Microsoft Designing, Deploying, and Managing a Network Solution for a Small and Medium-Sized Business Set 5

You are the network administrator of a CPA firm. You install Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 with Microsoft SQL Server on a network computer. You configure and install the data files by using SQL Server. Employees use these files to provide all accounting reports to customers. You maintain the data file on one disk and the transaction log file on a separate disk. The disk with the data file fails. You want to recover the data completely. What should you do first?

You are a network consultant for a small management company. Company management wants to install Microsoft Windows Server 2003 on a new computer. Employees rely on the corporate network for all aspects of business. You do not want employees to notice any slowdown in the event of disk failure. You need to implement hard disk specifications for the new server. What should you do?

You are the network administrator for Humongous Insurance. You install a new server for Humongous Insurance. The new server runs Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003. The Humongous Insurance network contains 20 client computers and 10 mobile computers. You configure all of the client computers to receive e-mail messages from the server by using Microsoft Outlook XP. You configure all of the mobile computers to receive e-mail messages by using Microsoft Outlook Express. Employees report that they can receive e-mail messages while off-site with Microsoft Outlook Web Access, but they cannot receive e-mail messages with Microsoft Outlook Express. What should you do?

You are the network administrator for your company. The network contains a server that runs Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003. The server runs DHCP and assigns IP addresses to all computers in the network. The IP address of the ISPs DNS server changes frequently, which disrupts Internet access for users. You need to ensure that Internet access for users is uninterrupted. What should you do?

You are the network administrator for a local accounting firm. The firm has a server that runs Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Standard Edition as its network operating system. The network contains eight computers that run Microsoft Windows XP Professional. The primary software program that is used by the staff is a proprietary tax managment application. A broadband connection is used for Internet access and remote access for the users to check e-mail messages and access company files. Because of the sensitivity of the data, the senior accountant accesses data regularly from remote locations. The firm wants to use a firewall for file server protection from unauthorized users. You research several hardware firewall devices to install on the network. You are interested in a simple device that does not require a complex installation. You need to choose a standard that meets the needs of the firm and requires the least amount of administrative effort. Which standard should you choose?

You are the consultant of a CPA firm. You install Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 on a network server. The network contains 15 client computers that run Microsoft Windows XP Professional. You install the firm's accounting application that uses Microsoft SQL 2000 Server on a member server that runs Microsoft Windows Server 2003. The accounting application is running all of the time. You install a tape drive on the member server for system backups. You need to create a backup plan that performs database backups and transaction log backups of the accounting application's databases. You need to create separate weekday and weekend schedules for each of these backups. You need a backup plan that requires the least amount of administrative effort. What should you do?

You are the network administrator for a local accounting firm. The firm has a server that runs Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Standard Edition as its network operating system. The network contains eight computers that run Microsoft Windows XP Professional. The primary software program that is used by the staff is a proprietary tax managment application. A broadband connection is used for Internet access and remote access for the users to check e-mail messages and access company files. Because of the sensitivity of the data, the senior accountant accesses data regularly from remote locations. The firm wants to use a firewall for file server protection from unauthorized users. You research several hardware firewall devices to install on the network. You are interested in a simple device that does not require a complex installation. You need to choose a standard that meets the needs of the firm and requires the least amount of administrative effort. Which standard should you choose?

You are the network administrator for your company. The network contains a server that runs Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003. You use Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 to host the companys messaging solution. Users report that they are unable to access their e-mail messages. You discover that the hard disk is full because the transaction logs were not purged. You need to ensure that transaction logs are purged regularly from the hard disk. What should you do?

You are the network administrator for your company. The network contains a server that runs Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Standard Edition. Users connect to the Internet by using a high-speed connection leased from an ISP. Users report that they are unable to open Web pages on the Internet when they enter URLs in the browser address bar. When you ping an external address by IP number, you receive a response. However, when you try to ping an external address by name, you do not receive a response. You need to ensure that users are able to open Web pages when they enter URLs in the browser address bar. What should you do?

You are a consultant who specializes in small- to medium-size businesses. Humongous Insurance has five employees who work at its office. Humongous Insurance has 20 additional employees who work from home. The office is connected to the Internet by means of a fractional T1 line. All of the employees have computers that run Microsoft Windows XP professional. All of the employees who are working at home have broadband connections to the Internet. Humongous purchases an SQL-based third-party line-of-business (LOB) application for its business. You want the application to be used by all employees. You also want home users to access the program through a Terminal Services connection. You need to install the necessary hardware and software to meet management needs while keeping costs to a minimum. What should you do?