1. Your small organization's network consists of only five computers, with one computer running Windows 2000 Server and the rest running Windows 2000 Professional. The data used in your company requires a high degree of security. What decisions should you make regarding file system, licensing mode, and domain or workgroup membership?
  2. Answer

    Since a high degree of security is needed, the network will need a domain controller, and each computer should be using the NTFS file system. Licensing mode could be either Per Seat or Per Server.

    This small network may find a workgroup more efficient than a domain for administration, and should start with Per Server licensing until they need more than one server. Their security needs require NTFS.

  3. Your company has decided to install Windows 2000 Professional on all of the new computers that are purchased for desktop users. What should you do before you purchase new computers to ensure that Windows 2000 Professional can be installed and run without difficulty?
  4. Answer

    Verify that the hardware components meet the minimum requirements for Windows 2000 Professional. Also, verify that all of the hardware components that are installed in the new computers are on the Windows 2000 Professional HCL. If a component is not listed, contact the manufacturer to verify that a Windows 2000 Professional driver is available.

  5. You are attempting to install Windows 2000 Professional from a compact disc. However, you have discovered that your computer does not support booting from the CD-ROM drive. How can you install Windows 2000 Professional?
  6. Answer

    Start the computer by using the Setup disks. When prompted, insert the Windows 2000 Professional compact disc, and then continue Setup.

  7. You are installing Windows 2000 Server on a computer that will be a member server in an existing Windows 2000 domain. You want to add the computer to the domain during installation. What information do you need, and which computers must be available on the network, before you run the Setup program?
  8. Answer

    You need the DNS domain name of the domain that you are joining. You must also make sure that a computer account for the member server exists in the domain, or you must have the user name and password of a user account in the domain that has the authority to create computer accounts in the domain. A server running the DNS Server service and a domain controller in the domain you are joining must be available on the network.

  9. Your department has just purchased 150 identical notebook computers. Your manager would like to have them cloned so that all the software is identical on each computer. She wants Windows 2000 Professional configured on each computer, and she wants this done in the least amount of time. Which tools will you need to do this?
  10. Answer

    Setup Manager

    Sysprep.exe

    Third-party disk image copying tool

  11. You are installing Windows 2000 over the network. Before you install to a client computer, what must you do?
  12. Answer

    Locate the path to the shared installation files on the distribution server. Create a 685-MB FAT partition on the target computer (1 GB recommended). Create a client disk with a network client so that you can connect from the computer, without an operating system, to the distribution server.

  13. Your company has decided to use RIS to deploy Windows 2000 on the network. What requirements must the network client computers meet so this will work?
  14. Answer

    The network client computers must meet one of three requirements:

    1. A configuration meeting the Net PC specification.

    2. A network adapter card with a PXE boot ROM and BIOS support for starting from the PXE boot ROM.

    3. A supported network adapter card and a remote installation boot disk.