1.

What type of domain controller would you install into an area

where physical security is a concern?
a. Primary domain controller b. Backup domain controller
c. Read-only domain controller d. Locked-down domain controller

2. What is the default refresh interval for Group Policy on client

computers?
a. 15 minutes b. 30 minutes
c. 45 minutes d. 60 minutes
3. Which trust relationship type is used to establish a trust between
two domains in different forests?
a. External trust b. Forest trust
c. Shortcut trust d. Realm trust

4. Which of the following is NOT a valid trust relationship direction

in Windows Server?
a. One-way incoming b. One-way outgoing
c. Two-way d. Three-way

5. Which of the following statements is true about trust

relationships?
a. Trust relationships are always automatically created when two
domains are created.
b. Trust relationships can only be established between domains in
the same forest.
c. Trust relationships can be established between domains in
different forests.
d. Trust relationships are not supported in Windows Server.

6. What does iSCSI stand for?

a. Internet System Connection Interface
b. Integrated Small Computer Storage Interface
 c. Internet Small Computer System Interface
d. Integrated System Communication Interface
7. Which DNS zone typically contains PTR records?
a. Forward lookup zone b. Reverse lookup zone
c. Root zone d. TLD zone

8. Which of the following is NOT a scope of management for a Group

Policy object (GPO)?
a. Site b. Domain
c. Organizational Unit (OU) d. Workgroup
9. What is the default TCP port for iSCSI?
a. 3260 b. 1433
c. 21 d. 339
10. What is the purpose of an iSCSI server?
a. To connect storage devices over a Fibre Channel network
b. To provide block-level storage access over an IP network
c. To connect printers and scanners to a network
d. To provide file-level storage access over an IP network

11. What is the default port used by NFS?

a. 80
b. 111
c. 2049
d. 3306

12. After _________ percent of usage of IP address, DHCP client sends

out another renewal request.
a. 95.5% b. 87.5
c. 50% d. 25%
13. What is an NFS client?
a. A device that provides files to an NFS server
b. A device that connects to an NFS server and accesses its files
 c. A device that manages NFS servers on a network
d. A device that encrypts NFS traffic
14. What is an NFS client?
a. A device that provides files to an NFS server
b. A device that connects to an NFS server and accesses its files
c. A device that manages NFS servers on a network
d. A device that encrypts NFS traffic

15. How does Hyper-V improve server utilization?

a. By reducing the number of physical servers needed
b. By increasing the speed of physical servers
c. By replacing physical servers with virtual servers
d. By increasing the storage capacity of physical servers
16. Which of the following is a feature of Hyper-V?
a. Live migration of virtual machines b. Sending emails
c. Playing multimedia files d. Scanning for viruses
17. What is the role of the Hyper-V Manager?
a. To create and manage virtual machines
b. To configure network settings
c. To install software updates
d. To monitor disk space
18. Which virtual hard disk (VHD) format is used by Hyper-V?
a. VHDX
b. VMDK
c. VHD
d. ISO

19. How does failover clustering work?

a. By replicating data across multiple servers
b. By automatically moving resources from a failed server to a healthy
server
c. By increasing the speed of network connections
d. By providing load balancing for network traffic
20. What is the maximum number of nodes that can participate in a
windows server 2016 failover cluster?
a. 2 b. 8
c. 16 d. 64
21. What is the primary security concern associated with VPNs?
a. Network performance b. Data encryption
c. Data interception d. Network hardware failure
22. Which tool is commonly used to promote a Windows Server to a
domain controller?
a. Active Directory Users and Computers b. DNS Manager
c. Server Manager d. Hyper-V Manager
23. What is child domain controller in Active directory?
a. A server that manages only child domains
b. A read-only domain controller
c. A domain controller in a subordinate domain
d. A domain controller with limited access rights
24. What server role must be installed on a server in order for it to be
considered a domain controller?
a. Active directory Federation Services
b. Active Directory User and Computers
c. Active Directory Certification services
d. None of the above
25. What is the purpose of a Global Catalog in an Active Directory
forest?
a. Stores a copy of all Active Directory objects
b. By increasing the speed of physical servers
c. By replacing physical servers with virtual servers
d. By increasing the storage capacity of physical servers
 26. What is the default port for HTTP connections in IIS?
a. 21 b. 80
c. 443 d. 8080
27. What is the maximum amount of memory that can be allocated to
a virtual machine in Hyper-V on windows server 2019?
a. 64 GB b. 128 GB
c. 256 GB d. 512 GB
28. Which of the following is true about AD DS (Active Directory
Domain Services)?
a. AD DS is used for managing user accounts, groups, and computers
b. AD DS is used for web hosting
c. AD DS is not related to authentication
d. AD DS is used for database management only.
29. What is the purpose of a Group Policy Object (GPO)?
a.To manage user and computer configurations.
b.To manage network hardware
c. To manage user authentication
d.To manage network security
30. What is the purpose of creating an Organizational Unit (OU) in
Active Directory Users and Computers?
a. To manage network hardware
b. To organize users, groups, and computers for easier management
c. To configure network protocols
d. To monitor network traffic
31. Which Group Policy setting is commonly used to enforce security
policies, such as password complexity requirements, on Windows client
machines?
a.Account Lockout Policy b. User Rights Assignment
c. Security Options d. Password Policy
 32. Which DNS record type is used to map IP addresses to hostnames in
reverse DNS lookups?
a.PTR b. CNAME
c. A d. MX
33. What is the difference between a transitive trust and a non-
transitive trust?
a. A transitive trust allows access to all domains in a forest, while a
non-transitive trust only allows access to specific domains.
b. A transitive trust allows access to all trusted domains, while a non-
transitive trust only allows access to one specific domain
c. A transitive trust allows access to all child domains in a forest, while
a non-transitive trust only allows access to one specific domain

d.A transitive trust allows access to all trusted forests, while a non-
transitive trust only allows access to one specific forest.
34. Which version of IIS is included with windows server 2019?
a.IIS 7.0 b. IIS 7.5
c. IIS 8.0 d. IIS 10.0
35. What is APIPA?
a.A protocol used for assigning public IP addresses
b.A protocol used for assigning private IP addresses
c. A protocol used for assigning IP addresses automatically in absence
of a DHCP server
d.A protocol used for assigning IP addresses to routers.
36. What is an NFS client?
a.A device that provides files to an NFS server
b.A device that connects to an NFS server and accesses its files
c. A device that manages NFS servers on a network
d.A device that encrypts NFS traffic
37. Which OS natively supports NFS?
a.Windows b. Linux
 c. MacOS d. Android
38. How does Hyper-V improve server utilization?
a.By reducing number of physical servers needed
b.By increasing speed of physical servers
c. By replicating physical servers with virtual servers
d. By increasing storage capacity of physical servers.

39. What is the purpose of quorum in failover clustering?

a.To determine the primary node in the cluster
b.To prevent split brain scenarios
c. To increase the performance of the cluster
d.To manage network traffic in the cluster
40. What is a node in a failover cluster?
a.A network switch b. A server that is part of the cluster
c. A virtual machine d. A storage device
41. What is the role of a VPN client?
a.To manage network traffic
b.To provide network storage
c. To initiate a secure connection to a VPN server
d.To manage domain names and translate them to IP addresses
42. Which role should be install on windows server to make it Domain
controller
a.Active Directory Users and Computers
b.Active Directory Domain Services
c. Active Directory Certification Services
d.Active Directory

43. What is child domain controller in Active directory?

 a.A server that manages only child domains
b.A read-only domain controller
c. A domain controller in a subordinate domain
d.A domain controller with limited access rights
44. What is the default port used by NFS?
a.80 b. 111
c. 2049 d. 3306
45. ___________ is not the logical components of active directory.
a.Domain b. Tree
c. Site d. Forest
46. Which of the following statements is true about IIS?
a.IIS is only available for Windows Server operating systems.
b.IIS can only serve static web pages
c. IIS does not support PHP or ASP.NET applications \
d.IIS is a free, open-source web server
47. Which protocol is commonly used by IIS for serving web content?
a.FTP b. HTTP
c. SMTP d. POP3
48. In the DHCP DORA process, what is the typical method used by a DHCP
client to send a "Request" to a DHCP server?
a. Unicast b. Broadcast
c. Multicast d. All of the above
49. What is the primary purpose of a forest in Active Directory?
a. Grouping users in a domain b. Sharing a common schema and
configuration
c. Managing DNS settings d. Implementing DHCP services

50. In the context of Active Directory, what does CDC stand for?
a. Child Domain Controller b. Central Domain Controller
c. Configuration Domain Controller d. Clustered Domain Controller
51. In Active Directory, what is the trust relationship between a
Child Domain Controller and its Parent Domain?
a. transitive b. Non-transitive
c. Subordinate d. Peer
52. Which command line tool is used to force an immediate update of
Group policy settings on a windows Client?
a. gpedit.msc b. gpupdate
c. Gpresult d. gpmc.msc
53. In which scenario is read only domain controller (RODC) most
commonly deployed?
a. In main data center
b. In branch offices or remote locations
c. As a primary domain controller
d. In development environments
54. In Group Policy Management, which node is typically used to configure
firewall settings?
a. Computer Configuration b. User Configuration
c. Group Policy Objects d. Security settings
55. Which of the following is NOT a typical action you can configure for
firewall rules using Group Policy?
a. Allow the connection b. Block the connection
c. Log the connection d. Delay the connection
56. In the offer of DORA, the IP address of Destination is ________.
a. 255.255.255.255 b. 0.0.0.0
c. 169.254.0.12 d. None of the above
57. What is Group Policy in Windows Server used for?
a. Managing hardware resources
b. Configuring Active Directory users
c. Centralized management of system settings
d. Controlling network protocols
Short Questions:
1. What is DNS? Explain different types of DNS zone.
2. How group policy can be implemented in OU level and why it is beneficial?
3. Specify steps to configure group policy to specify desktop background of users who belongs to IT
Organization unit.
4. Differentiate between forest, OU, and domain.
5. Explain transitive and non-transitive trust with example. Also specify one way incoming, one way
outgoing, two way trust.
6. How does failover clustering handle hardware failures? Where can you implement failover
cluster?
7. What is DHCP? Explain how it simplifies IP address management.
8. What is NFS? Write down the role of NFS in windows server. Also specify the steps to be
followed to configure NFS server.
9. Define the term "Trust Relationship" in the context of Active Directory and. Differentiate
between transitive and non-transitive trust relationship in Active directory.
10. What is iSCSI server? What are the benefits of using iSCSI for storage compared to
traditional Fibre Channel SANs?
11. Write down the step to initiate ISCSI.
12. What is an RODC and how does it differ from a traditional Domain Controller?
13. What is a VPN and how does it provide secure remote access to a network?
14. What are the advantages of using VPNs for remote access compared to traditional
methods such as dial-up or dedicated lines?
15. How FTP is used in a Windows Server environment?
16. What is fault tolerance? Write down it’s importance in client server environment.
17. Explain the concept of failover clustering.
18. How failover clustering enhances the high availability of services in a network?
19. Write down the steps to promote a server to secondary server. How it help in fault
tolerance?
20. Write down the steps to promote a server to RODC server.
21. Write down the steps to promote a server to CDC server.
22. Describe the function of IIS and its role in hosting websites and web applications.
23. What is IIS server? How it is different from Apache server?

Long Question:
1. Discuss the process of configuring and managing a failover cluster in Windows Server,
including prerequisites, cluster creation, and resource configuration.
2. Write down the steps to be followed to restrict users of IT department to access control panel
using group policy management.
3. What is IIS server? How it is different from Apache server? Write down the steps for deploying
web applications to an IIS.
4. Discuss the process of configuring and managing a failover cluster in Windows Server, including
prerequisites, cluster creation, and resource configuration.
5. Explain DORA process. Write down the steps to be follow to configure DHCP
6. Explain what NFS (Network File System) is and how it is used to share files between
Unix/Linux and Windows systems. Write down the steps to be followed to install role of
NFS.
7. Discuss the different types of trust relationships that can exist between domains in Active
Directory, including one-way and two-way trusts.
8. Define DNS. Write down the steps to configure DNS in windows server 2016.
9. What is the role of iSCSI server. Write down steps to configure iSCSI server. Also specify the
steps to be performed at iSCSI initiator.
10. Discuss the process of configuring and managing a failover cluster in Windows Server, including
prerequisites, cluster creation, and resource configuration.
11. What are the benefits of using Group Policy to manage firewall settings compared to
configuring them locally on individual computers? Describe the process of configuring
Windows Firewall settings using Group Policy.