Interview Questions - Windows

I. Windows Level 2 Support - Interview Questions

1. What is Global Catalog Server ?
2. Can GC Server and Infrastructure place in single server ? ifnot explain why ?
3. What is the size of log file which created before updating into ntds.dit and the total number of files ?
4. What does SYSVOL contains ?
5. Which is service in your windows is responsible for replication of Domain controller to another domain controller.
6. How data will travel between sites in ADS replication?
7. What is the port number for SMTP, Kerberos, LDAP, GC Server. ?
8. What Intrasite and Intersite Replication ?
9. What is lost & found folder in ADS ?
10. What is Garbage collection ?
11. What System State data contains ?
12. How do you restore a particular OU which deleted by accidently ?
13. What is IPSec Policy ?
14. What are different types of Group Policy ?
15. What is the order of applying Group Policy ?
16. What are the new features in Windows 2003 related to ADS, Repllication, Trust ?
17. How to edit the Schma in ADS ?
18. What is Domain Local, Global Group, Universal group ?
19. Diff between Global & Universal group ?
20. What are the different types of Terminal Services ?
21. What does mean by root DNS servers?
22. What are the different records in DNS ?
23. What is SOA records ?
24. How does the downlevel clients register it names with DNS server ?
25. What is RsOP ?
26. What is default lease period for DHCP Server?
27. What is the process of DHCP clients for getting the ip address?
28. What is multicaste ?
29. What is superscope ?
30. What is the System Startup process ?
31. What is WINS hybrid & mixed mode?
32. What is Disk Quota ?


II. Windows Level 3 Support

1. What is DHCP Option, Server Options?
2. How to take backup in Group Policy?
3. Which component is used for replication between the sites?
4. How to take the backup DHCP data while DHCP SERVER is running?
5. What is new features in Windows 2003 DNS?
6. What are new ADS features in 2003 ?
7. You are having high configuration server SERVER1 and additional domain controller with less configuration serv2, serv3. When the 1000 users login into their computer, all login traffic goes to serv2 and serv3. so the server serv2 and serv3 get hung. How do you redirect the logon traffic to SERVER1?
8. What is the procedure to restore the data in ADS?
9. What is the use of ntdsutil command ?
10. Which command helps to find the server for FSMO roles ?
11. What are the protocol supports for Replication ?

III. Windows Server Administrator

1. How to enable telnet in Windows ?
2. What are the different types of Terminal Services ?
3. What is the diff between Application mode and Administration mode ?
4. What is Licensing in Terminal Services?
5. What is FSMO roles and explain ?
6. I have a Global Catalog server in Server1, and want to make the same server as a Infrasture Master. Can i go ahead with that ? Explain.
7. How to publish a web site in IIS?
8. How to deploy a patches to the systems ?
9. What are the tools available for Patch Deployments ?
10. Difference between Differential and Incremental Backup ?

IV. Windows System Admin

1. When you use ping command, how do you recognise DNS/WINS is working ?
2. What is the difference between DNS/WINS ?
3. Do you require WINS in Windows 2000 ? Explain how ?
4. What is Active Directory ?
5. You have parentdomain xyzhq.com and the childdomains INxyz and UKxyz. When you apply a group policy in parent domain xyzHQ as a domain level, does it applies to its child domain INxyz and UKxyz ?
6. You take a backup on Monday as FULL and Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday as Differential Backup. If your Server Crashes on Friday. Then what are the media tape required to restore the date ? Explain how ?

V. Microsoft Interview Questions.

1. What is Global Catalog Server ?
2. Can GC Server and Infrastructure place in single server ? ifnot explain why ?
3. What is the size of log file which created before updating into ntds.dit and the total number of files ?
4. What does SYSVOL contains ?
5. Which is service in your windows is responsible for replication of Domain controller to another domain controller.
6. How data will travel between sites in ADS replication?
7. What is the port number for SMTP, Kerberos, LDAP, GC Server. ?
8. What Intrasite and Intersite Replication ?
9. What is lost & found folder in ADS ?
10. What is Garbage collection ?
11. What System State data contains ?
12. How do you restore a particular OU which deleted by accidently ?
13. What is IPSec Policy ?
14. What are different types of Group Policy ?
15. What is the order of applying Group Policy ?
16. What are the new features in Windows 2003 related to ADS, Repllication, Trust ?
17. How to edit the Schma in ADS ?
18. What is Domain Local, Global Group, Universal group ?
19. Diff between Global & Universal group ?
20. What are the different types of Terminal Services ?
21. What does mean by root DNS servers?
22. What are the different records in DNS ?
23. What is SOA records ?
24. How does the downlevel clients register it names with DNS server ?
25. What is RsOP ?
26. What is default lease period for DHCP Server?
27. What is the process of DHCP clients for getting the ip address?
28. What is multicaste ?
29. What is superscope ?
30. What is the System Startup process ?
31. What is WINS hybrid & mixed mode?
32. What is Disk Quota ?