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1. What is IP address?
IP address is an identifer for a Computer or Device.
Class A IP Address 1 126, Class B IP Address 128 11, Class C IP Address
12 22!. And 12".#.#.1 is $oop %ac& IP address. It 'ill c(ec& t(e )*stem
Connectivit*. +ac( mac(ine connected to t(e Internet (as an address &no'n
as an Internet Protocol address ,IP address-. .(e IP address ta&es t(e form of
four num%ers separated %* dots, for e/ample0 12.168.#.1
1ou 'ant to see )*stem IP address 2oes to
)tart3 4un3 .*pe cmd t*pe ipconf2 /all
1ou 'ant to confrm an* s*stem connected in t(e s*stem net'or& t*pe pin2
12.168.#.1 ,12.168.#.1 t(is s*stem IP address-
2. What is subnet ask?
)u%net mas& is used for identif* t(e 5et'or&.
+/ample0
6or a class A address, a standard su%net mas& is 277.#.#.#,
6or a class B address, a standard su%net mas& is 277.277.#.#,
6or a class C address, a standard su%net mas& is 277.277.277.#,
!. What is DN"?
Doain Naing "er#i$e. It8ll 4esolve IP Address to 9ostname ,6:D5- and
9ostname to IP address. In D5) t(ere are t'o ;ones.
1. 6or'ard $oo&up ;one
2. 4everse $oo&up ;one.
%QDN & %ull' Quali(ed Doain Nae
). What is WIN"?
Windows Internet Naing "er#i$e. It is used to resolve 5etBI<) name to
IP address = >ice versa. )(ort for Windo's Internet Namin2 "ervice, a
s*stem t(at determines t(e IP address associated 'it( a particular net'or&
computer. .(is is called name resolution. ?I5) supports net'or& client and
server computers runnin2 ?indo's and can provide name resolution for
ot(er computers 'it( special arran2ements. Determinin2 t(e IP address for a
computer is a comple/ process '(en D9CP servers assi2n IP addresses
d*namicall*. 6or e/ample, it is possi%le for D9CP to assi2n a di@erent IP
address to a client eac( time t(e mac(ine lo2s on to t(e net'or&.
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?I5) uses a distri%uted data%ase t(at is automaticall* updated 'it( t(e
names of computers currentl* availa%le and t(e IP address assi2ned to eac(
one.
D5) is an alternative s*stem for name resolution suita%le for net'or&
computers 'it( f/ed IP addresses.
*. What is D+,P?
D'nai$ +ost ,on(guration Proto$ol. It is used to Assi2n IP address
automaticall* to t(e Client Aac(ine.
D9CP is a protocol used %* net'or&ed computers ,clients- to o%tain IP
addresses and ot(er parameters suc( as t(e default 2ate'a*, su%net mas&,
and IP addresses of D5) servers from a D9CP server. It facilitates access to a
net'or& %ecause t(ese settin2s 'ould ot(er'ise (ave to %e made manuall*
for t(e client to participate in t(e net'or&.
D9CP operations fall into four %asic p(ases. .(ese p(ases are IP lease
reBuest, IP lease o@er, IP lease selection, and IP lease ac&no'led2ement
D9CP discover*
D9CP o@ers
D9CP reBuests
D9CP ac&no'led2ement
What proto$ol and port does D+,P use?
D9CP, li&e B<<.P runs over CDP, utiliDin2 ports 6" and 68.
DN" -oot +ints in Windows 2..!
4oot 9ints are a vital co2 in conf2urin2 *our D5) )erver. If *our server
receives a Buer* for an un&no'n domain, t(en t(e root (ints 2ive a clue as to
'(ere to searc( for t(e ans'er. Aa*%e *ou 'ere luc&* and t(e root (ints
ma2icall* conf2ured t(emselves correctl*. Per(aps it 'as a triump( for
plannin2 t(at *ou e/amined t(e root (ints as soon as *ou ran DCP4<A<.
9o'ever, in m* opinion *ou cannot %e a successful D5) trou%les(ooter
'it(out understandin2 root (ints.
D+,P in Windows "er#er 2..!
D *namic 3 Aeans t(at clients IP address ma* c(an2e
+ ost 3 Indicates t(at t(is is a s*stem for clients, e.2. EP mac(ines
, onf2uration 3 A clue t(at *ou are in c(ar2e of t(e options, e.2. D5) )erver
P rotocol 3 .(e rules controllin2 t(e Fo' of pac&ets %et'een client and
server
D+,P Address /eases
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$ease is a 2ood name for a D9CP IP propert*. .a&e for e/ample t(e 8 da*
default leaseG if t(e client is s(utdo'n for 2 da*s, '(en it restarts it 'ill
continue to (ave t(e same IP address. 9alf'a* t(rou2( t(eir lease clients
attempt to rene' t(eir lease. IPC<56IH Iall 'ill s(o' *ou t(e lease, '(ile
Irene' 'ill do '(at it sa*s, top up t(e lease.
<nl* reduce t(e duration if *ou are s(ort of IP addresses. 6or e/ample, if *ou
onl* (ave 27# IP addresses %ut !## possi%le clients. It also ma&es sense to
set s(ort leases if *ou are li&el* to discontinue a scope in t(e near future.
9ere is a ta%le summarisin2 (o' a D9CP service results in clients 2ettin2 an
IP address. If *ou are interested in seein2 t(ese pac&ets, use 5et'or&
monitor to capture D9CP in action. 9ere are t(e classic J pac&ets t(at clients
e/c(an2e durin2 a lease ne2otiation.
,lient "er#er
D9CPDiscover 33K L333 D9CP<@er
D9CP4eBuest 33K L333 D9CPac&

D9CPInform )erver c(ec& t(at it is Aut(oriDed in Active
Director*

Note 10 D9CP4eBuest ma* seem stran2e, %ut it comes into pla* if t(ere are
t'o D9CP servers and %ot( ma&e an o@er to a potential client.
Note 20 D9CPac&. <nce in a %lue moon *ou see D9CP5ac& t(is is a ne2ative
ac&no'led2ement '(ic( mean, M I do no &no' *ouM. .(e most li&el* cause of
5ac& is t(e client is tr*in2 to rene' an IP address from t(e 'ron2 D9CP
server.
"$ope 1ptions.
.a&e t(e time to investi2ate )cope <ptions, t(is t(e most li&el* place t(at I
'ill 'in m* %et t(at *ou 'ill fnd a ne' settin2 '(ic( 'ill improve *our
net'or& performance. .(ese options can %e set at t(e )cope $evel, )erver
$evel, 4eservation $evel or at t(e Class $evel ,.ric&*-. )o fnd all four places
and ma&e up *our mind '(ic( 'ould %e t(e %est level for *our net'or&.
23aples o4 D+,P "$ope 1ptions0
4outer ,Default Hate'a*-, D5) )ervers ,##6-
Domain 5ame ,#17- ?I5) ,#JJ and #J6-
,lasses 5Ad#an$ed 6ab7
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>endor Class 3 ?indo's 8 Aac(ines
Cser Class 3 4outin2 and 4emote Access
Creatin2 *our o'n Cser Class
Address -eser#ation
4eservin2 IP addresses is useful in t'o situations, for fle and print servers
and for important mac(ines '(ere leases are in s(ort suppl*. 9o' does
D9CP &no' '(ic( mac(ine to lease a particular IPN .(e ans'er is %* its AAC
address ,also called 5IC or P(*sical address-. In ?indo's 2##! '(en *ou
enter t(e AAC address D9CP strips out t(e (*p(ens if *ou a%sentmindedl*
include t(em amon2st t(e 9+E num%ers. .o fnd t(e AAC address pin2 t(e
mac(ine t(en t*pe arp 3a.
4emem%er t(at *ou can set D9CP <ptions for t(e reservationsG after all t(at
ma* (ave %een t(e ver* reason '(* *ou decided to ma&e reservations in t(e
frst place.
Authori8e 9 D+,P "er#er
In a ?indo's )erver 2##! ,or 2###- domain all D9CP servers need to %e
aut(oriDed in Active Director*. .(is is an e/ample of AicrosoftMs ne' securit*
initiative, and an attempt to eliminate ro2ue D9CP servers set up Ounior
administrators in a lar2e compan*. )o, *ou need to lo2on ,or 4unAs- a
mem%er of t(e +nterprise Admins 2roup. .(en ri2(t clic& t(e D9CP server
icon, and aut(oriDe.
Incidentall*, .(e 4I) service also needs to %e aut(oriDed %efore it %ecomes
active.
A$ti#ate 9 D+,P "$ope
+ven after *ou aut(oriDe a server, eac( scope must %e activated individuall*.
)o, ri2(t clic& t(e scope to activate ,or deactivate-. Peep *our e*e on t(e red
or 2reen arro's to Oud2e *our success. 5ote *ou ma* (ave to refres( from
t(e server icon, often pressin2 67 is not enou2(.
:. What is -ela' Agent?
If 'e 'ant to assi2n IP address automaticall* to ot(er su%nets t(en 'e need
to reBuire rela* a2ent. D9CP server al'a*s uses %roadcast traQc to assi2n IP
address for t(e clients. But 4outer does not for'ard %roadcast Pac&ets.
4outer onl* %roadcast unicast pac&ets. .o overcome t(is pro%lem across
su%nets 'e are usin2 D9CP 4ela* a2ent.
;. What is ,lustering?
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Clusterin2 means it is a 2roup of t'o or more server runnin2 same application
and fault tolerance it is called Clusterin2.
?indo's 2### Advanced server support and Data center server support 8
5odes.
?indo's 2##! enterprise edition and Datacenter server support J 5odes.
But, ?indo's 2### server and 2##! )tandard +dition 5ot support for
Clusterin2.
<. What is 6rans4erring and "ei8ing?
6rans4erring0 If *our Domain Computer 'ants to )(utdo'n for a '(ile, *ou
can transfer roles to anot(er domain controller.
"ei8ing0 If *our Computer 'ants to )(utdo'n Permanentl* t(en *ou can
seiDe *our 4oles from *our Computer to anot(er Computer %* usin2 Ntdsutil.
=. What is De#i$e anager?
.(e Device Aana2er is a tool included 'it( Aicrosoft ?indo's operatin2
s*stems t(at allo's t(e user to displa* and control t(e (ard'are attac(ed to
t(e computer. ?(en a piece of (ard'are is not 'or&in2, t(e o@endin2
(ard'are is (i2(li2(ted '(ere t(e user can deal 'it( it.
1.. De(nition o4 ,>1"? 5,opleentar' >etal o3ide "ei$ondu$tor7
A part of t(e mot(er%oard t(at maintains s*stem varia%les in static 4AA. It
also supplies a real3time cloc& t(at &eeps trac& of t(e date, da* and time.
CA<) )etup is t*picall* accessi%le %* enterin2 a specifc seBuence of
&e*stro&es durin2 t(e P<). at s*stem start3up.
11. %">1 5%le3ible "ingle >aster 1peration7 -oles?
1. "$hea >aster0 It 'ill Contain all t(e o%Oect Attri%utes, 5ot(in2 %ut
user Properties.
2. Doain naing >aster0 If 'e are addin2 an* server or 4emovin2
an* server from t(e Domain. .(is 'ill contain all t(e information.
!. PD, 2ulator0 An* pass'ord c(an2es %* ot(er Domain it 'ill %e
updated to PDC +mulator, It 'ill 'or& in mi/ed mode, '(ere 5. B dc
domain is t(ere.
). -ID >aster0 It 'ill 2ive "ID 5 "e$urit' Identi4'7 to an* o%Oects
created in t(at Domain.
*. In4rastru$ture >aster0 It 'ill (ave t(e 2roup information for t(at
Domain.
12. ?olue t'pes?
17 "iple #olue@
27 "tripped #olue
!7 "panned ?olue
)7 >irrored ?olue 5-aid 17
*7 -aid * ?olue.
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-aid 1 5>irrored ?olue7
Airrored volumes are created usin2 t'o p(*sical dis&s. A mirrored volume
reBuired same amount of unallocated space on eac( p(*sical dis& is used.
?(en t(e data is 'ritten to a mirrored volume t(e data is 'ritten to a dis&
and t(en s*nc(roniDed on t(e second dis& an e/act cop* of t(e data is
availa%le on %ot( p(*sical dis&s.
-aid *
4aid 7 volume provides fault tolerance and performance. But 'rite
operation is slo'er t(an stripped volume. 9ere 'e need ! hard disk.
9ere it is a distri%uted data@ data and parit'. If data loss 'e can 2et
information from parit*
1!. %A6 (le s'ste want to $on#ert in to N6%" (le s'ste whi$h
$oand?
Convert +0 I6)0 5.6)
1). What is NA6?
Network Address 6ranslator. 5et'or& devices t(at are assi2ned private IP
address cannot access Internet site directl* t(erefore traQc must %e routed
t(rou2( a net device called 5A..
9ere 'e (ave to assi2n Private IP address and a Pu%lic IP address
1*. What is AD"?
Ads is t(e Active director* service It 'ill store all t(e information data%ase in
t(e centraliDed location and allo' t(e users to access t(e resources from t(e
net'or&.
In 'indo's Ntds.dit data%ase
I5 ?in 5. "A> data%ase
A$ti#e Director* is an implementation of $DAP director* services %* Aicrosoft
for use in ?indo's environments. Active Director* allo's administrators to
assi2n enterprise3'ide policies, deplo* pro2rams to man* computers, and
appl* critical updates to an entire or2aniDation. An Active Director* stores
information and settin2s relatin2 to an or2aniDation in a central, or2aniDed,
accessi%le data%ase. Active Director* net'or&s can var* from a small
installation 'it( a fe' (undred o%Oects, to a lar2e installation 'it( millions of
o%Oects.
A$ti#e Dire$tor' is a director* service used to store information a%out t(e
net'or& resources across a domain.
An Active Directory ,AD- structure is a (ierarc(ical frame'or& of o%Oects. .(e
o%Oects fall into t(ree %road cate2ories R resources ,e.2. printers-, services
,e.2. e3mail-, and users ,accounts, or users and 2roups-. .(e AD provides
information on t(e o%Oects, or2aniDes t(e o%Oects, controls access, and sets
securit*.
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+ac( o%Oect represents a sin2le entit* R '(et(er a user, a computer, a
printer, an application, or a s(ared data sourceRand its attri%utes. <%Oects
can also %e containers of ot(er o%Oects. An o%Oect is uniBuel* identifed %* its
name and (as a set of attri%utesRthe $hara$teristi$s and information that
the obAe$t $an $ontainBde(ned b' a s$hea, '(ic( also determines t(e
&ind of o%Oects t(at can %e stored in t(e AD.
+ac( attri%ute o%Oect can %e used in several di@erent sc(ema class o%Oects.
.(ese sc(ema o%Oects e/ist to allo' t(e sc(ema to %e e/tended or modifed
'(en necessar*. 9o'ever, %ecause eac( sc(ema o%Oect is inte2ral to t(e
defnition of AD o%Oects, deactivatin2 or c(an2in2 t(ese o%Oects can (ave
serious conseBuences %ecause it 'ill fundamentall* c(an2e t(e structure of
AD itself. A sc(ema o%Oect, '(en altered, 'ill automaticall* propa2ate
t(rou2( Active Director* and once it is created it can onl* %e deactivated R
not deleted. C(an2in2 t(e sc(ema usuall* reBuires a fair amount of plannin2
Active director* $o2ical Cnit SK )c(ema, Domain .ree
Active Director* P(*sical Cnit SK <C, )ite, <%Oects
"$hea
conceptual sc(ema, a map of concepts and t(eir relations(ips
lo2ical sc(ema, a map of entities and t(eir attri%utes and relations
p(*sical sc(ema, a particular implementation of a lo2ical sc(ema
%le3ible single aster operation0
%orest9wide %">1 -oles0
"$hea >aster t(at mana2es modifcations to t(e AD sc(ema and its
replication to ot(er Domain controllers.
Doain Naing >aster t(at mana2es addin2, and some
modifcation operations for domains.
Doain9wide %">1 -oles0
-elati#e ID >aster t(at allocates securit* 4IDs to DCs to assi2n to
ne' AD securit* principals ,users, 2roups or computer o%Oects-. It also
mana2es o%Oects movin2 %et'een domains.
Infrastructure Aaster t(at maintains securit* identifers, HCIDs, and
D5s for o%Oects referenced across domains. Aost commonl* it updates
user and 2roup lin&s.
PDC +mulator t(at emulates a ?indo's 5. Primar* Domain Controller
,PDC-. It is also t(e favored DC for ot(er DCs in replicatin2 and
confrmin2 pass'ord information, and is t(e aut(oritative source of
time in t(e domain.
/ightweight Dire$tor' A$$ess Proto$ol 5/DAP7
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In computer net'or&in2, t(e /ightweight Dire$tor' A$$ess Proto$ol, or
/DAP ,It is a net'or&in2 protocol for Buer*in2 and modif*in2 director*
services runnin2 over .CPIIP.
A director* is a set of information 'it( similar attri%utes or2aniDed in a lo2ical
and (ierarc(ical manner. .(e most common e/ample is t(e telep(one
director*, '(ic( consists of a series of names ,eit(er of a person or
or2aniDation- or2aniDed alp(a%eticall*, 'it( an address and p(one num%er
attac(ed.
A client starts an $DAP session %* connectin2 to an $DAP server, %* default
on .CP port !8. .(e client t(en sends operation reBuests to t(e server, and
t(e server sends responses in turn. ?it( some e/ceptions t(e client need not
'ait for a response %efore sendin2 t(e ne/t reBuest, and t(e server ma* send
t(e responses in an* order.
6he basi$ operations are0
)tart .$) 3 optionall* protect t(e connection 'it( .ransport $a*er
)ecurit* ,.$)-, to (ave a more secure connection
Bind 3 aut(enticate and specif* $DAP protocol version
)earc( 3 searc( for andIor retrieve director* entries
Compare 3 test if a named entr* contains a 2iven attri%ute value
Add a ne' entr*
Delete an entr*
Aodif* an entr*
Aodif* D5 3 move or rename an entr*
A%andon 3 a%ort a previous reBuest
+/tended <peration 3 2eneric operation used to defne ot(er
operations
Cn%ind 3 close t(e connection ,not t(e inverse of Bind-
%">1 PA-6I6I1N
Application partition
)c(ema Partition
Conf2uration Partition
1:. What is global $atalog?
?(en *ou installin2 a ne' domain in t(e forest it is called as 2lo%al catalo2. It
'ill (ave all t(e information o%Oect of entire forest
1;. WhatCs the diDeren$e between Windows 2... and Windows EP?
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?indo's 2### and ?indo's EP are essentiall* t(e same operatin2 s*stem
,&no'n internall* as ?indo's 5. 7.# and ?indo's 5. 7.1, respectivel*.- 9ere
are some considerations if *ouMre tr*in2 to decide '(ic( version to use0
Windows 2... bene(ts
?indo's 2### (as lo'er s*stem reBuirements, and (as a simpler
interface ,no T)t*lesT to mess 'it(-.
?indo's 2### is sli2(tl* less e3pensi#e, and (as no produ$t
a$ti#ation.
?indo's 2### (as %een out for a '(ile, and most of t(e common
pro%lems and securit* (oles (ave %een uncovered and f/ed.
.(ird3part* soft'are and (ard'are products t(at arenMt *et EP3
compati%le ma* %e compati%le 'it( ?indo's 2###G c(ec& t(e
manufacturers of *our devices and applications for EP support %efore
*ou up2rade.
Windows EP bene(ts
?indo's EP is some'(at 4aster t(an ?indo's 2###, assumin2 *ou
(ave a fast processor and tons of memor* ,alt(ou2( it 'ill run fne 'it(
a !## A(D Pentium II and 128AB of 4AA-.
.(e ne' ?indo's EP interface is more c(eerful and colorful t(an
earlier versions, alt(ou2( t(e less3cartoon TClassicT interface can still
%e used if desired.
?indo's EP (as more %ells and '(istles, suc( as t(e ?indo's Aovie
Aa&er, %uilt3in CD 'riter support, t(e Internet ,onne$tion %irewall,
and -eote Desktop ,onne$tion.
?indo's EP (as %etter support for 2ames and comes 'it( more 2ames
t(an ?indo's 2###.
?indo's EP is t(e latest <) 3 if *ou donMt up2rade no', *ouMll pro%a%l*
end up mi2ratin2 to EP eventuall* an*'a*, and 'e mere mortals can
onl* ta&e so man* <) up2rades.
Aanufacturers of e/istin2 (ard'are and soft'are products are more
li&el* to add ?indo's EP compati%ilit* now t(an ?indo's 2###
compati%ilit*.
1<. DiDeren$e bet doain and workgroup.
Doains
Domains are collections of computers 2rouped for mana2ement purposesG
t(e* s(are a 2roup name. Domains let usersU access resources usin2 a sin2le
lo2on. Administrators donUt (ave to create multiple user accounts for a sin2le
user to 2ive t(at user access to all domain resources.
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6rom a securit* perspective, a domain is a set or collection of computers t(at
s(are a common securit* data%ase and a common securit* polic*. 5.
domains advance t(e concepts seen in $A5 Aana2er for C5IE and $A5 )erver
domains. +ac( domain (as a uniBue domain name.
Workgroups
.(e terms workgroup and domain are used e/tensivel* in Aicrosoft
net'or&in2 and refer to t(e mana2ement mec(anisms availa%le to net'or&
mem%ers. ?or&2roups impl* decentraliDed mana2ement, '(ereas domains
impl* centraliDed control.
?or&2roups are collections of computers 2rouped Oust for vie'in2 purposesG
eac( computer user is responsi%le for mana2in2 its securit* functions. A
'or&2roup can consist of 5. ?or&stations, 5. )ervers, C5IE computers
runnin2 )erver Aessa2e Bloc& ,)AB- services, and ot(ers. .(e* communicate
usin2 a common set of net'or&in2 protocols at all seven la*ers of t(e <)I
model
1=. DiDeren$e between N6).. & windows 2...
6ile s*stem di@erence ,5.6), 6A., 6A.!2-
In 'innt server concept pdc and %dc %ut t(ere is no concept in 2###.
In 'innt server sam data%ase rI' format in pdc and read onl* format in
%dc ,%ut in 2### domain and ever* domain controller sam data%ase
readI'riter format .
2### server can an* time an* moment %ecome server or mem%er of
server simple addIremove dcpromo. But in 'innt *ou (ave to reinstall
operatin2 s*stem.
+ven t(ou2( ?indo's 2### is %uilt on t(e ?indo's 5. arc(itecture,
Aicrosoft (as added man* ne' features ,Plu2 and Pla*, C)B support,
4ecover* Console, IntelliAirror, Hroup Polic*, Active Director*,
inte2ration of II) and .erminal )ervices-
2.. What is Foot.ini?
.(e T%oot.iniT is a Aicrosoft initialiDation fle found on t(e Aicrosoft ?indo's
5. Aicrosoft ?indo's 2###, and Aicrosoft ?indo's EP operatin2 s*stems.
.(is fle is al'a*s located on t(e root director* of t(e primar* (ard dis& drive.
In ot(er 'ords, it is located at TC0VT director* or t(e TC DriveT. .(is fle is used
%* Aicrosoft ?indo's as a met(od of displa*in2 a menu of operatin2 s*stems
currentl* on t(e computer and allo'in2 t(e user to easil* select '(ic(
operatin2 s*stem to load. In addition, t(is fle is also used to point to t(e
locations of eac( of t(e operatin2 s*stems.
Fasi$ e3aple o4 the boot.ini (le0
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W%oot loaderX
timeoutS7
defaultSmulti,#-dis&,#-rdis&,1-partition,1-V?I5D<?)
Woperatin2 s*stemsX
multi,#-dis&,#-rdis&,1-partition,1-V?I5D<?)STAicrosoft ?indo's EP 9ome
+ditionT Ifastdetect
In t(e a%ove e/ample, t(e %oot.ini contains t'o sections, t(e TW%oot loaderXT,
and TWoperatin2 s*stemsXT. ?it(in t(e %oot loader section t(ere are t'o lines.
.(e TtimeoutT line is used for (o' lon2 t(e %oot menu time s(ould %e
displa*ed, in secondsG 'e recommend t(at t(e timeout %e set to at least fve
if *ou 'is( t(e computer to %oot faster and commonl* use t(e default
operatin2 s*stems. .(e TdefaultT line is t(e default operatin2 s*stem t(at t(e
%oot.ini 'ill load. If multiple operatin2 s*stems are in t(e %oot.ini, t(e default
operatin2 s*stem 'ill %e automaticall* selected and used if t(e user does not
specif* a di@erent operatin2 s*stem %* t(e time t(e timeout value e/pires.
.(e ne/t section, or t(e Toperatin2 s*stemT section, is used to list and specif*
t(e location of eac( of t(e operatin2 s*stems installed on t(e computer.
Belo' is a listin2 of eac( of t(e options.
1ption Des$ription
ulti537 .(is option is used 'it( ID+ and +)DI drives and is also used
'it( )C)I drives for computers usin2 ?indo's 5.. .(e
num%er used in t(e a%ove e/ample is T#T, t(is num%er is t(e
adapterMs num%er and s(ould al'a*s %e T#T for computers
t(at rel* on t(e BI<) to load s*stem fles.
In a computer usin2 onl* ID+ t(is option 'ill 'or& 'it(
up to four (ard dis& drives.
In a computer usin2 onl* )C)I t(is option 'ill 'or&
'it( t(e frst t'o drives on t(e primar* )C)I controller.
6inall*, if a computer is usin2 ID+ and )C)I t(is option
'ill 'or& 'it( t(e ID+ drives on t(e frst controller.
s$si537 If t(e computer (as a )C)I controller and is not usin2 BI<) to
load t(e s*stem fles, t(e %oot.ini ma* (ave Tscsi,/-T instead
of Tmulti,/-.
disk537 .(e dis& on t(e controller. If Tmulti,/-T is used used, t(is
value 'ill al'a*s %e T#T. 9o'ever, if Tscsi,/-T is defned, t(is
value 'ill %e )C)I address.
rdisk537 ?(ic( dis& on t(e controller is %ein2 used. In t(e a%ove
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Frequently Asked Desktop Interview Questions
e/ample 'e are usin2 an rdis& of T1T, '(ic( indicates t(e
second dis& on t(e primar* controller is %ein2 used. .(is
value ma* %e %et'een T#T and T!T and is al'a*s set to T#T
'(en Tscsi,/-T is %ein2 used.
paritions537 ?(ic( partition t(e operatin2 s*stem is on. In t(e a%ove
e/ample, t(e operatin2 s*stem is on t(e frst partition of t(e
drive.
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WIND1W"HI...
I
6inall*, t(e last portion of t(is line defnes t(e director* of
'(ere 'indo's is located and '(at t(e %oot menu s(ould
displa* as t(e operatin2 s*stem. In t(e a%ove e/ample, t(e
%oot menu 'ould displa* TAicrosoft ?indo's EP 9ome
+ditionT as a selection.
23aple o4 the boot enu0
If multiple operatin2 s*stems are setup in t(e %oot.ini, as t(e computer is
%ootin2 *ou 'ill see a menu similar to t(e %elo' e/ample. .(is allo's t(e
user to select %et'een multiple operatin2 s*stems. If *our computer does not
(ave multiple operatin2 s*stems, %ut t(is menu still appears eac( time *our
computer %oots, it is li&el* t(at *our %oot.ini is improperl* conf2ured.
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Frequently Asked Desktop Interview Questions
Please select t(e operatin2 s*stem to start0
Aicrosoft ?indo's EP 9ome +dition
Aicrosoft ?indo's 2###
Cse t(e up and do'n arro' &e*s to move t(e (i2(li2(t to *our c(oice.
Press +5.+4 to c(oose.


6or trou%les(ootin2 and advanced startup options for ?indo's, press
68.

+ow to odi4' the boot.ini0
.(e %oot.ini fle is a (idden s*stem fle located in t(e root director* of *our
primar* (ard dis& drive. .o edit t(is fle 'e recommend *ou follo' t(e %elo'
steps.
1. 6rom ?indo's, open an A)3D<) prompt %* clic&in2 T)tartT and t(en
T4unT and t*pin2 TcmdT in t(e te/t %o/. If *ou are not a%le to 2et into a
A)3D<) prompt to edit t(e %oot.ini fle, %oot into t(e recover* console
to edit t(e fle. Additional information a%out t(e recover* console can
%e found on document C9###62".
2. At t(e A)3D<) prompt, t*pe0
,0G Jpress enterK
,0G $dG Jpress enterK
,0G attrib 9r 9a 9s 9h boot.ini Jpress enterK
,0G edit boot.ini Jpress enterK
21. What is ">6P@ pop!? Port nuber 4or the sae
)(ort for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, a protocol for sendin2 e3mail
messa2es %et'een servers. Aost e3mail s*stems t(at send mail over t(e
Internet use )A.P to send messa2es from one server to anot(erG t(e
messa2es can t(en %e retrieved 'it( an e3mail client usin2 eit(er P<P or
IAAP. In addition, )A.P is 2enerall* used to send messa2es from a mail client
to a mail server. .(is is '(* *ou need to specif* %ot( t(e P<P or IAAP server
and t(e )A.P server '(en *ou conf2ure *our e3mail application.
Port nuber0 2*
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Frequently Asked Desktop Interview Questions
P1P! 5Post 1L$e Proto$ol !7 is t(e most recent version of a standard
protocol for receivin2 e3mail. P<P! is a clientIserver protocol in '(ic( e3mail
is received and (eld for *ou %* *our Internet server. Periodicall*, *ou ,or *our
client e3mail receiver- c(ec& *our mail3%o/ on t(e server and do'nload an*
mail, pro%a%l* usin2 P<P!.
Port nuber 0 11.
22. DiDeren$e between 1utlook e3press & >i$roso4t 1utlook.
1utlook 23press
<utloo& +/press is t(e e3mail client t(at is included 'it( Aicrosoft Internet
+/plorer J./, Aicrosoft Internet +/plorer 7./, t(e Aicrosoft ?indo's 8
operatin2 s*stem, t(e Aicrosoft ?indo's Aillennium +dition ,Ae- operatin2
s*stem, t(e Aicrosoft ?indo's 2### operatin2 s*stems, and Aicrosoft <Qce
8 for t(e Aacintos(. <utloo& +/press is desi2ned for (ome users '(o 2ain
access to t(eir e3mail messa2es %* dialin2 in to an Internet service provider
,I)P-.
Built on open Internet standards, <utloo& +/press is desi2ned for use 'it(
an* Internet standard s*stem, for e/ample, )imple Aail .ransfer Protocol
,)A.P-, Post <Qce Protocol ! ,P<P!-, and Internet Aail Access Protocol
,IAAP-. It provides full support for toda*Ms most important e3mail, ne's, and
director* standards suc( as $i2(t'ei2(t Director* Access Protocol ,$DAP-,
Aultipurpose Internet Aail +/tension 9*perte/t Aar&up $an2ua2e ,A9.A$-,
9*perte/t Aar&up $an2ua2e ,9.A$-, )ecureIAultipurpose Internet Aail
+/tensions ,)IAIA+-, and 5et'or& 5e's .ransfer Protocol ,55.P-. 6ull support
ensures t(at *ou can ta&e advanta2e of ne' tec(nolo2ies as 'ell as
seamlessl* send and receive e3mail.
5e' mi2ration tools t(at automaticall* import *our e/istin2 mail settin2s,
address %oo& entries, and e3mail messa2es from +udora, 5etscape, Aicrosoft
+/c(an2e )erver, t(e ?indo's In%o/, and <utloo& ma&e it eas* for *ou to
Buic&l* ta&e advanta2e of all t(at <utloo& +/press (as to o@er. .(e a%ilit* to
receive mail from multiple e3mail accounts, as 'ell as t(e a%ilit* to create
In%o/ rules, (elps *ou mana2e and or2aniDe *our e3mail.
In addition, full support for 9.A$ mail ena%les *ou to personaliDe *our
messa2es 'it( custom %ac&2rounds and 2rap(ics. .(is ma&es it eas* to
create uniBue, visuall* po'erful messa2es.
.
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Frequently Asked Desktop Interview Questions
1utlook
<utloo& is AicrosoftMs premier messa2in2 and colla%oration client. It is a
stand3alone application t(at is inte2rated into Aicrosoft <Qce and +/c(an2e
)erver. <utloo& also provides performance and inte2ration 'it( Internet
+/plorer 7.7. Complete inte2ration of e3mail, calendarin2, and contact
mana2ement, ma&es <utloo& t(e perfect client for man* %usiness users.
<utloo& (elps *ou fnd and or2aniDe information so t(at *ou can 'or&
seamlessl* 'it( <Qce applications. .(is (elps *ou communicate and s(are
information more e@ectivel*.
Po'erful In%o/ rules ena%le *ou to flter and or2aniDe e3mail messa2es. ?it(
<utloo&, *ou can inte2rate and mana2e e3mail from multiple e3mail accounts,
personal and 2roup calendars, contacts, and tas&s.
?(en *ou use <utloo& 'it( +/c(an2e )erver, *ou can use 'or&2roup
information s(arin2 and 'or&Fo' communications, 2roup sc(edulin2, pu%lic
folders, forms, and en(anced Internet connectivit*.
<utloo& is desi2ned for use 'it( t(e Internet ,)A.P, P<P!, and IAAPJ-,
+/c(an2e )erver, or an* ot(er standards3%ased communication s*stem t(at
supports Aessa2in2 Application Pro2rammin2 Interface ,AAPI-, includin2
voice mail. <utloo& is %ased on Internet standards and supports toda*Ms most
important e3mail, ne's, and director* standards, includin2 $DAP, A9.A$,
55.P, AIA+, and )IAIA+, vCalendar, vCard, iCalendar, and full support for
9.A$ mail.
1utlook ,on(guration0
"tep 1 3 <pen A)
<utloo&. If t(is is t(e
frst time *ou (ave
opened <utloo&
+/press, and *ou do
not (ave an* e3mail
accounts set up, *ou
'ill %e prompted to
set up a ne' account,
2o t(rou2( t(e 'iDard
until *ou see t(e
screen t(at loo&s li&e
6i2 1. If *ou are
prompted to import
an account from
<utloo& +/press A5D
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Frequently Asked Desktop Interview Questions
t(at account is t(e e3
mail (osted on our
server, 2o a(ead and
follo' t(e 'iDard to
import t(e settin2s,
*ou s(ould %e
complete once t(at
'iDard is done. If t(e
'iDard does not come
up, clic& on M.oolsM and
t(en on M+3Aail
AccountsM. 1ou s(ould
see a similar screen
as 6i2 1, clic& on MAdd
a ne' e3mail accountM,
clic& M5e/tM.
"tep 2 3 )elect t(e
t*pe of e3mail account
as s(o'n and clic&
M5e/tM
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Frequently Asked Desktop Interview Questions
"tep !
Aicrosoft +/c(an2e
)erver 0 fm23nt
Cser
5ame 0
aOa*&a ,for e/ample-

Clic& 5e/t
"tep )

Clic& 6inis(
6o ,on(gure P"60
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Frequently Asked Desktop Interview Questions
"tep *
<pen <utloo&
Ho to .ools 3K
<ptions
"tep :
In <ptions 2o to Aail
)etup ta%
Clic& on Data 6ilesY
"tep ;
Clic& Add
)elect <ption as
s(o'n
Clic& <P
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Frequently Asked Desktop Interview Questions
"tep <
Create 5e' 6ile
6or e/ample 0
aOa*& ,as
s(o'n-

<4
Bro'se to e/sistin2
fle location

Clic& <P
"tep =
Hive displa* name.
Clic& <P
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Frequently Asked Desktop Interview Questions
4epeat "tep9*

Ho to 3KAail
)etup 3K +3mail
Accounts
C(ec& <ption as
s(o'n
Clic& Ne3t
In Deliver ne' e3
mail to follo'in2
location dropdo'n
list select *our
P). instead of
Aail%o/.

Clic& %inish

Clic& 1M on >ail
"etup tab

,lose 1utlook

-eopen 1utlook

5o' <utloo& is
read* 'it( *our
P).
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Frequently Asked Desktop Interview Questions

6o $on(gure ultiple P"6?
?e can Conf2ure multiple P). %* repeatin2 t(e same step from step 7 step
.
6o $hange deli#er' option to #arious P"6?
In Deliver ne' e3
mail to follo'in2
location dropdo'n
list select *our
P). instead of
Aail%o/. *ou can
select t(e deliver*
mail location.

Clic& %inish

Clic& 1M on >ail
"etup tab

,lose 1utlook

-eopen 1utlook

5o' <utloo& is
read* 'it( *our
P).
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Frequently Asked Desktop Interview Questions
22. About t'pes o4 Printer?

An* of t(e current t*pes of printers satisfes t(e 'or& and cost reBuirements
for someone. +ac( (as stren2t(s and 'ea&nesses. C(oose *our t*pe of
printer %ased on '(ic( of t(e features previousl* discussed are important to
*our 'or&, t(en c(oose t(e specifc printer t(at %est suits %ot( *our tas&s
and poc&et%oo&.
Impact Printers
?it( t(is t*pe of printer somet(in2 stri&es paper = ri%%on to2et(er to form a
c(aracter, li&e a t*pe'riter.
Advantages: $ess e/pensive
6ast (some types)
Can ma&e multiple copies 'it( multipart paper
Disadvantag
es:
5ois*Z
Print Bualit* lo'er in some t*pes.
Poor 2rap(ics or none at all.
Types of Impact Printers
1. Dot matrix
2. Daisy Wheel
. !hain and "and printer
Dot >atr
i3
6orms c(aracters usin2 ro',s- of pins, , 18, or 2J '(ic( impact
t(e ri%%on on top of t(e paper. Also called pin printers.
.(e more pins, t(e smoot(er3loo&in2 t(e c(aracters.
Aost dot matri/ printers (ave t(e c(aracteristics %elo'0
Fi9dire$tional
9
prints left to ri2(t and also ri2(t to left
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Frequently Asked Desktop Interview Questions
6ra$tor 4eed 9 uses sproc&ets to pull continuous3feed paper
%ri$tion 4eed
9
uses pressure to pull sin2le s(eets
Advantages: Ine/pensive
Can do multi3cop* forms
Disadvantages
:
Can %e slo'
$oud
Hrap(ics of lo' Bualit*, if possi%le at all
Dais' Wheel

C(aracters are full* formed on t(e TpetalsT,
li&e t*pe'riter &e*s.
Advantages: Best print Bualit*
Disadvantag
es:
>er* slo' 3 2# to 8# cps
<nl* one font can %e used at a
time %ecause *ou must
c(an2e out t(e Dais* ?(eel to
c(an2e fonts.
Cannot print 2rap(ics.
,hain and
Fand Printers
Cses c(aracters on a %and or c(ain t(at is moved into place
%efore stri&in2 t(e c(aracters onto t(e paper.
Advantages: >er* fast
up to !### lp (lines
per minute)
Disadvantag
es:
>er* e/pensive
>er* loud
Non-Impact Printers
.(is t*pe of printer does not involve actuall* stri&in2 t(e paper. Instead, it
uses in& spra* or toner po'der.
Advantages: :uietZ
Can (andle 2rap(ics and often a 'ider variet* of fonts t(an
impact printers.
Disadvantag
es:
Aore e/pensive
)lo'er
Types of Non-Impact Printers
In& [et )pra*s in& onto paper to form c(aracters
Advantages: :uiet
9i2( Bualit* te/t and 2rap(ics.
)ome can do color.
Disadvantag
es:
Cannot use multiple3cop* paper
In& can smear
.(ermal Cses (eat on c(emicall* treated paper to form
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Frequently Asked Desktop Interview Questions
c(aracters. 6a/ mac(ines t(at use rolls of
paper are also of t(is t*pe.
Advantages: :uiet
Disadvantag
es:
4elativel* slo'
+/pensive, reBuirin2
special paper
Cannot use multiple3cop*
paper
Pa2e
Printer
?or&s li&e a cop* mac(ine, usin2 toner and a
(eat %ar. $aser printers are in t(is cate2or*.
Advantages: :uiet
6aster t(an ot(er non3impact
printers, from J to 16 ppm
,pa2es per minute-
9i2( Bualit* print and 2rap(ics.
)ome can do color.
Disadvantag
es:
Aore e/pensive t(an impact
printers
Cannot use multiple3cop* paper
Thus, Things to Consider When Choosing a Printer:
9o' muc( outputN ?(at speed is neededN
Is (eav*3dut* eBuipment necessar*N
:ualit* of output neededN $etter Bualit*N
5ear letter Bualit*N
DraftN
$ocation of printerN 9o' %i2 a footprint can %e (andledN
Is loudness importantN
Aultiple copies neededN
Color print needed
2). 23plain about Printer "pooler?
)pooler Introduction
.(e Printer )pooler ena%les t(e printer to %e s(ared amon2 multiple
processes. .(is allo's eac( process to see a virtual printer '(ic( it can print
to and also allo's a process to su%mit a fle for printin2. It can %e used %*
%ot( native tas&s and %* virtual tas&s via t(e \vprinterM module.
)pooler <peration
?(en a fle is su%mitted for printin2, its name is added to a list. A separate
process processes t(is list in order to print t(e fles. .(e list is processed in a
6I6< ,6irst In 6irst <ut- fas(ion. Alt(ou2( sc(edulin2 al2orit(ms are availa%le
includin2 )[6 ,)(ortest [o% 6irst- and $[6 ,$on2est [o% 6irst-, a 6I6< s*stem 'as
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Frequently Asked Desktop Interview Questions
used in order to maintain simplicit* and functionalit*. A virtual printer can
also %e opened allo'in2 a process to print to a fle '(en it doesnMt &no' (o'
muc( is to %e printed. ?(en t(e fle is closed, it is added to t(e list. .(is is
used %* t(e \vprinterM module for emulatin2 printer ports.
?(en t(e t(read (andlin2 t(e printin2 of fles is initiall* created, it loo&s in
t(e spool director* and if t(ere are an* fles t(ere it automaticall* adds t(em
to t(e list. .(e spool director* is defned in t(e (eader fle
\LvmmIspooler.(KM and is %* default set to spool.
Because of t(e dual access to t(e spool list %* %ot( t(e t(read addin2 a spool
fle and t(e t(read processin2 t(e spool list, access to t(e list is protected %*
a semap(ore.
If t(e Print )pooler service fails '(en printin2, '(en ?indo's starts or it can
not %e restarted, t(e usual reason is t(at one or more printer drivers is
defective. If t(e Print )pooler service is not runnin2, t(e Printers and %a3es
folder 'ill %e empt* and *ou can not use it to remove ,or add- printers or
printer drivers.
2*. +ow to edit registr' anuall' to $lean up spooler and dri#ers?
9ereMs (o' to clean up t(e print spooler stu@ if an* t(ird part* &it is not
availa%le or *ou prefer to do t(in2s manuall*.

?arnin2Z %e ver* careful usin2 re2edit 3 if *ou delete t(e 'ron2 t(in2s, *ou
ma* render *our computer inoperativeZ
1. open re2edit ,e.2. clic& "tart, &e* regedit and press #nter-
2. navi2ate to
9P+1]$<CA$]AAC9I5+V)1).+AVCurrentControl)etVControlVPrintV+nvironme
ntsV?indo's 5. /86VDrivers under t(is &e*, t(ere 'ill %e t(e &e*s
?ersion92 and ?ersion9! ,one or t(e ot(er of t(ese ma* %e a%sent 3 not
a pro%lem- t(e su%3&e*s under t(ese contain t(e printer driver
conf2uration information delete all t(e su%3&e*s inside ?ersion92 and
?ersion9!, %ut not t(ese &e*s t(emselves.
.(e Aicrosoft Pno'led2e%ase article at
(ttp0IIsupport.microsoft.comIdefault.asp/NscidS&%Gen3usG!12#72 lists
some ot(er re2istr* entries to delete, %ut t(is is not usuall* necessar*.
!. <pen a ,oand Propt 'indo'
J. Pe* t(e commands
net stop spooler
net start spooler
7. <pen ?indo's +/plorer
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Frequently Asked Desktop Interview Questions
6. 5avi2ate to Ns'sterootNGs'ste!2GspoolGprintersG and delete
an* fles t(ere. B* default, t(is is '(ere t(e print spooler stores print
fles.
". 5avi2ate to Ns'sterootNGs'ste!2GspoolGdri#ersGw!23<:
,^s*stemroot^ is usuall* Windows, %ut it mi2(t %e winnt or
somet(in2 elseG t(is is set '(en t(e <) is installed-.
8. Inside w!23<:, t(ere 'ill %e folders 'it( t(e names 2 and ! ,one or
more of t(ese ma* %e a%sent 3 not a pro%lem- delete all of t(e fles and
su%3folders in eac( of t(e 2 and ! folders, %ut not t(e folders
t(emselves inside w!23<:, t(ere ma* %e ot(er folders 'it( names
startin2 'it( T(e'lett]pac&ardT, T(p(pT or somet(in2 elseG delete
t(ese folders also.
. 4estart t(e print spooler ,see steps 8 and a%ove-
At t(is point, t(e s*stem s(ould %e prett* 'ell %ac& to t(e 'a* it 'as %efore
an* printers 'ere installed. )ome 'ould su22est restartin2 ?indo's at t(is
point, %ut 'it( ?indo's 2### and later, t(is does not seem to %e reBuired.
,hange the Printer "pooler Priorit' (Windos NT!"###!$P%
5ormall* t(e printer spooler runs at t(e same priorit* as ot(er services on a
s*stem. If *our s*stem is %ein2 mainl* used for printin2 or (andles a lar2e
num%er of print Oo%s *ou can use t(is t'ea& to c(an2e t(e priorit* class t(e
print spooler.
<pen *our re2istr* and fnd or create t(e &e* %elo'.
Create a ne' D?<4D value, or modif* t(e e/istin2 value, called
T)poolerPriorit*T and set it accordin2 to t(e value data %elo'.
+/it *our re2istr*, *ou ma* need to restart or lo2 out of ?indo's for t(e
c(an2e to ta&e e@ect.
,Default- 4+H]); ,value not set-
)poolerPriorit* 4+H]D?<4D#/#######1 ,1-
9P+1]$<CA$]AAC9I5+V)1).+AVCurrentControl)etVControlVPrint
-egistr' "ettings
"'ste Me'0
W9P+1]$<CA$]AAC9I5+V)1).+AVCurrentControl)etVControlVPrintX
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Frequently Asked Desktop Interview Questions
?alue Nae0 )poolerPriorit*
Data 6'pe0 4+H]D?<4D ,D?<4D >alue-
?alue Data0 # S 5ormal priorit*, 1 S 9i2( priorit*, #/66666666 S Idle priorit*
6roubleshooting Printers
)olution .itle0 Print )pooler )ervice 'onMt start 3 ?indo's EP
I can not print or add printers %ecause t(e Print )pooler )ervice is not
started. .(e startup t*pe is set to Automatic %ut it is not runnin2. ?(en I tr*
and start t(e service receive t(e follo'in2 error0
Could not start t(e Print )pooler )ervice on $ocal Computer. +rror 1#680 .(e
dependenc* service or 2roup failed to start.
.(e onl* dependenc* t(at I &no' of is 4emote Procedure Call is is started.
IMm missin2 somet(in2 %ut donMt &no' '(at it is. An* (elp 'ould %e 2reatl*
appreciated.
.r* t(is0
Clic& )tart3K4un3K)ervices.msc
$ocate t(e Printer )pooler service dou%le3clic&s it to 2et to t(e properties.
6rom t(e recover* ta%, c(an2e all t(ree options to T4estart t(e )erviceT.
$eave t(e %ottom t'o options set to T1_ <& out of t(is dialo2ue.
5o' 2o %ac& and tr* to restart t(e service...
2:. About 2thernet?
+t(ernet uses an access met(od called C)AAICD. .(is is a s*stem '(ere
eac( computer listens to t(e ca%le %efore sendin2 an*t(in2 t(rou2( t(e
net'or&. If t(e net'or& is clear, t(e computer 'ill transmit. If some ot(er
node is alread* transmittin2 on t(e ca%le, t(e computer 'ill 'ait and tr*
a2ain '(en t(e line is clear. )ometimes, t'o computers attempt to transmit
at t(e same instant. ?(en t(is (appens a collision occurs. +ac( computer
t(en %ac&s o@ and 'aits a random amount of time %efore attemptin2 to
retransmit. ?it( t(is access met(od, it is normal to (ave collisions. 9o'ever,
t(e dela* caused %* collisions and retransmittin2 is ver* small and does not
normall* a@ect t(e speed of transmission on t(e net'or&. .(e +t(ernet
protocol allo's for linear %us, star, or tree topolo2ies. Data can %e
transmitted over t'isted pair, coa/ial, or f%er optic ca%le at a speed of 1#
A%ps.
2;. About %ast 2thernet?
.o increase transmission speed, t(e +t(ernet protocol (as developed a ne'
standard t(at supports 1## A%ps. .(is is commonl* called 6ast +t(ernet. 6ast
+t(ernet reBuires t(e use of di@erent, more e/pensive net'or&
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concentratorsI(u%s and net'or& interface cards. In addition, cate2or* 7
t'isted pair or f%er optic ca%le is necessar*.
2<. About 6oken -ing?
In .o&en 4in2, t(e computers are connected so t(at t(e si2nal travels around
t(e net'or& from one computer to anot(er in a lo2ical rin2. A sin2le
electronic to&en moves around t(e rin2 from one computer to t(e ne/t. If a
computer does not (ave information to transmit, it simpl* passes t(e to&en
on to t(e ne/t 'or&station. If a computer 'is(es to transmit and receives an
empt* to&en, it attac(es data to t(e to&en. .(e to&en t(en proceeds around
t(e rin2 until it comes to t(e destination computer. At t(is point, t(e data
is captured %* t(e receivin2 computer. .(e .o&en 4in2 protocol reBuires a
star3'ired rin2 usin2 t'isted pair or f%er optic ca%le. It can operate at
transmission speeds of J A%ps or 16 A%ps. Due to t(e increasin2 popularit*
of +t(ernet, t(e use of .o&en 4in2 (as decreased.
.
2=. About ,abling?
In a t'isted3pair net'or& ,1# Base .- eac( PC (as a t'isted3pair ca%le t(at
runs to a centraliDed (u%. Cate2or* 7 is t(e most relia%le and 'idel*
compati%le t'isted3pair. It runs easil* 'it( 1#A%ps or net'or&s, and is
reBuired for 6ast +t(ernet. 1ou can %u* Cate2or* 7 ca%lin2 t(at is pre3made,
or *ou can cut = crimp *our o'n.
Cate2or* 7 ca%les can %e purc(ased or crimped as eit(er straight through
or crossed. A Cate2or* 7 ca%le (as 8 t(in, color3coded 'ires inside t(at run
from one end of t(e ca%le to t(e ot(er. <nl* 'ires 1, 2, !, and 6 are used %*
+t(ernet net'or&s for communication. Alt(ou2( onl* four 'ires are used, if
t(e ca%le (as 8 'ires, all t(e 'ires (ave to %e connected in %ot( Oac&s.
"traight9through $ables are used for connectin2 computers to a (u%.
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,rossed $ables are used for connectin2 devices of similar t*pe li&e (u%3to3
(u%, s'itc(3to3s'itc(, etc
In a strai2(t3t(rou2( ca%le, also &no'n as a pat$h $able, 'ires 1, 2, !, and 6
at one end of t(e ca%le are also 'ires 1, 2, !, and 6 at t(e ot(er end. In a
crossed ca%le, t(e order of t(e 'ires c(an2es from one end to t(e ot(er0 'ire
1 %ecomes ! and 2 %ecome 6.
.o f2ure out '(ic( 'ire is 'ire num%er 1, (old t(e ca%le so t(at t(e end of
t(e plastic 4[3J7 tip, ,t(e part t(at 2oes into a 'all Oac& frst-, is facin2 a'a*
from *ou. 6lip t(e clip so t(at t(e copper side faces up, ,t(e sprin2* clip 'ill
no' %e parallel to t(e Foor-. ?(en loo&in2 do'n on t(e coppers, 'ire 1 'ill
%e on t(e far left.
!.. What is a la'er ! swit$h?
$a*er ! s'itc(es com%ine t(e speed and cost3e@ectiveness of
s'itc(in2, 'it( t(e control and scala%ilit* of routin2. $i&e a router, a $a*er !
s'itc( runs routin2 protocols suc( 4IP, 4IP2, <)P6 or an* ot(er routin2
protocol. .(e $a*er ! s'itc( communicates 'it( all ot(er TroutersT in t(e
net'or&. 6rom a routerMs perspective, it appears as if t(e $a*er ! s'itc( is
Oust anot(er router e/c(an2in2 information a%out topolo2* and movin2
pac&ets.
Cnli&e traditional routers a $a*er ! s'itc( applies s'itc(in2 tec(nolo2ies in
t(e for'ardin2 plane. .(e main CPC does not inspect pac&ets unless t(e* are
e/ceptions
!1. DiDeren$e between -outer9"wit$h9+ub9Fridge?
9u%s 'or& at t(e P(*sical la*er. A (u% is a totall* dum% device. If it
2ets a data si2nal, it Oust for'ards t(e si2nal to all devices. It cannot do an*
&ind of flterin2 or addressin2. Performance is not so 2ood %ecause a (u%
canMt esta%lis( a direct connection from one computer to anot(er.
If a s'itc( 2ets a data pac&et, it 'ill tr* and fnd t(e destination device,
and t(en send it to t(at device onl*, i.e. it esta%lis(es a point3to3point
connection %et'een t(e sendin2 and receivin2 devices. But t(e devices must
%e on t(e same su%net. A s'itc( 'onUt send data pac&et to computers on
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di@erent su%nets. A s'itc( %rea&s up collision domains %ut it does not %rea&
up %roadcast domains unless 'e use >$A5s.
$i&e )'itc(es, Brid2es operate at t(e Data $in& la*er and flter pac&ets
%ased on t(e AAC address. Henerall* %rid2es are used to e/tend t(e distance
capa%ilities of t(e net'or& '(ile minimiDin2 overall traQc, and s'itc(es are
used mainl* for t(eir flterin2 capa%ilities to create multiple >$A5s. Brid2es
(ave less num%er of ports t(an s'itc(es.
4outers 'or& at t(e 5et'or& la*er and operate on t(e IP Address.
4outer onl* 2ets a data pac&et if t(e destination computer isnUt on t(e same
su%net or $A5. .(e router t(en fnds t(e location of t(e destination device
and t(en sends it in t(e ri2(t direction. A router %rea&s up %roadcast
domains.
!2. +ow is a 4ull9duple3 swit$h diDerent 4ro a swit$h?
A full duple/ s'itc( (as one set of lines for receivin2 and one set of
lines for transmittin2, t(us it can do %ot( operations at t(e same time.
,onne$ting to a 2*.. -outer
Basicall* t(e router is connected from t(e console port
Cse a rollover ca%le, t(e one supplied %* Cisco is %lue and Fat, 4[3J7
connectors.
Connect 1 end to t(e console port and t(e ot(er to an 4[3J7 to serial
converterG
Plu2 t(at to t(e computersM serial port
.(en 2o to 9*per.erminal
)elect t(e C<A port from connect usin20 pro%a%l* C<A2 or C<A!
C(an2e %its per second on t(e ne/t screen to 6## and clic& o&
1ou s(ould %e in t(e router if u did it correctl*...
Pi$ture o4 2*.! -outer
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!!. DiDeren$e between %irewall and Pro3'?
!). /a'ers in 6,P/IP?
ProcessIApplication $a*er
9ost3to39ost $a*er
Internet $a*er
5et'or& Access $a*er
!*. DiDeren$e between 6,P and ODP?
.CP converts upper la*er data in to se2ments and t(e se2ments are
num%ered and seBuenced so t(at t(e destination .CP can place t(em
in t(e same order, and can easil* detect a missin2 se2ment. But in
CPD data is %ro&en in to se2ments and t(e se2ments are num%ered
%ut not seBuenced.
.CP is connection oriented %ecause it creates a virtual circuit %et'een
t(e source and destination %efore sendin2 data. But CDP does not
create an* virtual circuit %efore sendin2 data.
.CP uses ac&no'led2ement to resent missin2 se2ments, %ut t(ere is
no ac&no'led2ement in CDP.
)o 'e can sa* .CP provide relia%le communication %ut CDP provides
unrelia%le communication.
)ince .CP is creatin2 virtual circuits, .CP is costl* in terms of
%and'idt(. But CDP (as lo' over(ead
!:. ,lasses o4 IP Address?

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!;. What is the Pri#ate IP Address range?
1#.#.#.# 3 1#.277.277.277
1"2.16.#.# 3 1"2.!1.277.277
12.168.#.# 3 12.168.277.277
!<. +ow an' b'tes in an IPE network address?
8# Bits or 1# B*tes
!=. DiDerent t'pe o4 onitoring tools
Performance Aonitor 3 Aonitors net'or& and computer statistics. Is a%le to
lo2 t(e data and e/port it for spreads(eet usa2e.
5et'or& Aonitor 3 Aonitors net'or& activit* and is a%le to capture and loo& at
pac&ets of data sent over t(e net'or&.
5etstat 3 Displa*s protocol statistics and current .CPIIP net'or& connections.
5etstat s(o's statistics since t(e server 'as %ooted.
).. Network troubleshooting $oands?
)1. What are soe o4 the probles asso$iated with operating a
swit$hed /AN?
+ven t(ou2( s'itc( %rea&up collision domains it cannot %rea& up
%roadcast traQc. Broadcasts, multicasts and slo' conver2ence of spannin2
tree can cause pro%lems.
)2. What is a /a'er ) "wit$h?
$a*er J s'itc(es operate at t(e transport la*er of t(e .CPIIP stac&.
$a*er J s'itc(es operate at t(e CDP and .CP level, ma&in2 s'itc(in2
decisions %ased on information (eld in t(e transport la*er
)!. What is binding?
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A process t(at esta%lis(es t(e initial communication c(annel %et'een
t(e protocol driver and t(e net'or& adapter card driver
In a clientIserver s*stem, a client transmits a reBuest to a server, t(e server
performs a processin2 operation, and t(e server returns a result. $ist all t(e
possi%le t(in2s t(at can 2o 'ron2 'it( transmission in t(is scenario.
1. 4eBuest 2ets lost, client 'aits.
2. 4eBuest 2ets temporaril* lost, client sends anot(er, and t(en t'o reBuests
arrive at server.
!. 4esults from server are lost.
J. 4esults from server temporaril* lost, t(en client sends reBuest a2ain,
2ettin2 t'o sets of results.
7. Client cras(es %efore results come %ac&.
6. )erver cras(es %efore reBuest arrives or after results start t(eir 'a* %ac&.
)). What is the diDeren$e between ""/ and "9+66P?
""/0 "e$ure "o$kets /a'er@ a protocol developed %* 5etscape for
transmittin2 private documents via t(e Internet. ))$ 'or&s %* usin2 a private
&e* to encr*pt data t(atMs transferred over t(e ))$ connection. Bot(
5etscape 5avi2ator and Internet +/plorer support ))$ and man* ?e% sites
use t(e protocol to o%tain confdential user information, suc( as credit card
num%ers. B* convention, ?e% pa2es t(at reBuire an ))$ connection start 'it(
(ttps0 instead of (ttp0)39..P0 )ecure39..P is t(e protocol used for
transmittin2 data securel* over t(e ?orld ?ide ?e% ?(ereas ))$ creates a
secure connection %et'een a client and a server, over '(ic( an* amount of
data can %e sent securel*, )39..P is desi2ned to transmit individual
messa2es securel*. ))$ and )39..P, t(erefore, can %e seen as
complementar* rat(er t(an competin2 tec(nolo2ies. Bot( protocols (ave
%een su%mitted to t(e Internet +n2ineerin2 .as& 6orce ,I+.6- for approval as a
standard
)*. What is Pa$ket "wit$hing?
Pac&et s'itc(in2 refers to protocols in '(ic( messa2es are divided into
pac&ets %efore t(e* are sent.
+ac( pac&et is t(en transmitted individuall* and can even follo' di@erent
routes to its destination. <nce all t(e pac&ets formin2 a messa2e arrive at t(e
destination, t(e* are recompiled into t(e ori2inal messa2e.
Aost modern ?ide Area 5et'or& ,?A5- protocols, includin2 .CPIIP, E.27, and
6rame 4ela*, are %ased on pac&et3s'itc(in2 tec(nolo2ies.
.(e normal telep(one service is %ased on a circuit3s'itc(in2 tec(nolo2*, in
'(ic( a dedicated line is allocated for transmission %et'een t'o parties.
Circuit3s'itc(in2 is ideal '(en data must %e transmitted Buic&l* and must
arrive in t(e same order in '(ic( it is sent. .(is is t(e case 'it( most real3
time data, suc( as live audio and video. Pac&et s'itc(in2 is more eQcient and
ro%ust for data t(at can 'it(stand some dela*s in transmission, suc( as e3
mail messa2es and ?e% pa2es. A pac&et s'itc(ed net'or& is simpl* a di2ital
data transmission net'or& t(at uses pac&et s'itc(in2 tec(nolo2*.
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):. %irewalls & An o#er#iew
As t(e 5ame implies, fre'alls are an electronic %arrier desi2ned to
e/clude unaut(oriDed access to private net'or&s. .(e* come in various forms
and di@erent de2rees of sop(istication, dependin2 on t(e siDe of t(e
or2aniDation and t(e nature of t(e information stored.
6ire'alls, %ot( (ard'are and or soft'are3%ased, primaril* protect a net'or&
or central s*stem from (ac&er intrusion from t(e Internet or ot(er pu%lic
net'or&. In addition, some fre'alls also restrict $A5 user access to
inappropriate 'e%sites. All net'or&s 'it( access to t(e Internet need a
fre'all.
+ow a %irewall works
1. In t(e middle of t(e t'o net'or&s sits a router.
2. An access control list is placed on t(e router '(ic( (as a list of IP
addresses t(at can %e allo'ed on to t(e net'or&.
!. ?(en *ou tr* to access t(e net'or&, t(e router automaticall* c(ec&s t(e
list.
J. If *our IP address is one of t(ose on t(e list, *ouMre allo'ed in. If not, *ou
sit outside
/iitations o4 %irewalls
` 6ire'alls must %e updated 'it( a list of inappropriate %anned 'e%sites, as
ne' sites appear ver* Buic&l*.
` 6ire'alls are not an e@ective protection a2ainst soft'are viruses. ?e
recommend t(at all users install anti33virus soft'are.
` <ften 6ire'alls are positioned %et'een an Internet router and t(e internal
$A5, t(is result in a net'or& %ottlenec&. Careful consideration s(ould %e paid
to '(ere a fre'all is placed. ?e recommend t(at t(e fre'all is installed
%et'een a s'itc( and an Internet router.
` 6ire'alls cannot protect a2ainst M%ac& doorsM, '(ere a sin2le net'or& user
(as installed a separate Internet connection. .o prevent t(is, companies
s(ould put an e@ective Internet access polic* in place.
` +Buipped 'it( t(e correct pass'ord, (ac&ers can 2ain access to *our
net'or& in spite of a fre'all. .o solve t(is, all pass'ords s(ould %e c(an2ed
re2ularl*
);. In the 6,P $lient9ser#er odel@ how does the three9wa'
handshake work in opening $onne$tion?
A0 .(e client frst sends a pac&et 'it( seBuence T/T to t(e server. ?(en t(e
server receives t(is pac&et, t(e server 'ill send %ac& anot(er pac&et 'it(
seBuence T*T, ac&no'led2in2 t(e reBuest of t(e client. ?(en t(e client
receives t(e ac&no'led2ement from t(e server, t(e client 'ill t(en send an
ac&no'led2ement %ac& to t(e server for ac&no'led2in2 t(at seBuence T*T
(as %een received.
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)<. What is the purpose o4 e3$hanging beginning sePuen$e nubers
during the $onne$tion in the 6,P $lient9ser#er odel?
.o ensure t(at an* data lost durin2 data transfer can %e retransmitted.
)=. What is +66P 6unneling?
9..P .unnelin2 is a securit* met(od t(at encr*pts pac&ets travelin2 t(ou2(t
t(e internet. <nl* t(e intended recipient s(ould %e a%le to decr*pt t(e
pac&ets. It can %e used to Create ?irtual Pri#ate Networks. 5?PN7
*.. >ost ,oon Port Nubers
*1. 1"I /a'ers & %un$tions
*2. "iple >ail 6rans4er Proto$ol
)A.P allo's A)CII te/t messa2es to %e sent to mail%o/es on .CPIIP
(osts t(at (ave %een conf2ured 'it( mail service.
1. A user 'antin2 to send mail interacts 'it( t(e local mail s*stem t(rou2(
t(e Oser Agent ,CA- component of t(e mail s*stem.
2. .(e mail is deposited in a local out2oin2 mail%o/.
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!. .(e sender )A.P process periodicall* polls t(e out2oin2 %o/ and if a
messa2e is found it esta%lis(es a .CP connection on port 27 'it( t(e
destination (ost to '(ic( t(e messa2e is to %e sent.
J. .(e receiver3)A.P at t(e destination receives t(e connection and t(e mail
messa2e is sent on t(at connection.
7. .(e receiver3)A.P deposits t(e mail in t(e destination mail %o/ in t(e dest.
(ost.
6. If no matc(in2 mail%o/ is found, a mail is send to t(e sender indicatin2 t(at
t(e mail %o/ does not e/ists.
,.(e sender3)A.P and receiver3)A.P processes '(ic( are responsi%le for t(e
transfer of mail are called >essage 6rans4er Agents-
.o send nonte/t messa2es usin2 )A.P, 'e can encode t(em as te/t usin2 t(e
CC+5C<D+ utilit*. .(e receiver 'ill decode it usin2 anot(er utilit* called
CCD+C<D+. ?e can also use AIA+ protocol
,Aultipurpose Internet Aail +/tensions- to send nonte/t messa2es li&e ric(
te/t, ima2e, audio, video and 9.A$.
*!. "oe ">6P $oands
*). Osing telnet to $onta$t ">6P on port 2* 56roubleshooting7
,lient0 6elnet 1!#.1!#.2#.1 27 ,1!#.1!#.2#.10 IP of )A.P )erver. If
connection is esta%lis(ed, t(en server is reac(a%le-
.r* sendin2 a mail to t(e server
,lient0 9+$< machine ,mac(ine0 <ur mac(ines D5) (ost name-
"er#er0 9+$< machine pleased to meet *ou
,lient0 AAI$ 64<A0 san$o%&&'yahoo.com
"er#er0 27# <P
,lient0 4CP. .<0 krishna%&&'yahoo.com
"er#er0 27# <P
,lient0 DA.A
"er#er0 !7J start mail inputG end 'it( LC4$6K.LC4$6K
,lient0 .(is is t(e test messa2e 1
,lient0 .(is is t(e test messa2e 1
,lient0 .
"er#er0 27# <P
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**. Post 1L$e Proto$ol ?ersion !
)A.P 'ants t(e destination (ost ,Aail )erver- to %e online. <t(er'ise a .CP
connection can not %e esta%lis(ed 'it( t(e destination (ost. )ince des&top
mac(ines are not al'a*s online 'e can not use )A.P for receivin2 mail.
.(e )A.P mail server is al'a*s online and provides a mail drop service. ?or&
stations retrieve mail from server usin2 P<P!. P<P! .CP and listens on port
11#. P<P! is used onl* to do'nload mail. ?it( P<P!, >D* 5>essage Digest
#ersion *7 can %e used for aut(entication.
A P<P! session (as J p(ases
1. ,onne$tion state0 .CP connection 'it( P<P! server is esta%lis(ed
2. Authori8ation state0 Cser must provide Csername and Pass'ord to %e
aut(enticated %* t(e server
!. 6ransa$tion state0 After aut(entication is t(e transaction state in '(ic( a
num%er of commands li&e ).A., $I)., 4+.4, D+$+ and 4)+. can %e issued.
). Opdate state0 After t(e messa2e (as %een do'nloaded P<P! enters
update state in '(ic( P<P! clients issue t(e :CI. command to close t(e
connection
P1P! 6roubleshooting
6elnet 1!#.1!#.2#.1 11. ,If telnet connection is esta%lis(ed it means t(e
server is reac(a%le-
()* +)+ server is ready
O"2- sanOo##a*a(oo.com
()*
PA"" QQQQQQQQQ
()* m n ,> is t(e num%er of messa2es and N is t(e total %*tes in all
messa2es-
/I"6
1 s1
2 s2 ,)1, )2 are t(e siDe of messa2e 1 and 2-
-26- 1 ,4etrieves messa2e 1-
,ere goes the text o- message 1
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D2/2 1 ,Deletes messa2e 1-
QOI6
()* +)+ server signing o.
*:. Internet >essage Appli$ation Proto$ol 5I>AP7?
P<P! does not allo' t(e direct manipulation of mail messa2es at t(e server.
.(e mail must %e do'nloaded to t(e 'or&station %efore it can %e
manipulated. IAAPJ is desi2ned to access and manipulate mails on t(e
server. ?it( IAAPJ 'e can manipulate remote mail%o/es li&e local mail%o/es.
IAAPJ allo's an obine client to res*nc(roniDe its mail%o/ 'it( t(e server.
6eatures of IAAP include t(e a%ilit* to0
` Access and manipulate portions of email on a server 'it(out do'nloadin2
t(em.
` 4evie' messa2es and attac(ment 'it(out do'nloadin2 t(em
` Do'nload all messa2es for obine operation
` 4es*nc(roniDe local mail%o/es 'it( t(ose at t(e server
With I>AP we $an0
` Create, delete, and rename mail%o/es
` C(ec& for ne' messa2es
` Permanentl* remove messa2es from mail%o/es
` )et and clear Fa2s indicatin2 t(e status of messa2es
` 4eco2niDe 46C3822 (eaders and parse AIA+3encoded messa2es
` )earc( and selectivel* fetc( messa2e attri%utes, te/t, and portions t(ereof
Aessa2es in IAAPJ are accessed %* t(e use of num%ers eit(er messa2e
seBuence num%ers or uniBue identifers. IAAPJ can %e used onl* to receive
mail.
I>AP) $an be in one o4 4our states.
5on3Aut(enticated .(is state is entered '(en a connection starts
Aut(enticated 3 .(is state is entered '(en accepta%le aut(entication
credentials (ave %een provided )elected 3 .(is state is entered after a valid
mail%o/ (as %een selected $o2out 3 .(e Connection is terminated and IAAP
server closes t(e connection.
*;. What is an operating s'ste? /ist the basi$ 4un$tions o4 an
operating s'ste.
.(e <peratin2 )*stem is a soft'are pro2ram t(at controls t(e processin2 and
(ard'are associated 'it( a computer. .(e operatin2 s*stem is t(e frst piece
of soft'are loaded into memor* '(en a computer starts. It is t(e operatin2
s*stem t(at launc(es or starts ot(er soft'are pro2rams suc( as 'ord
processors, spreads(eets, data%ases, etc. .(e operatin2 s*stem mana2es all
of t(e resources on t(e computerG it controls all t(e (ard'are in a mac(ine.
Aana2e all pro2rams and resourcesG (andle II<, securit*, memor*
mana2ement, stora2e mana2ement, etc are t(e important functions of an
<).
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*<. "haring a 4older?
?(o can create s(are a folder
In a DC 3 Aem%ers of Domain Admins, Administrator and )erver <perators
2roups
$ocal Computer 3 Aem%ers of Administrator and Po'er Csers 2roups
)(are permissions
` )(are permissions are 6ull Control, 4ead, and C(an2e.
` $east restrictive permission is t(e userUs e@ective permission.
` A denied permission al'a*s overrides an allo'ed permission
` ?(en 5.6) and )(are permissions are applied to a folder t(e most
restrictive 'ill %e applied '(en 'e access t(e folder over t(e net'or&
Administrative )(ares <ne for t(e root of eac( 9DD volume, ,R@ DR and so
on
AD>INR 3 .(e s*stem root e.2. C0V?I55.
.(e c si2n (ides t(e s(are from normal users ot(er t(an Administrator.
5amin2 conventions
)(are 5ame can %e up 8# c(ar. But 'in 8I7 can read up to 12 c(ar.
ON, & Oni#ersal Naing ,on#ention
Consists of )erver name and s(are name e.g. GG"er#erG"hare
%QDN Csed in net'or&s '(ic( use D5) and .CPIIP
+.2. server]name.domain]name.root]domain]name
Cse 5+. C)+ to map a s(ared folder.
5et use d0 VV)erver1V)(are1
*=. N6%" %ile & %older "e$urit'
)tandard 5.6) permissions are0 6ull Control, Aodif*, ?rite, $ist 6older
Contents, 4ead = +/ecute, 4ead , Default 5.6) permission is +ver*one 6ull
Control
?e can use +/plorer or Cacls.e/e to assi2n 5.6) permissions
.o appl* 5.6) permissions *ou must (ave 6ull Control 1- *ou must %e t(e
<'ner of t(e fle.
+ow perissions are applied to New@ >o#ed and ,opied (les?
Aove to di@erent folder on di@erent volume 4eceives destination permission
re2ardless of ori2inal Permission
Aove to di@erent folder on same volume -etains ori2inal permissions
re2ardless of destination Permission
Cop* to a di@erent folder on a di@erent volume 4eceives destination
permission re2ardless of ori2inal Permission
Cop* to a di@erent folder on t(e same volume 4eceives destination
permission re2ardless of ori2inal Permission
Who $an take ownerships?
Administrator, user 'it( 6ull Control, or user 'it( d.a&e <'ners(ip of 6iles
and 6olders_ user ri2(t assi2ned
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:.. About Disk Quota?
<nl* Administrators can conf2ure dis& Buota.
Dis& Buota cannot %e set to Hroups
:1. Perissions 4or Printing?
Who $an add a printer?
$ocal Computer0 Administrators and Po'er Csers
DC0 Administrators, Print <perators and )erver <perators
` ?e can add printers on a remote computer %* %ro'sin2 t(rou2( t(e
net'or& nei2(%or(ood
` .o access internet printer t(rou2( t(e 'e% %ro'ser t*pe (ttp0II )erver#1I
Printer)(are5ame
:2. Oser A$$ounts
Who $an $reate Oser A$$ounts?
Administrator or Po'er Csers Hroup in a 5on3DC
Administrator = Account <perators Hroup In DC
,.(e Po'er Csers and Account <perators cannot do ever*t(in2 re2ardin2 user
conf2uration-
Cser5ame can %e up to 2# c(ar ,Allo's enterin2 more t(an 2# %ut 'ill
reco2niDe onl* 1st 2#-
$o2on scripts for all domain users are stored in t(e N26/1S1N s(are in t(e
^s*stemroot^V)1)><$Vs*svolVdomain]nameVscripts
:!. /ist o4 Fuilt9in Sroups?
.(ere are 12 %uilt3in special 2roups0 +ver*one, Anon*mous $o2on,
Aut(enticated users, Creator <'ner, Creator, Batc(, Dialup, Interactive,
5et'or&, )ervice, )*stem, .erminal )erver Cser, '(o can lo2on locall* on a
DC Administrators, Account <perators, Bac&up <perators, Print <perators,
and )erver <perators
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:). -elationship between AD & DN"
AD uses D5) for name resolution. )o '(en 'e setup AD, D5) must %e
present. AD is a director* service and D5) is name resolution service. AD
uses D5) to resolve name to IP address. )pecifcall*, AD uses D5) to fnd
D5) resource ,)4>- records for $DAP services. AD use $ADP protocol to
e/c(an2e director* information and uses D5) to discover t(e IP address of
$DAP services.
:*. 2ergen$' -epair Disk
+4D contains ! fles AC.<+E+C.5. ,Installs CD 4<A support-, C<56IH.5.
,$oads D<) in to Cpper Aemor* Bloc& in conventional memor* and loads
9IA+A.)1) to read memor* a%ove 6J#PB- and )+.CP.$<H.
::. "e$uring the PWs?
DonUt use *our name, name of famil* mem%ers or part of t(e name as
pass'ord
5ever tell t(e pass'ord to an* one
Do not 'rite do'n t(e pass'ord on a paper of f/ it to monitor
Cse si2nifcantl* lon2 pass'ords
Cse a mi/ of uppercase, lo'ercase, num%er and special c(aracters in t(e
pass'ord
C(an2e pass'ord re2ularl* and donUt use t(e same pass'ord a2ain
:;. 23plain the boot pro$ess o4 Windows 2...
"tep 1 /oading N6/D-
5.$D4 is located in t(e %oot partition of t(e serversU (ard dis&. ?(at it does
is,
1. )(ift t(e processor in to !86 mode
2. )tart a simple fle s*stem t(at allo's '2& to %oot from t(e 9DD
!. 4eads t(e content of Boot.ini and displa*s a list of possi%le %oot options
J. Accepts our c(oice of '(ic( <) to load
5o' 5.D$4 pass t(e control to 5.D+.+C..C<A to detect t(e (ard'are.
"tep 2 -unning N6D262,6.,1>
5.D+.+C..C<A is responsi%le for f2urin2 out '(at (ard'are is present on
t(e server. And it involves
1. PCUs mac(ine ID t*pe
2. .(e BC) t*pe
!. .(e video %oard t*pe
J. .(e &e*%oard and mouse t*pe
7. .(e serial and parallel ports present on t(e mac(ine
6. .(e 6lopp* and CD drives present on t(e computer
If *ou cannot 2et pass t(e 5.D+.+C..C<A sta2e, it means t(ere is some
(ard'are pro%lem.
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?(en 5.D+.+C..C<A is successfull* completed, it %uilds t(e (ard'are &e* of
t(e registr'@ listed under
t(e 9P+1]$<CA$]AAC9I5+. .(is part of re2istr* is %uilt ever* time *ou %oot
t(e computer so t(at t can
reFect t(e current (ard'are conf2uration.
"tep ! /oading N61"M-N/
?2P &ernel loads 'it( t(e 9ard'are A%straction $a*er ,9A$.D$$-, some
assem%l* lan2ua2e code t(at
acts as an interface %et'een serverUs (ard'are and t(e operatin2 s*stem
and t(us '2& to %e (ard'are
independent. .(e &ernel loads in J p(ases.
Pernel load p(ase
Pernel initialiDation p(ase
)ervice load p(ase
?indo's su%s*stem load p(ase
Mernel load phase
<nce t(e 9A$.D$$ and 5.<)P45$ are loaded in to memor*, '2& loads t(e
s*stem settin2s, and stores t(em in 9P+1]$<CA$]AAC9I5+ V)*stemVCurrent
Control )etV )ervices. ?2& reads t(e information to determine '(ic( drivers it
must load and in '(ic( order.
Mernel initiali8ation phase
After t(e &ernel load p(ase, t(e &ernel initialiDes and scans t(e Current
Control )et for drivers 'it( a current value of 1 and starts t(em. ?2& %uilds a
ne' Current Control )et %ut does not save it. AC.<C9P.+E+, a C9PD)P3li&e
utilit* runs to ma&e sure t(at t(e fle s*stem is intact. And t(is is also t(e
sta2e '(ere t(e pa2e fle is set up.
"er#i$e load phase
5o' '2& loads t(e service mana2er ,)A).+E+- and t(e 'in!2 su%s*stem. All
services 'it( a start value of 2 starts and 'rite t(e Current Control )et to t(e
)*stem &e*.
Windows subs'ste load phase
6inall*, t(e 'indo's su%s*stem ,t(e most part of '2&, t(e one t(at users
most often interacts 'it(-. .(e su%s*stem starts 'it( winlogon.e3e t(at
(andles t(e lo2on and lo2o@. ?inlo2on.e/e captures t(e username and
pass'ord and passes t(em to local securit* aut(orit* ,$)A)).+E+- '(ic(
compares t(e username and pass'ord 'it( t(e information stored in )AA. If
t(e* matc( and user (as lo2on ri2(ts, anot(er process called C)+4I5I..+E+
runs t(e s(ell referenced in t(e s(ell value of 9P+1]$<CA$]AAC9I5+V
)oft'areV Aicrosoft V?indo's 5.V Current >ersionV ?inl o2on.
,5ormall*e/plorer.e/e, '(ic( loads t(e des&top-
:<. DiDeren$e Windows 2... and Windows =<?
` ?2P supports 5.6) and provides more securit* t(an ?in 8 i.e., 6ile and
6older )ecurit* permissions, +ncr*ption, Dis& :uota.
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` ?2P (as easier mana2ement of t(e (ard'are 'it( Advanced Plu23n3pla*
li&e 89ot )'appin2U.
` ?indo's 8 is Oust for t(e des&top and (ome users, %ut '2& is for a
net'or&ed corporate environment.
` ?2& is more sta%le t(an 'in8
:=. DiDeren$e between Windows 2... and N6 )..?
+ven t(ou2( ?indo's 2### is %uilt on t(e ?indo's 5. arc(itecture, t(ere are
man* ne' features
` ?2P supports 6A.!2, and t(e +6). 5. does not support 6A.!2 and +6).
` Instead of )AA data%ase in 5., ?2& uses Active Director* and Hroup Polic*
for centraliDed and scala%le domain administration.
` ?2P (as easier mana2ement of t(e (ard'are 'it( Advanced Plu23n3pla*
li&e 89ot )'appin2U.
` 5. uses 5.I$A5 Aana2er as t(e aut(entication protocol. But ?2& uses
Internet standard &er%erose >7 for aut(entication.
` And some ot(er ne' features of '2& are, C)B support, 4ecover* Console,
IntelliAirror, inte2ration of II) and .erminal )ervices
` And redesi2ned man* of t(e mana2ement tools AAC, Dis& Administration,
AD)I, etc
;.. What are the diDeren$es between Windows 2... Pro4essional@
"er#er@ Ad#an$ed "er#er@ and Data ,enter?
?indo's 2### Professional is a des&top operatin2 s*stem. It can support 2
processors, J HB 4AA, as 'ell as multiple monitors.
?indo's 2### )erver supports J processors, J HB 4AA and is desi2ned to
(old t(e role of a DC, fle and print server, application server, etc.
?indo's 2### Advanced )erver is desi2ned for (i2( end mission critical
platforms, supports 8 processors, 8 HB 4AA and includes support for 2 'a*
server clusterin2.
?indo's 2### Data Center )erver 2oes even furt(er t(an Advanced )erver in
t(at it can support up to !2 processors, 6J HB 4AA, cascadin2 failover amon2
J nodes, and !2 node net'or& load %alancin2.
;1. What is the diDeren$e between EP +oe 2dition and
Pro4essional?
?indo's EP Professional includes0 4oamin2 user profles, 4emote des&top,
+ncr*ptin2 fle s*stem, <bine fles and folders, 4emote installation service,
?indo's server domain support, Hroup polic*.
;2. What are the disad#antages o4 Windows 2... "er#er?
?indo's 2### )erver reBuires more s*stem resource. 1ou need a po'erful
mac(ine to run ?indo's 2### )erver. .(e ?indo's 2### )erver does not
(ave a 2ood reputation in term of server sta%ilit*. .(e ?indo's 2### )erver
needs re%oot more freBuent t(an C5IE and $inu/. If *ou are usin2 ?indo's
2### )erver (ostin2 services, *ou need to invest a lot of mone* in t(e
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development tools. Aost of t(em are Aicrosoft products. .(e costs of
applications t(at can run on *our 'e% site are usuall* (i2(er t(an t(at of
C5IE. 6or e/ample, *ou can fnd a lot of free scripts to run 'e% %oard, c(at
room, 'e% stats, email for *our Cni/3%ased 'e% site, %ut *ou 'onMt fnd man*
free applications in ?indo's 2### )erver 'orld.
;!. WhatCs the diDeren$e between Windows 2... and Windows EP?
` ?indo's EP (as (i2(er s*stem reBuirements %ut some'(at faster t(an
?indo's 2###.
` EP (as more colorful HCI t(an earlier versions and 'e can s'itc( %ac& to
2### li&e classic interface.
` ?indo's EP (as more features, suc( as t(e ?indo's Aovie Aa&er, %uilt3in
CD 'riter support, t(e Internet Connection 6ire'all, and 4emote Des&top
Connection.
` ?indo's EP (as %etter support for 2ames and multimedia.
` Bac&'ard compati%ilit* 'it( 7I8IAeI'2& and 5.J,)P7-.
` ?indo's EP (as product activation
` )'itc(in2 %et'een di@erent users sessions 'it( out lo22in2 of.
` ?e (ave t(e option of usin2 simple fle s(arin2 or fle permissions at an
5.6) drive.
` Aore advanced searc( for fndin2 users, 2roups, etc.
;). What is A$ti#e Dire$tor'?
AD is t(e director* service in ?indo's2### net'or&. AD is a (ierarc(ical
data%ase. A director* service stores information a%out net'or& resources and
ma&e t(e resources accessi%le to users and computers. It (elps to centrall*
mana2e, or2aniDe and control access to resources. AD o%Oects include users,
2roups, computers, printers, etc. )ervers, domains and sites are also
considered as AD o%Oects.
;*. De(ne >ultitasking@ >ultipro$essing and >ultithreading?
Aultitas&in2 is t(e a%ilit* to e/ecute more t(an one tas& at t(e same time. In
Aultitas&in2, onl* one CPC is involved, %ut it s'itc(es from one pro2ram to
anot(er so Buic&l* t(at it 2ives t(e appearance of e/ecutin2 all of t(e
pro2rams at t(e same time. Aultiprocessin2 is t(e capa%ilit* of an <) to use
more t(an one processors in a sin2le computer simultaneousl*. )*mmetric
Aultiprocessin2 is t(e t*pe of multiprocessin2 in '(ic( s*stem processes and
applications can %e run on an* availa%le processor. 9ere no particular
application or process is assi2ned to a particular processor. .(e smallest unit
of processin2 t(at can %e sc(eduled %* '2& &ernel is called a t(read. All
applications reBuire at least one t(read. ?(en an application (as more t(an
one t(read eac( of t(em can %e e/ecuted independentl*. .(is is called
multit(readin2.
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;:.What is ulti$asting?
It is t(e transmission of an IP data2ram to a 2roup of (osts t(at is identifed
%* a sin2le class D IP address i.e. from a sin2le source to man* destinations.
;;. What are the bene(ts o4 N6%"?
Provides %ot( fle and folder securit*, supports encr*ption, compression, dis&
Buota and provides faster access t(an 6A. and 6A.!2, maintains a rec*cle %in
for eac( user, allo's dis& mountin2 and it is a (i2(l* relia%le and recovera%le
fle s*stem. Is (as %uilt in automatic fle s*stem repairin2 capa%ilities.
%A6 !2 N6%"
It does not support fle level securit* onl* It support %ot( fle level and
director*
It support director* level securit* level securit*
It support onl* net'or& level securit* It supports %ot( local and
net'or& level
)ecurit*
It does not support fle compression and It support %ot(.
+ncr*ption data
It does not support dis& Buota It support dis& Buota.
;<. DiDeren$e between %A6@ %A6!2 and N6%"
?indo's 2###I5.I7I8 support CD6) and CD6 and does not support 9P6).
?2& does not support 9P6). <nl* 5. !.71 and some earlier versions support
9P6)
;=. Tou $annot log on to ' network. What will 'ou do?
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` Aa&e sure t(at t(e 9u%I)'itc( is on
` Aa&e sure t(at t(e mac(ine is in t(e correct 'or& 2roup or domain.
` Aa&e sure t(at t(e appropriate net'or& client and protocols installed
` C(ec& t(e adapter settin2s and verif* .CPIIP conf2uration i.e. c(ec& t(e IP
and )u%net Aas&.
` Aa&e sure t(at t(e net'or& adapter is installed correctl*.
` .(e adapter and slot functionin2 are properl*.
` .(e ca%le securel* connected to *our net'or& adapter
` )ome times some failed services can prevent *ou from lo22in2 into t(e
domain
<.. Oser5s7 are $oplaining o4 dela's when using the network. What
would 'ou do?
` C(ec& '(et(er t(is is net'or&3'ide pro%lem or s*stem specifc.
` Aa&e sure *ou donMt (ave man* pro2rams runnin2 in t(e %ac&2round,
particularl* ones t(at use an Internet connection. 6ile s(arin2 pro2rams can
often cause e/treme slo'ness.
` Delete an* temporar* Internet fles and ma&e sure t(e cac(e siDes are set
correctl*.
` Bad connections are sometimes caused %* fault* ca%les. .r* a di@erent
ca%le.
` 4un a virus scan. >iruses often run in t(e %ac&2round and use up tons of
resources.
<1. Fasi$ Disk and D'nai$ Disk?
Fasi$ disks use standard formattin2 and partitionin2 and contain primar*
partitions, e/tended partitions and lo2ical drives. A %asic dis& can (ave
ma/imum of J partitions. .(ere can %e onl* one e/tended partition '(ic( can
%e divided in to lo2ical drives. 1ou must use %asic dis& if *ou 'ant to support
dual %ootin2 since d*namic dis& is onl* reco2niDed %* '2&.
D'nai$ disk does not contain primar* partitions, e/tended partitions or
lo2ical drives. It contains d*namic volumes. Cnli&e t(e J partition limit in
%asic dis& d*namic dis& can support unlimited num%er of volumes. In '2& 'e
must use d*namic dis& to create an* volume t(at e/tents over more t(an one
p(*sical dis&. ?2& 'ill support 5. %asic dis& if t(e* are created in 5. %ut 'it(
'2& *ou can create onl* d*namic dis&s.
<2. What is a -AID? De(ne diDerent -AID le#els?
A 4AID s*stem is a collection of (ard drives Ooined to2et(er for speed and
fault tolerance.
-AID .0 At least 2 (ard drives are reBuired, prefera%l* identical. 5one of t(e
space is 'asted as lon2 as t(e (ard drives used are identical. Data is stored
evenl* and seBuentiall* across all dis&s. A striped volume is accessed 'it( a
sin2le drive letter as if all t(e dis&s 'ere com%ined in to a sin2le drive. It can
%e created on 6A., 6A.!2 and 5.6). .(is level o@ers t(e (i2(est level of
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performance %ut no redundanc*. If an* of t(e (ard drives in t(e arra* fails,
ever*t(in2 'ill %e lost.
-AID 10 .(is level is &no'n as mirrorin2. .'o identical copies of data are
stored on t'o drives. ?(en one drive fails, t(e ot(er drive still (as t(e data to
&eep t(e s*stem 2oin2. 4e%uildin2 a lost drive is ver* simple since *ou still
(ave t(e second cop*. It can %e created on 6A., 6A.!2 and 5.6).
Csin2 an e/tra 4AID controller can increase t(e fault tolerance even more.
+ven t(ou2( t(e performance %enefts are not 2reat, it provides t(e (i2(est
de2ree of fault tolerance. It is supported onl* in ?indo's 2### )erver and
Advanced )erver
-AID *0 4AID37 is identical siDed areas of formatted dis& space located in !
or more d*namic dis&s. Data is stored evenl* and seBuentiall* amon2 all
dis&s and parit* information is 'ritten across all dis&s in t(e volume.
4AID7 is accessed 'it( a sin2le drive letter as if all t(e dis&s 'ere com%ined
in to a sin2le drive. It can %e formatted 'it( 6A., 6A.!2 and 5.6). If a sin2le
dis& in t(e 4AID7 fails data can %e recovered usin2 t(e parit* information %ut
if more t(an one dis& fails *ou can not recover data. It is supported onl* in
?indo's 2### )erver and Advanced )erver.
Non9-AID and -AID
4AID prevents data loss and ensures continuous data suppl*, even durin2 and
after limited dis& failure. But non34AID does not support fault tolerance. 4AID
is more e/pensive t(an non 4AID.
"o4tware -AID and +ardware -AID
9ard'are 4AID is t*picall* easier to mana2e, maintain, and up2rade.
)oft'are 4AID does not allo' man* advanced 4AID features li&e <nline
Capacit* +/pansion nor does soft'are 4AID allo' pre3notifcation of dis& drive
failure, auto re%uild, or (ot3plu22a%le (ard dis& drives.
<!. What is +ot "pares?
A (ot spare is a stand %* drive assi2ned to an* dis& arra* or a 2roup of
arra*s. If a drive 2oes do'n in an arra*, it 'ill %e automaticall* replaced %*
t(e (ot spare.
<). What is a $oputer #irus?
A computer virus is a piece of malicious code t(at attac(es to important
areas 'it(in computers, suc( as e/ecuta%le fles, and t(e %oot areas of Fopp*
dis&s and (ard dis&s.
.(e %asic virus t*pes are defned %* t(e area of t(e computer t(e* infect0
Foot #iruses0 Insert instructions into t(e %oot sectors of Fopp* dis&s, or t(e
%oot sector or master %oot record ,partition sector- of a (ard dis&.
Progra #iruses0 Infect e/ecuta%le fles suc( as .C<A, .+E+, and .D$$ fles.
Aacro viruses0 Infect document fles suc( as Aicrosoft ?ord .D<C fles %*
c(an2in2 t(e 'a* macros %e(ave.
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<t(er t*pes of destructive code include 'orms, .roOan (orses, and lo2ic
%om%s. .(ese t*pes of destructive code are di@erent t(an viruses %ecause
t(e* donMt replicate.
<*. 1:bit and !2bit 1perating "'stes?
<:. What is O"F?
O"F 5Oni#ersal "erial Fus7 is a ne' met(od of connectin2 perip(erals to a
PC t(at is simpler and more Fe/i%le t(an traditional met(ods.
6or eac( C)B port on a computer, users can connect up to 12" devices. +ver*
time a device is added, t(e operatin2 s*stem ,?in7 >ersion 2, ?in8,
?in2###, AAC <) 8.1 or (i2(er- loads t(e devices automaticall*, allo'in2 t(e
device to %e used 'it(out (avin2 to re%oot t(e PC. .(e device ma* %e
unplu22ed, used else'(ere, t(en plu22ed %ac& a2ain 3 and it 'ill 'or& ri2(t
a'a* 'it(out (avin2 to re%oot t(e PC.
C)B operates at t'o speeds, 1.7A%ps for devices suc( as mice, &e*%oards
and scanners, and 122 A%ps for devices usin2 lar2e amounts of data li&e
(ard drives and video cameras ,compared 'it( older serial ports '(ic( (ave
a ma/imum speed of onl* 117.2 PBps-.
<;. >ost ,oon hardware probles?
<ne of t(e most common pro%lems is (ard'are conFict, '(en t'o devices
are conf2ured to use t(e same I4:. 4econf2ure one of t(e conFictin2
devices to use a nonconFictin2 settin2.
Anot(er t*pe of (ard'are pro%lem occurs '(en a device is p(*sicall*
conf2ured in one 'a* ,i.e. t(rou2( Oumpers, s'itc(es- and t(e driver
soft'are is conf2ured in anot(er 'a*. +it(er c(an2e t(e (ard'are settin2s or
use device mana2er to use t(e soft'are settin2s.
,oon steps in hardware troubleshooting
` $oo& for conFicts
` >erif* t(at t(e correct device driver is installed
` If it is an e/ternal device ma&e sure t(at it is po'ered on and all ca%les are
correctl* connected to t(e s*stem
` >erif* t(at t(e device is ena%led in t(e current (ard'are profle
` .r* re%ootin2 t(e computer
` .r* uninstallin2 and reinstallin2 t(e device
` 4eplace t(e device 'it( anot(er similar device
` C(ec& t(e device 'it( 9C$
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Frequently Asked Desktop Interview Questions
"oe hardware probles and $auses "'pto ,ause 5Probabl'7
Computer does not %oot at all, does not ma&e an* noise, does not do
an*t(in2 at all Dead Po'er )uppl* or Dead Po'er Cord. <nl* starts t(e fan
and does not do an*t(in2 Pro%lem 'it( mot(er %oard Counts up memor* %ut
does not displa* an*t(in2 on t(e screen ,Can (ear it, canUt see it- Pro%lem
'it( video cars Boots and fnds t(e CD and 6lopp*, %ut not t(e 9DD Pro%lem
'it( 9DD controller Boot and identif* t(e 9DD controller %ut does not fnd a
%oota%le 9DD 9DD pro%lem.
<<. DiDeren$e between uninstalling and unplugging a de#i$e?
Cninstallin2 completel* remove all drivers associated 'it( a (ard'are device
t(at *ou plan to p(*sicall* remove from a device.
In unplu22in2 *ou onl* stop all divers runnin2 for a device %efore p(*sicall*
removin2 t(e device from t(e computer. But all t(e drivers remain installed in
t(e computer so t(at *ou can plu2 t(e device %ac& at a later time.
<=. "wit$hed >ode Power "uppl' 5">P"7?
.(e main function of )AP) is to convert AC in to DC. It converts Ac to eI3 7 or
eI3 12 DC.
=.. What is FI1"?
FI1"0 Fasi$ input 1utput "'ste
It is a small pro2ram stored in a 4<A c(ip soldered to t(e mot(er%oard. .(is
is never c(an2in2 and controls t(e core devices of t(e PC. It also mana2es
data Fo' %et'een t(e computerMs operatin2 s*stem and attac(ed devices
suc( as t(e (ard dis&, video adapter, &e*%oard, mouse, and printer.
FI1" shadowing
)(ado'in2 is t(e process of cop*in2 BI<) code from slo' 4<A c(ips into
faster 4AA c(ips durin2 %ootup so t(at an* access to BI<) routines 'ill %e
faster. D<) and ot(er operatin2 s*stems ma* access BI<) routines
freBuentl*. )*stem performance is 2reatl* improved if t(e BI<) is accessed
from 4AA rat(er t(an from a slo'er 4<A c(ip.
=1. What is ,>1"?
A c(ip located in t(e mot(er %oard t(at contains t(e data used %* t(e s*stem
BI<) for s*stem conf2uration. .(is information is updata%le and reBuires
constant po'er to &eep it from loosin2 information.
,>1"0 ,'lindri$al >etal 13ide "ei$ondu$tor
=2.I-Q 9 Interrupt -ePuests
An I4: is a (ard'are interruptG t(is means t(at t(ere is a p(*sical line run to
eac( of t(e slots on t(e mot(er%oard.
.(ere are 8 I4: ,I4:#3"- lines t(at run to t(e 8 %it I)A slot. .(ere are 8 more
,I4:8317- t(at run to t(e 16 %it I)A e/tension slot. 6or a total of 16 I4:s in a
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Frequently Asked Desktop Interview Questions
t*pical I)A %us PC. I-Q. (as t(e (i2(est priorit* and I-Q; t(e lo'est priorit*.
I4:8317 (as TspecialT priorit* as 'ill %e e/plained.
An I4: can %e assi2ned to onl* one a$ti#e device at a time. If 2 devices
s(are t(e same I4:, t(is is called a $onUi$t. .(is means t(at '(en t(e I4:
line %ecomes active, t(e CPC does not &no' '(ic( device needs to Ttal&T. 6or
e/ample if a modem used I4:7 and a 5IC used I4:7.
I-Q %un$tion
I4: # )*stem .imer
I4: 1 Pe*%oard Controller
I4: 2 Cascaded to I4:8317
I4: ! Com2IComJ
I4: J Com1ICom!
I4: 7 )ound cardI$P.2
I4: 6 6lopp* drive controller
I4: " Parallel port $P.1
I4: 8 4eal3time cloc&
I4: f3Availa%le ,I4:2-
I4: 1# 5IC
I4: 11 )C)I adapter
I4: 12 Aot(er%oard mouseIavaila%le
I4: 1! Aat( coprocessor
I4: 1J Primar* ID+ controller
I4: 17 )econdar* ID+ controller
,1> Port ,onUi$ts
5ote t(at C<A1 and C<A! s(are I4:J. .(is is allo'ed as lon2 as onl* one
device is active at a time.
.(is means t(at if *ou are runnin2 a mouse on C<A1 t(en *ou cannot use
C<A! for an internal modem. 1ou 'ill run into a conFict. )ome
communication pac&a2es 'ill allo' *ou to do t(is %ut most 'ill c(o&e or
cause Fa&* operation. A common s*mptom is if *ou move t(e mouse, *ou
see 2ar%a2e on *our terminal pro2ram.
C<A2 and C<AJ (ave a similar pro%lem e/cept t(at most people donMt use
C<A2. It is usuall* safe to conf2ure an internal modem to C<AJ. If C<A2 is
used, it is t*picall* used for an e/ternal modem or a plotter. Csuall*, %ot( are
not active at t(e same time.
)tandard C<A Port Assi2nment
=!. ","I ,ard 5"all "$ale "'ste Inter4a$e70
A )C)I card is a card t(at 'ill control t(e interface %et'een )C)I (ard drives,
CD34<A drives, CD4<A %urners, remova%le drives, e/ternal devices suc( as
scanners, and an* ot(er )C)I components.
Aost are PCI and t(ere is a 'ide ran2e of t*pes. .(e t(ree main t*pes of
connectors on t(ese cards are 273pin for )C)I31, 7#3pin for 5arro' )C)I, and
683pin for ?ide )C)I ,and Cltra3?ide )C)I, Cltra23)C)I, and Cltra16# )C)I-.
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Frequently Asked Desktop Interview Questions
)C)I controllers provide fast access to ver* fast )C)I (ard drives. .(e* can %e
muc( faster t(an t(e ID+ controllers t(at are alread* inte2rated into t(e
mot(er%oards. )C)I controllers (ave t(eir o'n advanced processin2 c(ips,
'(ic( allo' t(em to rel* less on t(e CPC for (andlin2 instructions t(an ID+
controllers do.
)C)I cards also (ave t(e a%ilit* to (ave up 17 devices or more per card, '(ile
an ID+ controller is limited to onl* J devices. )C)I cards allo' t(ese drives to
%e in a c(ain alon2 t(e ca%le. +ac( drive on t(e ca%le (as to (ave a separate
)C)I ID ,t(is can %e set %* Oumpers on t(e drive-. .(e last drive on t(e end of
t(e ca%le ,or t(e ca%le itself- (as to TterminateT t(e c(ain. 1ou turn
termination on %* settin2 a termination Oumper on t(e drive.
=). Sroup Poli$'
Hroup Polic* and t(e Active Director* services infrastructure in ?indo's
)erver 2##! ena%le I. administrators to automate one3to3man* mana2ement
of users and computersRsimplif*in2 administrative tas&s and reducin2 I.
costs. ?it( t(e de%ut of Hroup Polic* Aana2ement Console ,HPAC-, polic*3
%ased mana2ement is even easier. Administrators can eQcientl* implement
securit* settin2s, enforce I. policies, and distri%ute soft'are consistentl*
across a 2iven site, domain, or ran2e of or2aniDational units
%ile ser#er (as t(e follo'in2 meanin2s0
A form of dis& stora2e t(at (osts fles 'it(in a net'or&G fle servers do
not need to %e (i2(3end %ut must (ave enou2( dis& space to
incorporate a lar2e amount of data. Aan* people mista&e fle servers
for a (i2(3end stora2e s*stem, %ut in realit*, fle servers do not need to
possess 2reat po'er or super fast computer specifcations.
A computer pro2ram, t(at allo's di@erent pro2rams, runnin2 on ot(er
computers, to access t(e fles of t(at computer
In common parlance, t(e term (le ser#er refers specifcall* to a
computer on '(ic( a user can map or mount a drive or director* so
t(at t(e director* appears to %e on t(e mac(ine at '(ic( t(e user is
sittin2. Additionall*, on t(is t*pe of fle server, t(e user can read or
'rite a fle as t(ou2( it 'ere part of t(e fle s*stem of t(e userMs
computer.
6iles and directories on t(e remote computer are usuall* accessed usin2 a
particular protocol, suc( as ?e%DA>, )AB, CI6), 56), Appletal& or t(eir
mutations.
Alt(ou2( fles can %e sent to and received from most ot(er computers
unless t(eir primar* function is access %* t(e a%ove means, t(e* are
2enerall* not considered fle servers as suc(.
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Frequently Asked Desktop Interview Questions
=*. Pro3' ser#er
A pro/* server is a computer t(at o@ers a computer net'or& service to
allo' clients to ma&e indirect net'or& connections to ot(er net'or& services.
A client connects to t(e pro/* server, t(en reBuests a connection, fle, or
ot(er resource availa%le on a di@erent server. .(e pro/* provides t(e
resource eit(er %* connectin2 to t(e specifed server or %* servin2 it from a
cac(e. In some cases, t(e pro/* ma* alter t(e clientMs reBuest or t(e serverMs
response for various purposes.
=:. -eote Installation "er#i$e
4emote Installation )ervice ,4I)- is a feature included in AicrosoftMs
?indo's 2### server t(at allo's net'or& administrators to install t(e
?indo's 2### Professional operatin2 s*stem and its up2rades to an* num%er
of client computers at one time from a centraliDed location. If t(e client
computer is connected to t(e server t(rou2( a local area net'or& ,$A5-, t(e
computerMs (ard'are 'ill fnd t(e 4I) server and reBuest a cop* of t(e
operatin2 s*stem. .(e net'or& administrator can use t(e 4I)rep ima2in2
option to cop* several versions, or ima2es, of a compan*Ms des&top
conf2uration to t(e server so t(at if a reBuest is made, t(e server can issue
an Tima2eT for a particular computer or user. Aicrosoft promotes t(e use of
4I) as a 'a* to conf2ure ne' computers ri2(t out of t(e %o/ and to restore
t(e operatin2 s*stem on a computer t(at (as failed
-I" Pre9rePuisites and Dependen$ies
Active Director* in 2eneral and D5) in particular.
D9CP 3 to ena%le t(e PE+ net'or& cards to fnd t(e 4I) )erver.
2HB ,e- 5.6) partition. )tore t(e ima2e a'a* from t(e s*stem fles.
>ir2in client mac(ines 'it( PE+ net'or& cards
Detailed "tep9b'9"tep -I" "etup
Phase 1 9 Add or -eo#e Progras0
.(in& of installin2 t(e actual 4I) )ervice as a t'o sta2e process. Be2in Oust
as *ou install ?I5) or Certifcate or an* ot(er service. 5avi2ate to Add or
4emove Pro2rams, ?indo's Components, select 4emote Installation
)ervices.
Cnli&e an* anot(er service t(at I &no', t(ere is more 'or& to do after t(e Add
or 4emove pro2rams session completes. After *ou re%oot t(e ?indo's 2##!
)erver, see& out t(e Administrative .ools menu, and 4emote Installation
)ervices )etup. .(e 4I) 'iDard is one of AicrosoftMs %estG it 2uides *ou
t(rou2( selectin2 t(e partition, and t(e name for t(e frst EP Professional
ima2e.
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Frequently Asked Desktop Interview Questions
5ote0 .(e a%ove met(od 'or&s for ?indo's )erver 2##!, %ut on ?indo's
2###, return to t(e Add or 4emove pro2rams and see t(e ne'l* added item,
'(ic( leads *ou t(rou2( to p(ase 2. Be'are t(is is a trul* %iDarre e/perience
and man* 2ive up at t(is point
Phase 2 9 Wi8ard to ,op' the EP Iage0
It sounds sill* no', %ut t(e frst time t(e 4I) 'iDard prompted me for t(e CD,
I put in t(e ?indo's )erver 2##! CD. ?ron2. I s(ould (ave put t(e EP
Professional CD in t(e cadd*, clearl* t(e 'iDard 'ants to create t(e client
ima2e. ,It did not need an* server fles.- It ta&es a fair time to cop* t(e
ima2e into *our 5.6) partition. 9ere is a screen s(ot ta&en at t(e cop*in2
sta2e.
Phase ! 9 A$ti#e Dire$tor' Osers and ,oputers0
Anot(er surprise, most of t(e rest of *our 4I) conf2uration is at t(e
Computer o%Oect in Active Director* Csers and Computers ,ADCC-. 9o'ever,
if *ou t(in& a%out '(atMs 2oin2 to (appen, it ma&es sense to conf2ure 4I) in
Active Director*.
In t(e ADCC interface, navi2ate to t(e Computers container or t(e Domain
Controllers if *ou installed 4I) on a DC. .(e initial surprise is t(at t(e
Computer <%Oect of t(e mac(ine '(ere *ou Oust installed 4I) (as e/tra .a%
called, 4emote Install. )ee dia2ram %elo'.
5ote t(at t(e 4espond to client computers reBuestin2 service is not c(ec&ed
%* default. As an aside, m* vie' is t(at fndin2 t(is c(ec& %o/ is *our passin2
out test. <Qciall*, t(e reason its unc(ec&ed is t(at Aicrosoft donMt 'ant
ro2ue laptops pic&in2 up ima2es %efore *ou are read*.
What Ne3t?
)o, *ou (ave successfull* installed t(e )ervice, ?(at ne/tN
Aut(oriDe 4I) I D9CP
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Frequently Asked Desktop Interview Questions
Aore Conf2uration at t(e 4emote Install .a%. Includin2 c(ec&in2
4espond to client computers reBuestin2 service.
Collect more 4I) Ima2es
Het read* at t(e client to install t(e actual EP Professional Client usin2
4I)
=;. Fa$kup
%ull ba$kup
.(is is t(e elementar* t*pe of %ac&in2 up. +ac( time t(e ne'l* created
%ac&up fle replaces t(e old one.
"ta$k ba$kup
.(is arc(ive consists of t(e last created %ac&up and 5 previous versions. ,5 3
is a stac& siDe parameter-. .(is 5 previous versions are or2aniDed in stac&
manner. .(eir flenames are di@ers 'it( suQ/ T]PT added to flename ,P is in
ran2e 135-.
.(an older t(e %ac&up, t(at 2reater t(e P. All %ac&up fles are located in t(e
same director*.
Ad#an$ed sta$k ba$kup
.(e structure of t(is arc(ive is li&e stac& arc(ive 'it( one addition0 it allo's
not to store t(e unc(an2ed fles in t(e old versions of %ac&up copies.
In$reental ba$kup
.(is is a %ac&up in '(ic( onl* t(e fles t(at (ave %een modifed since t(e last
%ac&up are copied. It consists of Tfull %ac&upT and 5 folo'in2 seBuental
incremental %ac&ups. ,'(ere 5 3 is a stac& siDe parameter-. .(e frst %ac&up
s(ould include all fles 3 a Tfull %ac&upT. .(e ne/t %ac&up cop* could also %e a
Tfull %ac&upT %ut it is usuall* muc( Buic&er to do, %ecause onl* fles '(ic(
(ave %een c(an2ed since t(e last %ac&in2 up 'ill %e included in t(e
incremental %ac&up. ?(en 5 incremental copies 'ill %e created, at t(e ne/t
step all old %ac&up fles 'ill %e deleted and t(e c*cle 'ill %e repeated from
t(e %e2innin2.
+/ists possi%ilit* to save t(e full %ac&up at t(e %e2innin2 of t(e ne' c*cle. If
an additional parameter sa#e 4ull ba$kups it c(ec&ed, t(en t(e full %ac&up
is renamed and saved in t(e same director*.
DiDerential ba$kup
.(is %ac&up is consists of t'o fles 3 full and di@erential %ac&up.
At frst t(e pro2ram creates full %ac&up. 5e/t e/ecutions 2enerate a
diDerential ba$kup 3 t(e %ac&up cop* of c(an2ed or ne'l* added fles since
t(e last full %ac&in2 up. If t(e volume of di@erential cop* e/ceeds 5 percents
of t(e full cop* ,/ake a -ull 0ackup only i- ... parameter- or at least 5 da*s
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Frequently Asked Desktop Interview Questions
(as passed since t(e full %ac&up creation ,/ake a -ull 0ackup only a-ter ...
parameter- t(en t(e pro2ram %e2ins a ne' c*cle 'it( a full %ac&up.
6he ain diDeren$e between in$reental and diDerential ba$kups
6he in$reental ba$kup saves several intermediate versions of fles
'(ic( (ave %een modifed or created since t(e last %ac&in2 up.
6he diDerential ba$kup saves fles '(ic( are not included in t(e full
%ac&up ,ne'l* created or added fles- or '(ic( are di@er from t(e
same fles in t(e full %ac&up. ,.(e fles are considered identical, if t(e*
(ave eBual siDe and date3time stamp-
Fa$kup
Adinistrator or Fa$kup 1perator can ta&e %ac&ups. <4 Csers 'it(
ba$kup (les and dire$tories user ri2(t can ta&e %ac&up. 1ou cannot
%ac&up s'ste state data over t(e net'or&.
=<. DiDeren$e between windows ser#er 2..! and windows ser#er
2...
1. In 2&! ?e can 4ename t(e Domain and Domain Controller name.
2. )tu% Done is availa%le.
!. 4emote Des&top connection is t(ere.
J. Automated )*stem 4ecover*,A)4- is t(ere, %ut 2& onl* +mer2enc*
4epair Dis&,+4D- is t(ere.
In 2##! 'e (ave concept of >olume s(ado' cop* service '(ic( is used to
create (ard dis& snap s(ot '(ic( is used in Disaster recover* and 2###
doesnUt (ave t(is service
A- In 2### 'e cannot rename domain '(ereas in 2##! 'e can rename
Domain
B- In 2### it supports of 8 processors and 6J HB 4AA ,In 2### Advance
)erver- '(ereas in 2##! supports up to 6J processors and ma/ of 712HB
4AA
C-2### )upports II) 7.# and 2##! )upports II)6.#
D- 2### doesnUt support Dot net '(ereas 2##! )upports Aicrosoft .5+. 2.#
+- 2### (as )erver and Advance )erver editions '(ereas 2##! (as )tandard,
+nterprise, Datacenter and ?e% server +ditions.
6- 2### doesnUt (ave an* 6J %it server operatin2 s*stem '(ereas 2##! (as
6J %it server operatin2 s*stems ,?indo's )erver 2##! E6J )td and
+nterprise +dition-
H- 2### (as %asic concept of D6) ,Distri%uted 6ile s*stems- 'it( defned
roots '(ereas 2##! (as +n(anced D6) support 'it( multiple roots.
9- In 2### t(ere is comple/it* in administerin2 Comple/ net'or&s '(ereas
2##! is eas* administration in all = Comple/ net'or&s
I- In 2### 'e can create 1 million users and in 2##! 'e can create 1 %illion
users.
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Frequently Asked Desktop Interview Questions
[- In 2##! 'e (ave concept of >olume s(ado' cop* service '(ic( is used to
create (ard dis& snap s(ot '(ic( is used in Disaster recover* and 2###
doesnUt (ave t(is service.
P- In 2### 'e donUt (ave end user polic* mana2ement, '(ereas in 2##! 'e
(ave a +nd user polic* mana2ement '(ic( is done in HPAC ,Hroup polic*
mana2ement console-.
$- In 2### 'e (ave cross domain trust relation s(ip and 2##! 'e (ave Cross
forest trust relations(ip.
A- 2### )upports J3node clusterin2 and 2##! supports 83node clusterin2.
5- 2##! (as 9i2( 9C$ )upport ,9ard'are Compati%ilit* $ist- issued %*
Aicrosoft
<- Code name of 2### is ?in 5. 7.# and Code name of 2##! is ?in 5. 7.1
P- 2##! (as service called AD6) ,Active Director* 6ederation )ervices- '(ic(
is used to communicate %et'een %ranc(es 'it( safe aut(entication.
:- In 2##! t(eir is improved stora2e mana2ement usin2 service 6ile )erver
4esource Aana2er ,6)4A-
4- 2##! (as service called ?indo's )(are point )ervices ,It is an inte2rated
portfolio of colla%oration and communication services desi2ned to connect
people, information, processes, and s*stems %ot( 'it(in and %e*ond t(e
or2aniDational fre'all.-
)- 2##! (as Improved Print mana2ement compared to 2### server
.- 2##! (as telnet sessions availa%le.
C- 2### supports IP>J '(ereas 2##! supports IP>J and IP>6
==. N6/D- is issing0
Issue0
N6/D- is issing.
4elated errors0
Belo' are t(e full error messa2es t(at ma* %e seen '(en t(e computer is
%ootin2.
N6/D- is >issing
Press an' ke' to restart
Foot0 ,ouldnCt (nd N6/D-
please insert another disk
N6/D- is issing
Press ,trl Alt Del to -estart
,ause0
!. Computer is %ootin2 from a non3%oota%le source.
J. Computer (ard dis& drive is not properl* setup in BI<).
7. Corrupt 5.$D4 andIor 5.D+.+C..C<A fle.
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6. Aiss conf2uration 'it( t(e %oot.ini fle.
". Attemptin2 to up2rade from a ?indo's 7, 8, or A+ computer t(at is
usin2 6A.!2.
8. 5e' (ard dis& drive %ein2 added.
. Corrupt %oot sector I master %oot record.
1#.)eriousl* corrupted version of ?indo's 2### or ?indo's EP.
11.$oose or 6ault* ID+I+ID+ (ard dis& drive ca%le.
"olutions0
,oputer is booting 4ro a non9bootable sour$e
Aan* times t(is error is caused '(en t(e computer is attemptin2 to %oot
from a non3%oota%le Fopp* dis& or CD34<A. 6irst verif* t(at no Fopp*
dis&ette is in t(e computer, unless *ou are attemptin2 to %oot from a
dis&ette.
If *ou are attemptin2 to %oot from a Fopp* dis&ette and are receivin2 t(is
error messa2e it is li&el* t(at t(e dis&ette does not (ave all t(e necessar*
fles andIor is corrupt.
If *ou are attemptin2 to install ?indo's EP or ?indo's 2### and are
receivin2 t(is error messa2e as t(e computer is %ootin2 verif* t(at *our
computer BI<) (as t(e proper %oot settin2s. 6or e/ample, if *ou are
attemptin2 to run t(e install from t(e CD34<A ma&e sure t(e CD34<A is t(e
frst %oot device, and not t(e (ard dis& drive.
)econd, '(en t(e computer is %ootin2 *ou s(ould receive t(e %elo' prompt.
Press an' ke' to boot 4ro the ,DV
Iportant0 ?(en *ou see t(is messa2e press an* &e* suc( as t(e +nter &e*
immediatel*, ot(er'ise it 'ill tr* %ootin2 from t(e (ard drive and li&el* 2et
t(e 5.$D4 error a2ain.
Note0 If *ou are not receivin2 t(e a%ove messa2e and *our BI<) %oot options
are set properl* itMs also possi%le t(at *our CD34<A drive ma* not %e %ootin2
from t(e CD34<A properl*. >erif* t(e Oumpers are set properl* on t(e CD34<A
drive. Additional information a%out c(ec&in2 t(e CD34<A drive connections
can %e found on document C9###21!.
Additional in4oration0 .(is error (as also %een &no'n to occur '(en a
memor* stic& is in a card reader and t(e computer is attemptin2 to %oot from
it. If *ou (ave an* t*pe of card reader or Fas( reader ma&e sure t(at no
memor* stic& is inside t(e computer.
,oputer hard disk dri#e is not properl' setup in FI1"
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>erif* t(at *our computer (ard dis& drive is properl* setup in t(e BI<) I CA<)
setup. Improper settin2s can cause t(is error. Additional information on (o'
to enter t(e BI<) I CA<) setup can %e found in document C9###12.
,orrupt N6/D- and/or N6D262,6.,1> (le
?indo's 2### users
?indo's EP users
Windows 2... users
If *our computer is usin2 Aicrosoft ?indo's 2### and *ou are encounterin2
t(e 5.$D4 error. Create t(e %elo' %oot.ini fle on t(e Fopp* dis&ette drive.
W%oot loaderX
timeoutS!#
defaultSmulti,#-dis&,#-rdis&,#-partition,1-V?I55.
Woperatin2 s*stemsX
multi,#-dis&,#-rdis&,#-partition,1-V?I55.STAicrosoft ?indo's 2###
ProfessionalT Ifastdetect
Cop* t(e 5.$D4 and 5.D+.+C..C<A fles from anot(er computer usin2 t(e
same <peratin2 )*stem. Bot( of t(ese fles are located in t(e root director*
of t(e primar* (ard dis& drive. 6or e/ample, C0V5.$D4 and C0V5.D+.+C..C<A
s(ould %e t(e locations of t(ese fles on man* computers.
Please &eep in mind t(at t(ese fles are (idden s*stem fles, if *ou need
additional (elp 'it( vie'in2 (idden fles in ?indo's please see document
C9###716.
<nce t(ese fles (ave %een copied to a Fopp* dis&ette re%oot t(e computer
and cop* t(e 5.$D4 and 5.D+.+C..C<A fles to t(e root director* of t(e
primar* (ard dis& drive. Belo' is an e/ample of '(at commonl* s(ould %e
performed from t(e A0VK drive.
cop* ntldr c0
cop* ntdetect.com c0
After t(e a%ove t'o fles (ave %een copied, remove t(e Fopp* dis&ette and
re%oot t(e computer.
Windows EP users
1. Insert t(e ?indo's EP %oota%le CD into t(e computer.
2. ?(en prompted to press an* &e* to %oot from t(e CD, press an* &e*.
!. <nce in t(e ?indo's EP setup menu press t(e T4T &e* to repair ?indo's.
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J. $o2 into *our ?indo's installation %* pressin2 t(e T1T &e* and pressin2
enter.
7. 1ou 'ill t(en %e prompted for *our administrator pass'ord, enter t(at
pass'ord.
6. Cop* t(e %elo' t'o fles to t(e root director* of t(e primar* (ard dis&. In
t(e %elo' e/ample 'e are cop*in2 t(ese fles from t(e CD34<A drive letter
T+T. .(is letter ma* %e di@erent on *our computer.
cop* e0Vi!86Vntldr c0V
cop* e0Vi!86Vntdetect.com c0V
". <nce %ot( of t(ese fles (ave %een successfull* copied, remove t(e CD
from t(e computer and re%oot.
>iss $on(guration with the boot.ini (le
+dit t(e %oot.ini on t(e root director* of t(e (ard dis& drive and verif* t(at it
is pointin2 to t(e correct location of *our ?indo's <peratin2 )*stem and t(at
t(e partitions are properl* defned. Additional information a%out t(e %oot.ini
can %e found on do$uent ,+...)=2.
Attepting to upgrade 4ro a Windows =*@ =<@ or >2 $oputer that
is using %A6!2
If *ou are 2ettin2 t(is error messa2e '(ile *ou are attemptin2 to up2rade to
?indo's 2### or ?indo's EP from ?indo's 7, ?indo's 8, or ?indo's A+
runnin2 6A.!2 please tr* t(e %elo' recommendations.
1. Boot t(e computer 'it( a ?indo's 7, ?indo's 8 or ?indo's A+
%oota%le dis&ette.
2. At t(e A0VK prompt t*pe0
s*s c0 Lpress enterK
!. After pressin2 enter *ou s(ould receive t(e T)*stem .ransferredT
messa2e. <nce t(is (as %een completed remove t(e Fopp* dis&ette and
re%oot t(e computer.
New hard disk dri#e being added
If *ou are attemptin2 to add a ne' (ard dis& drive to t(e computer ma&e sure
t(at drive is a %lan& drive. Addin2 a ne' (ard dis& drive to a computer t(at
alread* (as ?indo's installed on it ma* cause t(e 5.$D4 error to occur.
If *ou are unsure if t(e ne' drive is %lan& or not tr* %ootin2 from a %oota%le
dis&ette and format t(e ne' (ard dis& drive.
,orrupt boot se$tor / aster boot re$ord
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Frequently Asked Desktop Interview Questions
ItMs possi%le *our computerMs (ard dis& drive ma* (ave a corrupt %oot sector
andIor master %oot record. .(ese can %e repaired t(rou2( t(e Aicrosoft
?indo's 4ecover* console %* runnin2 t(e (3boot and (3br commands.
Additional information and (elp in 2ettin2 into t(e Aicrosoft ?indo's
4ecover* console can %e found on document C9###62".
"eriousl' $orrupted #ersion o4 Windows 2... or Windows EP
If *ou (ave tried eac( of t(e a%ove recommendations t(at appl* to *our
situation and *ou continue to e/perience t(is issue it is possi%le *ou ma*
(ave a seriousl* corrupted version of Aicrosoft ?indo's. .(erefore 'e 'ould
recommend *ou reinstall Aicrosoft ?indo's 2### and ?indo's EP.
If *ou are encounterin2 t(is issue durin2 *our setup *ou ma* 'is( to
completel* erase *our computer (ard dis& drive and all of its e/istin2 data
and t(en install Aicrosoft ?indo's 2### I ?indo's EP. Additional information
a%out erasin2 t(e computer and startin2 over can %e found on document
C9###186.
/oose or %ault' ID2/2ID2 hard disk dri#e $able
.(is issue (as %een &no'n to %e caused %* a loose or fault ID+I+ID+ ca%le. If
t(e a%ove recommendation does not resolve *our issue and *our computer
(ard dis& drive is usin2 an ID+ or +ID+ interface. >erif* t(e computer (ard
dis& drive ca%le is frml* connected %* disconnected and reconnectin2 t(e
ca%le.
If t(e issue continues it is also a possi%ilit* t(at t(e computer (as a fault*
ca%le, tr* replacin2 t(e (ard dis& drive ca%le 'it( anot(er ca%le andIor a ne'
ca%le.
1... DiDeren$es between a Qui$k 4orat and a regular 4orat during
a I$leanI installation?
Durin2 a TcleanT installation of Aicrosoft ?indo's EP, *ou are prompted to
c(oose from t(e follo'in2 format options0
` 6ormat t(e partition %* usin2 t(e 5.6) fle
s*stem ,:uic&-
` 6ormat t(e partition %* usin2 t(e 6A. fle
s*stem ,:uic&-
` 6ormat t(e partition %* usin2 t(e 5.6) fle
s*stem
` 6ormat t(e partition %* usin2 t(e 6A. fle
s*stem
` $eave t(e current fle s*stem intact ,no
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c(an2es-
.(is article descri%es t(e di@erences %et'een a :uic& format and a re2ular
format.
?(en *ou c(oose to run a re2ular format on a volume, fles are removed
from t(e volume t(at *ou are formattin2 and t(e (ard dis& is scanned for %ad
sectors. .(e scan for %ad sectors is responsi%le for t(e maOorit* of t(e time
t(at it ta&es to format a volume.
If *ou c(oose t(e :uic& format option, format removes fles from t(e
partition, %ut does not scan t(e dis& for %ad sectors. <nl* use t(is option if
*our (ard dis& (as %een previousl* formatted and *ou are sure t(at *our (ard
dis& is not dama2ed.
If *ou installed ?indo's EP on a partition t(at 'as formatted %* usin2 t(e
:uic& format option, *ou can also c(ec& *our dis& %* usin2 t(e $hkdsk /r
command after t(e installation of ?indo's EP is completed.
1.1. Oser pro(les
6here are ! t'pes
1- $ocal profles
2- 4oamin2 profles
!- Aandator* profles
/o$al pro(les0 It is stored in document and settin2 '(en a user lo2s o to a
mac(ine for t(e frst time t(e su%director* mac(ine to t(e name 'ill %e
created under document and settin2s
-oaing pro(les0 .(e user 'ant to access more t(an one mac(ine or move
around t(e net'or& a roamin2 profle is created. 4oamin2 profle can e
created to ensure t(at t(e user 'ills receiver (is or (er user settin2s and
preference no matter '(ere t(e* can lo2 on. It is stored in ntuser.dat and
s(ared over t(e net'or&.
4oamin2 profle can %e modifed (as local profle or mandator*
.o convert a 4oamin2 profle to local profle
4i2(t clic& m* computer3K properties3Kuser profle and select t(e user and
clic& on c(an2e t*pe
?(enever *ou creatin2 a user t(e user account are created 'it( t(e securit*
ID W)IDX under ntuser.dat fle %* default it is (idden and read onl* fle.
4oamin2 profles %asicall* allo' a userUs settin2s to follo' t(em '(en
t(e* move 'or&stations. .(is ma* %e useful for sta@s t(at re2ularl* use
multiple 'or&stations, %ut it comes into its o'n '(en a 'or&station (as to %e
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re%uilt or replaced. If t(e user (as a roamin2 profle, t(eir settin2s 'ill %e
returned to t(eir ne' mac(ine as soon as t(e* lo2 on.
4oamin2 profles mean t(at at lo2o@ time, all t(e users settin2s are
copied up to a net'or& s(are. ?(en t(e* lo2 on, t(e settin2s are copied %ac&
do'n to t(e local mac(ine, and stored under c0Vdocuments and settin2sV
guseridh. 5ote t(at t(e settin2s are not read directl* from t(e net'or& s(are
'(ile users 'or&, t(e* are al'a*s accessed from t(e local dis& and onl*
copied to and from t(e net'or& s(are at lo2onIlo2o@ time. .(is is ver*
di@erent from 84edirected foldersU, '(ic( are used 64<A t(e net'or& rat(er
t(an copied locall* eac( time.
5ote also, t(at if *ou do not use 4edirected folders t(en t(e users 8m*
documentsU and 8des&topU folders are considered part of t(e profle. Cop*in2
t(ese to and from t(e server '(en ever a user lo2s in or out 'ill ta&e a lon2
time, so 4edirected 6olders s(ould %e implemented %efore roamin2 profles.
Alt(ou2( I)) do provide central fle store, 'e are not *et in a position
to implement roamin2 profles for all mem%ers of sta@. .(erefore, t(is
document deals 'it( )c(ools '(o 'is( to use fle store provided %* one or
more servers installed and supported %* t(e )c(ool itself.
-oaing Pro(les Perissions Sroup
Permissions are reBuired on t(e net'or& s(are used to (old t(e
roamin2 profles, and as 'it( all permissions 'it(in Active Director* and
?indo's servers, *ou s(ould avoid 2ivin2 permissions directl* to user
o%Oects. Instead, al'a*s 2rant permissions to 2roup o%Oects. 6ollo'in2 t(e
8Account 3K Hroup 3K Domain $ocal Hroup 3K PermissionsU model, *ou s(ould
2rant t(e permissions to a Domain $ocal 2roup, place t(e users into a Hlo%al
2roup and nest t(e t'o to2et(er. 6urt(er details on t(e A3KH3KD$3KP model
can %e found in t(e related lin&s.
,reating the "hare
.o allo' users to (ave a roamin2 profle, *ou must frst provide a
s(ared folder to store t(em. .(is is Oust a standard s(are, from a
?indo's2###I2##! server ,or almost an* )AB compati%le s*stem, suc( as
)AABA-. It is recommended t(at t(e profle s(are is (eld on a separate 5.6)
partitionIvolume, for reasons of Buota limits e/plained %elo'.
Create a folder on a ne' 5.6) volume, and s(are it as normal. If *ou donUt
'ant t(e s(are to %e visi%le to users '(o use net'or& nei2(%our(ood to
%ro'se, use a c c(aracter on t(e end of t(e name0
e.g. GGser#erWnaeGshareWnaeR
)et t(e 8)(are $evelU permissions as s(o'n in 6i2ure 1 %elo' ,donUt 'orr*G
s(are level permissions are overridden %* t(e 5.6) permissions %elo'-.
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)(are level permissions are conf2ured from t(e 8)(arin2U ta% of t(e folder
properties as s(o'n in 6i2ure 2
Cser Account Ainimum Permissions
4eBuired
+ver*one 5o permissions
)ecurit* 2roup of users
needin2 to use roamin2
profles
6ull Control
6i2ure 2 3 )(are $evel Permissions for Profles director*
<nce t(e s(are is esta%lis(ed, and t(e )(are Permissions set, *ou need
to set t(e 5.6) permissions. .(e pro%lem (ere is t(at '(en a user lo2s in for
t(e ver* frst time, t(eir Profle folder 'ill %e created, usin2 t(eir o'n
credentials rat(er t(an 8administrator levelU permissions. .(is means t(at *ou
need to 2ive t(e user permissions to create folders in t(e profle director*,
and t(en to 8o'nU t(e folders t(e* (ave created.
)et t(e permissions as follo's0
Cser Account Ainimum
Permissions
4eBuired
)pecial Permissions Appl* .o
)ecurit* 2roup of users
needin2 to use roamin2
profles
)pecial
Permissions
.raverse 6olderI+/ecute
6ile
$ist 6olderI4ead Data
4ead Attri%utes
4ead +/tended Attri%utes
Create 6oldersIAppend
Data
4ead Permissions
.(is 6older
<nl*
C4+A.<4 <?5+4 )pecial
Permissions
6ull Control )u%6olders
and 6iles
<nl*
Administrator 6ull Control
)1).+A 6ull Control
+ver*one 5o
Permissions
6i2ure J 3 5.6) $evel Permissions for Profles director*
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5ote t(at t(e Hroup permissions and t(e C4+A.<4 o'ner permissions are
8specialU and cannot %e set from t(e usual 5.6) permissions interface. .o set
t(ese, clic& t(e Advanced %utton on t(e 5.6) securit* ta%. 5ote also, t(at
t(ese t'o sets of permissions appl* to di@erent o%Oects ,.(is 6older <nl*, and
)u% 6olders and 6iles onl*-. .(is must also %e set from t(e 8AdvancedU
Permissions dialo2
,on(guring Osers to ha#e a roaing pro(le
4oamin2 profles are ena%led on a per user %asis, t(ere is no 'a* to do t(is
t(rou2( Hroup Polic*. .o ena%le a roamin2 profle for a user, use t(e Active
Director* Csers and Computers tool and set t(e 8profle pat(U value on t(e
properties of t(e user. 5ote, *ou can use ^username^ in t(e pat( value,
'(ic( 'ill automaticall* %e replaced %* t(e user name
-oaing Pro(le si8e liits
It is possi%le to set Buota limits of profles, to limit t(e siDe t(e* can
2ro' to and t(erefore minimiDe %ot( t(e stora2e reBuirements and t(e time
ta&en to lo2 on and lo2o@. .(is I) set via t(e Hroup Polic* &e* 8$imit Profle
)iDeU, '(ic( is located in t(e Csers Conf2uration i Administrative .emplates i
)*stem i Cser Profles section. .(e ma/imum *ou can set t(e profle siDe to is
!#AB. I)) recommend t(at *ou do t(is %efore startin2 to use roamin2
profles, as unlimited profles can cause pro%lems.
If a profle constantl* 2ets %i22er t(an t(is limit, it ma* %e %ecause an
application is incorrectl* storin2 data t(ere, rat(er t(an in 8m* documentsU
etc. If t(is is t(e case, *ou can use t(e 8+/clude directories in roamin2
proflesU 2roup polic* settin2 to ensure t(at t(e folder causin2 pro%lems does
not 8roamU. .(is value (as a (ard limit of 26# c(aracters, and 'ill stop
'or&in2 entirel* if *ou e/ceed t(is. 4emem%er t(at e/cludin2 folders usin2
t(is polic* 'ill mean t(e settin2s or data stored in t(e folder is not availa%le
on ot(er 'or&stations '(en t(e user lo2s on.
<nce *ou (ave limited t(e siDe of t(e profle, it is sensi%le to set a
Buota limit for t(e 5.6) volume t(at (olds t(e profles on t(e net'or&. .(e
recommended Buota limit is t(ree times t(e ma/imum siDe of a Buota plus a
little %it e/tra, so 1##AB is recommended in t(is case. .(is is due to t(e 'a*
in '(ic( a profle is copied %ac& up to t(e server '(en a user lo2s o@,
mer2ed 'it( t(e e/istin2 one and t(en a ne' cop* created. In 2eneral, users
'ill onl* use !#AB of space on t(e servers, %ut ma* temporaril* use up to
1##AB at t(e time t(e* lo2 o@.
>andator' pro(les0 Aandator* profles can %e used '(en user s(ould %e
prevented from savin2s c(an2es to t(e user settin2s.
Aandator* profles are t(e permanent profle '(ic( can not %e modif* furt(er.
<nce after convertin2 mandator* profle lo2 in (as a user 2o to
A* computer3Kuser profle, no' *ou can not c(an2e (e mandator* profle
.(e %eneft of 4oamin2 Profle and Aandator* Profle is all t(e user data is
stored I t(e server in centraliDed location t(e administration is eas*
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+/0 .a&in2 %ac& up
Convertin2 4oamin2 Profle to Aandator* Profle
D 0VK cd s(ared folder name
D0 V s(ared folder nameKcd user name
D0 V s(ared folder nameKcd user nameKdir
333333333 ,some (idden fle is containin2
(ere-
3333333
D0 V s(ared folder nameKcd user nameK attri% r ( ,r3K read fle (3K
(idden fle-
D0 V s(ared folder nameKcd user nameK dir
D0 V s(ared folder nameKcd user nameKren ntuser.dat ntuser.man
N6O"2-.DA60 t(is fle contains all of t(e re2istr* settin2s t(at are specifc to
a user account '(en a user lo2s onG t(e settin2s in fle are copied to t(e
9P+1]CC44+5.]C)+4 re2istr* settin2s on t(e local computer.
N6O"2-.DA6./1S0 .(is fle is used %* 'indo's 2### to recover t(e userUs
ori2inal N6O"2-.DA6 fle if an error occurs '(ic( updatin2 t(e
N6O"2-.DA6 fles.
N6O"2-.ini0 t(is fle contains settin2s t(at determine t(e components of a
users roamin2 users profle t(at are not copied to t(e server eac( time t(e
user lo2s o@.
1.2. %eatures o4 Windows ?ista0
1 Cser interface
1.1 ?indo's Aero
1.2 )(ell
1.! ?indo's 6lip and 6lip !D
1.J )earc(
1.7 )ide%ar
2 5e' and up2raded applications
2.1 ?indo's Internet +/plorer "
2.2 ?indo's Aedia Pla*er 11
2.! ?indo's Aedia Center
2.J Internet Information )ervices "
! )ecurit* and safet*
J Hrap(ics
J.1 Des&top ?indo' Aana2er
J.2 DirectE
J.! Icons
J.J ?indo's Ima2in2 Component
J.7 Color mana2ement
7 Audio
7.1 Audio devices support
7.2 )peec( reco2nition
7.! )peec( s*nt(esis
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Frequently Asked Desktop Interview Questions
6 Print
6.1 EA$ Paper )pecifcation
6.2 EP) Print Pat(
6.! Print )c(emas
" 5et'or&in2
".1 IPv6
".2 ?ireless net'or&s
".! 5et'or& profles
".J 5et'or& performance
".7 )ecurit* and net'or& relia%ilit*
".6 ?indo's 6ilterin2 Platform
"." Peer3to3peer communication
".8 )erver Aessa2e Bloc& 2.#
8 Ao%ile computin2
8.1 Po'er mana2ement
Pernel and core <) c(an2es
.1 Aemor* mana2ement
.2 6ile s*stems
.! Drivers
.J )*stem performance
1# Aana2ement and administration
1#.1 Installation and recover*
1#.2 Deplo*ment
1#.! Dia2nostics, monitorin2 and reportin2
1#.J 4emote mana2ement
1#.7 )*stem tools
1#.6 Aana2ement Console
1#." Hroup polic*
1#.8 .as& )c(eduler
1#. Command3line tools
1#.1# )criptin2
11 Pro2ramma%ilit*
11.1 .5+. 6rame'or& !.#
11.1.1 ?P6
11.1.2 ?C6
11.1.! ?6
11.1.J ?indo's Card )pace
11.1.7 <t(er .5+. 6rame'or& APIs
11.2 Aedia 6oundation
11.! ?insoc& Pernel
11.J Cr*pto 5e/Hen
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1.!. +ardware ,oponents
)oc&et J"8 SK Pentium I>
)lot 1 SK Pentium II, III and all )+CC and )+CC2
"'ste board $oponents
23pansion slots0
I)A WIndustr* )tandard Arc(itectureX SK made %efore 1" t(ese are 16 %it
and 8 %it
PCI WPerip(eral Component InterconnectX SK it is s(ort ! inc(es lon2 ,'(ite
color- t(ese are 6J%it
AHP WAccelerated Hrap(ics PortX SK Csed as (i2( speed accelerated !d
2rap(ics video card, it is s(orter t(an PCI. .(ese are 128 %it
>eor' slots0 4AA
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,PO and Pro$essor slots or so$kets0 CPC is %rain of computer.
Power $onne$tors0 A.E Po'er connector (avin2 2# pin.
)AP)0 It converts AC input to lo'er level DC output
2!#v SK e73 Kred, 373K'(ite, e123K*ello', 3123K%lue, #v and Hnd3K %lac&,
p23K oran2e
1n9board disk dri#e $onne$tors0
Me'board $onne$tors0
Aouse psI2 SK )tandard Hreen color (avin2 6 pin
Pe*%oard psI2 SK )tandard Purple color
Peripheral port and $onne$tors0
)erial port SK pin male serial ports and 27 pin male serial ports
Parallel ports SK Csed for Printer. 9avin2 27 pin female connector
C)B ports HK Cniversal serial %us, its supports # to 12" devices. )peed is
1.7m%ps
)>HA Ports SK 17 pin 2eneral
+t(ernet port SK 4[3J7
FI1" $hip XFasi$ input/output "'steY0 Processor (o' to interact 'it(
t(e rest of t(e (ard'are.
,>1" batter' X,opleentar' >etal 13ide "ei$ondu$torY0 A c(ip
located on t(e mot(er %oard t(at contains data used %* t(e s*stem BI<) or
)*stem conf2uration.
It 'ill store t(e settin2s
Zupers and DIP "wit$hes
%ir ware
>eor'
D-A> WD'nai$ -ando A$$ess >eor'Y SK It is used e/pand t(e
memor* in t(e computerG it is c(eaper and less comple/. 9avin2 J##A9D
s*stem %us speed
"-A> X"tati$ -ando A$$ess >eor'Y SK it is 6asterG t(is is more
comple/ and more e/pensive. 9avin2 168 pin
"I>> HK )in2le Inline Aemor* Aodules, 9avin2 !# pin
DI>> HK Dual Inline Aemor* Aodules, 9avin2 "# pin
-I>>@ "1DI>>@ >i$ro DI>>.
,D &-1> dri#e0
,D- and ,D9-W dri#e0 !2/316/3J/ , means read !2/, 'rite 16/, and
re'rite J/.
D?D9-1>0
Adapter $ards0
>ideo Cards
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5et'or& Interface Card W5ICX
Aode m 3K )peed of mode m is 76&%ps,its called Po'dered
)ound Card
DF "eries Port0 173pin video port, 273pin J male printer port and 3pin male
serial port
-Z9"eries0 4[311 and 4[3J7
4[311 SK connectors used most often telep(one (oo&ups
4[3J7 SK commonl* found in +t(ernet
O"F0 It is used for connectin2 multiple ,up to 12"- perip(erals to one
computer t(rou2( a sin2le port
-,A Aa$k0 It is used in p(ono2rap(s %ot( audio and video information.
Ps/20 It is also &no'n as mini3pin 6 connectors.
,entroni$s0 It (as a uniBue s(ape used in parallel printer connectors.
>other board Ar$hite$ture0 It is t(e lar2est component of a computer,
components are
1- C(ipset
2- Aemor* slot t*pe
!- Communication ports
J- Processor )oc&ets
7- Cac(e Aemor*
6- BC) Arc(itecture
"- BI<)
,on(guring Zupers0 .(e* s(ould %e located in %et'een t(e data
connector and po'er connector.
6'pes o4 +DD
1. st,)ea2ate- 7#6IJ12
2. +)DI 3K +n(anced s*stem Driver Interface
!. ID+3K Inte2rated Driver +lectronic 3K Its (avin2 J# pin and data
transfer speed of ID+ 1#m%ps,2#,!#,J#m%ps, 'e can conf2ure up to J
ID+
J. +ID+
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1.). Distributed (le s'ste 5D%"7
D6) provides fault tolerance and load %alance
%ault toleran$e0 t(e application install in one server 'ill %e a replicated to
t(e ot(er computer, if computer one fails computer t'o provides services to
t(e users 'it(out net'or& failure.
/oad balan$e0 '(en *ou (ave more no of users t(e net'or& load WtraQcX
can %e s(ared %* %ot( t(e computer '(ic( ate (avin2 t(e same application
cop*.
.(is concepts reduces t(e net'or& traQc
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+/0 D6) and C(ild domain
D6) is t(e default service availa%le under administrative tools.
Hoto start3Kpro2rams3Kadministrative tolls3KD6)L3ne' dfsroot3Kcreate a
domain dfs root3K&eep t(e default domain name3K&eep *our e/istin2 ,server
name and it is called 6ull :ualif* Domain 5ame W6:D5X3K select on e/istin2
s(are L3 dfs lin& select automatic replication at t(e end of t(at under
replication plic* clic& on set master.
)elect replica and clic& on ena%le
5o' lin& 'ill %ecome master = 4eplica 'ill %ecome slave
In domain *ou must (ave onl* one dfsroot, *ou can create multiple lin& and
replica
D6) also provide centraliDed data administration 'e can conf2ure t(e data
availa%le from di@erent place to a centraliDed place.
1.*. Networking 6ers
Froadband0 A net'or& transmission met(od in '(ic( a sin2le transmission
medium is divided so t(at multiple si2nals can travel across t(e same
medium simultaneousl*.
Frowser0 A computer pro2ram t(at uses t(e 9..P and is used on a
'or&station to access (osts on t(e 'e%.
,lient/"er#er network0 A server3centric net'or& in '(ic( all resources are
stored on a fle server. Processin2 po'er is distri%uted amon2 'or&stations
and t(e fle server.
De4ault gatewa'0 .(e router t(at all pac&ets are sent to '(en t(e
'or&station doesnUt &no' '(ere t(e destination station is or '(en it canUt
fnd t(e destination station on t(e local se2ment.
DN"0 .(e net'or& service used in .CPIIP net'or&s t(at translates (ost
names to IP addresses
DN" "er#er0 An* server t(at performs D5) (ost name to IP address
resolution.
DN" resol#er0 Client soft'are used to ma&e reBuests of t(e D5) server in
order to resolve D5) (ost names into IP addresses.
D+,P0 A protocol used on a .CPIIP %ased net'or& to send client
conf2uration data, includin2 .CPIIP address, default 2ate'a*, su%net mas&,
and D5) conf2uration to clients.
Satewa'0 .(e (ard'are and soft'are needed to connect to' disparate
net'or& environments so t(at communication.
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+6>/0 A set of codes used to format te/t and 2rap(ics t(at 'ill %e displa*ed
in a %ro'ser. .(e codes defne (o' data 'ill %e displa*ed.
+66P0 .(e protocol used for communication %et'een a 'e% server and a
'e% %ro'ser.
Internet0 A 2lo%al net'or& made up of a lar2e num%er for individual
net'or&s interconnected t(rou2( t(e use of pu%lic telep(one lines and .CPIIP
Protocols.
IP address0 A address used %* t(e internet protocol t(at identifes t(e
devices location on t(e net'or&.
Ip$on(g0 A ?indo's 5. utilit* used to displa* t(at mac(ineUs current
conf2uration.
IPE0 Internet 'or& pac&et e/c(an2e.
IPE network address0 A num%er t(at represents an entire net'or&. All
servers on t(e net'or& must use t(e same e/ternal net'or& num%er.
6ra$ert0 .(is utilit* is similar to t(e C5IE tra$eroute. It reports t(e IP
address and name of eac( interface %et'een t(e client and t(e
tar2et. If Pin2 fails, .racert can tell *ou '(ere t(e responses (ave
stopped
+/0 C0VDocuments and )ettin2sVAdminK tracert '''.2oo2le.com
9ere are t(e .racert s'itc(es0
.racert d. turns o@ (ost name loo&ups. .(is si2nifcantl* speeds up
traces. 9i2(l* recommended.
.racert (. Increases t(e ma/imum (op count. .(e default is !#.
.racert O (ost3list. .(is option is used to force .racert to use a specifc
router via source routin2.
.racert '. Increases t(e ma/imum timeout
1.:. De(nition o4 Foot Partition and "'ste Partition?
"'ste partition0 .(is is t(e partition t(at contains t(e fles reBuired to
%oot ?indo's. 6or an Intel platform, t(ese fles are 5tldr, Boot.ini,
5tdetect.com, Bootsect.dos, and 5t%ootdd.s*s ,if a )C)I device (as no
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on%oard BI<)-. .(e s*stem partition must %e Fa22ed as Active ,or %oota%le-
in t(e Aaster Boot 4ecord. .(e fles must %e at t(e root of t(e %oot drive.
)etup assumes t(at t(e frst ID+ drive on t(e primar* ID+ controller is t(e
%oot drive. If a partition on t(is drive is not mar&ed Active, )etup 'ill mar& it
as Active.
Foot partition0 .(is is t(e partition t(at contains t(e fles reBuires to run t(e
operatin2 s*stem. B* default in ?indo's )erver 2##!, )etup puts t(ese fles
in a director* called V?indo's. ,In ?indo's 2### and 5., t(e %oot fles are
put in t(e V?I55. folder.- .(e %oot partition can %e on an* drive. If *ou put
t(e %oot partition some'(ere ot(er t(an t(e %oot drive, )etup prompts *ou
to create a small s*stem partition on t(e %oot drive. .(is partition can %e less
t(an 1AB, Oust %i2 enou2( to (old 5tldr, 5tdetect.com, Boot.ini, and
5t%ootdd.s*s.
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