Company Background
Corporate Information
Windaus Press is a private publishing house which publishes books and magazines. There are 250 employees in this company. Windaus Press has four subsidiary companies in North America.
Existing Environment
Existing Licensing Solution
Windaus Press consists of a head office and many branch offices. Windaus Press purchases Licenses for all branch offices under an Open License agreement without Software Assurance. The agreement includes licenses for Microsoft Office Professional 2003, Windows XP Professional Upgrade. The Open License agreement has been out of date.
Business Requirements
Planned Changes
Because of the financial crisis, the company’s profits have fallen. Therefore the company decides to cut down operating costs, the company plans to reduce the staff and the number of desktops and portable computers. Some former employees will work for the company as casual labors after the cost reductions. Since casual labor will also work for other companies, all of them must purchase their own laptops. For the casual labors, the company plans to implement a collaboration solution. This collaboration solution must not require a server. All employees will need a new third-party accounting application. This application requires Office Professional 2007.
Business Goals
Windaus Press aims to achieve the following business goals:
Prevent all casual labors from accessing the company’s internal network
Upgrade Microsoft software to the latest version when available
Implement a collaboration solution for casual labors only
Avoid external financing for licenses and cut down initial licensing costs
Protect the data on laptops owned by the company in case of theft
Select a licensing solution that allows the company to cut down the number of licenses for computers
Question
The company asks you to recommend a collaboration solution for the casual labors. Of the following Microsoft products, which one should you choose to recommend?

Of the following options, which Microsoft server solution meets all of the school’s business goals?

Company Background
Corporate Information
Windaus Press is a private publishing house which publishes books and magazines. There are 250 employees in this company. Windaus Press has four subsidiary companies in North America.
Existing Environment
Existing Licensing Solution
Windaus Press consists of a head office and many branch offices. Windaus Press purchases Licenses for all branch offices under an Open License agreement without Software Assurance. The agreement includes licenses for Microsoft Office Professional 2003, Windows XP Professional Upgrade. The Open License agreement has been out of date.
Business Requirements
Planned Changes
Because of the financial crisis, the company’s profits have fallen. Therefore the company decides to cut down operating costs, the company plans to reduce the staff and the number of desktops and portable computers. Some former employees will work for the company as casual labors after the cost reductions. Since casual labor will also work for other companies, all of them must purchase their own laptops. For the casual labors, the company plans to implement a collaboration solution. This collaboration solution must not require a server. All employees will need a new third-party accounting application. This application requires Office Professional 2007.
Business Goals
Windaus Press aims to achieve the following business goals:
Prevent all casual labors from accessing the company’s internal network
Upgrade Microsoft software to the latest version when available
Implement a collaboration solution for casual labors only
Avoid external financing for licenses and cut down initial licensing costs
Protect the data on laptops owned by the company in case of theft
Select a licensing solution that allows the company to cut down the number of licenses for computers
Question
Of the following activation methods, which one is used to activate the operating systems on the computers owned by the casual labors?

Company Background
Corporate Information
Live-cross is an Institute of Medical Sciences.
Physical Locations
This institute consists of a head office and 54 branch offices. There are 35 to 45 employees in each office. Most of the research employees enter research data by using a text-based terminal. Only the administrative staff uses desktops which have Windows installed. There are three administrative staff in each office. In order to make sure of providing round-the-clock service, they work during different shifts. Administrative users share computers.
Existing Environment
Existing IT Environment
The institution has installed Windows XP Professional on all desktops under OEM licenses. Under Retail Product/Full Package Product (FPP) licenses, all desktops require a memory upgrade to be compatible with Windows Vista. Each office is configured with a network server. All servers have a third-party operating system installed and run a third-party e-mail application. The Institution contains has a third-party accounting application which is used to store customer information and research data. The accounting application stores all data in a Microsoft Access database.
Business Requirements
Planned Changes
Live-cross wants to make the following changes to its network in the following year.
Implement one server which runs Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.
Implement a server which runs Windows Server 2008 at each office.
Upgrade all existing desktops to Windows Vista.
Make all desktops run Microsoft Office Small Business 2007.
Implement one server with a Quad-core processor which has Microsoft SQL Server 2008 installed.
Implement one server with a Quad-core processor which has Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 installed.
Problem Statements
Since there are two problems in Live-cross, Live-cross intends to solve the two problems:
The third-party accounting application is not compatible with Windows Vista.
The company is unable to purchase licenses upfront and pay additional changes any longer.
Business Goals
Live-cross aims to achieve the following business goals:
Own all software licenses.
Reduce licensing costs to the least.
Keep all software applications current.
Train administrative staff on new applications.
Within a single licensing program consolidate purchasing.
Question
The institute asks you to identify the business goals that are met by the Open Value Subscription program. Of the following business goals, which should you identify? (choose more than one)

Company Background
Corporate Information
Live-cross is an Institute of Medical Sciences.
Physical Locations
This institute consists of a head office and 54 branch offices. There are 35 to 45 employees in each office. Most of the research employees enter research data by using a text-based terminal. Only the administrative staff uses desktops which have Windows installed. There are three administrative staff in each office. In order to make sure of providing round-the-clock service, they work during different shifts. Administrative users share computers.
Existing Environment
Existing IT Environment
The institution has installed Windows XP Professional on all desktops under OEM licenses. Under Retail Product/Full Package Product (FPP) licenses, all desktops require a memory upgrade to be compatible with Windows Vista. Each office is configured with a network server. All servers have a third-party operating system installed and run a third-party e-mail application. The Institution contains has a third-party accounting application which is used to store customer information and research data. The accounting application stores all data in a Microsoft Access database.
Business Requirements
Planned Changes
Live-cross wants to make the following changes to its network in the following year.
Implement one server which runs Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.
Implement a server which runs Windows Server 2008 at each office.
Upgrade all existing desktops to Windows Vista.
Make all desktops run Microsoft Office Small Business 2007.
Implement one server with a Quad-core processor which has Microsoft SQL Server 2008 installed.
Implement one server with a Quad-core processor which has Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 installed.
Problem Statements
Since there are two problems in Live-cross, Live-cross intends to solve the two problems:
The third-party accounting application is not compatible with Windows Vista.
The company is unable to purchase licenses upfront and pay additional changes any longer.
Business Goals
Live-cross aims to achieve the following business goals:
Own all software licenses.
Reduce licensing costs to the least.
Keep all software applications current.
Train administrative staff on new applications.
Within a single licensing program consolidate purchasing.
Question
Of the following Volume Licensing programs, which one meets the company’s business goals?

Company Background
Corporate Information
Live-cross is an Institute of Medical Sciences.
Physical Locations
This institute consists of a head office and 54 branch offices. There are 35 to 45 employees in each office. Most of the research employees enter research data by using a text-based terminal. Only the administrative staff uses desktops which have Windows installed. There are three administrative staff in each office. In order to make sure of providing round-the-clock service, they work during different shifts. Administrative users share computers.
Existing Environment
Existing IT Environment
The institution has installed Windows XP Professional on all desktops under OEM licenses. Under Retail Product/Full Package Product (FPP) licenses, all desktops require a memory upgrade to be compatible with Windows Vista. Each office is configured with a network server. All servers have a third-party operating system installed and run a third-party e-mail application. The Institution contains has a third-party accounting application which is used to store customer information and research data. The accounting application stores all data in a Microsoft Access database.
Business Requirements
Planned Changes
Live-cross wants to make the following changes to its network in the following year.
Implement one server which runs Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.
Implement a server which runs Windows Server 2008 at each office.
Upgrade all existing desktops to Windows Vista.
Make all desktops run Microsoft Office Small Business 2007.
Implement one server with a Quad-core processor which has Microsoft SQL Server 2008 installed.
Implement one server with a Quad-core processor which has Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 installed.
Problem Statements
Since there are two problems in Live-cross, Live-cross intends to solve the two problems:
The third-party accounting application is not compatible with Windows Vista.
The company is unable to purchase licenses upfront and pay additional changes any longer.
Business Goals
Live-cross aims to achieve the following business goals:
Own all software licenses.
Reduce licensing costs to the least.
Keep all software applications current.
Train administrative staff on new applications.
Within a single licensing program consolidate purchasing.
Question
Of the following payment methods, which one meets the company’s business goals?

Company Background
Corporate Information
Live-cross is an Institute of Medical Sciences.
Physical Locations
This institute consists of a head office and 54 branch offices. There are 35 to 45 employees in each office. Most of the research employees enter research data by using a text-based terminal. Only the administrative staff uses desktops which have Windows installed. There are three administrative staff in each office. In order to make sure of providing round-the-clock service, they work during different shifts. Administrative users share computers.
Existing Environment
Existing IT Environment
The institution has installed Windows XP Professional on all desktops under OEM licenses. Under Retail Product/Full Package Product (FPP) licenses, all desktops require a memory upgrade to be compatible with Windows Vista. Each office is configured with a network server. All servers have a third-party operating system installed and run a third-party e-mail application. The Institution contains has a third-party accounting application which is used to store customer information and research data. The accounting application stores all data in a Microsoft Access database.
Business Requirements
Planned Changes
Live-cross wants to make the following changes to its network in the following year.
Implement one server which runs Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.
Implement a server which runs Windows Server 2008 at each office.
Upgrade all existing desktops to Windows Vista.
Make all desktops run Microsoft Office Small Business 2007.
Implement one server with a Quad-core processor which has Microsoft SQL Server 2008 installed.
Implement one server with a Quad-core processor which has Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 installed.
Problem Statements
Since there are two problems in Live-cross, Live-cross intends to solve the two problems:
The third-party accounting application is not compatible with Windows Vista.
The company is unable to purchase licenses upfront and pay additional changes any longer.
Business Goals
Live-cross aims to achieve the following business goals:
Own all software licenses.
Reduce licensing costs to the least.
Keep all software applications current.
Train administrative staff on new applications.
Within a single licensing program consolidate purchasing.
Question
You need to recommend a client licensing solution that supports the company’s planned server installations and meets its business goals. Which solution should you recommend?

Company Background
Corporate Information
Live-cross is an Institute of Medical Sciences.
Physical Locations
This institute consists of a head office and 54 branch offices. There are 35 to 45 employees in each office. Most of the research employees enter research data by using a text-based terminal. Only the administrative staff uses desktops which have Windows installed. There are three administrative staff in each office. In order to make sure of providing round-the-clock service, they work during different shifts. Administrative users share computers.
Existing Environment
Existing IT Environment
The institution has installed Windows XP Professional on all desktops under OEM licenses. Under Retail Product/Full Package Product (FPP) licenses, all desktops require a memory upgrade to be compatible with Windows Vista. Each office is configured with a network server. All servers have a third-party operating system installed and run a third-party e-mail application. The Institution contains has a third-party accounting application which is used to store customer information and research data. The accounting application stores all data in a Microsoft Access database.
Business Requirements
Planned Changes
Live-cross wants to make the following changes to its network in the following year.
Implement one server which runs Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.
Implement a server which runs Windows Server 2008 at each office.
Upgrade all existing desktops to Windows Vista.
Make all desktops run Microsoft Office Small Business 2007.
Implement one server with a Quad-core processor which has Microsoft SQL Server 2008 installed.
Implement one server with a Quad-core processor which has Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 installed.
Problem Statements
Since there are two problems in Live-cross, Live-cross intends to solve the two problems:
The third-party accounting application is not compatible with Windows Vista.
The company is unable to purchase licenses upfront and pay additional changes any longer.
Business Goals
Live-cross aims to achieve the following business goals:
Own all software licenses.
Reduce licensing costs to the least.
Keep all software applications current.
Train administrative staff on new applications.
Within a single licensing program consolidate purchasing.
Question
Of the following database licensing solutions, which one offers Live-cross the best return on investment (ROI)?

Company Background
Corporate Information
Live-cross is an Institute of Medical Sciences.
Physical Locations
This institute consists of a head office and 54 branch offices. There are 35 to 45 employees in each office. Most of the research employees enter research data by using a text-based terminal. Only the administrative staff uses desktops which have Windows installed. There are three administrative staff in each office. In order to make sure of providing round-the-clock service, they work during different shifts. Administrative users share computers.
Existing Environment
Existing IT Environment
The institution has installed Windows XP Professional on all desktops under OEM licenses. Under Retail Product/Full Package Product (FPP) licenses, all desktops require a memory upgrade to be compatible with Windows Vista. Each office is configured with a network server. All servers have a third-party operating system installed and run a third-party e-mail application. The Institution contains has a third-party accounting application which is used to store customer information and research data. The accounting application stores all data in a Microsoft Access database.
Business Requirements
Planned Changes
Live-cross wants to make the following changes to its network in the following year.
Implement one server which runs Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.
Implement a server which runs Windows Server 2008 at each office.
Upgrade all existing desktops to Windows Vista.
Make all desktops run Microsoft Office Small Business 2007.
Implement one server with a Quad-core processor which has Microsoft SQL Server 2008 installed.
Implement one server with a Quad-core processor which has Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 installed.
Problem Statements
Since there are two problems in Live-cross, Live-cross intends to solve the two problems:
The third-party accounting application is not compatible with Windows Vista.
The company is unable to purchase licenses upfront and pay additional changes any longer.
Business Goals
Live-cross aims to achieve the following business goals:
Own all software licenses.
Reduce licensing costs to the least.
Keep all software applications current.
Train administrative staff on new applications.
Within a single licensing program consolidate purchasing.
Question
Of the following tolls, which one can be used to activate the institute’s Software Assurance benefits?

Company Background
Corporate Information
Live-cross is an Institute of Medical Sciences.
Physical Locations
This institute consists of a head office and 54 branch offices. There are 35 to 45 employees in each office. Most of the research employees enter research data by using a text-based terminal. Only the administrative staff uses desktops which have Windows installed. There are three administrative staff in each office. In order to make sure of providing round-the-clock service, they work during different shifts. Administrative users share computers.
Existing Environment
Existing IT Environment
The institution has installed Windows XP Professional on all desktops under OEM licenses. Under Retail Product/Full Package Product (FPP) licenses, all desktops require a memory upgrade to be compatible with Windows Vista. Each office is configured with a network server. All servers have a third-party operating system installed and run a third-party e-mail application. The Institution contains has a third-party accounting application which is used to store customer information and research data. The accounting application stores all data in a Microsoft Access database.
Business Requirements
Planned Changes
Live-cross wants to make the following changes to its network in the following year.
Implement one server which runs Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.
Implement a server which runs Windows Server 2008 at each office.
Upgrade all existing desktops to Windows Vista.
Make all desktops run Microsoft Office Small Business 2007.
Implement one server with a Quad-core processor which has Microsoft SQL Server 2008 installed.
Implement one server with a Quad-core processor which has Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 installed.
Problem Statements
Since there are two problems in Live-cross, Live-cross intends to solve the two problems:
The third-party accounting application is not compatible with Windows Vista.
The company is unable to purchase licenses upfront and pay additional changes any longer.
Business Goals
Live-cross aims to achieve the following business goals:
Own all software licenses.
Reduce licensing costs to the least.
Keep all software applications current.
Train administrative staff on new applications.
Within a single licensing program consolidate purchasing.
Question
The institution needs a licensing solution that allows it to run the third-party accounting application on virtual machines on the Windows Vista desktops. This licensing solution should reduce costs to the least. Of the following solutions, which one should be used by Live-cross?