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B.2.5 AZ-800 Domain 5: Manage Storage and File Services Time Spent: 24:32 Score: 75% Passing Score: 80% Sally, a member of the Sales department, is borrowing a laptop computer from her supervisor to do some work from home in the evenings. Sally contacts you and indicates that she cannot access the C:Reports folder on the laptop. This folder contains documents that she needs to edit. You log on to the laptop as a domain administrator to check the folder's access control list. You are denied access to view the permissions. You contact Sally's supervisor to verify that Sally should receive access to the folder. Sally's supervisor indicates that Sally should be able to read, change, and delete documents in the folder, but that only the supervisor should be able to configure permissions. You need to grant Sally appropriate permissions to the C:Reports folder. What should you do? (Select two. Each choice is part of the solution.) Give Sally ownership to the C:Reports folder. Take ownership of the C:Reports folder. Grant Sally the Allow modify permission to the C:Reports folder. Grant your user account Allow full control permission to the C:Reports folder. Instruct Sally to take ownership of the C:Reports folder. Grant Sally the Allow full control permission to the C:Reports folder. Explanation It appears that Sally's supervisor has removed the default permissions that allow administrators full control to the C:Reports folder. To change permissions for the folder, you first need to take ownership. You should then grant Sally the permissions she needs, but no more than she needs. In this case, she needs the Allow modify permission. Giving Sally ownership over the folder would allow her to modify the permissions and could result in her having too many permissions to its contents. Granting Sally Allow full control would give her too many permissions. Related Content 10.6.1 NTFS Permissions Question 1 10/12/25, 8:20 PM Individual Response 10.6.2 ReFS Permissions 10.6.3 Configure NTFS Permissions 10.6.4 Configure NTFS Quotas 10.6.5 File Access Facts 10.6.6 Configure NTFS Permissions 10.6.7 Remove Inherited Permissions 10.6.8 Enable Quota Restrictions 10.6.9 Create a Quota Entry 10.6.10 Modify Quota Limits 10.7.1 NTFS Permission Troubleshooting 10.7.3 NTFS Permission Troubleshooting Facts 10.7.4 Configure NTFS and Share Permissions resourcesquestionsq_ntfs_quotes_take_ownership_reports_sol_ 10/12/25, 8:20 PM Individual Response After installing the Azure File Sync agent, you are prompted to register your server. What does the registration do? Ensures that a trust relationship has been established. Syncs the server endpoint with the cloud endpoint. Aligns with a folder or volume on a Windows server. Reduces the storage needed locally. Explanation After installing the Azure File Sync agent, you are prompted to register your server. This registration ensures that a trust relationship has been established. Cloud tiering is optional but configurable to reduce the storage needed locally. Server endpoints align with a folder or volume on a Windows server. Server endpoints will be synced with the cloud endpoint within the same sync group. Related Content 11.5.1 Configure and Manage Azure File Sync Part 1 11.5.2 Create Azure File Sync Service 11.5.3 Create Azure File Sync Service Facts 11.5.4 Create Azure File Sync Service 11.5.5 Create an Azure Storage Account and a File Share 11.6.1 Configure and Manage Azure File Sync Part 2 11.6.2 Create Server Endpoints Facts resourcesquestionsq_azure_file_sync_register_ Question 2 10/12/25, 8:20 PM Individual Response A user has been assigned the List folder contents permission. Which of the following actions are they able to take? (Select two.) Add files. View folder details and attributes. Change folder or file attributes. Run executable files. Open a file. Explanation A user that has been assigned the List folder contents permission can view folder details and attributes, open a file, and view the contents of a folder. They cannot run executable files, change folder or file attributes, or add files. Related Content 10.6.1 NTFS Permissions 10.6.2 ReFS Permissions 10.6.3 Configure NTFS Permissions 10.6.4 Configure NTFS Quotas 10.6.5 File Access Facts 10.6.6 Configure NTFS Permissions 10.6.7 Remove Inherited Permissions 10.6.8 Enable Quota Restrictions 10.6.9 Create a Quota Entry 10.6.10 Modify Quota Limits 10.7.1 NTFS Permission Troubleshooting 10.7.3 NTFS Permission Troubleshooting Facts 10.7.4 Configure NTFS and Share Permissions Question 3 10/12/25, 8:20 PM Individual Response resourcesquestionsq_ntfs_quotes_list_folder_contents_ Which of the following file types are supported by data deduplication? (Select two) System state files In Virtual hard disk files Encrypted files In Text files Files with extended attributes Explanation Virtual hard disk files and text files are supported by data deduplication. System state files, encrypted files, and files with extended attributes are not supported by data deduplication. Related Content 10.4.1 Data Deduplication 10.4.2 Configure and Manage Data Deduplication 10.4.3 Data Deduplication Facts resourcesquestionsq_data_deduplication_supported_ Question 4 In 10/12/25, 8:20 PM Individual Response You work for a company with headquarters in Seattle and an office in Olympia. A single server in the Seattle office runs Windows Server 2016 and holds all shared files for the company. The office in Olympia has five client computers that run Windows 10. The Olympia office is connected to the Seattle office with a WAN link. You want to implement BranchCache in the Olympia office using distributed cache mode. Using Group Policy, you enable the following policies: Turn on BranchCache Set BranchCache Distributed Cache mode What else is required to complete the configuration? Configure the Configure BranchCache for network files policy in Group Policy. Configure Active Directory Certificate Services. In Configure advanced firewall rules to allow the necessary ports. Change the startup type for the BranchCache service to automatic. Explanation When using Group Policy, you must manually enable the firewall rules using Windows Firewall with Advanced Security. Firewall rules allow BranchCache communications with the BranchCache servers. When you use the netsh command to configure BranchCache, firewall rules are automatically configured to allow the necessary ports. The Configure BranchCache for network files policy sets the round-trip latency value that triggers the use of BranchCache. If this policy is not set, the default value of 80 milliseconds is used. Configuring this policy is optional. Active Directory Certificate Services (or another method of obtaining a certificate for the hosted cache server) is required when using hosted cache mode. The BranchCache service does not need to be constantly running; it is started automatically when BranchCache is used by the client. Question 5 In 10/12/25, 8:20 PM Individual Response Related Content 11.3.1 BranchCache Overview 11.3.2 BranchCache Facts 11.3.3 Install BranchCache 11.3.4 Implement Distributed Mode 11.3.5 Implement Hosted Cache Mode 11.3.6 Troubleshooting BranchCache 11.3.7 BranchCache Configuration Facts 11.4.4 DFS Facts resourcesquestionsq_bc_configure_firewall_02_rules_ 10/12/25, 8:20 PM Individual Response Quota Management is a Management Console snap-in tool that performs which the following tasks? (Select three) Provides membership for all groups and users from multiple domains. Generates quotas that will automatically apply to all existing subfolders in a volume. Allows a custom name for the share. Allows administrators to assign multiple share names with different share permissions to the same shared folder. Provides the universal naming convention (UNC) name for the share. Creates quotas to limit the amount of space allowed for a volume or folder. Creates templates that you can apply to new volumes or folders across an entire organization. Explanation Question 6 10/12/25, 8:20 PM Individual Response Quota Management is a Management Console snap-in tool that performs the following tasks: Creates quotas to limit the amount of space allowed for a volume or folder. Generates quotas that will automatically apply to all existing subfolders in a volume. Creates templates that you can apply to new volumes or folders across an entire organization. Universal group membership caching is a feature that caches the membership of a universal group. A universal group provides membership for all groups and users from multiple domains. When the Simple File Sharing wizard completes, it provides the universal naming convention (UNC) name for the share. Advanced file sharing gives you more control over sharing than you have using the File Sharing wizard. Advanced file sharing: Allows a custom name for the share. For example, administrators can create hidden shares by adding $ to the share name. Allows administrators to assign multiple share names with different share permissions to the same shared folder. Allows the use of offline files. Use the Caching button to set up offline files. Related Content 11.2.1 Install and Configure FSRM 11.2.2 Configure FSRM Quotas 11.2.3 Configure FSRM Quotas Facts resourcesquestionsq_conf_fsrm_quota_management_ 10/12/25, 8:20 PM Individual Response Which of the following does a dynamic disk use to store information about partitions on the disk? GPT Disk Manager In LDM MBR Explanation Dynamic disks use a Logical Disk Manager database, or LDM, to store information about the partitions on the disk. MBR and GPT are used to create partitions. Disk Manager is a Windows tool for disk management. Related Content 10.1.1 Partitions, Volumes, and File Systems 10.1.2 MBR and GPT Partitioning 10.1.3 Disk Facts 10.1.4 Disk Preparation 10.1.5 Volume Management 10.1.6 Manage Disks and Volumes 10.1.7 Volume Facts 10.1.8 Configure Volumes resourcesquestionsq_server_volume_ldm_ Question 7 In 10/12/25, 8:20 PM Individual Response Which of the following are examples of a Software as a Service (SaaS) cloud computing service model? (Select three.) Microsoft OneDrive Azure virtual machines Microsoft Outlook Azure Storage Azure SQL Database Azure App Services Office 365 Explanation The following are examples of a SaaS cloud computing service model: Office 365 Microsoft Outlook Microsoft OneDrive The following are examples of a Platform as a Service (PaaS) cloud computing service model: Azure App Services Azure SQL Database The following are examples of a Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) cloud computing service model: Azure virtual machines Azure Storage Related Content 3.1.1 Cloud Services 3.1.2 Cloud Models 3.1.3 Cloud Concept Facts Question 8 10/12/25, 8:20 PM Individual Response 11.5.8 Create Cloud Endpoints resourcesquestionsq_cloud_concepts_saas_examples_ 10/12/25, 8:20 PM Individual Response You work for a company that has headquarters in Seattle and an office in Olympia. The office in Olympia has five client computers that run Windows 10. The Olympia office is connected to the Seattle office with a WAN link. All servers are located in the Seattle office, and shared files are stored on those servers. You want to improve file access for users in the Olympia office to meet the following requirements: Copies of files should be saved on the client computers in the Olympia office. Only a single copy of each file should exist in the Olympia office. Files should be transferred only once from the Seattle office to the Olympia office (unless the file has changed). Copies of files in the Olympia office should be shared and available to all computers in that office. Files should be encrypted during transit between the two offices. Which feature should you implement in the Olympia office? BranchCache Distributed File System (DFS) DirectAccess Offline files Explanation Question 9 10/12/25, 8:20 PM Individual Response BranchCache is a feature that stores (caches) content in remote locations so that users in branch offices can access information more quickly. Content can be cached on a server or individual client computers that run one of the following: Windows 7 Ultimate or Enterprise Windows 8.x Windows 10 Offline files cache content on each client computer, which holds a copy of the cached files. Offline files on each client are not shared with other clients, and offline files use only the local copy when the remote copy is offline. The Distributed File System (DFS) is a file caching service, but requires a server to cache the content. DirectAccess is a VPN-like technology that allows secure connections to a private intranet through the internet. Related Content 11.3.1 BranchCache Overview 11.3.2 BranchCache Facts 11.3.3 Install BranchCache 11.3.4 Implement Distributed Mode 11.3.5 Implement Hosted Cache Mode 11.3.6 Troubleshooting BranchCache 11.3.7 BranchCache Configuration Facts 11.4.4 DFS Facts resourcesquestionsq_bc_branch_cache_ 10/12/25, 8:20 PM Individual Response Which of the following is true regarding asynchronous replication? Acknowledgement of the write operation is sent to the application without waiting for an acknowledgement from the replication partner. The local server sends an acknowledgement to the application writing the data, letting it know the write operation was successful. Storage Replica waits for the replication partner to acknowledge that the write operation was successful. When an application writes data to the disk on the local server, the local disk does not immediately acknowledge the I/O operation. Explanation Asynchronous replication happens when acknowledgement of the write operation is sent to the application without waiting for an acknowledgement from the replication partner. Eventually, the replica partner acknowledges the write operation. Synchronous replication requires that the Windows server at the remote site acknowledges the disk write operations before it is marked as complete on the local server. The following process is used: When an application writes data to the disk on the local server, the local disk does not immediately acknowledge the I/O operation. The write operation is replicated to the local server's replication partner server, which could be located in the same datacenter or at a remote site. Storage Replica waits for the replication partner to acknowledge that the write operation was successful. The local server then sends an acknowledgement to the application writing the data, letting it know the write operation was successful. Related Content 10.2.2 Install Storage Replica 10.2.4 Configure and Manage Storage Spaces Facts 10.3.1 Storage Replica 10.3.2 Storage Replica Planning Question 10 10/12/25, 8:20 PM Individual Response 10.3.3 Configure Server-to-Server Storage Replica 10.3.4 Storage Replica Facts resourcesquestionsq_storage_replica_asynchronous_02_ How many storage devices are needed to implement a simple storage space? 1 5 2 In 3 Explanation A simple storage space does not provide redundancy. This option simply adds space from the storage pool to the storage space. When you select the Simple option, all of the data in the storage space is lost if one of the drives fails. Related Content 10.2.1 Storage Spaces 10.2.3 Configure and Manage Storage Spaces 10.2.4 Configure and Manage Storage Spaces Facts 10.2.5 Configure and Manage Storage Spaces resourcesquestionsq_conf_storage_spaces_simple_ Question 11 In 10/12/25, 8:20 PM Individual Response Which of the following GPT features helps to verify the integrity of the partition table to make sure that it is still valid and has not been corrupted? Fault-tolerant partition table Support for large storage devices CRC Support for 128 partitions per disk Explanation GPT performs a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) to verify the integrity of the partition table and make sure that it is still valid and hasn't been corrupted. GPT supports up to 128 partitions per disk, a definite improvement over the four supported by MBR. GUID also supports large disk and partition sizes, supporting measurements in zebibytes instead of terabytes. In addition, GPT provides fault tolerance by storing a copy of the partition table in the first and last sectors on the disk. This is good because if one of the copies of the partition table gets corrupted, then the redundant copy with GPT can immediately take over. As a result, the files on the disk remain accessible. If this situation happens with an older disk that uses MBR, you've lost access to all your files. Related Content 10.1.1 Partitions, Volumes, and File Systems 10.1.2 MBR and GPT Partitioning 10.1.3 Disk Facts 10.1.4 Disk Preparation 10.1.5 Volume Management 10.1.6 Manage Disks and Volumes 10.1.7 Volume Facts 10.1.8 Configure Volumes Question 12 10/12/25, 8:20 PM Individual Response resourcesquestionsq_server_disk_crc_ Which of the following is true regarding system requirements for implementing Storage Replica? Both storage devices must be configured as MBR disks. Both storage devices must be exactly the same size. Windows system data can exist on the storage devices being replicated. A separate FAT 32 volume needs to be configured on each replication partner for logging. Explanation Both storage devices must be exactly the same size for implementing Storage Replica. Both storage devices must be configured as GPT disks. MBR disks are not supported. A separate NTFS volume needs to be configured on each replication partner for logging. No Windows system data can exist on the storage devices being replicated. Related Content 10.2.2 Install Storage Replica 10.2.4 Configure and Manage Storage Spaces Facts 10.3.1 Storage Replica 10.3.2 Storage Replica Planning 10.3.3 Configure Server-to-Server Storage Replica 10.3.4 Storage Replica Facts resourcesquestionsq_storage_replica_requirements_ Question 13 10/12/25, 8:20 PM Individual Response Disk Management is a Windows storage utility. Which of the following can be performed using Disk Management? (Select two) Disk Management Perform a cyclic redundancy check Shrink a basic volume Create a file Initialize a new drive Create a folder Explanation Disk Management can be used to initialize a new drive and to shrink a basic volume. Folders and files are not created within Disk Management. GPT performs a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) to verify the integrity of the partition table, to make sure that it is still valid and hasn't been corrupted. Related Content 10.1.1 Partitions, Volumes, and File Systems 10.1.2 MBR and GPT Partitioning 10.1.3 Disk Facts 10.1.4 Disk Preparation 10.1.5 Volume Management 10.1.6 Manage Disks and Volumes 10.1.7 Volume Facts 10.1.8 Configure Volumes resourcesquestionsq_server_disk_management_ Question 14 10/12/25, 8:20 PM Individual Response SRV02 holds a shared folder named Forecast for the Managers group. Maria is a member of the Managers group. You would like to grant the Managers group full control to the folder named Forecast, but limit Maria's access to Read only. You have added the Managers group to the access list for the Forecast folder and granted full control access. You now need to limit Maria's access to the folder. What should you do? (Select two. Each choice is a complete solution.) Remove Maria's account from the Managers group and grant Read access. Add Maria's account to the Forecast share. Grant Change access and Deny full control. Add Maria's account to the Forecast share. Grant Read access and Deny full control. In Remove Maria's account from the Managers group and grant Change access. Add Maria to the NTFS permissions for the folder. Grant Read access. Explanation LabSim for Server Pro 2016, Section 10.1. Add Maria's account to the NTFS permissions for the folder and grant Read access. When NTFS and share permissions are used, the more restrictive of the two are the effective permissions. Alternatively, you could remove Maria from the group and grant her Read share permissions. However, you would need to be careful that you were not affecting any other permissions by removing her from the group. If you granted Maria Read permissions to the share and denied Full control permissions, the Deny on the folder would deny all permissions. Related Content 10.6.1 NTFS Permissions 10.6.2 ReFS Permissions Question 15 In 10/12/25, 8:20 PM Individual Response 10.6.3 Configure NTFS Permissions 10.6.4 Configure NTFS Quotas 10.6.5 File Access Facts 10.6.6 Configure NTFS Permissions 10.6.7 Remove Inherited Permissions 10.6.8 Enable Quota Restrictions 10.6.9 Create a Quota Entry 10.6.10 Modify Quota Limits 10.7.1 NTFS Permission Troubleshooting 10.7.3 NTFS Permission Troubleshooting Facts 10.7.4 Configure NTFS and Share Permissions resourcesquestionsq_ntfs_quotes_manager_group_remove_sol_ 10/12/25, 8:20 PM Individual Response You need to share a folder that contains data used by your accounting department. You want Phil, the manager of the department, to be able to add and remove files. You want members of the department to be able to connect to the share and see the files it contains, but you do not want them to have the ability to make changes. Everyone else in the company should be blocked from connecting to the share. There is a global group called Accounting that contains all the accounting department users, including Phil. You need to configure permissions on the share. What should you do? Assign allow full control permission for Phil, allow read for Accounting, and deny read for Domain Users. Assign allow full control permissions for Phil, allow read for Accounting, and nothing else. Remove Phil from the accounting group and then assign allow change for Phil, allow read for Accounting, and nothing else. Assign allow change permission for Phil, Allow read for every user in the accounting department except Phil and assign nothing else. Assign allow change permissions for Phil, allow read for Accounting, and nothing else. Explanation Question 16 10/12/25, 8:20 PM Individual Response LabSim for Server Pro 2016, Section 10.3. Assign Phil change share permissions to be able to add and remove files. Full control will also allow him to do this, but it will also allow him to change the permissions on the share, which is probably a bad idea. The users in the accounting department need at least read permission to see the files, but should not have change or full control, because this would allow them to change files, which they are not supposed to be able to do. Although it is common to assign Domain Admins full control to every share, in this case we were asked to block all other users. Everyone who isn't specifically given at least read permission is implicitly denied access, so it is not necessary to explicitly deny access to anyone in this case (and because deny overrides allow, and all user accounts are members of Domain Users, assigning deny read to Domain Users blocks all access for all users). It is not necessary to remove Phil from the Accounting group before assigning permissions; allow read and allow change combine to allow change, which is what we wanted him to have. Related Content 11.1.1 SMB Sharing 11.1.2 Simple File Sharing 11.1.3 Advanced File Sharing 11.1.4 Configure File Sharing with PowerShell 11.1.5 File Share Facts 11.1.6 Share a Folder with a Second Name 11.1.7 Remove a Shared Folder 11.1.8 Enable Share Caching 11.1.9 Disable Share Caching 11.1.10 Configure Share Permissions resourcesquestionsq_file_shares_allow_change_permissions_phil_ 10/12/25, 8:20 PM Individual Response On your Windows server, you share the D:Reports folder using a share name Reports. You need to configure permissions on the shared folder as follows: Members of the Accounting group should be able to view files, but not modify them. Phil, a member of the Accounting group, needs to be able to open and edit files in the Shared folder. You need to assign the necessary permissions without assigning extra permissions beyond what is required, and without affecting other access that might already be configured on the computer. You need to complete the task using the least amount of effort possible. What should you do? For every user in the accounting department, assign the read permission. For the Phil user account, assign the read/write permission. Remove Phil from the accounting group. Add the Accounting group and assign the read permission. Add the Phil user account and assign read/write permission. Add the Accounting group and assign the read permission. Add the Phil user account and assign the owner permission. Add the Accounting group and assign the read permission. Add the Phil user account and assign read/write permission. Explanation LabSim for Server Pro 2016, Section 10.3. Assign the Accounting group the read permission and the Phil user account the read/write permission. While Phil is a member of the Accounting group, he will have the greater permissions assigned directly to his user account. Using simple sharing, you cannot designate a user as an Owner. Removing Phil from the Accounting group would still provide the necessary access, but might affect his abilities to access other resources if he gains permissions from his membership in the Accounting group. Assigning each accounting member individual permissions would work as well, but would require more work. Instead, assign permissions to groups whenever possible. Question 17 10/12/25, 8:20 PM Individual Response Related Content 11.1.1 SMB Sharing 11.1.2 Simple File Sharing 11.1.3 Advanced File Sharing 11.1.4 Configure File Sharing with PowerShell 11.1.5 File Share Facts 11.1.6 Share a Folder with a Second Name 11.1.7 Remove a Shared Folder 11.1.8 Enable Share Caching 11.1.9 Disable Share Caching 11.1.10 Configure Share Permissions resourcesquestionsq_file_shares_add_accounting_group_ 10/12/25, 8:20 PM Individual Response Which of the following is a permissions best practice? Create a group for multiple users with similar needs. Grant the permissions on to groups. Set permissions at the lowest level possible. Use the Allow setting carefully. Explanation Use these suggestions to help you plan NTFS permissions: Identify the users and their access needs based on the actions they need to be able to perform. Create a group for multiple users with similar needs. Make the user a member of the group. Assign each group the permissions appropriate to the group's data access needs. Grant only the permissions the group requires. Consider inheritance when assigning permissions. Set permissions as high as possible on the parent container and allow each child container to inherit the permissions. Override inheritance on a case-by-case basis when necessary. Use the Deny setting carefully. Related Content 10.6.1 NTFS Permissions 10.6.2 ReFS Permissions 10.6.3 Configure NTFS Permissions 10.6.4 Configure NTFS Quotas 10.6.5 File Access Facts 10.6.6 Configure NTFS Permissions 10.6.7 Remove Inherited Permissions 10.6.8 Enable Quota Restrictions 10.6.9 Create a Quota Entry Question 18 10/12/25, 8:20 PM Individual Response 10.6.10 Modify Quota Limits 10.7.1 NTFS Permission Troubleshooting 10.7.3 NTFS Permission Troubleshooting Facts 10.7.4 Configure NTFS and Share Permissions resourcesquestionsq_ntfs_permission_trouble_best_ Which of the following protects you from a single storage device failure? Two-way mirror Three-way mirror Simple Parity Explanation Two-way mirror requires at least two storage devices. The data is written on two devices. A two-way mirror requires twice as much device space as the amount of storage allocated to the storage space. This option protects you from a single storage device failure. Related Content 10.2.1 Storage Spaces 10.2.3 Configure and Manage Storage Spaces 10.2.4 Configure and Manage Storage Spaces Facts 10.2.5 Configure and Manage Storage Spaces resourcesquestionsq_conf_storage_spaces_two_way_ Question 19 10/12/25, 8:20 PM Individual Response Which of the following is sometimes referred to as a limit? InitiatorID InitiatorName MaximumIOPS MinimumIOPS Explanation MaximumIOPS is the maximum normalized IOPS that will be limited by a policy and sometimes is referred to as a limit. MinimumIOPS is the minimum normalized IOPS that is provided by a policy and is also known as the reservation. InitiatorID is the virtual machine ID. InitiatorName is the name that identifies the virtual machine. Related Content 10.5.4 Configure Storage Quality of Service (QoS) 10.5.5 Configure Storage Quality of Service (QoS) Facts 10.7.2 Calculate Effective Permissions resourcesquestionsq_conf_storage_qos_minimumops_ Question 20 10/12/25, 8:20 PM Individual Response