Microsoft Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012 (070-417) Free Practice Test
Question 1
Your network contains an Active Directory domain named contoso.com. The domain contains two member servers
named Server1 and Server2. All servers run Windows Server 2012 R2.
Server1 and Server2 are nodes in a Hyper-V cluster named Cluster1. Cluster1 hosts 10 virtual machines. All of the
virtual machines run Windows Server 2012 R2 and are members of the domain.
You need to ensure that the first time a service named Service1 fails on a virtual machine, the virtual machine is
moved to a different node.
You configure Service1 to be monitored from Failover Cluster Manager.
What should you configure on the virtual machine?
named Server1 and Server2. All servers run Windows Server 2012 R2.
Server1 and Server2 are nodes in a Hyper-V cluster named Cluster1. Cluster1 hosts 10 virtual machines. All of the
virtual machines run Windows Server 2012 R2 and are members of the domain.
You need to ensure that the first time a service named Service1 fails on a virtual machine, the virtual machine is
moved to a different node.
You configure Service1 to be monitored from Failover Cluster Manager.
What should you configure on the virtual machine?
Correct Answer: C
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Question 2
Your network contains an Active Directory forest named contoso.com. All servers run Windows Server 2012 R2. The
domain contains four servers. The servers are configured as shown in the following table.

You need to deploy IP Address Management (IPAM) to manage DNS and DHCP.
On which server should you install IPAM?
domain contains four servers. The servers are configured as shown in the following table.

You need to deploy IP Address Management (IPAM) to manage DNS and DHCP.
On which server should you install IPAM?
Correct Answer: C
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Question 3
DRAG DROP
Your network contains a single Active Directory domain named contoso.com. The domain contains an Active Directory
site named Site1 and an organizational unit (OU) named OU1.
The domain contains a client computer named Client1 that is located in OU1 and Site1.
You create five Group Policy objects (GPO). The GPOs are configured as shown in the following table.

You need to identify in which order the GPOs will be applied to Client1.
In which order should you arrange the listed GPOs?
To answer, move all GPOs from the list of GPOs to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.

Your network contains a single Active Directory domain named contoso.com. The domain contains an Active Directory
site named Site1 and an organizational unit (OU) named OU1.
The domain contains a client computer named Client1 that is located in OU1 and Site1.
You create five Group Policy objects (GPO). The GPOs are configured as shown in the following table.

You need to identify in which order the GPOs will be applied to Client1.
In which order should you arrange the listed GPOs?
To answer, move all GPOs from the list of GPOs to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.

Correct Answer:

GPO3 (linked to site)
GPO1 (linked to domain)
GPO4 (linked to domain - enforced)
GPO2 (linked to OU)
GPO5 (linked to OU - enforced)
Question 4
You have a server named Server1 that runs Windows Server 2012 R2. From Server Manager, you install the Active
Directory Certificate Services server role on Server1.
A domain administrator named Admin1 logs on to Server1. When Admin1 runs the Certification Authority console,
Admin1 receive the following error message.

You need to ensure that when Admin1 opens the Certification Authority console on Server1, the error message does
not appear.
What should you do?
Directory Certificate Services server role on Server1.
A domain administrator named Admin1 logs on to Server1. When Admin1 runs the Certification Authority console,
Admin1 receive the following error message.

You need to ensure that when Admin1 opens the Certification Authority console on Server1, the error message does
not appear.
What should you do?
Correct Answer: A
Question 5
Your network contains a server named Server1 that runs Windows Server 2012. Server1 has the Hyper-V server role
installed.Server1 hosts four virtual machines named VM1, VM2, VM3, and VM4.
Server1 is configured as shown in the following table.

You install Windows Server 2012 on VM2 by using Windows Deployment Services (WDS).
You need to ensure that the next time. VM2 restarts, you can connect to the WDS server by using PXE.
What should you configure?
installed.Server1 hosts four virtual machines named VM1, VM2, VM3, and VM4.
Server1 is configured as shown in the following table.

You install Windows Server 2012 on VM2 by using Windows Deployment Services (WDS).
You need to ensure that the next time. VM2 restarts, you can connect to the WDS server by using PXE.
What should you configure?
Correct Answer: H
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Question 6
Your network contains an Active Directory domain named contoso.com. All domain controllers run Windows Server
2012 R2.
An organizational unit (OU) named OU1 contains 200 client computers that run Windows 8 Enterprise. A Group Policy
object (GPO) named GPO1 is linked to OU1.
You make a change to GPO1.
You need to force all of the computers in OU1 to refresh their Group Policy settings immediately. The solution must
minimize administrative effort.
Which tool should you use?
2012 R2.
An organizational unit (OU) named OU1 contains 200 client computers that run Windows 8 Enterprise. A Group Policy
object (GPO) named GPO1 is linked to OU1.
You make a change to GPO1.
You need to force all of the computers in OU1 to refresh their Group Policy settings immediately. The solution must
minimize administrative effort.
Which tool should you use?
Correct Answer: A
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Question 7
You have a server named Server1 that runs Windows Server 2012 R2.
You connect two new hard disks to Server1.
You need to create a storage space that contains the two disks.
The solution must meet the following requirements:
Provide fault tolerance if a single disk fails.
Maximize the amount of files that can be stored in the storage space.
What should you create?
You connect two new hard disks to Server1.
You need to create a storage space that contains the two disks.
The solution must meet the following requirements:
Provide fault tolerance if a single disk fails.
Maximize the amount of files that can be stored in the storage space.
What should you create?
Correct Answer: D
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Question 8
Your network contains an Active Directory domain named contoso.com. The domain contains a server named Server1.
Server1 runs Windows Server 2012 R2.
You need to create 3-TB virtual hard disk (VHD) on Server1.
Which tool should you use?
Server1 runs Windows Server 2012 R2.
You need to create 3-TB virtual hard disk (VHD) on Server1.
Which tool should you use?
Correct Answer: B
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