
Striping with parity across all drives.
Term
RAID 1+0
Definition
Striped Mirror Sets
Term
RAID 0+1
Definition
Mirror Striped Sets
Term
What is the recommended file system for a Server 2008 system?
Definition
NTFS
Term
What command line utility is used to convert from FAT to NTFS? What is the syntax of this command?
Definition
-Convert.exe
-Convert F: /FS:NTFS
Term
What Server 2008 snap-in can be used to configure and manage your disks?
Definition
Disk Management
Term
What 2 consoles contain this snap-in? What is the command-line equivalent?
Definition
-ServerManager
-Computer Management
-DISKPART.EXE
Term
Describe mounting a drive.
Definition
A mount drive is one that appears as a folder and that is accessed through a path like any other folder.
Term
Only an ________folder on a volume formatted with_______ can be used for mounting a drive.
Definition
-Empty
-NTFS
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