Microsoft Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment Sample Questions:

1. You are a network administrator for your company. All servers run Windows Server 2003. A server named
Server1 functions as an application server.
Server1 runs several applications. Server1 is located on the company's perimeter network. You allow
communication to Server1 only over port 80.
Users report that applications on Server1 perform poorly during periods of peak activity.
You monitor Server1.
The results are shown in the exhibit. (Click the Exhibit button.)

You need to identify which process is causing Server1 to perform poorly. Which two tools can you use to achieve this goal? (Each correct answer presents a complete solution. Choose two.)

A) Event Viewer
B) Network Monitor
C) Task Manager
D) System Monitor

2. The Certidea.com network consists of a single Active Directory domain named Certidea.com.
The Certidea.com network contains a server that runs Windows Server 2003, named Certidea-SV1.
Access to Certidea.corn's internal Web site is provided to users by Certidea-SV1.
Certidea-SV1 hosts a folder named D:\Webfolders\Sales Docs that contains Certidea.corn's sales reports.
The table below displays settings of the NTFS permissions for the Sales Docs Folder.
GroupName Permissions
Administrators Full Control
Sales Modify
Users Read
You have received instruction from the CIO to create a new virtual directory for the sales department on
Certidea-SV1.
He informs you that the new virtual directory should be accessible as a Web folder, that members of the
Sales group should be able to upload Microsoft Word documents and HTML files, and that no dynamic
content is allowed to be run from the virtual directory.
Configure the correct option or options in the dialog box, to satisfy the CIO's requirements completely.

3. You are a network administrator for your company. All servers run Windows Server 2003. You manage a
file server named Server8.
You need to create a performance baseline for Server8 by using Performance Logs and Alerts.
You need to store the performance data in an existing Microsoft SQL Server database on another
computer.
You create a new counter log, and you select SQL Database as the log file format.
When you attempt to save your changes, you receive an error message stating that you must select a data
source name.
You examine the configuration of the SQL Logs, as shown in the following dialog box.

You need to configure the counter log to use a SQL database. What should you do?

A) Use the relog command-line utility to configure a connection to your SQL database.
B) Use Add or Remove programs to install Connection Point Services. Configure a connection to your SQL database.
C) Use the logman command-line utility with the create switch to configure a connection to your SQL database.
D) Use Data Sources (ODBC) to configure a connection to your SQL database.

4. You have a domain controller named Server1 that runs Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2).
You start Server1 in Directory Services Restore Mode and attempt to log on by using the username
administrator and a password of Pa$$w0rd. The logon attempt fails. You restart Server1 normally and
successfully log on to the server by using the username administrator and a password of Pa$$w0rd.
You need to ensure that you can log on to Server1 in Directory Services Restore Mode.
What should you do?

A) From Active Directory Users and Computers, select the Store password using reversible encryption option for the Administrator account.
B) From ntdsutil.exe, run Security account management.
C) From ntdsutil.exe, run Set DSRM Password.
D) From Active Directory Users and Computers, select the Account is trusted for delegation option for the Administrator account.

5. The Certidea.com network consists of a single Active Directory domain named Certidea.com.
All servers on the Certidea.com network run Windows Server 2003 and all client computers run Windows
XP Professional.
The Certidea.com network contains a member server named Certidea-SV5.
On May 30, 2003 you enable shadow copies, as well as install the Previous Versions client software on
Certidea-SV5.
You also create a Microsoft Access database and import data into it on the same day. The database is
saved as sales.mdb in a shared folder on Certidea-SV5.
You open sales.mdb on June 3, and make substantial additions and deletions.
But on June 4, you find that you have to access and edit data that you deleted from sales.mdb the previous
day.
What should you do?
Select the correct options in the dialog box below to make sure that your additions of the previous day are
not lost.

Solutions: