Microsoft Designing, Deploying, and Managing a Network Solution for a Small and Medium-Sized Business Set 2

You are the network administrator of a residential construction company. The main office has 30 users. The company also has three remote offices in various parts of the city. Each remote office has five users. You provide each office with Internet access through a Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL) line. You purchase a new server. You need to provide all of the users with Web access to a central file storage location in the main office and to e-mail functions that are hosted locally on the new server. What should you do?

You are the network administrator of an Active Directory domain that runs Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition. You are responsible for managing and maintaining all DHCP servers in the organization. You need to create a test lab that represents the current production environment. The lab network needs to be completely isolated from the rest of the production network. You need to recreate the current production DHCP server configuration in the test lab as quickly as possible. What should you do?

You are the network consultant for a new company. There are six client computers that run Microsoft Windows XP, Home Edition. Connection to the Internet is through a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) connection. The owner of the company states that the company has no plans to open additional offices. However, the owner plans to hire 20 more employees within the next 18 months. There are sufficient startup funds available to invest in a stable IT infrastructure. Costs must be kept to a minimum. You need to recommend a networking environment for the company. Which networking environment should you recommend?

You are a network consultant for Fabrikam, Inc. Fabrikam has 15 computers. The desktop operating systems are running Microsoft Windows XP, Home Edition. Each computer runs Microsoft Office 97 Suite. One employee receives all of the company e-mail messages on one computer that has an external modem. Printing is accomplished on local inkjet printers that are attached to each computer. Fabrikam uses a Microsoft Windows 98 computer for file sharing. Fabrikam also uses a networkable laser printer for all employees to share. Management wants to eliminate multiple network logins. You need to assess the current network and make recommendations for addressing management's concerns. What do you recommend? (Choose all that apply.)

You are the network administrator for Coho Winery. Coho Winery has a server that runs Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003. Coho Winery has a member server that runs Microsoft Windows Server 2003. Coho Winery has 15 off-site employees. All employee computers run Microsoft Windows XP Professional. You configure Terminal Services on the member server. You need to set up a method for the off-site users to connect to the domain. The initial connection should occur as quickly as possible. What should you do?

You are a network consultant for an accounting firm. You have upgraded from a Windows peer-to-peer network to Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003. You install on the new server the legacy line-of-business (LOB) application that is designed for Microsoft Windows 98. The LOB application ceases to function. You need to ensure that the LOB application functions. What should you do?

You are the network administrator for a trucking firm. The trucking firm has 80 employees and 40 computers. The firm's network is a mixed environment of Microsoft Windows XP Professional computers and Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional computers. The file server runs Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003. Only one-half of the employees use computers. The trucking firm purchases a new logistics software program to manage its fleet of trucks. This software needs to reside on a dedicated file server. The firm purchases a new file server. The new file server is pre-installed with Microsoft Windows Server 2003. You need to add the new file server to the existing Windows Small Business Server 2003 network. What should you do?

You are the network security administrator for Fabrikam, Inc. Fabrikam is a software development company with 20 Microsoft Windows XP Professional client computers and one file server that runs Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Standard Edition. Fabrikam has a DSL connection for Internet access and uses a hardware-based firewall device. Fabrikam employees want remote access to e-mail messages on the server by using Microsoft Smartphone and other Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) devices. You need to ensure that employees access e-mail messages in a secure environment with a certificate authority. You want to provide security that uses a certificate and requires the least amount of administrative effort. What should you do?

You are the administrator for Atlantic Companies, Inc. Atlantic has 50 client computers. Atlantic has a server that runs Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003. The server runs DHCP and assigns IP addresses to all of the computers in the company. The company has a broadband connection. The ISP company changes its DNS server's IP address frequently. You want to make sure that all of the company computers can access the Internet at all times. What should you do?

You are a network administrator for a pet supply company. The company has eight shops and a main business office located in one city. The main office contains 10 Microsoft Windows XP Professional client computers and a single Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 computer. At each shop, there are two Microsoft Windows XP Professional client computers. The company needs to be able to communicate with store managers about new products that are being released. You need to provide to the manager of each shop the ability to view and modify the company event listings and the company schedule. What should you do?