WINDOWS 2000 PROFESSIONAL

                                         QUIZ CHAPTERS 8-15

 

 

Chapter 8

 

  •   DNS Domain Name System is a database that is used in TCP/IP networks to translate

computer names to IP addresses.

  •   DNS is not available on Windows 2000 Professional
  •   DNS is most commonly used with the Internet.
  •   Domain name space is the naming scheme that provides the hierarchical structure for the DNS

database.  These nodes are referred to as domains.

  •   The Domain name Sales.Microsoft.com identifies the sales domain as a subdomain of the

Microsoft.com domain and Microsoft as a subdomain of the .com domain.

  •   The root domain is at the top of hierarchy, as the .
  •   Top-level domains are two or three character name nodes.  Top-level domains are

arranged by organization type or geographic location.  For example:

 

Gov

Com

Edu

Org

Au

 

Second-level Domains.  Organizations such as Network Solutions Inc. assign and register

second-level domains to individuals and organizations for the Internet.  For example:

 

Ed.gov    United States Department of Education.

Microsoft.com

Standford.com

W3.org

Pm.gov.au        Prime Minister of Australia

 

 

Host Names refers to specific computers on the Internet or private network.  A host name is

the leftmost portion of a fully qualified domain name FQDN, which describes the exact position

of a host within the domain hierarchy.  For example the WWW. Is the host name.

 

Zones represents a discrete portion of the domain name space.

 

DNS name server stores the zone database file.  There can be primary zone database files

and backup.  Similar to the PDC and BDC in Windows NT.

 

DNS Service can perform forward or reverse name look-ups.

 

TTL The name is cached in the memory or the server for TTL, the default is 60 minutes.

 

The second-level domain called in-addr.arpa was created.  The in-addr.arpa domain follows

the same hierarchical naming scheme as the rest of the domain name space, however, it is based

on IP addresses instead of domain names.

 

If your client is connected to a network that has a DNS Server, you can check the following

options on the server that has the DNS service installed:

 

Ensure a static IP address has been assigned to the DNS Server.

Ensure the appropriate IP address of the DNS Server and DNS domain name are assigned.

 

 

Chapter 9

 

 

  •   Active Directory directory services makes up the directory service included in the Windows

2000 Server products.

  •   Active Directory directory services provides a single point of network management.
  •   Objects are the data stored in the Directory database such as user data, printers, servers,

databases, groups, computers and security policies.

  •   Domain is a logical grouping of servers and other network resources under a single domain name.
  •   Domain Controller is a computer running Windows 2000 Server that stores a complete

 replica of the domain directory.

  •   Scalability means the Directory has unlimited growth potential.  Unlike Windows NT it

had a maximum of 40MG.

  •   Open Standards  Windows 2000 is compatible with any operating system, unlike IBM,

you have to buy all their associated hardware and software.

  •   Active Directory supports LDAP for the Internet, and HTTP.
  •   An object is a distinct, named set of attributes that represents a network resource. 
  •   Object attributes are characteristic of objects in the Directory.  Some attributes may be

user name, last name, E-mail address.

  •   OU or Organizational Units is a container you use to organize objects within a domain into

 logical Administrative Groups.  Each domain can implement its own OU hierarchy.

  •   The root of a tree/ forest/ parent/domain, are all types of aliases for the top level.  There is

a type of three way trust between the top level and the levels below, which are child domains.

  •   The core unit of logical structure in Active Directory directory services is the Domain. 
  •   Grouping objects into one or more domains allows your network to reflect your company’s

organization.    A domain is a security boundary.  Access to domain objects is controlled by

  •    access control lists (ACLs).  ACLs contain the permissions associated with objects that

control which users can gain access to an object and which type of access users can gain

to the objects.

  •   A tree is a grouping of domains or hierarchical arrangement of one or more Windows 2000

domains that share a contiguous namespace.

  •   All domains within a single tree share a common schema, which is a formal definition of all

objects types that you can store in an Active Directory deployment.

  •   Forest is a grouping of hierarchical arrangement of one or more domain trees that form a

disjointed namespace.  Forests share these characteristic:

  •   All trees share a common schema
  •   Trees in a forest have different naming structures, according to their domains.
  •   All domains in a forest share a common global catalog
  •   Domains in a forest operate independently, but the forest enables communications 

 across the entire organization.

  •   Sites are the physical structure of Active Directory directory services is based on 

sites.  A site is a combination of one or more IP subnets, which should be connected 

by a high-speed link.

  •   The site = physical, geographical type of destination
  •  Domain = Logical
  •   Replication with a Site.  Active Directory directory services also include a

replication feature.  Replication ensures that changes to a domain controller

are reflected in all domain controllers within a domain.

  •   Domain controllers affect fault tolerance.  Having more than one domain

controller provides Fault tolerance.  If one domain controller is offline, another

can take over.

  •   Within a site, Active Directory Services automatically generate a ring topology for

replication among domain controllers in the same domain.

  • Global Catalog is the central repository of information about objects in a tree or

forest.

  •   By default the first domain you create is the Global Domain. 
  •   Microsoft recommends that every major site in your enterprise have a global

catalog server.

  •   Distinguished Name.  The Actual path or location.
  •   Relative Distinguished Name.  Relative to where you are located at the current time.

GUID, Globally Unique Identifier, never changes, even if you move or rename the

object. But if you delete the object it reassigns a new GUID to the new object.

 

 

 

Chapter 11

 

Built-in Local Groups:

 

  • Administrators Group
  • Backup Operators (backup and Restore)
  • Guests
  • Power Users, modify local users accounts
  • Replicator Group
  • Users Group

 

Built-in System Groups:

 

  • Everyone (Default Full Control)
  • Authenticated User Group
  • Creator Owner Group
  • Network Group
  • Interactive Group
  • Anonymous Logon Group
  • Dialup Group

 

 

Chapter 13

 

 

There are four major tasks involved in administering a printer:

 

  • Managing Printer. 
  • Assigning Forms to paper trays
  • Setting a separator Page
  • Pausing, resuming and canceling documents on a printer.
  • Redirecting Documents
  • Taking Ownership of Printers.

 

Managing Documents.

 

 

  • Pausing and resuming a document
  • Setting notification, priority and printing time
  • Deleting a document

 

Troubleshooting Printers.

 

 

  • Handling printers that are offline
  • Handling printers that are out of ink, toner or paper
  • Helping users who can’t print or who can’t print correctly
  • Helping users who can’t access a printer.

 

Performing tasks that require the Manage Printers permission.

 

 

  •   Adding and removing printers
  •   Sharing printers
  •   Taking ownership of a printer
  •   Changing printer properties or permissions.
  •   Print Device is the piece of hardware that prints the documents.
  •   Printer is the software that communicates with the Print Device.
  •   You can redirect documents to a different printer by pressing Printer/Right-click Properties
  •   /Port tabs/Add a port/Local port/New port/enter the UNC name.
  •   You must have the proper driver for the print device, if you have several print devices, you

can use the same driver.  But, if you have different print devices you must have the unique

  •   print driver for each print device.
  •   Setting Notification, Priority and Printing time, you can control print jobs by setting these

features.  Select the General Tab, the priority can go between 1-99, and you can also restrict

 the time with the 24 hour clock.

  •   If you load Excel and Word on a system, and one of them does not work, you must have the

wrong driver.  The printer will still print, but it will print rabble or garbage on it.