Lesson 6: Configuring File Services
Multiple Choice
1. The File Services role and other storage-related features included with Windows Server 2008
provide tools that enable system administrators to address many problems on a scale appropriate
to a large enterprise network. However, before you implement the role or begin using these tools,
what should you spend some time thinking about?
a) how quickly you can recover from the failure of a hard drive, a server, or an entire facility
b) your users’ needs and how these needs affect their file storage and sharing practices
c) how you control access to network file shares
d) how users will find the files that they need
2. Within each site, the number of file servers you need can depend on __________.
a) how often your users work with the same files
b) how much fault tolerance you want to build into the system
c) the level of high availability you want to provide
d) all of the above
3. The process of deploying and configuring a simple file server using Windows Server 2008
includes many of the most basic server administration tasks, including all of the following except
__________.
a) installing disks
b) partitioning drives
c) assigning permissions
d) creating shares
4. Most personal computers use basic disks because they are the easiest to manage. A basic disk
uses what type of partitions and drives?
a) primary partitions, extended partitions, and logical disks
b) primary partitions, virtual partitions, and logical disks
c) primary partitions, extended partitions, and virtual disks
d) primary partitions, logical partitions, and virtual disks
5. The system partition contains what types of files?
a) software-related files that the computer uses to boot
b) operating system configuration files
c) hardware-related files that the computer uses to boot
d) none of the above
6. When you work with basic disks in Windows Server 2008, how many primary partitions can
you create?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
7. How many active partitions can you have per hard drive?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
8. What volume type is essentially a method for combining the space from multiple dynamic
disks into a single large volume?
a) simple
b) spanned
c) striped
d) RAID-5
9. What volume type consists of space on three or more physical disks, all of which must be
dynamic disks?
a) simple
b) spanned
c) striped
d) RAID-5
10. Windows Server 2008 can support dynamic volumes as large as __________ terabytes.
a) 16
b) 32
c) 64
d) 128
11. What tool can you use to perform disk-related tasks such as initializing disks, selecting a
partition style, converting basic disks to dynamic disks, and more?
a) Disk Configuration MMC snap-in
b) Disk Management MMC snap-in
c) Disk Console
d) Diskpart.exe
12. What is the first step in designing a file-sharing strategy?
a) deciding how many shares to create and where to create them
b) determining usernames and passwords
c) deciding security measures
d) projecting anticipated storage needs and procuring the correct server hardware and disk arrays
to meet your needs
13. Generally speaking, a well-designed sharing strategy provides each user with all of the
following resources except __________ storage space.
a) public
b) virtual
c) private
d) shared
14. What file system provides the most granular user access control and also provides other
advanced storage features, including file encryption and compression?
a) NTFS
b) FAT
c) LTP
d) SWAP
15. Regardless of the size of your network, your strategy for creating shared folders should
consist of all the following information except what __________.
a) folders you will share
b) names you will assign to the shares
c) permissions you will grant to users
d) online file settings you will use for the shares
16. Windows Server 2008 has several sets of permissions that operate independently of each
other. Which permissions control access to folders over a network?
a) share permissions
b) NTFS permissions
c) registry permissions
d) Active Directory permissions
17. For network users to be able to access a shared folder on an NTFS drive, you must grant
them __________ permissions.
a) share
b) NTFS
c) both A & B
d) registry
18. By default, what topology do replication groups use?
a) hub/spoke
b) full mesh
c) partial mesh
d) mesh/spoke
19. The Distributed File System (DFS) implemented in the Windows Server 2008 File Services
role includes two technologies: DFS Namespaces and __________.
a) DFS Remediation
b) DFS Replication
c) DNS Replication
d) DFS Topology
20. What server is responsible for maintaining the list of DFS shared folders and responding to
user requests for those folders?
a) DFS server
b) DNS server
c) namespace server
d) replication server
True/False
21. A period of planning and design is unnecessary before you start implementation of a file
server deployment.
22. If your organization has branch offices scattered around the world and uses relatively
expensive wide area networking (WAN) links to connect them, it would probably be more
economical to install a file server at each location rather than having all of your users access a
single file server using the WAN links.
23. When preparing a hard disk for use, Windows Server 2008 file servers can use the same
settings as workstations.
24. When you install additional hard disk drives on a file server, the Windows Server 2008 setup
program automatically performs all of the preparation tasks.
25. You can mark an existing dynamic disk as an active partition.
Fill-in-the-Blank
26. The __________ partition tells the computer which system partition and operating system it
should use to start Windows.
27. The alternative to using a basic disk is to convert it to a(n) __________ disk.
28. On most enterprise networks, the principle of least __________ should apply when assigning
permissions.
29. Assigning permissions to __________ enables you to add new users or move them to other
job assignments without modifying the permissions themselves.
30. To create multiple shares and exercise more granular control over their properties, you can
use the __________ Folders snap-in.
31. __________ are privileges granted to specific system entities, such as users, groups, or
computers, enabling them to perform a task or access a resource.
32. By default, the __________ special identity receives the Allow Read share permission to any
new shared folders you create.
33. The __________ service enables the computer to share files with network users and is
installed on all Windows Server 2008 computers by default.
34. At its simplest, DFS is a virtual __________ technology that enables you to create a single
directory tree that contains references to shared folders located on various file servers, all over
the network.
35. Multiple master __________ is a technique in which duplicate copies of a file are all updated
on a regular basis, no matter which copy changes.
Short Answer
36. What partition tells the computer which system partition and operating system it should use
to start Windows?
37. In what type of disk configuration does the system perform all read and write operations on
both disks simultaneously so that they contain duplicate copies of all data stored on the volume?
38. What principle states that users should have only the privileges they need to perform their
required tasks and no more?
39. What permissions control access to the files and folders stored on disk volumes formatted
with the NTFS file system?
40. What is a technique in which duplicate copies of a file are all updated on a regular basis no
matter which copy changes?
41. What is the name of the protocol included with DFS that conserves network bandwidth by
detecting changes in files and transmitting only the modified data to the destination?
42. What is the ability of DFS clients to revert to targets that were previously unavailable when
they become available again and are of lower cost than the target the client is using?
43. What is a collection of servers, known as members, each of which contains a target for a
particular DFS folder?