Monday, March 30, 2020

Windows Administrator Interview Questions

  1. Answer :
    Active Directory provides a centralised control for network administration and security. Server computers configured with Active Directory are known as domain controllers. Active Directory stores all information and settings for a deployment in a central database, and allows administrators to assign policies and deploy and update software.
  2. Answer :
    A domain is defined as a logical group of network objects (computers, users, devices) that share the same Active Directory database. A tree can have multiple domains.

Answer :
A domain controller (DC) or network domain controller is a Windows-based computer system that is used for storing user account data in a central database. It is the centrepiece of the Windows Active Directory service that authenticates users, stores user account information and enforces security policy for a Windows domain.
A domain controller allows system administrators to grant or deny users access to system resources, such as printers, documents, folders, network locations, etc., via a single username and password.

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Group Policy allows you to implement specific configurations for users and computers. Group Policy settings are contained in Group Policy objects (GPOs), which are linked to the following Active Directory service containers: sites, domains, or organizational units (OUs).

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A Group Policy Object (GPO) is a collection of settings that control the working environment of user accounts and computer accounts. GPOs define registry-based policies, security options, software installation and maintenance options, script options, and folder redirection options.
There are two kinds of Group Policy objects:
  • Local Group Policy objects are stored on individual computers.
  • Nonlocal Group Policy objects, which are stored on a domain controller, are available only in an Active Directory environment.
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A GLDAP (Light-Weight Directory Access Protocol) determines how an object in an Active Directory should be named. LDAP is the industry standard directory access protocol, making Active Directory widely accessible to management and query applications. Active Directory supports LDAPv2 and LDAPv3.
  1. Answer :
    The AD database is stored in C:WindowsNTDSNTDS.DIT.
    1. Answer :
      The SYSVOL folder stores the server copy of the domain’s public files that must be shared for common access and replication throughout a domain.
      All AD databases are stored in a SYSVOL folder and it’s only created in an NTFS partition. The Active Directory Database is stored in the %SYSTEM ROOT%NDTS folder.
    2. Answer :
      Garbage collection is the online defragmentation of the Active Directory which happens every 12 hours.
      1. Answer :
        Windows Deployment Services is a server role used to deploy Windows operating systems remotely. WDS is mainly used for network-based OS installations to set up new computers.
      2. Answer :
        Email servers can be of two types:
        Incoming Mail Server (POP3, IMAP, HTTP): The incoming mail server is the server associated with an email address account. There cannot be more than one incoming mail server for an email account. In order to download your emails, you must have the correct settings configured in your email client program.
        Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP): Most outgoing mail servers use SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) for sending emails. The outgoing mail server can belong to your ISP or to the server where you setup your email account.
        The main email ports are:
        POP3 – port 110
        IMAP – port 143
        SMTP – port 25
        HTTP – port 80
        Secure SMTP (SSMTP) – port 465
        Secure IMAP (IMAP4-SSL) – port 585
        IMAP4 over SSL (IMAPS) – port 993
        Secure POP3 (SSL-POP) – port 995

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