Read the summary and the most important questions on 70-410 Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 R2 | Microsoft Official Academic Course; Craig Zacker

• 1 Installing Servers

• 1.1 Selecting a Windows Server 2012 R2 Edition

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• What is the name for predefined combinations of services (3)

  roles

• Roles that are included in Windows Server 2012 R2 OS fall into three basic catogories, what are those?

  directory services, infrastructure services and application services

• What is POSE and where stands it for?

  POSE is a physical computer with its own hardware, it stands for Physical operating system environment

• What is VOSE and where stands it for?

  VOSE is a virtual machine running on a Hyper-V server with virtualized hardware, it stands for Virtual operating system environment

• When you buy a Windows Server 2012 R2 License after the installation what do you need to do to be able to install VOSE

  Installing the Hyper-V role, and create a VM (Virtual Machine) in the Hyper-V.

• The numer of VOSE installations permitted by what?

  It is permitted by youre license and edition you purchased.

• How much VOSE installations can the Datacenter edition of Windows Server 2012 R2 do?

  Unlimited

• 1.3 Choosing Installation Options

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• What do you get if you select the Windows Server Core installation option

  A stripped-down version of the OS, the server core it means there is no Graphical User Interface (GUI) only a command prompt like the picture.

• There are four advantages of running servers using the server core, what are the advantages?

  -Hardware resource conservation: Devoting more of the system hardware to running essential services.
  
  -Reduces disk space: Server Core requires less disk space for the installed operating system elements, as well ass less swap space.
  
  -Reduced patch frequency: Windows server 2012 R2's graphical elements are among the most frequently patched features, fewer patches also mean fewer server restarts and less downtime.
  
  -Reduced attack surface: the less software there is running on the computer, the fewer entrances are available for attackers to exploit.

• Can we switch from Server Core to the GUI in Windows Server 2012 and R2?

  Yes, you can switch the server from the 2 interfaces using the Windows PowerShell commands, older editions of windows server this is not possible.