CNIT 242 exam 1 Questions with Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: What is the purpose of roaming profiles
Answer: allows for the user to always have a consistent environment as changes are always made
Question 2: Roaming profile advantages
Answer: i. Always up to date ii. Available anywhere with access to network share
Question 3: Roaming profile disadvantages
Answer: i. Increase logon/logoff time ii. Versioning issues if the users logs into multiple clients
simultaneously iii. The copy of the profile remains on the client after logoff
Question 4: how do you set a password policy
Answer: Group policy management > create a new GPO > Edit the GPO > computer configuration >
windows settings > security settings > account policies > password policy
Question 5: What is an ideal password policy
Answer: force periodic changes, disallow last # of passwords, mix case, non alpha characters
Question 6: How are roaming profiles set up
Answer: Group policy management > Edit GPO > computer config > policies > administrative templates >
system > user profiles > right click 'set roaming profile path for all users logging onto this computer' then
Edit > enable in properties > enter the path
Question 7: What is the difference between a site and a domain
Answer: a. Domain: collection of objects that share the same database
b. Site: represent the physical structure or topology of your network. A collection of well connected sub nets
Question 8: What is the difference between a tree and a forest
Answer: a. Forest: single instance of active directory i. Within a forest you can have multiple domains ii.
Two or more trees that don't share a contiguous namespace
b. Tree: collection of domains that share a contiguous namespace
Question 9: What is a local profile
Answer: basic type of profile i. Purpose: accounts on stand alone computer
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, Question 10: what is a mandatory profile
Answer: a read only profile assigned to an account i. Purpose: used for accounts associated with specific
tasks
Question 11: what is a roaming profile
Answer: users profile stored is stored on a network share i. Purpose: consistent environment as changes are
always available
Question 12: what is the difference between roaming profile and folder redirection
Answer: a. Roaming profile: the entire profile is stored on a network share
b. Folder redirection: portions of the profile can be redirected to a network share
Question 13: what is a directory schema? what is x.500?
Answer: a. holds the classes for the object you create
b. X.500: a series of computer networking standards covering electronic directory services
Question 14: what is the purpose of folder redirection?
Answer: a. Have all user files stored in one central area where they can be manipulated
b. Helps with security, does not leave anything behind locally
Question 15: what does DNS name resolution do
Answer: a. the task of converting domain names to their corresponding IP address
Question 16: What is the DNS process
Answer: b. Process of DNS i. Logs onto internet service provider ii. Opens web browser, types URL iii.
Computer asks for ISPs DNS server for specific IP address for URL iv. Once IP address found, DNS server
responds with appropriate IP address and the users computer gives this address to users browser v. Browser
opens a connection to server using IP address provided vi. Browser displays requested page on computer
screen
Question 17: What is the purpose of DDNS
Answer: i. Method of automatically updating a name server in the Domain Name System
Question 18: Directory naming conventions
Answer: C - Country O - Organization OU - Organizational Unit CN - Common Name
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Question 1: What is the purpose of roaming profiles
Answer: allows for the user to always have a consistent environment as changes are always made
Question 2: Roaming profile advantages
Answer: i. Always up to date ii. Available anywhere with access to network share
Question 3: Roaming profile disadvantages
Answer: i. Increase logon/logoff time ii. Versioning issues if the users logs into multiple clients
simultaneously iii. The copy of the profile remains on the client after logoff
Question 4: how do you set a password policy
Answer: Group policy management > create a new GPO > Edit the GPO > computer configuration >
windows settings > security settings > account policies > password policy
Question 5: What is an ideal password policy
Answer: force periodic changes, disallow last # of passwords, mix case, non alpha characters
Question 6: How are roaming profiles set up
Answer: Group policy management > Edit GPO > computer config > policies > administrative templates >
system > user profiles > right click 'set roaming profile path for all users logging onto this computer' then
Edit > enable in properties > enter the path
Question 7: What is the difference between a site and a domain
Answer: a. Domain: collection of objects that share the same database
b. Site: represent the physical structure or topology of your network. A collection of well connected sub nets
Question 8: What is the difference between a tree and a forest
Answer: a. Forest: single instance of active directory i. Within a forest you can have multiple domains ii.
Two or more trees that don't share a contiguous namespace
b. Tree: collection of domains that share a contiguous namespace
Question 9: What is a local profile
Answer: basic type of profile i. Purpose: accounts on stand alone computer
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, Question 10: what is a mandatory profile
Answer: a read only profile assigned to an account i. Purpose: used for accounts associated with specific
tasks
Question 11: what is a roaming profile
Answer: users profile stored is stored on a network share i. Purpose: consistent environment as changes are
always available
Question 12: what is the difference between roaming profile and folder redirection
Answer: a. Roaming profile: the entire profile is stored on a network share
b. Folder redirection: portions of the profile can be redirected to a network share
Question 13: what is a directory schema? what is x.500?
Answer: a. holds the classes for the object you create
b. X.500: a series of computer networking standards covering electronic directory services
Question 14: what is the purpose of folder redirection?
Answer: a. Have all user files stored in one central area where they can be manipulated
b. Helps with security, does not leave anything behind locally
Question 15: what does DNS name resolution do
Answer: a. the task of converting domain names to their corresponding IP address
Question 16: What is the DNS process
Answer: b. Process of DNS i. Logs onto internet service provider ii. Opens web browser, types URL iii.
Computer asks for ISPs DNS server for specific IP address for URL iv. Once IP address found, DNS server
responds with appropriate IP address and the users computer gives this address to users browser v. Browser
opens a connection to server using IP address provided vi. Browser displays requested page on computer
screen
Question 17: What is the purpose of DDNS
Answer: i. Method of automatically updating a name server in the Domain Name System
Question 18: Directory naming conventions
Answer: C - Country O - Organization OU - Organizational Unit CN - Common Name
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