Topic 1, Scenario 1
Background
You are employed as a SharePoint administrator at ABC.com. ABC.com has a single Active
Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain, named ABC.com. Active Directory is used to host
and administer user-specific data, which includes visual identification pictures. ABC.com’s users
are included in an organizational unit (OU), named ABCUsers.
You have been tasked with the installation of a SharePoint environment that includes multiple
servers. This environment that will be used for information management and collaboration.
ABC.com has a server named ABC-SR01, which is configured to run the User Profile
Synchronization service.
Business Prerequisites
ABC.com users should be able to access the portal via a single URL, regardless of where they
are. These users should also have the ability to business data from an external network. The
users should not, however, be allowed to use a VPN connection to retrieve this data.
ABC.com users should also be able to follow content writers and configure notifications for content
adjustments. Furthermore, a ABC.com user should only be allowed to follow a maximum of 75
sites and people.
ABC.com’s content writers should be able to make documents and large audio/visual media files
available for use by internal and external users. Administrators should be able to promote search
query results throughout ABC.com. Content should be shared via My Sites, and social
communication options should be catered for.
Technical Prerequisites
Hardware and software installations for the SharePoint environment should not transcend the
minimum specifications. The escalation of storage consumption should be regulated. Prior to
creating new content databases, the usage for the current content databases should be enhanced.
Network attached storage (NAS) should be used for storing sizeable files.
Files, databases, components, Web applications, and site collections should be configured to
remain within the specified parameters. User profile information should be imported from Active
Directory via the User Profile Synchronization service. The User Profile service account should be
allocated the minimum required permissions for reading information.
The most recent software updates should be available for existing and forthcoming SharePoint
environments, and predefined database naming conventions should be utilized. The path shown
below should be used for generating exclusive user sites:
https://ABC.com/personal/
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You have received instructions to configure service applications to satisfy the prerequisites. Your
solution should make use of as little administrator interaction as possible.
Which of the following should you make use of?

A.
Central Administration.

B.
Windows PowerShell.

C.
SharePoint 2013 installation media.

D.
Active Directory.

Explanation: