Windows Server Configuration

Choose the best answer for each question in the “Best Answer” at the end of these chapters, and write a few sentences for each question to justify your choice. Note that just choosing the letter for your best answer only will not earn you full credit for this assignment. ATTACHED IS THE CH 1-3 IN PDFCh. 1, “Installing Servers,” of Exam 70-410 Installing and Configuring Windows Server® 2012.Ch. 2, “Configuring Servers,” of Exam 70-410 Installing and Configuring Windows Server® 2012.Ch. 3, “Configuring Local Storage,” of Exam 70-410 Installing and Configuring Windows Server® 2012.When justifying your choice, you may point out the sections of the book that carry the specific content or you may point out why the other answers are not the best answer (process of elimination).Lesson 1:1. You are deciding which Windows Server 2012 edition is right for your needs: a RemoteAccess server. You are eager to create a virtual machine (VM) on which you can installa virtual operating system environment (VOSE). You foresee needing only one VOSE.What Windows Server 2012 edition is best?a. Windows Server 2012 Datacenter editionb. Windows Server 2012 Standard editionc. Windows Server 2012 Foundation editiond. Windows Server 2012 Essentials edition2. Your company wants to upgrade to Windows Server 2012. Considering the present environmentof mostly Windows Server 2008 R2 servers, what is the best path to upgrade toWindows Server 2012?a. Perform an in-place upgrade of a Windows Server 2008 R2 machineb. Create a virtual instance of Windows Server 2012c. Perform a clean installation of Windows Server 2012d. Perform an in-place upgrade of the current lowest Windows Server edition3. You are tempted by the advantages of Server Core, but you do not want to give up certaintraditional server administration tools. What is the best option made available byWindows Server 2012 as a compromise?a. Use the Minimal Server Interfaceb. Use PowerShellc. Use cmdletsd. Use the full graphical user interface (GUI)4. What is the purpose of Microsoft releasing multiple editions of Windows Server 2012?a. To better secure a server by eliminating unnecessary featuresb. To accommodate needs of different companiesc. To offer various feature sets and at different price pointsd. To complement available 32-bit server editions5. Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) are available on whichWindows Server 2012 edition?a. Windows Server 2012 Datacenter editionb. Windows Server 2012 Datacenter and Standard editionsc. Windows Server 2012 Datacenter, Standard, and Foundation editionsd. All Windows Server 2012 editionsLesson 2:1. On a Windows Server 2012 server, you decide to change the interface. Select the bestanswer to convert a GUI server to Server Core.a. Reinstall the operating system and select Server Core upon installationb. Use Server Manager to start the Remove Roles and Features Wizardc. Use Server Manager to deselect the Server Graphical Shell optiond. There is no option to downgrade from GUI to Server Core2. Windows Server 2012 provides hardware-independent NIC teaming or bonding toenable better network performance and adapter fault-tolerance. However, in what scenariois the NIC teaming limited?a. During a Hyper-V live migrationb. When network adapters connect to different switchesc. When network traffic consists of large TCP sequencesd. For multiple network adapters to function as one interface3. As an administrator of a Windows Server 2012 network, you want to add a role to a fewservers on the network. What is your best available option?a. Install a role at the target server’s consoleb. Use Server Manager on the nearest Windows Server 2012c. Connect to the target server using Remote Desktop Servicesd. Using PowerShell, install the desired role to all target servers at once4. What is the advantage of deploying roles to a virtual hard disk (VHD) file?a. Administrators can use Server Manager to modify VHD filesb. An administrator can modify server roles to offline virtual machines (VMs) withoutstarting the VMc. An administrator can modify server roles to offline VMs without connecting the VMto the networkd. VHD files require fewer resources (for example, hard drive space)5. What is the key benefit behind delegating server administration?a. In larger networks, delegation uses permissions to restrict accessb. In smaller networks, delegation provides formalized synergyc. In larger networks, delegation improves prioritization of tasksd. In smaller networks, delegation creates employment opportunitiesLessson 3:1. What scenario would an organization prefer centralized servers and storage to havingindividual servers and storage per department?a. Each department typically works with its own applications and documents, rarelyneeding access to other departments.b. Each department typically works with its own applications and documents, occasionallyneeding access to other departments.c. Everyone in the organization works with his or her own individual resources.d. Everyone in the organization works with the same set of resources.2. Concerning storage solutions, select the disk configuration that offers the least expensivedisk consumption.a. Just a Bunch of Disks (JBOD)b. Disk mirroringc. RAID 5d. RAID 33. Concerning storage solutions, select the disk configuration that offers the most protectionin case of drive failure.a. RAID 0b. RAID 1c. RAID 5d. Large volume on a single drive4. What is the next step after creating a virtual hard disk (VHD)?a. Mounting it either through Server Manager or the Disk Management snap-inb. Initializing the disk and creating volumes on it, just as you would a physical diskc. Using the VHD (creation of the VHD file readies the disk for storage)d. Mounting the VHD file to a Hyper-V virtual machine5. What is a key advantage of Server Manager over the Disk Management snap-in?a. The Server Manager now offers disk-related functions from the navigational pane.b. Server Manager is more user-friendly.c. The Disk Management snap-in enables you to create VHD files and mount them onthe computer.d. Server Manager can perform many of the same functions for servers all over thenetwork.