Research & Evidence-Based Practice Flashcards
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Industry research on Windows Server 2012 security baselines recommends setting the account lockout threshold to which value?
Answer: 5 invalid attempts
Security research and CIS benchmarks recommend 5 invalid logon attempts as the lockout threshold, balancing brute-force protection against operational disruption.
Evidence-based practices for Windows Server 2012 DNS recommend enabling which feature to prevent DNS cache poisoning attacks?
Answer: DNSSEC
DNSSEC (DNS Security Extensions) cryptographically signs DNS records, providing evidence-based protection against cache poisoning and spoofing attacks.
According to deployment studies, which Windows Server 2012 feature allows administrators to evaluate the impact of Group Policy changes before applying them?
Answer: Group Policy Modeling
Group Policy Modeling simulates the resultant set of policies without applying them, allowing evidence-based evaluation of policy changes before deployment.
Research on Windows Server 2012 storage spaces recommends which resiliency type for a three-way mirror when one drive fails?
Answer: Three-way mirror
A three-way mirror in Storage Spaces requires at least 5 drives and can survive two simultaneous drive failures, providing the highest evidence-based resiliency.
Based on Windows Server 2012 network performance research, which feature reduces CPU utilization by offloading TCP/IP processing to the network adapter?
Answer: TCP Chimney Offload
TCP Chimney Offload transfers TCP/IP connection processing from the CPU to a capable NIC, reducing server CPU load based on performance research evidence.
Evidence-based Windows Server 2012 virtualization guidelines recommend setting Hyper-V virtual machine memory to which configuration for dynamic workloads?
Answer: Dynamic Memory with startup and maximum values
Hyper-V Dynamic Memory, configured with startup and maximum values, allows VMs to consume only what they need, improving host density based on research evidence.
According to Microsoft security research, what is the recommended approach for managing local administrator accounts across Windows Server 2012 systems?
Answer: Rename the Administrator account and use LAPS
Microsoft's Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) randomizes local admin passwords per machine; combined with renaming the account, this is the evidence-based best practice.