Microsoft 70-290 Actual Free Exam Questions & Community Discussion

  • Exam Code/Number: 70-290
  • Exam Name/Title: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment
  • Certification Provider: Microsoft
  • Corresponding Certification: MCP
  • Exam Questions: 268
  • Updated On: Aug 29, 2026
You have a server that runs Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2). You have a third party hardware device installed.
The device uses a third party driver. The device works properly.
The driver's hardware manufacturer provides a new device driver. You update the device driver, but the
device fails to work.
You need to ensure that you can use the new hardware device.
What should you do?
Correct Answer: A Vote an answer
You are a network administrator for fabrikam.com. A file server named Server1 runs Windows Server 2003.
The server is backed up to an individual Digital Audio Tape.
The backup routine is as follows:
The disk hosting the volume that contains the file shares failed at 17:00 on Friday.
You replace the failed disk with a new disk.
You must completely restore the file shares using the least amount of administrative effort.
You need to accomplish this task by using the Backup Utility console.
Correct Answer: A Vote an answer
You have a server named Server1 that runs Windows Server 2003 Web Edition Service Pack 2 (SP2).
You create a new virtual directory named App1. App1 contains a Web application.
Users report that when they enter http://app1 in their Web browsers, they are unable to connect to the Web
application.
You need to ensure that users can access the Web application when they connect to http://app1.
What should you do?
Correct Answer: A Vote an answer
You are a network administrator for your company. All servers run Windows Server 2003. A server named
Server2 functions as a print server on the network.
A high-speed color print device is attached to Server2. You configure a printer named ColorPrinter on
Server2.
Several other printers are also configured on Server2. The configuration of ColorPrinter is shown in the
exhibit.
Click the Exhibit button.)

Users in the marketing department report that when they print large files that contain multiple graphics, the documents print very slowly, pausing for several seconds between each page. You need to minimize the impact that large print jobs have on the performance of the printer.
You need to achieve this goal by using the least administrative effort. What should you do?
Correct Answer: D Vote an answer
Your network consists of a single Active Directory domain. All network servers run Windows Server 2003
Service Pack 2 (SP2).
You create a folder named CorporateData.
You share the folder as CorpData and assign the Change permission to the Domain Users group.
In the CorporateData folder, you create a folder named HumanResources.
On the HumanResources folder, you assign the Modify permission to a global group named HRUsers.
You share the HumanResources folder as HRData.
You confirm that all users in the domain can view the files in the HRData share.
You need to ensure that only HRUsers and administrators can access files in the HRData share.
The solution must maintain user access to the CorpData share.
What should you do?
Correct Answer: C Vote an answer
Your network consists of a single Active Directory domain. All network servers run Windows Server 2003
Service Pack 2 (SP2).
Your organization has a storage area network (SAN). All shared folders on file servers are stored on the
SAN.
The Change permission for all shared folders is assigned to Domain Users. Different NTFS permissions are
also applied to the shared folders.
You perform a daily full backup of all the files stored in the shared folders.
A file server fails and requires several hours to repair.
You need to provide users access to the shared folders that were on the failed file server as quickly as
possible.
Existing permissions must be retained for all files.
What should you do?
Correct Answer: A Vote an answer
You are a network administrator for your company. The network contains a Windows Server 2003 file
server named Server1.
There are eight SCSI hard disk drives installed on Server1. Disk 0 hosts the volume that contains the
operating system.
You must review the disk configurations of Server1 and identify which of the disks can fail at the same time
but leaving the server fully operational after a restart.
Click the Active Exhibit button to view a simulation of Server1.
After viewing the exhibit, click the Close Simulation button to return to this screen to answer the question.
Which of the disks can fail at the same time but leave the server fully operational after a restart?
Correct Answer: C Vote an answer
The Certidea.com network consists of a single Active Directory domain named Certidea.com.
All servers on the Certidea.com network run Windows Server 2003 and all client computers run Windows
XP Professional.
Part of your duties includes managing Certidea-SV34, a member server. Certidea-SV34 is also managed by
other Certidea.com network administrators.
You open Computer Management on your client computer and connect to Certidea-SV34.
You then encounter the following error message as illustrated inthe exhibit:
You have received instruction from the CIO to solve this problem.
You log on locally to Certidea-SV34 and open the Services snap-in as illustrated in the work area.
Which service should you modify?

Correct Answer:
To answer, select the appropriate service in the work area.


Windows Server 2003 relies on a number of services to work in concert for a computer to be managed remotely using Computer Management, such as the Server service and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) services. Of the services displayed in the work area, the Remote Registry service is not started and must be running on the remote computer for the computer to be managed remotely. Objective: Managing and Maintaining a Server Environment Sub-Objective: Manage servers remotely
You have a domain controller named Server1 that runs Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2).
You start Server1 in Directory Services Restore Mode and attempt to log on by using the username
administrator and a password of Pa$$w0rd. The logon attempt fails. You restart Server1 normally and
successfully log on to the server by using the username administrator and a password of Pa$$w0rd.
You need to ensure that you can log on to Server1 in Directory Services Restore Mode.
What should you do?
Correct Answer: C Vote an answer
The Certidea.com network consists of a single Active Directory domain named Certidea.com.
All servers on the Certidea.com network run Windows Server 2003 and all client computers run Windows
XP Professional.
Resources for the Certidea.com Research and Development department resides on a network share
named ResearchDocs.
Members of a group named Research are allowed to run applications from the network share.
You have received instruction from the CIO to configure permissions on ResearchDocs for Research
Managers group members.
Research Managers group members must be granted access to the same applications that are run by
members of Research.
However, member of Research Managers must be assigned only the minimum level of required
permissions.
Which permissions should you granted to Research group members?
Correct Answer:
To answer, configure the appropriate options in the dialog box.

Read permissions are your most basic rights. They allow you to view the contents, permissions, and attributes associated with an object. If that object is a file, you can view the file, which happens to include the ability to launch the file, should it be an executable program file. If the object in question is a folder, Read permissions let you view the contents of the folder.
You have a VPN server that runs Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2).
You need to monitor the performance of the VPN server for one day.
What should you do?
Correct Answer: D Vote an answer
Your network consists of a single Active Directory domain. All servers run Windows Server 2003 Service
Pack 2 (SP2).
You have a server named Server1. Server1 is configured as an enterprise root certification authority (CA).
You perform a complete backup of Server1 that includes the system state. Server1 fails.
You install a new server named Server1.
You need to recover the enterprise root CA.
What should you do?
Correct Answer: A Vote an answer
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