Networking with Windows Server - Chapter 8 - DFS Questions and Correct Answers Graded A+
The Distributed File System role service provides which of the following? (Choose all that apply.)
a. Access to files across the network
b. Replacement for regular backups
c. Copies of files created automatically for redundancy
d. Fault-tolerant access to files - Answers a. Access to files across the network
c. Copies of files created automatically for redundancy
d. Fault-tolerant access to files
Which of the following is true about the two types of namespaces?
a. Stand-alone namespaces always use more bandwidth.
b. Domain-based namespaces remain regardless of the server status where the share resides.
c. Domain-based namespaces includes the current server name for faster name resolution.
d. Stand-alone namespaces can't be replicated. - Answers b. Domain-based namespaces remain
regardless of the server status where the share resides.
Folders added to a namespace can be described as which of the following?
a. Copies of existing folders
b. Copies of existing folders that are initially empty
c. Pointers to existing shared folders
d. Copied to a staging area automatically - Answers c. Pointers to existing shared folders
In DFS, what are the differences between Windows Server 2008 mode and Windows Server 2000 mode?
a. Server 2008 mode supports 15,000 folders and access-based enumeration, and Server 2000 mode
supports 5000 folders.
b. Server 2008 mode supports 75,000 folders, and Server 2000 mode supports 10,000 folders.
c. Nothing a user can see.
d. Server 2008 mode supports 50,000 folders and access-based enumeration, and Server 2000 mode
supports 5000 folders. - Answers d. Server 2008 mode supports 50,000 folders and access-based
enumeration, and Server 2000 mode supports 5000 folders.
, Where does a referral originate when a client accesses a DFS namespace?
a. From the namespace server
b. From the domain controller
c. From the namespace server for a stand-alone type and from the domain controller for a domain-
based type
d. From a cached copy of referrals on the server where the share is located - Answers c. From the
namespace server for a stand-alone type and from the domain controller for a domain-based type
Which of the following ordering methods lists servers in the same Active Directory site as the client first
and does not ignore a site's cost?
a. No default; you must choose an ordering method during initial configuration.
b. Random order to ensure load balancing.
c. Lowest cost, selecting the closest server first.
d. The order in which the target servers were defined. - Answers c. Lowest cost, selecting the closest
server first.
If a client is on the same site as a particular target, what will it do?
a. Follow the referral ordering method
b. Always go to that target
c. Ignore the targets on the same site
d. Go to a target randomly - Answers b. Always go to that target
How can the referral order be customized?
a. There's no way to customize the referral order.
b. Exclude targets in the client's site.
c. Use the Override Referral Ordering option.
d. Put in nonexistent targets, forcing the system to follow your custom order. - Answers c. Use the
Override Referral Ordering option.
When should share permissions be set?
a. Before DFS configuration.
The Distributed File System role service provides which of the following? (Choose all that apply.)
a. Access to files across the network
b. Replacement for regular backups
c. Copies of files created automatically for redundancy
d. Fault-tolerant access to files - Answers a. Access to files across the network
c. Copies of files created automatically for redundancy
d. Fault-tolerant access to files
Which of the following is true about the two types of namespaces?
a. Stand-alone namespaces always use more bandwidth.
b. Domain-based namespaces remain regardless of the server status where the share resides.
c. Domain-based namespaces includes the current server name for faster name resolution.
d. Stand-alone namespaces can't be replicated. - Answers b. Domain-based namespaces remain
regardless of the server status where the share resides.
Folders added to a namespace can be described as which of the following?
a. Copies of existing folders
b. Copies of existing folders that are initially empty
c. Pointers to existing shared folders
d. Copied to a staging area automatically - Answers c. Pointers to existing shared folders
In DFS, what are the differences between Windows Server 2008 mode and Windows Server 2000 mode?
a. Server 2008 mode supports 15,000 folders and access-based enumeration, and Server 2000 mode
supports 5000 folders.
b. Server 2008 mode supports 75,000 folders, and Server 2000 mode supports 10,000 folders.
c. Nothing a user can see.
d. Server 2008 mode supports 50,000 folders and access-based enumeration, and Server 2000 mode
supports 5000 folders. - Answers d. Server 2008 mode supports 50,000 folders and access-based
enumeration, and Server 2000 mode supports 5000 folders.
, Where does a referral originate when a client accesses a DFS namespace?
a. From the namespace server
b. From the domain controller
c. From the namespace server for a stand-alone type and from the domain controller for a domain-
based type
d. From a cached copy of referrals on the server where the share is located - Answers c. From the
namespace server for a stand-alone type and from the domain controller for a domain-based type
Which of the following ordering methods lists servers in the same Active Directory site as the client first
and does not ignore a site's cost?
a. No default; you must choose an ordering method during initial configuration.
b. Random order to ensure load balancing.
c. Lowest cost, selecting the closest server first.
d. The order in which the target servers were defined. - Answers c. Lowest cost, selecting the closest
server first.
If a client is on the same site as a particular target, what will it do?
a. Follow the referral ordering method
b. Always go to that target
c. Ignore the targets on the same site
d. Go to a target randomly - Answers b. Always go to that target
How can the referral order be customized?
a. There's no way to customize the referral order.
b. Exclude targets in the client's site.
c. Use the Override Referral Ordering option.
d. Put in nonexistent targets, forcing the system to follow your custom order. - Answers c. Use the
Override Referral Ordering option.
When should share permissions be set?
a. Before DFS configuration.
