MCSA 70-740 LESSON 18 EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT.
1. Which kind of Microsoft updates are released on an as-required basis and are not
part of the standard release cycle?
a. Service Pack
b. Out-of-window patches
c. Out-of-band patches
d. Recommended updates - ANSWERc. Out-of-band patches
2. Which critical step should be performed before applying patches or updates?
a. Select all critical updates for installation.
b. Be sure that there is a good backup of system and data files.
c. Decrease bandwidth requirements by applying patches one at a time.
d. Apply service packs first. - ANSWERb. Be sure that there is a good backup of system
and data files.
3. Windows updates, especially the Automatic Updates feature of Windows updates,
are best for which kind of environments?
a. Small
b. Large
c. Enterprise
d. Internet service provider - ANSWERa. Small
4. Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) can be configured in one of two modes:
Autonomous or Replica. Autonomous provides one type of management and Replica
provides another. What are the two management types?
a. Upstream and Approval
b. Distributed and Upstream
c. Distributed and Central
d. Central and Downstream - ANSWERc. Distributed and Central
5. Which of the following is the default port number for WSUS synchronization?
a. 8510
b. 8530
c. 8550
d. 8830 - ANSWERb. 8530
6. Which two ways can computers be assigned to groups in WSUS?
a. Client-side targeting and Server-side targeting
b. Upstream targeting and Downstream targeting
, c. Client-side targeting and Upstream targeting
d. Downstream targeting and Distributed targeting - ANSWERa. Client-side targeting
and Server-side targeting
7. With WSUS, every update can be automatically approved, but this isn't necessarily
recommended. Which of the following should be done before approving Windows
updates to be installed?
a. Check with Microsoft about which updates to apply.
b. Move the updates into quarantine and wait for others to report problems.
c. Approve all updates after the normal installation date.
d. Test the updates on your own systems before approving for rollout. - ANSWERd.
Test the updates on your own systems before approving for rollout.
11. WSUS can retrieve updates directly from Microsoft or from which other source?
a. A secondary Microsoft Windows Update location
b. The original Windows installation media
c. Another WSUS server on the network
d. A public FTP site - ANSWERc. Another WSUS server on the network
12. By default, to which computer group are computers assigned in WSUS?
a. All Computers
b. All Clients
c. All Systems
d. Default - ANSWERa. All Computers
13. Other than the default All Computers group, how many other groups can a computer
be assigned to in WSUS?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 4
d. 16 - ANSWERa. 1
14. An organization that has a mix of Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10,
computers will be using WSUS to deploy Microsoft updates. Which of the following is
the minimum number of WSUS computer groups required for the updates?
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 3 - ANSWERb. 1
15. Which of the following actions is performed by Windows Defender when another
antivirus product is installed?
a. It will ask which features of each product should be used.
b. It will disable any of its features that conflict with the newly installed product.
c. It will completely disable itself.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT.
1. Which kind of Microsoft updates are released on an as-required basis and are not
part of the standard release cycle?
a. Service Pack
b. Out-of-window patches
c. Out-of-band patches
d. Recommended updates - ANSWERc. Out-of-band patches
2. Which critical step should be performed before applying patches or updates?
a. Select all critical updates for installation.
b. Be sure that there is a good backup of system and data files.
c. Decrease bandwidth requirements by applying patches one at a time.
d. Apply service packs first. - ANSWERb. Be sure that there is a good backup of system
and data files.
3. Windows updates, especially the Automatic Updates feature of Windows updates,
are best for which kind of environments?
a. Small
b. Large
c. Enterprise
d. Internet service provider - ANSWERa. Small
4. Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) can be configured in one of two modes:
Autonomous or Replica. Autonomous provides one type of management and Replica
provides another. What are the two management types?
a. Upstream and Approval
b. Distributed and Upstream
c. Distributed and Central
d. Central and Downstream - ANSWERc. Distributed and Central
5. Which of the following is the default port number for WSUS synchronization?
a. 8510
b. 8530
c. 8550
d. 8830 - ANSWERb. 8530
6. Which two ways can computers be assigned to groups in WSUS?
a. Client-side targeting and Server-side targeting
b. Upstream targeting and Downstream targeting
, c. Client-side targeting and Upstream targeting
d. Downstream targeting and Distributed targeting - ANSWERa. Client-side targeting
and Server-side targeting
7. With WSUS, every update can be automatically approved, but this isn't necessarily
recommended. Which of the following should be done before approving Windows
updates to be installed?
a. Check with Microsoft about which updates to apply.
b. Move the updates into quarantine and wait for others to report problems.
c. Approve all updates after the normal installation date.
d. Test the updates on your own systems before approving for rollout. - ANSWERd.
Test the updates on your own systems before approving for rollout.
11. WSUS can retrieve updates directly from Microsoft or from which other source?
a. A secondary Microsoft Windows Update location
b. The original Windows installation media
c. Another WSUS server on the network
d. A public FTP site - ANSWERc. Another WSUS server on the network
12. By default, to which computer group are computers assigned in WSUS?
a. All Computers
b. All Clients
c. All Systems
d. Default - ANSWERa. All Computers
13. Other than the default All Computers group, how many other groups can a computer
be assigned to in WSUS?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 4
d. 16 - ANSWERa. 1
14. An organization that has a mix of Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10,
computers will be using WSUS to deploy Microsoft updates. Which of the following is
the minimum number of WSUS computer groups required for the updates?
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 3 - ANSWERb. 1
15. Which of the following actions is performed by Windows Defender when another
antivirus product is installed?
a. It will ask which features of each product should be used.
b. It will disable any of its features that conflict with the newly installed product.
c. It will completely disable itself.
