[mcsa]

Guys I am beginner in IT with lots of interest but no Qualification. I am planning to get a job as 1st line support and move on from there and getting some qualifications like you pros..

but tomorrow is my first interview and I justed wanted to feel little bit knowledgeable if you can please help... I know some answers which I wanted to double check and to find the answers for rest of them...

Thank you!!




Microsoft Exchange

1. Which of the following windows components must you install before installing exchange 2003?

Smtp service
Nntp
Wins
Dns

2. What is the maximum information store size before exchange 2003 running service pack 1?

There was no maximum store size
16GB
75GB
25GB

3. Which exchange 2007 component must be installed on its own server?

Mailbox
Client access
Edge server
Transport

4. You want to reconfigure your MX records so that if the first server is down then the mail will go to the next server amd then the third. You want the mail for wavex.co.uk to be sent to your servers in the following order starting with white.wavex.co.uk, then bronze.wavex.co.uk and last gold.wavex.co.uk. Which of the following would you select for your MX records setup?

White.wavex.co.uk preference = 50, bronze.wavex.co.uk preference = 10, gold.wavex.co.uk preference = 20
White.wavex.co.uk preference = 7, bronze.wavex.co.uk preference = 10, gold.wavex.co.uk preference = 5
White.wavex.co.uk preference = 10, bronze.wavex.co.uk preference = 10, gold.wavex.co.uk preference = 20
White.wavex.co.uk preference = 10, bronze.wavex.co.uk preference = 20, gold.wavex.co.uk preference = 25#

5. Which command would you use to run a defrag on a Exchange mail store ?

Eseutil /r priv1.edb
Isinteg /fix priv1.edb
Eseutil /d� priv1.edb
Defrag exchange store

6. Your environment contains the following:: mailbox server called Exchhub 1,client access server called ExchCAS1,standby Windows 2003 server called Standby,Two hub transport servers named Hub1 and Hub2 -Hub1 fails, you need to restore Hub1 to its prf failed configuration, what should you do?

Rename standby to Hub1 , run the setup /m:recover server command on Hub1
rename standby to Hub1 , run the setup /m: install /Role:HT command on hub1
On hub2 run setup/m:recoverserver
on hub2 run the setup /m:install /role:HT

7. Your current network has a exchange 2003 SP2 server, this server is also the DC running on Windows 2003 32Bit , you want to upgrade to Exchange 2007. Which of the following must you do

Upgrade the current server to 2007 onto the current server
Build a new server, install windows 2003 32Bit and install Exchange 2007
Build �a new server, install windows 2003 64Bit and install Exchange 2007
You can not upgrade from Exchange 2003 to 2007

8. What does the "Pfmigrate" tool do?

Defrags your exchange stores
Assists in the moving of public folders from one server to another
Purges all deleted email
Resets admin rights

9. You want to Enable outlook anywhere access, which of the following must you do

Install RPC over http proxy
Install outlook onto the exchange server
Install a vailid SSL cert
Enable OWA

10. You sign up to Message labs which of the following should you change on your network

Lock your firewall down so that only SMTP traffic from Message Labs will be allowed
Make sure that you firewall will allow ALL SMTP traffic from any where
Configure your exchange server to send email out via DNS
Configure your exchange server to send email out via the Message Labs relay servers

TCP/IP
1. What is the difference between TCP and UDP?

TCP is session orientated where as UDP is not
UDP is session orientated where as TCP is not
TCP is best effort where as UDP is not


2. Why do certain applications prefer UDP over TCP?

UDP offers faster transfer of data important to VoIP and Games
UDP requires less overhead during the transfer of data
UDP guarantees every packet is delivered to the destination



3. What is the 3rd Layer in the 7 Layer OSI Model

Network
Data Link
Session
Electrons

4. What port does a web site use by default?

TCP 80
UDP 80
TCP 443
TCP 8080

5. At which layer of the 5 Layer TCP/IP Model does ICMP belong to?

Network Layer
Transport Layer
Application Layer
IP Layer

6. What is ICMP used for?

Troubleshooting to identify if a host is online
To send network error messages between network hosts
To check which port is open on a host
To send email.

7. Why would an organisation block ICMP on their network?

Prevent the structure of their network from being identified
Prevent hacking
Prevent Denial of Service
Cause headaches for Network Engineers

8. What does "port forwarding" mean?

It transfers the existence of a TCP or UDP port from the host to the network edge
It enables outside hosts to connect to internal hosts on specified ports
It configures internet access for computers


9. When would you restrict access to TCP port 25?

To prevent the internet sending mail to your mail server.
To prevent unauthorised internal hosts from sending mail out.
To stop access to websites
To stop access to ftp sites

10. What is the difference between an IPv6 Packet and an IPv4 Packet?

IPv6 has a larger header to hold the larger IPv6 address
IPv4 has a larger header to hold the larger IPv4 address
An IPv6 Packet can contain an IPv4 payload
An IPv4 Packet doesn�t contain a version field

Routing (IP, subnet masks)

1. What is the default subnet mask for a Class C IP Address

255.255.160.0
255.255.255.0
255.255.254.0
255.255.255.192

2. The address 172.16.208.16/20 is a host on which of the following subnets:

172.16.176.0�255.255.240.0
172.16.192.0�255.255.240.0
172.16.208.0�255.255.240.0
172.16.224.0�255.255.240.0

3. What does the command "tracert" from a windows machine show?

The route along which packets take to reach a destination.
The response times of devices along the route.
The subnet mask of the remote network
The port of the application you are troubleshooting

4. When would you use the "tracert" command in a troubleshooting situation?

When I need to find out where my packets are going to reach the destination.
When I need to find out the latency of the route to the destination.
When I need to find out what the default gateway is.
When I need to find out what port the affected application is using.

5. What is the default gateway?

The address of the main router for all traffic not otherwise specified in the routing table.
The address of the main layer 3 device for all traffic not otherwise specified in the routing table.
The server which holds the information about the internet.
A website which holds the information about the internet.

6. In a routing table, what does the network address 0.0.0.0 mean?

All traffic that doesn�t match another network address.
All traffic going to the internet.
Traffic going to the 0.0.0.0 network


7. Which of the following commands adds a route in windows?

route add 10.0.10.0 MASK 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.1
route add NETWORK 10.0.10.0 MASK 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.1
route add 10.0.10.0 MASK 255.255.255.0 GATEWAY 192.168.0.1
route add NETWORK 10.0.10.0 MASK 255.255.255.0 GATEWAY 192.168.0.1

8. What happens if no default gateway is configured on a computer?

The computer has normal internet access.
The computer can only access the local network.
The computer will not be able to communicate with any other computers.


9. How do you check if a default gateway is defined on a computer?

ipconfig /all
route print
netstat �an
arp �a

10. What sort of device can a default gateway be?

Layer 2 Switch
Layer 3 Switch
Router
Hub

Microsoft AD

1. Your office has 6 sites, london and New York have an exchang server and 2 DC`s, each of the other office has a DC, how should the global catalog servers be setup?

You need a GC at london and New york
All sites need a GC
Only London needs a GC
You do not need to worry about it as Windows will set this up its self
2. Where can you set the schudle as to how when AD updates remote sites with changes?

Sites and Services
AD users and computers
AD domains and trusts
Via Windows updates

3. Where would you change the Operations Masters Role?

AD sites and services
AD users and computers
AD domains and trusts
run regedit

4. Which tab would you use to disable a user from changing their password?

Profile
Account
General
Com+

5. Under which tab would you assign a users manager?

Profile
Account
Organization
General

6. In order to install software via group policy what file type must be used?

.Msi
.Com
.Exe
.Bat

7. Where would you set a server to be a Global Catalog server?

Under Sites and Services
Use ADSI edit to set a Global Catalog server
AD domains and trusts
AD users and computers

8. Where would you add a new email address to user and set it as the default?

In AD users and computers, on the users email adddress tab
In Ad Users and computers, on the users General Tab
The user can do this via outlook
Edit the settings on the users mail box

9. What command would you run to promote a server to a DC

Adprep
Dcpromo
Use the tool in add / remove computers
server /promote

10. Where in the default Group Policy would you find the "Password Policy" tab?

computer settings\Windows settings\Security settings
computer settings\Windows settings\Security settings\Account Policies
computer settings\Windows settings\ Account Policies
computer settings\Software settings\Windows settings\ Security settings\Account Policies

[Curlyben]

Well simply C&Ping your work like this is no way to learn

I note you say

I know some answers which I wanted to double check and to find the answers for rest of them

So how about going through them all and lets see what YOU think.

[chuckhole]

These questions are not for First Line Suppport. This is homework. Where are YOUR answers?