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Windows and Linux Server Quiz

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Windows Server role is primarily responsible for centralized authentication and authorization in a domain environment?

a)

Active Directory Domain Services

b)

DNS Server

c)

Network Policy Server

d)

File Server

2.

What is the default file system recommended during Windows Server installation for security and reliability?

a)

NTFS

b)

FAT32

c)

exFAT

d)

ReFS only

3.

Which Windows Server feature is used to perform scheduled full and incremental backups of server data?

a)

Windows Server Backup

b)

System Restore

c)

File History

d)

Volume Shadow Copy Service

4.

In Active Directory, which object is used to apply Group Policies to users and computers?

a)

Organizational Unit

b)

Security Group

c)

Domain Controller

d)

Global Catalog

5.

Which DNS record type is used to map a hostname to an IPv4 address?

a)

A record

b)

AAAA record

c)

PTR record

d)

CNAME record

6.

Which Windows service dynamically assigns IP addresses to clients on a network?

a)

DHCP Server

b)

DNS Server

c)

IPAM

d)

NLB

7.

What is the primary purpose of Group Policy in Windows environments?

a)

Centralized configuration management

b)

User authentication

c)

File sharing

d)

Software compilation

8.

Which PowerShell cmdlet is commonly used to retrieve a list of services on a Windows system?

a)

Get-Service

b)

Start-Service

c)

New-Service

d)

Set-Service

9.

Which Hyper-V component provides virtual network connectivity to virtual machines?

a)

Virtual Switch

b)

Integration Services

c)

Checkpoint Manager

d)

VM Bus

10.

Which storage feature reduces disk space usage by eliminating duplicate data blocks?

a)

Data Deduplication

b)

Disk Quotas

c)

RAID 1

d)

BitLocker

11.

What is the main role of IIS in Windows Server?

a)

Hosting web applications and services

b)

Managing user authentication

c)

Handling email delivery

d)

Providing DNS resolution

12.

Which Windows feature allows distributed file sharing across multiple servers while appearing as a single namespace?

a)

Distributed File System

b)

File Server Resource Manager

c)

Network Load Balancing

d)

IPAM

13.

Which Linux directory contains system configuration files?

a)

/etc

b)

/bin

c)

/usr

d)

/home

14.

Which command is used to display the present working directory in Linux?

a)

pwd

b)

ls

c)

cd

d)

whoami

15.

Which Linux permission set allows read, write, and execute access?

a)

rwx

b)

r--

c)

rw-

d)

--x

16.

Which command is used to change file ownership in Linux?

a)

chown

b)

chmod

c)

usermod

d)

passwd

17.

What is the first program executed by the Linux kernel during system startup (systemd-based systems)?

a)

systemd

b)

initrd

c)

grub

d)

bash

18.

Which boot loader is commonly used in modern Linux distributions?

a)

GRUB

b)

LILO

c)

NTLDR

d)

BOOTMGR

19.

Which Kickstart file directive defines disk partitioning?

a)

part

b)

repo

c)

network

d)

packages

20.

Which Linux command displays current network interface configurations?

a)

ip addr

b)

ping

c)

traceroute

d)

arp

21.

In Active Directory, which FSMO role is responsible for time synchronization and password updates?

a)

PDC Emulator

b)

RID Master

c)

Infrastructure Master

d)

Schema Master

22.

Which DNS zone type allows read-only replication from a primary DNS server?

a)

Secondary zone

b)

Stub zone

c)

Forward lookup zone

d)

Reverse lookup zone

23.

A Windows administrator wants to centrally manage IP address usage across multiple DHCP servers. Which feature should be implemented?

a)

IP Address Management

b)

Network Load Balancing

c)

DFS Replication

d)

FSRM

24.

Which Group Policy setting helps enforce password complexity requirements?

a)

Account Policies

b)

User Rights Assignment

c)

Security Options

d)

Software Restriction Policies

25.

Which PowerShell feature allows execution of commands on remote systems?

a)

PowerShell Remoting

b)

Background Jobs

c)

Script Signing

d)

ISE Debugger

26.

In Hyper-V, which option allows reverting a VM to a previous known state?

a)

Checkpoints

b)

Live Migration

c)

Replica

d)

Dynamic Memory

27.

Which Windows Server role controls authentication for VPN connections using policies?

a)

Network Policy Server

b)

DNS Server

c)

IIS

d)

DHCP Server

28.

Which FSRM feature is used to block storage of specific file types?

a)

File Screening

b)

Quota Management

c)

Storage Reports

d)

Deduplication

29.

Which Linux file defines user account information?

a)

/etc/passwd

b)

/etc/shadow

c)

/etc/group

d)

/etc/login.defs

30.

Which Linux utility is used to manage disk partitions on GPT-based disks?

a)

gdisk

b)

fdisk

c)

mount

d)

df

31.

Which LVM component combines multiple physical volumes into a storage pool?

a)

Volume Group

b)

Logical Volume

c)

Physical Extent

d)

File System

32.

Which command is used to start a service immediately using systemd?

a)

systemctl start

b)

service enable

c)

chkconfig on

d)

initctl start

33.

Which Linux service enables secure remote login and command execution?

a)

OpenSSH

b)

Telnet

c)

FTP

d)

VNC

34.

Which Apache configuration file is typically used to define virtual hosts?

a)

httpd.conf

b)

resolv.conf

c)

hosts

d)

fstab

35.

Which protocol does Samba primarily use to integrate Linux systems with Windows networks?

a)

SMB/CIFS

b)

NFS

c)

LDAP

d)

FTP

36.

Which Postfix component is responsible for receiving incoming mail?

a)

SMTP daemon

b)

Mail Queue Manager

c)

Local Delivery Agent

d)

IMAP listener

37.

In Windows Server migration, what is the main purpose of pre-migration validation?

a)

Identify compatibility and configuration issues

b)

Increase network throughput

c)

Encrypt migrated data

d)

Upgrade client operating systems

38.

A domain administrator needs to ensure that a Group Policy applies only to a specific department. What is the most appropriate design choice?

a)

Create an OU and link the GPO to it

b)

Apply the GPO at the domain root

c)

Use a local security policy

d)

Modify default domain policy

39.

A Windows Server hosting critical applications must continue service if one node fails. Which solution best fits this requirement?

a)

Network Load Balancing

b)

Windows Server Backup

c)

Data Deduplication

d)

IPAM

40.

During a forensic review, an administrator needs to verify who last modified a file on NTFS. Which feature provides this information?

a)

NTFS file auditing

b)

Disk quotas

c)

Shadow copies

d)

File screening

41.

A Linux system fails to boot after a kernel update. Which GRUB feature allows selecting an older kernel?

a)

GRUB menu entries

b)

Kickstart recovery

c)

initramfs rebuild

d)

chroot environment

42.

An administrator wants to deploy identical Linux systems without manual intervention. Which approach is most suitable?

a)

Kickstart installation

b)

Manual RPM installation

c)

Live CD deployment

d)

SCP-based cloning

43.

Which Linux configuration file maps hostnames to IP addresses locally?

a)

/etc/hosts

b)

/etc/resolv.conf

c)

/etc/sysconfig/network

d)

/etc/nsswitch.conf

44.

A Linux administrator wants to restrict a user from accessing a shared directory without affecting others. Which mechanism is most appropriate?

a)

File permissions and ownership

b)

Kernel recompilation

c)

Service masking

d)

Disk formatting

45.

Which NFS characteristic allows files to be accessed as if they are local?

a)

Transparent remote file access

b)

Encrypted transport by default

c)

Windows-native protocol

d)

Block-level storage

46.

A Bash script is not executing even though syntax is correct. Which condition is most likely missing?

a)

Execute permission on the script

b)

Root user login

c)

Correct hostname

d)

Active network connection

47.

Which redirection operator sends standard output to a file, overwriting existing content?

a)

>

b)

>>

48.

In Windows Server, which component manages email services and mailboxes?

a)

Exchange Server

b)

IIS

c)

NPS

d)

DFS

49.

A company wants centralized authentication for Linux systems using directory services. Which solution fits best?

a)

LDAP

b)

FTP

c)

DNS

d)

NFS

50.

Which Linux file contains encrypted user passwords?

a)

/etc/shadow

b)

/etc/passwd

c)

/etc/group

d)

/etc/login

51.

A Windows administrator needs to deploy Windows 11 over the network. Which service should be configured?

a)

Windows Deployment Services

b)

DHCP Failover

c)

IPAM

d)

NLB

52.

While troubleshooting a VPN connection, which Windows component enforces authentication and authorization policies?

a)

Network Policy Server

b)

DNS Server

c)

IIS

d)

Hyper-V

53.

A Linux administrator wants to schedule regular system updates. Which mechanism is most appropriate?

a)

Patch management using package manager and cron

b)

Manual kernel compilation

c)

Static linking of binaries

d)

GRUB configuration

54.

Which Linux command displays disk space usage of mounted file systems?

a)

df

b)

du

c)

lsblk

d)

mount