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    Active Directory provides centralized control for network administration and security. It stores all information and settings for a deployment in a central database, and allows administrators to assign policies and deploy and update software. System administrators are experts at handling hardware and software who can work alone but also communicate well with others. Antivirus software protects systems from viruses while firewalls protect from unauthorized access by blocking hacker attacks from outside intruders.

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    Active Directory provides centralized control for network administration and security. It stores all information and settings for a deployment in a central database, and allows administrators to assign policies and deploy and update software. System administrators are experts at handling hardware and software who can work alone but also communicate well with others. Antivirus software protects systems from viruses while firewalls protect from unauthorized access by blocking hacker attacks from outside intruders.

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    Active Directory provides centralized control for network administration and security. It stores all information and settings for a deployment in a central database, and allows administrators to assign policies and deploy and update software. System administrators are experts at handling hardware and software who can work alone but also communicate well with others. Antivirus software protects systems from viruses while firewalls protect from unauthorized access by blocking hacker attacks from outside intruders.

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    Question 1. What Is Active Directory?

    Answer :
    Active Directory provides a centralised control for network administration and security. Server
    computers configured with Active Directory are known as domain controllers. Active Directory
    stores all information and settings for a deployment in a central database, and allows
    administrators to assign policies and deploy and update software.
    Window server admin

    Question 20. What Are The Personal Characteristics Of A System Administrator?


    Answer :
    System administrators are experts at handling hardware and software. They are quick with both
    their hands and their head. They can work alone, but they know when and how to communicate
    with others, whether to report problems, learn information needed to fix problems, or instruct
    employees regarding technical issues.
    uestion 27. Differentiate Between Firewall/antivirus?
    Answer :
    Antivirus: The prime job of an anivirus is protect your system from computer viruses. Your
    computer may be standalone or part of network or connected to Internet you need an antivirus
    program. It actively monitors when you are using your system for any virus threat from different
    sources. if it found one it tries to clean or quarantine the virus ultimately keeping your system
    and data safe.
    Firewall: Firewall is in other hand a program which protects your system from
    outsider/intruder/hacker attacks. These attacks may not be virus type. In some cases hackers can
    take control of your system remotely and steal your data or important information from system.
    If your system is directly connected to internet or a large network than you can install a software
    firewall in your PC to protect your self from unauthorized access. Firewall is available either in
    software or in hardware form. For a single PC you may need a software firewall while a large
    corporate implements hardware firewall to protect all of their systems from such attacks.

    Windows Server Administration:


    Are you preparing for Windows Server Administration interview? Windows Server Administration is
    the task of administering the Server operating systems. Windows server should be installed and
    configured along with setting user groups and accesses to it. If any issue arises in installation, one should
    rectify it. Administrator holds the responsibility for the complete installation and make sure the server is
    working. For any upgrades, releases the server should be updated. There is less number of people who are
    skilled in administration. There is huge demand for this technology in the market. Opportunities are
    everywhere for this technology. Good knowledge on how the process is done will fetch you the
    job. Wisdomjobs framed Windows Server Administration interview questions and answers to make
    it easier for your interview preparation.

    Question 1. What Are The Roles Of System Administrator?


    Answer :
    The role of System Administrator differs in the organization. The three main task of a System
    Admin is Installing, Supporting and maintaining servers & computers.
    o Install patches & OS Updates
    o Review system logs access administration
    o Access administration for users
    o Disaster recovery planning
    o Creating and Restoring system backups
    o Comply with password requirements
    o Access control
    o System audit logging
    o
    uestion 2. What Is The Different Version Of Windows Server?
    Answer :
    The following are are the different version of windows servers:
    o Windows Server 2003 (2003)
    o Windows Server 2003 R2 (2005)
    o Windows Server 2008 (2008)
    o Windows Server 2008 R2 (2009)
    o Windows Server 2012 (2012)
    o Windows Server 2012 R2 (2013)
    o Windows Server 2016 (upcoming – 2016)

    1. Question 3. What Are The Different Roles In Windows Server?


    Answer :
    The following are the different roles in Windows server:
    o Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS)
    o Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS)
    o Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS)
    o Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (ADLDS)
    o Active Directory Rights Management Services (ADRMS)
    o Application Server
    o DHCP Server
    o DNS Server
    o FAX Server
    o File and Storage Services
    o Hyper-V
    o Print and Document Services
    o Network Policy and Access Services
    o Remote Access
    o Remote Desktop Services
    o Volume Activation Services
    o Web Server (IIS)
    o Windows Deployment Services (WDS)
    o Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
    2. Question 4. What Is Dns?
    Answer :
    Domain Naming System(DNS) resolves IP address to the hostname(domain) and
    hostname(domain name) to IP address.
    3. Question 5. What Is Dhcp?
    Answer :
    Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) helps in automatically allocation IP address
    over the network with defined scope.
    4. Question 6. What Are The Types Fsmo Roles?
    Answer :
    The are five FSMO roles:
    o Primary Domain Controller (PDC)
    o Infrastructure master
    o Relative ID (RID) master
    o Schema master
    o Domain naming master
    5. Question 7. What Is Active Directory?
    Answer :
    Active Directory is Microsoft directory services used on Windows servers. Active directory is
    a centralized database for users, computers, networks, printers, files etc.
    6. Question 8. What Do Forests, Trees, And Domains Mean?
    Answer :
    Domain, tree and forest are a logical structure in Active Directory.
    Domain: A domain is a collection of computers, users, and objects which share common AD
    and has trust relationships.
    Tree: A tree collection of one or more domain.
    Forest: The forest is the top of the Active Directory structure. It is consists of multiple trees
    which share a common global catalog.
    7. Question 9. What Is Domain Controller?
    Answer :
    Domain Controller is used in windows based operating systems for security authentication of
    users, computers etc. It is a central database for storing users account information and security
    enforcement. For example, DC helps which users to allow or deny the access to a particular
    folder in a particular domain.
    8. Question 10. Explain About Hyper-v?
    Answer :
    Hyper-V is Microsoft’s virtualization tool for creating multiple virtual machines on a single
    physical server, thus reducing the cost of hardware and improving efficiency.
    9. Question 11. What Is Ldap?
    Answer :
    LDAP is a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol. The directory services are just like a
    database for storing computers, users, objects etc. which helps in adding, removing and
    updating computer objects in the directory.
    10. Question 12. What Is Wds?
    Answer :
    Windows Deployment Services helps for installing Windows operating system(OS) remotely
    over the network
    11. Question 13. What Is Wsus?
    Answer :
    Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) is developed by Microsoft to manage the
    distribution of updates in Windows environment.
    12.

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