You are a network administrator of Trey Research.
You have a network of 20 Microsoft Windows XP Professional client computers. The network also contains a computer that runs Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003. There is no regular backup process in place.

You need to back up all of the files that are stored on the server and initiate reminders to the delegated administrator for tape changes.

What should you do?

You are a network administrator for a small real estate brokerage.

The network contains 10 Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional client computers with similar hardware and software configuration and a freshly installed Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 computer. All of the client computers are joined to the new domain.

The owner of the company wants to increase security from outside attacks through the Internet. You implement a new firewall device between the local area network and the Internet. You cannot access Web pages on the Internet. From a client computer, you can ping the server and the ISP’s DNS server. DNS queries on the Windows Small Business Server 2003 computer are functioning. DNS lookups for domains on the Internet are not functioning properly.

You need to ensure that the client computers can properly resolve internal and external fully qualified domain names.

What should you do?

You are the network administrator of a construction company.

You install Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 with 30 client computers in the main office and 20 client computers in the branch office. All client computers are running Microsoft Windows XP Professional.

Branch office users have the user dial-up properties set to require a call back to the remote office data line number. When the users visit the main office, the users encounter problems when trying to connect mobile computers to the wireless network.

You want to revise the remote access policy plan to avoid this problem.
What should you do?

You are the network administrator of a CPA firm.

You install Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 with Microsoft SQL Server on a network computer.

You configure and install the data files by using SQL Server. Employees use these files to provide all accounting reports to customers. You maintain the data file on one disk and the transaction log file on a separate disk. The disk with the data file fails.

You want to recover the data completely.

What should you do first?

You are the network administrator for a marketing company.

You install Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 on a network computer. The network contains a server, 30 client computers, and 10 mobile computers.

You add all of the users and all of the computers to the domain. One of the users leaves the company and is replaced by a temporary user.

You need to give the temporary user the same access to the network resources that the original company user had. You want to expend the least amount of administrative effort.

What should you do?

You are the consultant of a CPA firm.
You install Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 on a network server. The network contains 15 client computers that run Microsoft Windows XP Professional. You install the firm’s accounting application that uses Microsoft SQL 2000 Server on a member server that runs Microsoft Windows Server 2003. The accounting application is running all of the time. You install a tape drive on the member server for system backups.

You need to create a backup plan that performs database backups and transaction log backups of the accounting application’s databases. You need to create separate weekday and weekend schedules for each of these backups.
You need a backup plan that requires the least amount of administrative effort.

What should you do?

You are a network consultant of Northwind Traders.

Most of the users in the company work normal business hours, Monday through Friday, 8:30 A.M. to
5:30 P.M. You set up a backup schedule for a computer that runs Microsoft Windows Server 2003. This schedule provides sufficient time between 11:00 P.M. and 6:00 A.M. to back up the files. There is adequate storage capacity to hold the backup.

You need to recommend a backup plan that allows a restore in the fewest number of steps.

Which plan do you recommend?

You are the network consultant of a design company.

You want to set up a network for the company with six computers. The computers and all of the users are located at one location.

You want to connect all of the computers on the network with a broadband router. The company does not require centralized security. You want the users to share all of the data files and also share one laser print device. You want the users to have a secure access to the Internet.

You need to deploy this network for as small an investment as possible and with a minimum of administrative effort.
What should you do?

You are the network consultant of a real estate company.

The company has 40 client computers that run Microsoft Windows XP Professional.

The company wants to integrate all of the computer users and needs to allow user access to all company files and folder resources.

Users need to access individual e-mail accounts and the Internet for external communication. You need to be able to back up all files and e-mail messages that are stored on the server. You need to provide the owner with reporting on a weekly basis.

You need to install the appropriate system configuration for the company.

What should you do?

You are the network administrator of a construction company. The company has 50 users in the main office and 10 users in each of its five branch offices.

You install Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition in native mode on a computer that has a network of client computers in each branch office. You connect each branch office to the main office by using WAN connections.

You need to ensure that users can authenticate to the domain from a remote branch office even when the WAN connection is down.

What should you do?