Initializing Disk Drives

Follow these steps to initialize disk drives:

Select Disk Management.

After disk drives have been installed, right-click Disk Management and select Rescan Disks.

A pop-up box appears indicating that the server is scanning for new disks.

After the server has completed the scan, the new disk appears as Unknown.

Right-click the Unknown disk and select Initialize Disk.

Storage in Windows Server 2008

A pop-up box appears asking for the partition style. For this exercise, choose MBR.

The disk will now appear online as a basic disk with unallocated space.

Working with Basic and Dynamic Disks

Windows Server 2008 supports two types of disk con ?gurations: basic and dynamic. Basic disks are divided into partitions and can be used with previous versions of Windows. Dynamic disks are divided into volumes and can be used with Windows 2000 Server and later releases. When a disk is initialized, it is automatically created as a basic disk, but when a new fault-tolerant volume set is created, the disks in the set are converted to dynamic disks. Fault-tolerance features and the ability to modify disks without having to reboot the server are what distinguish dynamic disks from basic disks.

A basic disk can simply be converted to a dynamic disk without loss of data. When a basic disk is converted, the partitions are automatically changed to the appropriate volumes. However, converting a dynamic disk back to a basic disk is not as simple. First, all the data on the dynamic disk must be backed up or moved. Then all the volumes on the dynamic disk have to be deleted. The dynamic disk can then be converted to a basic disk. Partitions and logical drives can be created and the data restored. The following are actions that can be performed on basic disks:

Format partitions.

Mark partitions as active.

Create and delete primary and extended partitions. Create and delete logical drives.

Convert from a basic disk to a dynamic disk.

Windows Server 2008 Storage Services

The following are actions that can be performed on dynamic disks: Create and delete simple, striped, spanned, mirrored, or RAID-5 volumes. Remove or break a mirrored volume. Extend simple or spanned volumes. Repair mirrored or RAID-5 volumes.

Convert from a dynamic disk to basic after deleting all volumes. In Exercise 1.2, you’ll convert a basic disk to a dynamic disk.

Candidates for MCTS certi fication on Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure must pass one Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure exam. Other MCTS certi fications may require up to three exams. For a more detailed description of the Microsoft certi fication programs, including a list of all the exams, visit the Microsoft Learning website at www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp .

The Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuring Exam

The Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure exam covers concepts and skills related to installing, con figuring, and managing Windows Server 2008 applications. This includes the following applications:

Windows Deployment Services Terminal Services.Internet Information Services 7.0

It emphasizes the basic Windows Server 2008 roles and features required to configure and support this functionality.

Microsoft provides exam objectives to give you a general overview of possible areas of coverage on the Microsoft exams. Keep in mind, however, that exam objectives are subject to change at any time without prior notice and at Microsoft ’s sole discretion. Please visit the Microsoft Learning website ( www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp ) for the most current listing of exam objectives.

In an effort to both refine the testing process and protect the quality of its certifications, Microsoft has focused its newer certification exams on real experience and hands-on profi- ciency. There is a greater emphasis on your past working environments and responsibilities and less emphasis on how well you can memorize. In fact, Microsoft says that certification candidates should have hands-on experience before attempting to pass any certification exams.

Microsoft will accomplish its goal of protecting the exams’ integrity by regularly adding and removing exam questions, limiting the number of questions that any individual sees in a beta exam, limiting the number of questions delivered to an individual by using adaptive testing, and adding new exam elements.

Exam questions may be in a variety of formats. Depending on which exam you take, you’ll see multiple choice questions, as well as drag-and-drop, build list and reorder, and hot area questions. Simulations and case study-based formats are included as well. You may also fi nd yourself taking what’s called an adaptive format exam . Let’s take a look at the types of exam questions and examine the adaptive testing technique so you’ll be prepared for all of the possibilities.

With the release of Windows 2000, Microsoft stopped providing a detailed score breakdown. This is mostly because of the various and complex ques- tion formats. Previously, each question focused on one objective. However, recent exams, such as the Windows Server 2008 Active Directory exam, contain questions that may be tied to one or more objectives from one or more objective sets. Therefore, grading by objective is almost impossible. Also, Microsoft no longer offers a score. Now you will only be told if you pass or fail.

To delete a user, open the Local Users and Groups utility, highlight the user account you wish to delete, and click Action to bring up the menu shown in Figure 5.3. Then select Delete. Because user deletion is a permanent action, you will see the dialog box shown in Figure 5.4, asking you to confirm that you really wish to delete the account. After you click the Yes button here, you will not be able to re-create or re-access the account (unless you restore your local user accounts database from a backup).

Open the Admin Console MMC shortcut that was created in Exercise 5.1 and expand the Local Users and Groups snap-in.

Expand the Users folder and single-click on user Kevin to select his user account.

Once an account has been created, you can rename the account at any time. Renaming a user account allows the user to retain all the associated user properties of the previous username. As noted earlier in the chapter, the name is a property of the SID.

You might want to rename a user account because the user’s name has changed (for example, the user got married) or because the name was spelled incorrectly. Also, as explained in the “Disabling User Accounts” section, you can rename an existing user’s account for a new user, such as someone hired to take an ex-employee’s position, when you want the new user to have the same properties.

In Exercise 5.5, you will rename a user account. This exercise assumes you have completed all of the previous exercises in this chapter.

Type the username Taralyn and press Enter. Notice that the Full Name retained the orig-inal property of Terry Belle in the Local Users and Groups utility.

Renaming a user does not change any “hard-coded” names, such as the user’s home folder. If you want to change these names as well, you need to modify them manually, for example, through Windows Explorer.

What should you do if a user forgets his password and can’t log on? You can’t just open a dia- log box and see the old password. However, as the Administrator, you can change the user’s password, and then he can use the new one.

For more control over user accounts, you can configure user properties. Through the user’s Properties dialog box, you can change the original password options, add the users to existing groups, and specify user profile information.

To open a user’s Properties dialog box, access the Local Users and Groups utility, open the Users folder, and double-click the user account. The user’s Properties dialog box has tabs for the three main categories of properties: General, Member Of, and Profile.

The General tab (shown in Exercise 5.3 earlier in the chapter) contains the information you supplied when you set up the new user account, including any Full Name and Description information, the password options you selected, and whether the account is disabled. (See “Creating New Users” earlier in this chapter.) If you want to modify any of these properties after you’ve created the user, simply open the user’s Properties dialog box and make the changes on the General tab.

You are the network administrator for a small company. One of your users, Todd, has a new device that connects to his computer through either the serial port or the USB port. He attempts to connect the device to the USB port through a USB root hub, but the device is not recognized. You verify that all of the hardware is on the Hardware Compatibility List for Windows Vista and that you have the latest drivers. No other devices will connect to the USB root hub, and they also don’t work. You verify that the USB root hub and USB device will work on another computer, which is running Windows XP and has USB configured. What is the next course of action you should take? A. Verify that an IRQ has been assigned to the USB controller in the computer’s BIOS. B. Configure the Registry setting for HKEY_LOCAL_COMPUTER\HARDWARE_DEVICES\USB to 0. C. Configure the Registry setting for HKEY_LOCAL_COMPUTER\HARDWARE_DEVICES\USB to 1. D. Downgrade the drivers to Windows XP drivers and see if the device will work.

Tina is dissatisfied with the configuration of her keyboard and mouse. She wants to reset the keyboard speed and the mouse pointer rate. Which utility should she use to configure the key- board and mouse properties? A. Control Panel B. Computer Management C. Microsoft Management Console D. Registry Editor

Miguel is trying to install a network card that is not Plug and Play compatible. When he restarts the computer, the card is not recognized. He has a Windows Vista driver for the device and wants to manually configure the network card. Which utility should he use to install the network card? A. Device Manager B. Computer Manager C. Control Panel (Classic View), Add Hardware utility D. MMC

Elena is using a laptop computer that uses ACPI. She wants to see what percentage of the bat-tery power is still available. She also wants to know if hibernation has been configured. Which of the following utilities should she use? A. Device Manager B. Computer Manager C. Battery meter D. MMC

Fred has configured his wireless phone to synchronize with his computer using Bluetooth tech- nology. However, Fred realizes that an error occurs while synchronizing the device and the data was not copied to his computer. He wants to view the conflict and attempt to resolve it, if possible. Which utility should he use to view synchronization conflicts? A. Device Manager B. Computer Manager C. Sync Center D. MMC

You are administering a computer that is used by several customer support representatives for your company. The support representatives use a custom application to report support incidents. After updating the application, it stops functioning properly, and one of the pro- grammers who wrote the application indicates that a Registry change needs to be made to the computer. You need to ensure that the change is applied for each user of the computer. Which Registry key should you modify? A. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT B. HKEY_CURRENT_USER C. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE D. HKEY_USERS

An upgrade. Finally, you should plan which options you will select during installation. Options include methods of partitioning your disk space, your username and password, and whether you want to enable Windows Update and other security features.

The methods you can use for installation, which include using the distribution files on the Windows Vista media or using files that have been copied to a network share point. The client upgrade paths that can upgrade to Windows Vista and the minimum hardware requirements to perform an upgrade.

Guidelines for when you should upgrade and when you should perform a clean install of Windows Vista.

Upgrade considerations and potential problems with the Windows Vista upgrade process. An upgrade checklist with steps to help ensure a successful upgrade.

How to migrate files and settings from one computer to another using Windows Easy Transfer and how to migrate user data from one computer to another using the User State Migration Tool. How to install Windows Vista. How to upgrade Windows Vista.

How to troubleshoot installation problems. Common errors are caused by media prob- lems, lack of disk space or memory, and hardware problems. Other common errors include using nonsupported hard drives. You can view setup log files to check for problems that occurred during the installation.

Information about supporting dual-boot or multiboot environments. Dual-booting and multibooting allow you to boot to a choice of two or more operating systems. The Windows Update and Windows Activation features. Postinstallation updates are used to ensure that you have the latest files. Product activation is used to complete the Windows Vista licensing process.

Be able to tell whether a computer meets the minimum hardware requirements for Windows Vista. Windows Vista has minimum hardware requirements that must be met. In addition, the hardware must be listed on the HCL, and Windows Vista drivers must be available for all devices.

Understand the different methods that can be used for Windows Vista installation. Be able to specify the steps and setup involved in installing Windows Vista through options such as optical media and network installation.

QUESTION NO: 1

You use Microsoft .NET Framework 4 to develop an application that connects to a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 database. MCTS Windows 7 Configuration

The application contains the following code segment.

Dim SQL As String = String.Format(

"SELECT * FROM Customer WHERE CompanyName LIKE '%0%'",

companyName)

Dim cmd = New SqlCommand(SQL, con)

You need to reduce the vulnerability to SQL injection attacks. Which code segment should you use?

A. Dim SQL As String = "SELECT * FROM Customer WHERE " &

"CompanyName LIKE @companyName"

Dim cmd = New SqlCommand(SQL, con)

cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@companyName",

String.Format("%0%", companyName))

B. Dim SQL As String = "SELECT * FROM Customer WHERE " &

"CompanyName LIKE @companyName"

Dim cmd = New SqlCommand(SQL, con)

Dim param = New SqlParameter("@companyName",

String.Format("%0%", companyName))

C. Dim SQL As String = String.Format("SELECT * FROM " &

"Customer WHERE CompanyName LIKE 0",

New SqlParameter("@companyName",

String.Format("%0%", companyName))) Dim cmd = New SqlCommand(SQL, con)

D. Dim SQL As String = "SELECT * FROM Customer @companyName" Dim cmd = New SqlCommand(SQL, con)

cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@companyName",

String.Format("WHERE CompanyName LIKE '%0%'",

companyName))

Answer: A

Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 2

You use Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and Microsoft .NET Framework 4 to create an application. The application uses the ADO.NET Entity Framework to model entities. You deploy an application to a production server. The application uses the model and mapping files that are deployed as application resources. You need to update the conceptual model for the application on the production server. What should you do?

A. Copy the updated .edmx file to the production server.

B. Copy the updated .csdl file to the production server.

C. Copy the updated .ssdl file to the production server.

D. Recompile the application and redeploy the modified assembly file.

Answer: D

Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 3

You use Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and Microsoft .NET Framework 4 to create a Windows Forms application. The application connects to a Microsoft SQL Server database.

You need to find out whether the application is explicitly closing or disposing SQL connections. Which code segment should you use?

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A. Dim instanceName As String = Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().FullName Dim perf As New PerformanceCounter(

".NET Data Provider for SqlServer",

"NumberOfReclaimedConnections", instanceName, True)

Dim leakedConnections As Integer = DirectCast(perf.NextValue(), Integer)

B. Dim instanceName As String = Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().GetName().Name Dim perf As New PerformanceCounter(

".NET Data Provider for SqlServer",

"NumberOfReclaimedConnections", instanceName, True)

Dim leakedConnections As Integer = DirectCast(perf.NextValue(), Integer)

C. Dim instanceName As String = Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().FullName Dim perf As New PerformanceCounter(

".NET Data Provider for SqlServer",

"NumberOfNonPooledConnections", instanceName, True)

Dim leakedConnections As Integer = DirectCast(perf.NextValue(), Integer)

D. Dim instanceName As String = Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().GetName().Name Dim perf As New PerformanceCounter(

".NET Data Provider for SqlServer",

"NumberOfNonPooledConnections", instanceName, True)

Dim leakedConnections As Integer = DirectCast(perf.NextValue(), Integer)

Answer: A

Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 1

You use Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and Microsoft .NET Framework 4 to create an application. The application uses the ADO.NET Entity Framework to model entities.

The application includes a Customer entity along with a CustomerKey property of the Guid type as shown in the following exhibit.

You discover that when the application adds a new instance of a Customer, calling the SaveChanges method results in the following error message:

"Server generated keys are only supported for identity columns."

You need to ensure that the application can add new Customer entities. What should you do?

A. Add a handler for the ObjectContext.SavingChanges event. In the event handler, set the CustomerKey value.

B. Add a handler for the ObjectContext.ObjectMaterialized event. In the event handler, set the CustomerKey value.

C. Call the ObjectContext.Attach method before saving a Customer entity.

D. Call the ObjectContext.CreateEntityKey method before saving a Customer entity.

Answer: A
Explanation:

QUESTION NO: 2

You use Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and Microsoft .NET Framework 4 to create a Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Data Services service. The service connects to a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 database. The service is hosted by an Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Web server. The application works correctly in the development environment. However, when you connect to the service on the production server, attempting to update or delete an entity results in an error. You need to ensure that you can update and delete entities on the production server. What should you do?

A. Add the following line of code to the InitializeService method of the service. config.SetEntitySetAccessRule("*", EntitySetRights.WriteDelete Or
EntitySetRights.WriteInsert)

B. Add the following line of code to the InitializeService method of the service. config.SetEntitySetAccessRule("*", EntitySetRights.WriteDelete Or
EntitySetRights.WriteMerge)

C. Configure IIS to allow the PUT and DELETE verbs for the .svc Application Extension.

D. Configure IIS to allow the POST and DELETE verbs for the .svc Application Extension.

Answer: C
Explanation:

C. Select ActiveX Control in the Add/Remove Snap-in dialog box. Then, from the Insert ActiveX Control dialog box, select System Monitor Control to access the System Monitor utility. You can also access the System Monitor view by opening Performance Monitor. See Chapter 11 for more information.

B. You would create a Standard User account for the user. Standard users must provide the credentials of an Administrator account when prompted by User Account Control (UAC) in order to perform administrative tasks. See Chapter 5 for more information.

C. You can use the ImageX utility to create an image of a Windows Vista installation. After the image has been created, you can prepare the image with a utility such as the System Prep- aration Tool (Sysprep). The image can then be used for remote installations of Windows Vista. See Chapter 2 for more information.

B. The built-in Administrator account is disabled by default in Windows Vista. However, it can be enabled through Local Users and Groups or by modifying the Accounts: Administrator Account Status GPO setting. See Chapter 5 for more information.

D. The Narrator utility uses a sound output device to read on-screen text. See Chapter 4 for more information.

B, C. Windows Vista ships with a utility called the User State Migration Tool (USMT) that is used by administrators to migrate users from one computer to another via a command-line utility. The USMT consists of two executable files: ScanState.exe and LoadState.exe . See Chapter 1 for more information.

B. If you are using Task Scheduler and your jobs are not running properly, make sure that the

Task Scheduler service is running and is configured to start automatically. You should also ensure that the user who configured to run the scheduled task has sufficient permissions to run the task. See Chapter 11 for more information.

10. C. Internet Explorer 7 ships with Phishing Filter, which can help verify whether a website is known to be fraudulent or not. Phishing Filter helps to prevent malicious websites from mas- querading as a legitimate site in order to obtain your personal or financial information. See Chapter 9 for more information.

11. A. Windows Defender is an antispyware program included with Windows Vista. Windows Defender offers real-time protection from spyware and other unwanted software. You can also configure Windows Defender to scan for spyware on a regular basis. See Chapter 6 for more information.

B. Sleep mode is a combination of Standby mode and Hibernate mode. When sleep mode is configured, the user’s session is quickly accessible on wakeup, but the data is saved to the hard disk. Sleep mode is the preferred power-saving mode in Windows Vista. See Chapter 3 for more information.

D. Internet Explorer 7 provides the ability to read and subscribe to RSS feeds. You can con- figure several options for RSS feeds, such as how often the feed is checked for updates, whether attachments are automatically downloaded, and how many updates are stored for the feed. See Chapter 9 for more information.

D. To prevent messages from a company from being delivered to your inbox, you should add the company’s domain to the Blocked Senders list. By adding a domain to the Blocked Senders list, messages from that domain will be delivered to the Junk Mail folder rather than the inbox. See Chapter 10 for more information.

What makes a Sybex Study Guide the book of choice for hundreds of thousands of MCPs? We took into account not only what you need to know to pass the exam, but what you need to know to take what you’ve learned and apply it in the real world. Each book contains the following:

Objective-by-objective coverage of the topics you need to know Each chapter lists the objectives covered in that chapter.

The topics covered in this Study Guide map directly to Microsoft’s official exam objectives. Each exam objective is covered completely.

Assessment Test Directly following this introduction is an Assessment Test that you should take. It is designed to help you determine how much you already know about Windows Vista. Each question is tied to a topic discussed in the book. Using the results of the Assessment Test, you can figure out the areas where you need to focus your study. Of course, we do recom- mend you read the entire book.

Exam Essentials To highlight what you learn, you’ll find a list of Exam Essentials at the end of each chapter. The Exam Essentials section briefly highlights the topics that need your par- ticular attention as you prepare for the exam.

Glossary Throughout each chapter, you will be introduced to important terms and concepts that you will need to know for the exam. These terms appear in italic within the chapters, and at the end of the book, a detailed Glossary gives definitions for these terms, as well as other general terms you should know.

Review questions, complete with detailed explanations Each chapter is followed by a set of Review Questions that test what you learned in the chapter. The questions are written with the exam in mind, meaning that they are designed to have the same look and feel as what you’ll see on the exam. Question types are just like the exam, including multiple choice, exhibits, and select-and-place.

Hands-on exercises In each chapter, you’ll find exercises designed to give you the important hands-on experience that is critical for your exam preparation. The exercises support the top- ics of the chapter, and they walk you through the steps necessary to perform a particular function.

Real World Scenarios Because reading a book isn’t enough for you to learn how to apply these topics in your everyday duties, we have provided Real World Scenarios in special side- bars. These explain when and why a particular solution would make sense, in a working envi- ronment you’d actually encounter.

In the IT discipline everyday, there is a new development. We come throughout a new software program, updates and so on nearly everyday. Therefore, Microsoft has introduced a wide range of certification programs that hold engineers up-to-date with the newest developments. These certification programs are identified by totally different names like MCTS, 70-680, MCSE etc.

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Exam Sample
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