MCSA Guide to Identity with Windows Server 2016 - Chapter 1. Top Exam Questions and answers, verified.

MCSA Guide to Identity with Windows Server 2016 - Chapter 1. Top Exam Questions and answers, verified. directory service - -A database that stores information about a computer network and includes features for retrieving and managing that information. Essentially, it's a database composed of records or objects describing users and available network resources, such as servers, printers, and applications. Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) - -A protocol that runs over TCP/IP and is designed to facilitate access to directory services and directory objects. It's based on a suite of protocols called X.500 developed by the International Telecommunications Union. Active Directory - -The Windows directory service that enables administrators to create and manage users and groups, set networkwide user and computer policies, manage security, and organize network resources. Hierarchical organization - -Active directory feature that makes management of network resources and administration of security policies easier. Centralized but distributed database - -Active Directory feature where all network data is centrally located, but it can be distributed among many servers for fast, easy access to information from any location. Automatic replication of information also provides load balancing and fault tolerance. Active Directory replication - -The transfer of information between and among all domain controllers to make sure they have consistent and up-to-date-information. Scalability - -Active Directory feature that uses advanced indexing technology to provide highperformance data access whether Active Directory consists of a few dozen or a few million objects. Security - -Active Directory feature offering fine-grain access controls that enable administrators to control access to each directory object and its properties. Active Directory also supports secure authentication protocols to maximize compatibility with Internet applications and other systems. Flexibility - -Active Directory feature is installed with some predefined objects, such as user accounts and groups, but their properties can be modified, and new objects can be added for a customized solution. Policy-based administration - -Active Directory feature that Administrators can define policies to ensure a secure and consistent environment for users yet maintain the flexibility to apply different rules for departments, locations, or user classes as needed. Physical structure, logical structure - -The two aspects of Active Directory's structure. domain controller (DC) - -A Windows server that has Active Directory installed and is responsible for allowing client computers access to domain resources. Each one can service only one domain. Site - -In Active Directory, a physical location in which domain controllers communicate and replicate information regularly. Microsoft defines one as one or more IP subnets connected by high-speed LAN technology. Physical structure - -The ________ consists of sites and servers configured as domain controllers. Domain controller responsibilities - -- Storing a copy of the domain data and replicating changes to that data to all other domain controllers throughout the domain. - Providing data search and retrieval functions for users attempting to locate objects in the directory. - Providing authentication and authorization services for users who sign in to the domain and attempt to access network resources. logical structure - -The ________ of Active Directory makes it possible to pattern the directory service's look and feel after the organization in which it runs. Organizational Units, Domains, Trees, Forests - -The four organizing components of Active Directory. Organizational unit (OU) - -An Active Directory container used to organize a network's users and resources into logical administrative units. They contain Active Directory objects, such as user accounts, groups, computer accounts, printers, shared folders, applications, servers and domain controllers. domain - -The core structural unit of Active Directory; contains OUs and represents administrative, security, and policy boundaries. tree - -A grouping of domains that share a common naming structure. child domain - -Domain that shares at least the top-level and second-level domain name and structure as an existing domain in the forest; also called subdomain. Forest - -A collection of one or more Active Directory trees. It can consist of a single tree with a single domain, or it can contain several trees, each with a hierarchy of parent and child domains. DNS server role - -The Active Directory installation program states that you must install the ________ if DNS isn't already installed on the network and informs you that a few other services needed for Active Directory replication must be installed. Fully qualified domain name (FQDN) - -A domain name that includes all parts of the name, including the top-level domain. Forest root domain - -The first domain created in a new forest. Deployment Configuration window - -In the ________, you select from these options: Add a domain controller to an existing domain, Add a new domain to an existing forest, and Add a new forest. first domain - -The ________ in a new forest is also the name of the forest. The wizard checks to be sure the forest name doesn't already exist