Research & Evidence-Based Practice Flashcards
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According to Microsoft best practices research, which Windows Server 2012 role should be installed on a dedicated server to reduce attack surface?
Answer: Active Directory Domain Services
Microsoft's security research recommends installing Active Directory Domain Services on dedicated servers to reduce the attack surface and potential compromise risk.
Evidence-based guidelines for Windows Server 2012 recommend enabling which feature to log all PowerShell commands executed on a server?
Answer: PowerShell Script Block Logging
PowerShell Script Block Logging captures all script content executed by PowerShell, providing an auditable record recommended by security research.
Research on Windows Server 2012 hardening identifies which setting as a primary defense against pass-the-hash attacks?
Answer: Configuring Protected Users security group
The Protected Users security group in Windows Server 2012 R2 prevents caching of credentials and forces Kerberos-only authentication, mitigating pass-the-hash.
Based on performance benchmarking studies, what is the recommended minimum RAM for a Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V host running 10 virtual machines?
Answer: 32 GB
Industry benchmarks and Microsoft's guidelines recommend at least 32 GB RAM for a Hyper-V host supporting 10 VMs to maintain acceptable performance.
Evidence-based Windows Server 2012 deployment research recommends which NIC teaming mode for highest fault tolerance in a switch-independent configuration?
Answer: Switch Independent with Active/Standby
Switch Independent with Active/Standby NIC teaming provides highest fault tolerance by keeping one adapter as a hot standby, requiring no switch configuration.
According to Microsoft's deployment research, which tool provides the most evidence of server health by collecting baseline performance data over time in Windows Server 2012?
Answer: Performance Monitor with Data Collector Sets
Performance Monitor with Data Collector Sets collects and stores performance data over time, enabling trend analysis and evidence-based capacity planning.
Research on Windows Server 2012 storage best practices recommends using which RAID level for a database volume requiring both redundancy and read performance?
Answer: RAID 10
RAID 10 (mirrored stripes) provides both redundancy and improved read/write performance, making it the evidence-based choice for database workloads.