1. One of your users is running Windows NT Server 4.0 as her desktop operating system. This server is acting as the print server. She tells you when large print jobs are submitted, open applications run very slowly. What can be done to fix this problem?

A. Increase the size of the paging file.

B. Add more RAM to the server.

C. Increase the application performance boost to maximum.

D. In Performance Monitor, lower the priority of the printing service.

2. Which utility is used to install and configure protocols on NT?

A. Control Panel/Protocols

B. Control Panel/Network

C. Control Panel/System

D. Network Neighborhood

3. You have 3 physical hard disks on your Windows NT Server. What is the best way to implement fault tolerance and allow the maximum amount of disk storage space?

A. Implement disk striping

B. Implement disk mirroring

C. Implement disk Duplexing

D. Implement disk striping with parity.

4. Which of the following protocols are included with NT Server?

A. TCP/IP

B. NWLink

C. NetBEUI

D. AppleTalk

E. DLC

F. Choices A and C

G. Choices A, B and C

H. All of the above

5. The _______ service supplies the connections requested by client-side redirectors and provides them with access to the resources they request.

A. Redirector

B. Server

C. UNC

D. Multiple provider router

6. Windows NT uses two modes to maintain operating efficiency and integrity. They are?

A. User and kernel

B. On and Off

C. Executive and Hardware

D. Executive and Microkernel

E. Microkernel and HAL

7. What is the default directory for exporting data to other computers on the network?

A. \<winnt root>\system32\repl

B. \<winnt root>\system32\repl\export

C. \<winnt root>\system32\repl\scripts

D. \<winnt root>\system32\repl\import

8. You are installing NT Server on an Intel Pentium computer. What protocol(s) are installed by default?

A. TCP/IP

B. NetBEUI

C. IPX/SPX

D. TCP/IP and IPX/SPX

E. TCP/IP and NetBEUI

9. Which of the following tools can be used to select a particular processor to handle a specific process?

A. WinMSD

B. Windows NT Diagnostics

C. Task Manager

D. Server Manager

10. WOW translates 16-bit calls to 32-bit calls by using a process known as:

A. Demand Paging

B. Twunking

C. Thunking

D. Swapping

11. Which of the following file systems does Windows NT 4.0 Server support?

A. NTFS

B. FAT32

C. HFAT

D. FAT

12. You have several computers on your network, all running the NWLink protocol. However, the computers can’t communicate with each other. What is most likely the cause of this problem?

A. Frame mismatch.

B. Faulty NIC.

C. Incompatible operating systems.

D. Broadcast traffic.

13. A directory named \Planets on an NTFS partition on your PDC is shared with the following permissions. Everyone: No Access, Engineering: Full Control, and Marketing: Read Only. A file named Jupiter.doc in this folder has read-only access for the Engineering group. James, a member of the Everyone group, logs on locally to the server. What permission does he have for the file Jupiter.doc?

A. He has No Access only.

B. He has Read Only access.

C. He has Full Control.

D. He has Read and Write access only.

14. Logan has the Windows NT Server Tools for Windows 95 installed on her Windows 95 workstation. Which of the following applications would she use to manage user rights and permissions on an NT Server on the network?

A. Server Manager.

B. File and Print Services Manager.

C. Windows Explorer.

D. User Manager for Domains.

15. Which of the following views in Event Viewer has the ability to monitor printing requests when auditing is enabled?

A. System.

B. Application.

C. Security.

D. Services.

16. Margaret tried several times to log on to the network before she realized she was using the wrong password. Now she's unable to log on with the correct password. What must you do in order to enable her to log on?

A. Clear the account disabled box.

B. Clear the account locked-out box.

C. Change her password.

D. Restart the logon service.

17. Which of the following services on a Windows NT Server maintains a dynamic database that maps computer names to IP addresses?

A. DHCP

B. DNS

C. WINS

D. BOOTP

18. The recommended initial size of the paging file on a Windows NT computer with 48MB of RAM would be which of the following?

A. 48MB

B. 32MB

C. 60MB

D. 96MB

19. You have set up a new NT Server on your network, and you want to create a baseline report for future troubleshooting and monitoring. Which View option should you choose?

A. Chart

B. Alert

C. Log

D. Report

20. You have set up a new NT Server on your network, and you want to create a view that will be useful for notification of problems. Which view option should you choose?

A. Chart

B. Alert

C. Log

D. Report

21. You're creating a measurement baseline for your new NT Server installation. Which of the following objects do you monitor?

A. Memory

B. Processor

C. Disk

D. Network

E. All of the above

22. Upgrading which of the following directly benefits the processor subsystem?

A. Upgrading the secondary cache

B. Upgrading the disk I/O controller

C. Adding more RAM

D. Optimizing the paging file

23. What tool allows the administrator to capture and examine individual packets?

A. Performance Monitor

B. Alert applet

C. Alert log

D. Network Monitor

1. (C)

By default, all applications operate at a priority of 8. Selecting a boost of "maximum" boosts the priority by 2, giving the foreground application a priority of 10.

2. (B)

This is the same tool used to install network adapters and configure the binding orders. Network Neighborhood is not a utility. However, you can right-click it and choose properties as a shortcut to the Network applet.

3. (D)

Disk striping with parity needs at least 3 hard disks and protects against data loss in case of a hard drive failure; it also provides better disk utilization than disk mirroring/duplexing. Disk striping is not fault tolerant.

4. (H)

All of these protocols are included with NT. DLC is unique in that it is not a transport protocol but allows connection to SNA mainframes and network printers rather than other computers.

5. (B)

The server service also receives requests from remote computers trying to access files on the local hard drive.

6. (A)

Kernel mode is the privileged mode where code has direct access to all hardware and memory. User mode is less privileged and has no direct access to hardware.

7. (B)

\<winnt root>\system32\repl\export is the default directory for exporting data.

8. (D)

TCP/IP and IPX/SPX are the default protocols selected on a new install of NT Server.

9. (C)

With Task Manager, you can limit the execution of an application to one or more processors. This is known as hard affinity.

10. (C)

Thunking is the process of translating 16-bit calls into 32-bit calls and vice versa.

11. (A) and (D)

Windows NT supports installation on either a FAT or NTFS partition. However, installations on a FAT partition won’t allow for file level security. If you’re planning to dual boot between NT Server and Windows 95 or DOS, you must use the FAT file system. NT 4.0 no longer officially supports the use of HPFS drives.

12. (A)

On a network where all computers are running the NWLink protocol, one of the most common communication problems is caused by incorrect frame types. If some computers are running 802.3 and some computers are running 802.2, they won't communicate properly.

13. (A)

On an NTFS partition, permissions set on files are enforced even when logged on locally. Because the Everyone group has No Access on the share, James cannot access the files in this folder. In fact in this case, neither is the administrator account, who must take ownership in order to administer the object.

14. (D)

After installing the Windows NT Server Tools on her workstation, she’ll have both Server Manager and User Manager for Domains. Use Manager for Domains has the same capability on the Windows 95workstation as it does on the server.

15. (C)

Event Viewer provides three views: System, Application, and Security. The System log provides information about internal services and drivers. The Application log contains information about events generated by applications, such as tape back up programs. The Security log contains information about events; when auditing is enabled, such as user logon; file and directory access, and printing requests.

16. (B)

If a user account becomes inaccessible due to several failed log on attempts caused by incorrect passwords, the account was likely locked-out. You need to clear the "account locked-out" box to enable her to log on.

17. (C)

WINS (Windows Internet Naming Service) maintains a dynamic database that maps computer names to IP addresses. DHCP provides dynamic IP addresses and DNS provides a database that maps domain names to IP addresses.

18. (C)

The recommended initial size of the paging file is the amount of RAM installed on the machine plus an additional 12MB of RAM. In this case, 48MB and 12MB is equal to 60MB.

19. (C)

Setting up a Performance Monitor log allows you to capture data over a period of time. Establishing this baseline report allows you to view this data later and find out what has changed on your server.

20. (B)

Using the Alert view, you can customize alert thresholds. When a certain criterion is met as specified by you, an alert generates, warning you of this condition. This view is especially useful for monitoring disk space usage and memory resources available.

21. (E)

Consider all four of these objects mandatory for a baseline report. These four objects represent the majority of problems, and establishing a baseline report can help you discern between what might be normal and what needs to be addressed to fix a problem.

22. (A)

This question is somewhat tricky. It is specific to the processor subsystem. A disk controller, RAM, and a paging file are not part of the processor subsystem. The secondary cache can only be accessed by the processor, and can have a significant impact on server performance. You should probably not even consider a server with less than 256Kbps cache per processor.

23. (D)

Network Monitor is the ideal tool for capturing packets on a network. You can save captured packet data for later viewing and comparison.