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You are the IT administrator for a small corporate network. You are configuring Windows Update on the Office2 workstation in Office 2. In this lab, your task is to complete the following: • Set the active hours of the workstation to 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. • Configure Windows Update to install updates semi-annually. • Allow other Microsoft products to update when I update Windows. • Defer the update to 90 days. • Set security improvements to 0 days. • Set Pause Updates to Off. Actions you were required to perform: Set the active hours for the workstation to 6 am-11 pm Install updates semi-annually Provide updates for other Microsoft products when Windows is updated. Defer updates for 90 days Set security improvements to 0 days Make sure Pause Updates is set to Off. Explanation In this lab, your task is to complete the following: • Set the active hours of the workstation to 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. • Configure Windows Update to install updates semi-annually. • Allow other Microsoft products to update when I update Windows. • Defer the update for 90 days. • Set security improvements for 0 days. • Set Pause Updates to Off. Complete this lab as follows: 1. Right-click Start and select Settings. 2. Maximize the window for easier viewing. 3. Select Update & security. 4. Under Update Settings, select Change active hours. 5. Set the Start time to 6:00 a.m. 6. Select the check mark. 7. Set the End time to 11:00 p.m. 8. Select the check mark. 9. Select Save. 10. Select Advanced options. 11. Select Give me updates for other Microsoft products when I update Windows. 12. From the Choose when updates are installed drop-down list, select Semi-Annual Channel. 13. From the deferred update drop-down list, select 90. 14. From the deferred security improvements drop-down list, select 0. 15. Set Pause Updates to Off. You are the IT administrator for a small corporate network. A visitor is preparing to give a presentation. She expects the machine to be plugged in during the presentation. However, while she prepares the presentation, she will likely run on battery power. You need to help her create a power plan to accommodate both conditions that won't interfere with the presentation if the machine is not plugged into a power source. In this lab, your task is to complete the following: • Create a custom power plan called Presentation based on the Balanced plan as follows: Settings On Battery Plugged In Turn off the display after 1 hour Never Put the computer to sleep after 2 hours Never Turn off the hard disk after 15 min Never (use 0) Low battery action Hibernate Do nothing • Make the new power plan the current plan. Complete this lab as follows: 1. Create a custom power plan as follows: a. Select Start. b. Select Settings. c. Maximize the window for easier viewing. d. Select System. e. From the left menu, select Power & sleep. f. Under Related settings, select Additional power settings. g. On the left, select Create a power plan. h. Make sure Balanced is selected. i. In the Plan name field, enter Presentation. j. Click Next. k. From the Turn off the display drop-down list, select 1 hour for On battery. l. From the Turn off the display drop-down list, select Never for Plugged in. m. From the Put the computer to sleep drop-down list, select 2 hours for On battery. n. From the Put the computer to sleep drop-down list, select Never for Plugged in. o. Click Create. 2. Modify the Presentation power plan settings as follows: a. To the right of Presentation, select Change plan settings. b. Select Change advanced power settings. c. Expand Hard disk. d. Expand Turn off the hard disk after. e. Select On battery. f. In the On battery field, enter 15. g. Select Plugged in. h. In the Plugged in field, enter 0. i. Expand Battery. j. Expand Low battery action. k. Form the On battery drop-down list, select Hibernate. l. Select Plugged in. m. From the Plugged in drop-down list, make sure Do nothing is selected. n. Click OK. In this lab, your task is use Device Manager to complete the following: • The new network card you installed isn't working as expected (speed is only 1 Mbps). Until you can figure out what the problem is, disable the Broadcom network adapter and enable the Realtek network adapter. • To make sure the network adapter has the latest drivers, update the driver for the Realtek network adapter by searching Microsoft Update. • You recently updated the driver for your video card. However, the system experiences periodic crashes that you suspect are caused by the new driver. Roll back the driver to a previous version. • Move the Ethernet cable to the integrated network port on the motherboard. • Right-click Start and select Device Manager. • Expand Network adapters. • Disable the network adapter as follows: o Right-click Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Controller and select Disable device. o Click Yes. • Right-click Realtek 8169 and select Enable device. • Update the driver as follows: o Right-click Realtek 8169 and select Update driver. o Select Search automatically for updated driver software. o After the driver is installed, click Close. • Roll back the video card driver as follows: o Expand Display adapters. o Right-click ATI Radeon HD 3300 and select Properties. o Select the Driver tab. o Select Roll Back Driver. o Click Yes. o Click OK. • Move the Ethernet cable to the integrated network port on the motherboard as follows: o From the top navigation tabs, select Support Office. o Above the computer, select Back to switch to the back view of the computer. o Drag the Ethernet connector from the PCIe NIC to the integrated network port on the motherboard. You need to update the drivers for two devices in your system, the Realtek network adapter and the Mustek scanner. You have downloaded the driver for the network adapter to a USB drive that is currently on the Shelf. In this lab, your task is to update the necessary drivers as follows: • Disconnect the external hard drive from the system. Be sure to use the correct procedure for removing the device. • Insert the USB drive in a free USB port. Verify that the system detects the device. • Update the driver for the network adapter using the driver on the USB drive. • Update the driver for the scanner by searching Windows Update for the new driver. • Remove the external hard disk as follows: o On the monitor, select Click to view Windows 10 to enter the operating system view of the computer. o In the notification area, select ^ to show the hidden icons. o Select the removable device icon. o Select Eject USB DISK. o From the top navigation tabs, select Bench to switch to the hardware view to remove the external hard drive. o Above the external hard drive, select Back to switch to the back view of the hard drive. o Select the USB Type B 5-pin Mini Connector connected to the back of the external hard drive. o Drag the USB cable from the external hard drive and release the connector in the Workspace. This disconnects the cable while leaving the hard drive on the Workspace. • Connect the USB drive as follows: o Above the computer, select Back to switch to the back view of the computer. o On the Shelf, expand Storage Devices. o Drag the USB drive from the Shelf to the USB port on the back of the computer. o On the monitor, select Click to view Windows 10 to enter the operating system view of the computer. • Update the driver for the network adapter: o Right-click Start and select Device Manager to open Device Manager. o In Device Manager, expand Network adapters to update the network adapter driver. o Right-click Realtek 8169 and select Update Driver. o Select Browse my computer for driver software to use the driver on the USB drive. o Select Browse. o Select JumpDrive (E:). o Click OK. o Make sure Include subfolders is selected. o Select Next. o After the driver is installed, click Close. • Update the driver for the scanner: o Expand Imaging devices to update the scanner driver. o Right-click Mustek ScanExpress 1200 Pro and select Update driver. o Select Search automatically for updated driver software. o After the driver is installed, click Close. You work at a computer repair store. A customer wants to upgrade the video card in his computer to provide more memory, faster processing power, and additional features. He wants to be able to do the following: • Use the computer to watch high-definition movies from a Blu-ray player. • Connect his monitor to the computer using a connection designed for high-definition content. In this lab, your task is to complete the following: • Disconnect the monitor from the current video card and remove the card from the computer. • Install the video card with the HDMI connection. HDMI is an interface used by monitors and digital televisions for high-definition content. When installing the video card, connect the PCIe power connector to the video card. • Connect the computer to the monitor using an HDMI cable. • In Windows, configure a resolution of 1920x1080 for full HD content. Even though the monitor supports a higher resolution, this is the resolution for HD content. 1. Disconnect the monitor from the current video card as follows: a. Above the computer, select Back to switch to the back view of the computer. b. Above the monitor, select Back to switch to the back view of the monitor. c. Drag the DB-15 Connector from the computer to the Workspace area. d. Drag the DB-15 Connector from the monitor to the Shelf. 2. Remove the current video card from the computer as follows: a. Above the computer, select Motherboard to switch to the motherboard view of the computer. b. Drag the VGA Video Adapter from the computer to the Shelf. 3. Install a new video card as follows: a. For each video card on the Shelf, select Details. b. Select Connectors for the video card to find the one with the HDMI connection. c. Close the Details window. d. Drag the HDMI video adapter from the Shelf to an open PCI Express slot on the motherboard. e. Select the power supply to provide power to the video card. The video card requires an additional PCIe power connection. f. Under Selected Component, drag a 6-pin PCIe power connector to the power port on the right side of the video card. 4. Connect the computer to the monitor as follows: a. Above the computer, select Back to switch to the back view of the computer. b. On the Shelf, expand Cables. c. Select the HDMI cable. d. Under Selected Component, drag an HDMI Connector to the HDMI port on the video card. e. Under Selected Component, drag an HDMI Connector to the HDMI port on the monitor. f. Above the computer, select Front to switch to the front view of the computer. g. Above the monitor, select Front to switch to the front view of the monitor. h. Click the power button for the computer. 5. Modify the screen resolution as follows: a. After Windows loads, right-click the desktop and select Display settings. b. Under Resolution, select 1920x1080. c. Select Keep changes. You are the IT administrator for a small corporate network. The employee in Office 2 is setting up a virtualization environment for software development. To make the system easier to use, she has requested dual monitors. You need to upgrade the computer in Office 2 to support dual monitors. You have purchased a second monitor and placed it in the Workspace (the monitor on the left). The video card in the computer currently only supports a single monitor, so you will need to upgrade the video card to support dual monitors. In this lab, your task is to configure dual monitors as follows: • Select and install a video card that provides you with dual monitor support for both monitors using a digital connection to the video card. When installing the video card, connect the PCIe power connector to the video card. • Connect the left monitor to the newly installed video card using an HDMI cable. The new monitor is already plugged into the surge protector. • Connect the original monitor to the new video card using the DVI-D cable. • Turn on the computer. • Turn on the new monitor. • Make sure Extend these displays is selected. • Configure the display properties to show the Start menu and taskbar on the left monitor. • Configure the relationship of the two monitors to reflect the physical placement of both monitors with the new monitor 2 on the left as the main display. • Select and install the video card as follows: o Above the right monitor, select Back to switch to the back view of the monitor and examine the available ports on each monitor. o Above the left monitor, select Back to switch to the back view of the monitor and examine the available ports on each monitor. o Above the computer, select Motherboard to switch to the motherboard view of the computer. o Select Yes to turn off the system. o On the Shelf, expand Video Cards. o Drag the PCIe video card with DVI-I, HDMI from the Shelf to the PCIe slot on the computer. o Select the power supply. o Under Selected Component, drag the 6-pin PCIe Power Supply connector into the video card. • Connect the left monitor as follows: o Above the computer, select Back to switch to the back view of the computer. o On the Shelf, expand Cables. o Read the descriptions for each cable to identify the cable to connect each monitor to the computer. o Select the HDMI cable. o Under Selected Component, drag a HDMI connector to the new video adapter in the computer. o Under Selected Component, drag the other HDMI connector to the HDMI port on the left monitor. • Connect the right monitor as follows: o On the computer, drag the DVI-D cable connector from the built-in connector to the new video card in the computer. o Above the computer, select Front to switch to the front view for the computer. • Extend the desktop to both monitors as follows: o Above the right monitor, select Front to switch to the front view. o Above the left monitor, select Front to switch to the front view. o On the left monitor, click the power button. o On the computer, click the power button. The computer starts on Monitor 1 (currently the right monitor) which has the Windows taskbar, so it is the main display. o Right-click the desktop and select Display settings. o Maximize the window for easier viewing. Under Multiple displays, Extend these displays is set by default. • Make the left monitor the main monitor as follows: o Under Select and rearrange displays, select the monitor labeled 2. o Under Multiple displays, select Make this my main display. Notice that Start and the taskbar disappear. o Under Select and rearrange displays, select Identify to verify which screen you are on. The monitor should display a large 1. • Change the arrangement of the monitors as follows: o From the top navigation tabs, select Office 2 to verify the main display. o On the left monitor, select Click to view Windows 10. This monitor now has the Windows taskbar, so it is the main display. o Right-click the desktop and select Display settings. o Under Select and rearrange displays, drag the 2 box for a monitor to the left so that the main display monitor is on the left. o Select Apply. o Select Identify to identify the monitor you are working with (monitor 1 or monitor 2) as identified by the operating system. If you have configured the monitors correctly, the Start menu and taskbar should show on the left monitor screen. You work at a computer repair store. A customer wants you to install a new sound card into his computer to run his home theater system. Currently, the computer uses the sound card built into the motherboard. You need to upgrade the computer with a better sound card that installs into an expansion card slot. In this lab, your task is to complete the following: • Install the sound card with the optical output. View the Details for each card to identify the card with an optical audio connector. • Boot into the BIOS and disable the onboard sound card. • Boot into Windows and verify that the new sound card is recognized and the onboard sound card does not appear in Device Manager. Complete this lab as follows: 1. Install the sound card with the optical output as follows: a. On the Shelf, expand Sound Cards. b. Select a sound card. c. Select Details. d. Select Connectors to identify the sound card with the optical input. e. Close Details. f. Repeat steps 1b-1e for each sound card. g. Above the computer, select Motherboard to switch to the motherboard view. h. Drag the PCIe sound card to an open expansion slot on the motherboard. 2. Boot into the BIOS and disable the onboard sound card as follows: a. Above the computer, select Front to switch to the front view of the computer. b. Click the power button on the computer. c. As the BIOS loads, press the F2 key to enter the BIOS setup program. d. From the left menu, expand System Configuration. e. Select Audio. f. Unmark Enable Audio. g. Select Apply. h. At the bottom of the window, select Send+Ctrl+Alt+Del. 3. Verify that the new sound card is recognized and the onboard sound card does not appear in Device Manager as follows: a. Right-click Start and select Device Manager. b. Expand Sound, video and game controllers. c. Verify that the SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio onboard audio card does not show and that the new SoundBlaster X-FI card does show. You are the IT administrator for a small corporate network. You have just installed Active Directory on a new Hyper-V guest server named CorpDC. You need to create an Active Directory organizational structure. The Active Directory structure will be based on the company's departmental structure. In this lab, your task is to create OUs on CorpDC as follows: • Beneath the domain, create the OUs listed below. While creating each OU, make the changes required to prevent accidental deletion. o Accounting o Admins o Marketing o Research-Dev o Sales o Servers o Support o Workstations • Within the Sales OU, create the following OUs: o SalesManagers o TempSales • In Hyper-V Manager, select CORPSERVER. • Under Virtual Machines, right-click CorpDC and select Connect. • In Server Manager, select Tools > Active Directory Users and Computers. • In the left pane, right-click CorpN. • Select New > Organizational Unit. • In the Name field, enter the OU name. • Make sure Protect container from accidental deletion is selected. • Click OK. • Repeat steps 4–8 to create additional OUs. • Create OUs in the Sales container as follows: o In the left pane, right-click Sales. o Select New > Organizational Unit. o In the Name field, enter the OU name. o Make sure Protect container from accidental deletion is selected. o Click OK. o Repeat step 10 to create additional OUs. You work at a computer repair store. You want to use the RAID feature on the motherboard to configure two RAID arrays. You have installed five new SATA hard drives in the computer. You have installed Windows on the first drive, and you want to use the other four drives in your RAID arrays. In this lab, your task is to complete the following: • Configure RAID for the SATA drive mode. • Define LD1 as a striped array using all of the space on two disks. • Define LD2 as a mirrored array using all of the space on two disks. • Configure RAID for the SATA drive mode. • Define LD1 as a striped array using all of the space on two disks. • Define LD2 as a mirrored array using all of the space on two disks. Complete this lab as follows: 1. Configure RAID for the SATA drive mode as follows: a. On the computer, select the power button to turn the computer on. b. When you see the BIOS load screen, press Delete to enter the BIOS. c. In the left pane, expand System Configuration. d. Select SATA Operation. e. In the right pane, select RAID On. f. Select Apply. g. Click Exit. 2. Define LD1 and LD2 as follows: a. Enter CTRL + I to enter the RAID Configuration Utility. b. With Create RAID Volume highlighted, press Enter. c. In the Name field, enter the volume name. d. Press the TAB key to highlight RAID Level. e. Select the RAID Level. f. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the RAID level. g. Press the TAB key to highlight Select Disks. h. Press Enter. i. Select disks 2 and 3; then press Enter. j. Press the TAB key to highlight Create Volume. k. Press Enter. l. Press Y to create the first RAID array. m. Repeat steps 2b–2k to create the second RAID array. You are the IT administrator for a small corporate network. You've installed Active Directory on a new Hyper-V guest server named CorpDC. You've created an Active Directory structure based on the company's departmental structure. While creating the structure, you added an OU named Workstations in each of the departmental OUs. Now you would like to use one Workstations OU for the company. As a result, you need to delete the departmental workstation OUs. In this lab, your task is to delete the following on CorpDC: • In the Marketing OU, delete the Workstations OU. • In the Research-Dev OU, delete the Workstations OU. • In the Sales OU, delete the Workstations OU. • In Hyper-V Manager, select CORPSERVER. • Under Virtual Machines, right-click CorpDC and select Connect. • In Server Manager, select Tools > Active Directory Users and Computers. • From the top menu. select View > Advanced Features. • Maximize the Active Directory Users and Computers window. • From the left pane, expand CorpN. • From the left pane, select the OU that you wish to open. • In the right pane, right-click Workstations and select Properties. • Select the Object tab. • Unmark Protect object from accidental deletion. • Click OK. • Right-click Workstations and select Delete. • Click Yes to confirm deletion. • Repeat steps 7–13 to delete the additional OUs. • Select View > Advanced Features again to turn off the advanced features view. You are the IT administrator for a small corporate network. You recently added an Active Directory domain to the CorpDC server to manage network resources centrally, and now you need to add user accounts in the domain. In this lab, your task is to create the following user accounts on CorpDC: User Job Role Juan Suarez Marketing manager Susan Smith Permanent sales employee Mark Burnes Sales manager Borey Chan Temporary sales employee Use the following user account naming standards and specifications as you create each account. • User account name: First name + Last name. • Logon name: first initial + last name with @CorpN as the domain. • Original password: 1234abcd$ (must change after the first logon). • Place the user account in the departmental OU (Organizational Unit) corresponding to the employee's department. For example: o The MarketingMarketingManagers OU for the marketing manager. o The SalesPermSales OU for the permanent employee. o The SalesSalesManagers OU for the sales manager. o The SalesTempSales OU for the temporary employee. • Configure the following for the temporary sales employee: o Limit the logon hours to allow logon only from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. o Set the user account to expire on December 31st of the current year. • In Hyper-V Manager, select CORPSERVER. • Under Virtual Machines, right-click CorpDC and select Connect. • Create a domain user account as follows: o In Server Manager, select Tools > Active Directory Users and Computers. o Maximize the window for easier viewing. o In the left pane, expand CorpN. o Browse to the appropriate OU. o Right-click the OU and select New > User. o In the First name field, enter the user's first name. o In the Last name field, enter the user's last name. o In the User logon name field, enter the user's logon name which should be the first letter of the user's first name together with their last name. (e.g. jsuarez) The domain, @CorpN, is appended automatically to the end of the logon name. o Click Next. o In the Password field, enter 1234abcd$. o In the Confirm password field, enter 1234abcd$. o Make sure User must change password at next logon is selected; then click Next. o Click Finish to create the object. o Repeat steps 3e–3m to create the additional users. • Modify user account restrictions for the temporary sales employee as follows: o Right-click Borey Chan and select Properties. o Select the Account tab. o Select Logon hours. o In the Logon Hours dialog, select Logon Denied to clear the allowed logon hours. o Select the time range of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. o Select Logon Permitted to allow logon. o Click OK. o Under Account expires, select End of. o In the End of field, enter 12/31 of the current year. o Click OK. You are the IT administrator for a small corporate network. You have recently re-imaged the computer in Office 1, and now you need to add it to the domain. In this lab, your task is to complete the following on Office1: • In Windows Settings, add Office1 to the CorpN domain: o Administrative user: jgolden o Password: PCProR@cks • Restart the computer and verify that it is a member of the domain. • Select Start. • Select Settings. • Select Accounts. • Select Access work or school. • Under Access work or school, select Connect. • Select Join this device to a local Active Directory domain. • In the Domain name field, enter CorpN. • Click Next. • In the User name field, enter jgolden. • In the Password field, enter PCProR@cks • Click OK. • Click Restart. • After the computer restarts, hover over the Network icon. • Verify that Office1 is connected to the CorpN domain and has internet access. You are the IT administrator for a small corporate network. The computer in the Support Office will be used by three employees. • Scott needs to be able to perform all actions on the computer. • Sylvia needs to be able to back up and restore files, but should not have any other rights above those of a normal user. • Jed needs normal access to start the computer, run applications, and save files. All users automatically become members of the Users group when you create the user accounts. In this lab, your task is to create user accounts and add them to groups as follows: User Account Account Settings Scott Assign an initial password of 0Clever1 (0 is a zero). Force the user to change the password at next logon.