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Microsoft Exchange
Ch 1
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Computer Networking
Undergraduate 2
12/18/2013

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Term
Exchange is tightly integrated with what service ?
Definition
Active Directory
Term
What are directory services?
Definition
A network service that identifies all resources on a network, and makes those resources accessable to users and applications.
Term
what uses a hierarchical approach in which objects are organized in a similar way to files and folders on a hard drive?
Definition
x.500
Term
what is LDAP?
Definition
The protocol used to search the Microsoft active directory database.
Term
what is a AD?
Definition
a windows directory service that stores and retrieves information about users and network resources.
Term
What are the 2 primary functions of AD?
Definition
authentication, authorization
Term
What is located domain partition?
Definition
all objects in a directory for a domain which is replicated to all other domain controllers in a domain.
Term
what is located in configuration?
Definition
.configuration information for active directory and applications
.this is replicated to all other domains in the forest.
Term
what is located in the schema?
Definition
all object types and their attributes that you can create in active directory.
.replicated to all domain controllers in the entire forest
Term
what is located in the application partition?
Definition
.all specific application that the application requires
.replicated to all domain controllers in the entire forest with a replica of the partition.
Term
what is a forest?
Definition
can contain multiple domains that are in the same organization
Term
what is a forest root domain?
Definition
When the first dc in an organization is created, it creates the forest, as well as the dc becoming a forest root domain.
Term
what is a tree?
Definition
one or more domains in a contigious namespace
Term
the forest is the primary _ boundary.
Definition
security
Term
the domain can be considered a _ boundary.
Definition
administrative
Term
what is an OU?
Definition
smallest element for which you can delegate administrative right.
Term
what is an OU used for?
Definition
.used to delegate authority and control within a domain.
. flexible inheritance structure
Term
what is a trust relationship used for?
Definition
allow users in a domain to access resources they have permission to in aother domain.
Term
what is a transitive trust?
Definition
used to reduce the number of trust relationships that need to be created within the forest.
Term
how to a client locate a DC?
Definition
clients query the dns server for service records to identify the computers on the network that offer ad services.
Term
to support ad what must your dns support?
Definition
BIND version 8.1.2 to allow srv record support
Term
exchange servers 20120 prefer to communicate directory servers in what?
Definition
same site
Term
What is an A(HOST)record?
Definition
Translates from host name to IP address
Term
What is an Alias(CNAME)?
Definition
points to a canonical address record (the actual domain name of this
object).
Term
What does an Alias allow you to do?
Definition
This gives the ability to define an alias hostname for one or
more systems.
Term
What is a pointer record also known as?
Definition
reverse lookup
Term
what is a pointer record used as?
Definition
maps a given IP address back to a corresponding domain name.
Term
what do pointer records allow clients to do what?
Definition
PTR records allow clients to take the IP address of an Internet
host and look up the name associated with the IP address.
Term
what is an MX record ?
Definition
An MX record listss the FQDN of your organization and points
to the public address (A) records of the SMTP servers that
accept mail for your organization.
Term
how are priority numbers defined in terms of MX records?
Definition
Each MX record is given a priority number when created.
The lower the priority number, the greater the chance that it
will be a target for email.
Term
What is an SRV record?
Definition
SRV resource records are DNS records.
These records identify servers that provide specific services on
the network.
Term
What is a distinguised name?
Definition
A distinguished name uniquely
identifies an object by using the
name of the object, plus the
names of the container objects
and domains that contain the
object.
Term
what are the 2 types of group accounts in AD?
Definition
Distribution & security.
Term
what type of approach is reccomended when dealing with group nesting?
Definition
AGUDLP
Term
what is a site?
Definition
Sites are physical grouping
of resources interconnected using WAN links.
Term
what is a UNC?
Definition
NetBIOS naming format for identifying and specifying the location of servers, printers, and other resources
on a local area network.
Term
give an example of a unc path.
Definition
cisa\bsmith
Term
what is a UPN?
Definition
he GC also stores the User Principal
Name (UPN) that users can use to log in to their domain from a
computer anywhere in the forest.
Term
give an example of a UPN path
Definition
bsmith@cisa.com
Term
what are FSMO Roles?
Definition
lexible Single Master Operations (FSMO) roles provide specific
functions in an AD domain and forest.
Term
a dc can hold how many FSMO roles?
Definition
A DC can hold a single FSMO role or can hold all FSMO roles for
its domain or forest.
Term
what is the schema master?
Definition
Controls updates and
modifications to the schema
Term
what is the domain naming master?
Definition
Controls the addition or
removal of domains from the
forest
Term
what is a Relative ID (RID) master
Definition
Controls the sequence number
for the domain controllers
within the domain
Term
what is the PDC Emulator?
Definition
Coordinates user password
changes and account lockouts
within a short lag time.
Synchronizes time among the
computers in a domain.
Term
what is a infrastructure master?
Definition
Responsible for maintaining all
inter-domain object references
Term
what protocols (along with port number) are used to send emails?
Definition
SMTP & ESMTP port 25
Term
what is esmtp?
Definition
SMTP is an improved version of SMTP that has greater
support for embedded graphics and attachments in emails and
is the most common form of SMTP used today between email
servers.
Term
what can you do to idenify if the email server supports SMTP or ESMTP?
Definition
telnet 25 once youve telneted to the server type the EHLO comand f the email server accepts the EHLO command in yourIf the email server only accepts the HELO command in your telnet session, it only supports SMTP . telnet session, it supports ESMTP .
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