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“Windows Server 2003 Interview Questions and Answers guide you about the use and features in Windows Server 2003. Win2K3 is a server operating system produced by Microsoft. This Operating System introduced on 24 April 2003 as the successor to Windows 2000 Server, it is considered by Microsoft to be the cornerstone of its Windows Server System. These Windows Server 2003 interview questions and answers is a guide to prepare for the job where windows 2003 server is in use.”



60 Windows Server 2003 Questions And Answers

21⟩ Where are the documents and settings for the roaming profile stored?

All the documents and environmental settings for the roaming user are stored locally on the system, and, when the user logs off, all changes to the locally stored profile are copied to the shared server folder. Therefore, the first time a roaming user logs on to a new system the logon process may take some time, depending on how large his profile folder is.

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24⟩ What is the different between Workgroup and Domain?

A workgroup is an interconnection of a number of systems that share resources such as files &printers without a dedicated server .Each workgroup maintains a local database for user accounts, security etc. A domain, on the otherhand is an interconnection of systems that share resources with one or more dedicated server, which can be used to control security and permissions for all users in the domain. Domain maintains a centralized database and hence a centralized management of user accounts, policies etc are established. If you have a user account on domain then you can log on to any system without user account on that particular system.

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25⟩ How will assign Local Administrator rights for domain user?

To assign a domain user with local administrative right in any client of domain we should log in to the respected client system then, Start->control panel->user accounts->give username, password and name of domain->add->advanced->locations->find now->select others(in that select administrator user)->ok->next->ok.

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27⟩ What is the purpose of sysvol?

The sysvol folder stores the servers copy of the domains public files. The contents such as group policy, users etc of the sysvol folder are replicated to all domain controllers in the domain. The sysvol folder must be located on an NTFS volume.

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28⟩ What is OU? Explain its Uses?

An object is a set of attributes that represents a network resource, say a user, a computer, a group policy, etc and object attributes are characteristics of that object stored in the directory. Organizational units act as a container for objects. Objects can be arranged according to security and administrative requirement in an organization. You can easily manage and locate objects after arranging them into organizational units. Administrator can delegate the authority to manage different organizational units and it can be nested to other organizational units. Create an OU if you want to:

► Create a company’s structure and organization within a domain – Without OUs, all users are maintained and

displayed in a single list, the Users container, regardless of a user’s department, location, or role.

► Delegate administrative control – Grant administrative permissions to users or groups of users at the OU level.

► Accommodate potential changes in a company’s organizational structure – Users can easily be reorganized between

OUs, while reorganizing users between domains generally requires more time and effort.

► Group objects with similar network resources – This way it is easy to perform any administrative tasks. For example,

all user accounts for temporary employees can be grouped in an OU.

► Restrict visibility – Users can view only the objects for which they have access.

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29⟩ Explain different edition of windows 2003 Server?

► Windows Server 2003, Web Edition :- is mainly for building and hosting Web applications, Web pages, and XML Web Services.

► Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition :- is aimed towards small to medium sized businesses. Flexible yet versatile, Standard Edition supports file and printer sharing, offers secure Internet connectivity, and allows centralized desktop application deployment

► Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition :- is aimed towards medium to large businesses. It is a full-function server operating system that supports up to eight processors and provides enterprise-class features such as eight-node clustering using Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS) software and support for up to 32 GB of memory.

► Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition:- is the flagship of the Windows Server line and designed for immense infrastructures demanding high security and reliability.

► Windows Server 2003, Compute Cluster Edition:- is designed for working with the most difficult computing problems that would require high performance computing clusters.

► Windows Storage Server 2003:- is optimised to provide dedicated file and print sharing services. It is only available through OEMs when purchased pre-configured with network attached storage devices.

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30⟩ What is DNS Server?

Domain Name System (or Service or Server), a service that resolves domain names into IP addresses and vice versa. Because domain names are alphabetic, they’re easier to remember.The Internet however, is really based on ip addresses. Every time you use a domain name, therefore, a DNS service must translate the name into the corresponding IP address. For example, the domain name www.example.com might translate to 198.105.232.4.

The DNS system is, in fact, its own network. If one DNS server doesn’t know how to translate a particular domain name, it asks another one, and so on, until the correct IP address is returned.

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31⟩ Why DNS server is required for Active Directory?

The key reason for integrating DNS and AD is efficiency. This is particularly true where you have lots of replication traffic. You can’t resolve host names. You can’t find services, like a domain controller.

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33⟩ What is the purpose of DHCP Server?

A DHCP server is the server that is responsible for assigning unique IP address to the computers on a network. No two computers (actually, no two network cards1 [even if two are in one computer]) can have the same IP address on a network at the same time or there will be conflicts. To that end, DHCP servers will take a request from a computer that has just been added (or is renewing) to the network and assign it a unique IP address that is available. These assignments typically only last for a limited time (an hour to a week usually) and so you are never guaranteed that the IP address for a particular computer will remain the same when using a DHCP (some DHCP servers allow you to specify that a computer gets the same address all the time however).

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34⟩ Explain about Group Scopes?

A DHCP scope is a valid range of IP addresses which are available for assignments or lease to client computers on a particular subnet. In a DHCP server, you configure a scope to determine the address pool of ip which the server can provide to DHCP clients.

Scopes determine which IP addresses are provided to the clients. Scopes should be defined and activated before DHCP clients use the DHCP server for its dynamic IP configuration. You can configure as many scopes on a DHCP server as is required in your network environment

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35⟩ How will you backup DNS Server?

If you are using Active Directory-integrated DNS, then your DNS information is stored in Active Directory itself, and you’ll need to back up the entire system state. If not, however, The Backup directory in the %SystemRoot%System32Dns folder contains backup information for the DNS configuration and the DNS database.

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36⟩ How will backup DHCP Server?

The Backup directory in the %SystemRoot%System32DHCP folder contains backup information for the DHCP configuration and the DHCP database. By default, the DHCP database is backed up every 60 minutes automatically. To manually back up the DHCP database at any time, follow these steps:

1. In the DHCP console, right-click the server you want to back up, and then click Backup.

2. In the Browse For Folder dialog box, select the folder that will contain the backup DHCP database, and then click OK.

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37⟩ What is APIPA?

A Windows-based computer that is configured to use DHCP can automatically assign itself an Internet Protocol (IP) address if a DHCP server is not available or does not exist. The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) has reserved 169.254.0.0-169.254.255.255 for Automatic Private IP Addressing(APIPA).

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38⟩ Explain about AD Database?

Windows 2003 Active Directory data store, the actual database file, is %SystemRoot%ntdsNTDS.DIT. The ntds.dit file is the heart of Active Directory including user accounts. Active Directory’s database engine is the Extensible Storage Engine ( ESE ) which is based on the Jet database used by Exchange 5.5 and WINS. The ESE has the capability to grow to 16 terabytes which would be large enough for 10 million objects.Only the Jet database can manipulate information within the AD datastore.

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39⟩ Explain about Group Policy?

Group policies are used by administrators to configure and control user environment settings. Group Policy Objects (GPOs) are used to configure group policies which are applied to sites, domains, and organizational units (OUs). Group policy may be blocked or set so it cannot be overridden. The default is for subobjects to inherit the policy of their parents. There is a maximum of 1000 applicable group policies.

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