- "Do I Know This Already?" Quiz
- Foundation Topics
- Exam Preparation Tasks
- End-of-Chapter Review Questions
Exam Preparation Tasks
As mentioned in the section “Book Features” in the Introduction, you have a few choices for exam preparation: the exercises here; Chapter 17, “Final Preparation” and the exam simulation questions in the Pearson Test Prep Software Online.
Review All Key Topics
Review the most important topics in this chapter, noted with the Key Topics icon in the outer margin of the page. Table 6-5 lists a reference of these key topics and the page number on which each is found.
Table 6-5 Key Topics for Chapter 6
Key Topic Element |
Description |
Page Number |
List |
Important snapshot menu options in ntdsutil |
169 |
Table 6-2 |
Common parameters for dsamain |
171 |
Paragraph |
The Windows Backup utility for backing up AD DS |
173 |
List |
The two types of restore that you can perform on AD DS |
175 |
Paragraph |
Description of a nonauthoritative restore |
175 |
Paragraph |
Description of an authoritative restore |
178 |
Paragraph |
Explanation of the AD DS Recycle Bin |
179 |
Figure 6-9 |
Using net stop to shut down the Active Directory Domain Services service |
182 |
Figure 6-10 |
The ntds offline defragmentation utility |
183 |
Paragraph |
How to clean metadata out of AD DS |
184 |
List |
How an RODC handles attempted write operations |
186 |
Paragraph |
Explanation of Password Replication Policy (PRP) |
186 |
Table 6-3 |
Common <cmd> parameters for repadmin |
190 |
Table 6-4 |
PowerShell replication cmdlets |
192 |
Paragraph |
Migrating from FRS to DFSR for SYSVOL replication |
192 |
Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
Print a copy of Appendix B, “Memory Tables” (found on the book website), or at least the section for this chapter, and complete the tables and lists from memory. Appendix C, “Memory Tables Answer Key,” also on the website, includes completed tables and lists to check your work.
Define Key Terms
Define the following key terms from this chapter and check your answers in the glossary:
snapshot
mounting a snapshot
hosting a snapshot
system state
authoritative restore
nonauthoritative restore
defragmentation
metadata
Password Replication Policy (PRP)
Distributed File System Replication (DFSR)
