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Active Directory Lesson 1
Microsoft Server 2008 AD
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Computer Networking
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01/04/2017

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Term
The Active Directory database is stored on each domain controller in a file called ____
Definition
ntds.dit
Term
The Active Directory ___ is considered the security boundary for an Active Directory environment
Definition
forest
Term
To provide fault tolerance, Active Directory utilizes a ___ replication model.
Definition
multimaster
Term
To create a trust relationship with an NT4 domain, you will configure an ___
Definition
external trust
Term
The ___ naming context is replicated across the domain
Definition
Domain
Term
The ___ of an Active Directory object identifies its location within the directory structure
Definition
distinguished name
Term
A ___ provides two-way transitive trust relationship between all domains within two forests
Definition
cross-forest trust
Term
Each domain in an Active Directory forest has a ___ trust relation with every domain in a forest.
Definition
two-way transitive
Term
___ allows a user at a remote site to be able to log into Acitve Directory without needing to contact a global catalog server
Definition
Universal group caching
Term
Active Directory clients rely on ___ in DNS to locate Acitve Directory resources such as domain controllers and global catalog servers
Definition
SRV records
Term
Which of the following items is a valid leaf object in Active Directory?
a. Domain
b. User
c. Application partition
d. OU
Definition
user

Except for a user object, all of the listed choices are container objects that
can contain additional Active Directory objects within them. A user object is the only leaf object listed.
Term
Which of the following domain controllers can be joined to a forest that is currently set at the Windows Server 2008 forest functional level?
a. Windows 2000
b. Windows Server 2003
c. Windows Server 2008
d. Windows NT 4.0
Definition
windows server 2008

When an Active Directory forest is set to the Windows Server 2008 forest
functional level, only Windows Server 2008 domain controllers can be joined to any domain within the forest from that point forward
Term
You are planning an Active Directory implementation for a company that currently has sales, accounting, and marketing departments. All department heads want to manage their own users and resources in Active Directory. What feature will permit you to set up Active Directory to allow each manager to manage his or her own container but not any other containers?
a. Delegation of control
b. Read-only domain controller
c. Multimaster replication
d. SRV records
Definition
Delegation of control

Using delegation of control within Active Directory, you can assign
granular permissions within the directory. Therefore, delegated administrators can have elevated rights to only the specified objects and/or containers.
Term
What is required by DNS for Active Directory to function?
a. Dynamic update support
b. DHCP forwarding support
c. SRV records support
d. Active Directory integration
Definition
SRV records support

Of the listed choices, only SRV records support is required by DNS for
Active Directory to function. Dynamic update support is helpful in supporting an Active Directory environment, but it is not a requirement
Term
If the user named Amy is located in the sales OU of the central.cohowinery.com domain, what is the correct syntax for referencing this user in a command line utility?
a. amy.cohowinery.com
b. cn=amy.ou=sales.dc=cohowinery.com
c.cn=amy,ou=sales,dc=central,dc=cohowinery,dc=com
d. dc=com,dn=cohowinery,ou=sales,cn=amy
Definition
cn=amy,ou=sales,dc=central,dc=cohowinery,dc=com

The correct syntax of a distinguished name lists the leaf object first, any
OUs or containers second, and the components of the Active Directory domain name last
Term
RODCs do not participate in which of the following?
a. Replication
b. Cross-forest trusts
c. Outbound replication
d. External trusts
Definition
Outbound replication

Read-Only Domain Controllers do not perform any type of outbound replication within Active Directory. They accept inbound changes from writeable domain controllers, but do not replicate any local changes to the rest of the domain or forest.
Term
Which naming context contains forest-wide data about the physical topology of an Active Directory forest?
a. Schema
b. ForestDNSZones
c. Configuration
d. DomainDNSZone
Definition
Configuration

The Configuration NC is replicated forest-wide. It contains data about
Active Directory sites, subnets, and other forest-wide configuration data
Term
What is the first domain installed in a new Active Directory forest called?
a. Forest root domain
b. Parent root domain
c. Domain tree root
d. Domain root
Definition
Domain tree root

The forest root domain is the first domain installed in an Active Directory
forest; while it can subsequently be renamed, it cannot be decommissioned without decommissioning the entire forest.
Term
Which of the following is the security boundary within Active Directory?
a. Forest
b. Domain
c. Domain tree
d. OU
Definition
Forest

The security boundary within Active Directory is the forest. Active
Directory domains provide administrative boundaries, but the true security boundary is at the forest level
Term
Which of the following is a container object within Active Directory?
a. Folder
b. Group
c. User
d. OU
Definition
OU

Of the listed choices, only the organizational unit (OU) is a container object within Active Directory. A folder may contain other objects within the file system, but of the choices here, only an OU may contain other objects within Active Directory
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