Lesson 3: Deploying Windows 7 Multiple Choice 1. Which of the following is NOT an objective when performing a large-scale Windows 7 deployment?

a) Creating standardized computing software environments b) Minimizing the amount of user interaction required at workstations c) Standardizing the computing hardware environments d) Minimizing the interruption of user productivity Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Section Reference: Understanding Enterprise Deployments Explanation: Technical specialists undertaking a large-scale Windows 7 deployment typically have to consider the following objectives: Create standardized computing environment, minimize the amount of user interaction required at the workstation, ensure continued functionality of all hardware and software resources, and minimize the interruption of user productivity. 2. What do you call a template for a workstation configuration that contains all the software the workstation requires? a) Image system b) Reference computer c) Windows PE d) Tablet PC Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Section Reference: Understanding the Deployment Process Explanation: When deploying an enterprise workstation, you need to create a reference computer that is a template for a workstation configuration. The reference computer should contain all of the software the workstation requiresinstalled, configured, and ready to use. 3. You are getting ready to deploy Windows 7 to multiple enterprise workstations. What do you use to hold the information captured from the reference computer? a) Template b) Image file c) WinPE d) Snapshot Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Section Reference: Understanding the Deployment Process Explanation: An image file is a copy of the data stored on the reference computers drives. By creating an image file, you can replicate the configuration on the reference computer to as many workstations as you need to deploy. 4. What is the graphical utility that installers can use to create distribution shares and answer files that automate and customize Windows 7 installations? a) Windows SIM b) DISM c) ImageX.exe

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d) Windows PE Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Section Reference: Windows 7 Automated Installation Kit Explanation: Windows SIM is a graphical utility that installers can use to create distribution shares and answer files that automate and customize Windows 7 installations. 5. What is an XML script that provides the Windows 7 Setup program with the information it needs to perform an unattended installation? a) WinPE b) Image template c) DISM d) Answer file Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Section Reference: Windows 7 Automated Installation Kit Explanation: An answer file is an XML script that provides the Windows 7 Setup program with the information it needs to perform an unattended installation. After configuring specific settings in the Windows SIM interface, the program generates the correct XML code and creates the answer file. 6. What is a command line tool that installers can use to capture, modify, and apply image files in the Windows Imaging format? a) ImageX.exe b) DISM.exe c) Sysprep.exe d) USMT.exe Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Section Reference: Windows 7 Automated Installation Kit Explanation: ImageX is a command line tool that installers can use to capture, modify, and apply image files in the Windows Imaging format. In addition to running ImageX.exe manually from the Windows 7 or Windows PE command prompt, you can also incorporate commands into a script or an MDT 2010 task sequence. 7. What is a command line tool that installers can use to mount, edit, and upgrade image files in the Windows Imaging format? a) ImageX.exe b) DISM.exe c) Sysprep.exe d) USMT.exe Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Section Reference: Windows 7 Automated Installation Kit Explanation: Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM.exe) is a command line tool that installers can use to mount, edit, and upgrade image files in the Windows Imaging format. With DISM.exe, installers can maintain image files by adding updated files without having to perform another reference computer installation and capture. DISM.exe is new to Windows 7 and provides in one tool the

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same functionality as the Package Manager (Pkgmgr.exe), Peimg.exe, and Intlcfg.exe programs from earlier Windows AIK versions. 8. What is a command line program that installers can use to prepare Windows 7 computers for imaging, auditing, and deployment including preparing a reference computer? a) ImageX.exe b) DISM.exe c) Sysprep.exe d) USMT.exe Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Section Reference: Windows 7 Automated Installation Kit Explanation: Sysprep.exe is a command line program that installers can use to prepare Windows 7 computers for imaging, auditing, and deployment. You must use Sysprep.exe to prepare a reference computer by removing all the individualized configuration information before you capture an image of it for distribution on multiple target workstations. Sysprep.exe is included with Windows 7 and with the Windows 7 AIK. 9. What tool is a superset of Windows 7 AIK that enables you to perform lite-touch installation (LTI) and zero-touch installation (ZTI)? a) 2010 Package Manager b) ImageX.exe c) Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 d) Windows PE 3.0 Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Section Reference: Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Explanation: Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2010 is a tool designed specifically for enterprise network deployments. Essentially a superset of Windows 7 AIK, MDT 2010 provides a cohesive framework for the Windows 7 AIK tools that enables installers to perform two basic types of deployments: lite-touch installation (LTI) and zero-touch installation (ZTI). 10. What can be installed on Windows Server 2008 that enables installers to deploy Windows Imaging files to workstations over the network? a) Windows PE b) WDS c) Imagex.exe d) 2010 Package Manager Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Section Reference: Windows Deployment Services Explanation: Windows Deployment Services (WDS) is a role included with Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008 that enables installers to deploy Windows Imaging files to workstations over the network. Not generally used on its own for large-scale deployments, many installers use WDS along with MDT 2010 and/or Windows 7 AIK because it can deploy boot images over the network. 11. What parameter do you use with the sysprep command that configures Windows 7 to present the Windows Welcome interface the next time the computer starts?

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a) /generalize b) /oobe c) /audit d) /alter Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Section Reference: Preparing the Reference Computer Explanation: During the operating system installation, Windows 7 automatically generates certain values, such as the security ID, which must be unique on the network. Running Sysprep.exe with the /generalize parameter removes these unique values, so that they are not captured in the image file and replicated to the target workstations. The /oobe parameter configures Windows 7 to present the Windows Welcome interface the next time the computer starts. 12. You have a Windows image file for Windows 7. You need to add a device driver to the image file. What utility should you use? a) ImageX.exe b) DISM.exe c) Sysprep.exe d) USMT.exe Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Section Reference: Introducing Deployment Image Servicing and Management Explanation: Windows 7 AIK includes a new command line tool called Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM.exe) that enables you to modify Windows Imaging files while they are offline. This includes adding device drivers, language packs, and updates. 13. To add drivers to an image using DISM.EXE, what file must you include? a) .exe file b) .msi file c) .inf file d) .reg file Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Section Reference: Introducing Deployment Image Servicing and Management Explanation: DISM.exe can only manage drivers that include a Windows Information file (with an .inf extension). If you have drivers packaged as executable (.exe) files or Microsoft Windows Installer (.msi) packages, you cannot add them to an image using the /add-driver parameter. 14. Which type of image contains all of the elements of a workstation configuration, including applications drivers, updates, and all configuration settings? a) Thick images b) Thin images c) Full images d) Complete images Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Section Reference: Using Thick Images

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Explanation: A thick image is an image file that contains all the elements of a workstation configuration, including applications drivers, updates, and all configuration settings. You create a thick image by completely installing and configuring a reference computer to your workstation specifications and then capturing an image of it. 15. Which type of image contains a basic install WIM image file? a) Thick images b) Thin images c) Full images d) Complete images Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Section Reference: Using Thick Images Explanation: Thin images are more generic than thick images and contain fewer of the configurationspecific elements, such as applications and language packs. If you have a large number of workstation configurations to deploy, you might find it preferable to create a few thin images and install some or all of the configuration-specific elements afterwards. 16. What command is used to partition and format a disk? a) ImageX.exe b) DISM.exe c) Diskpart.exe d) Format.exe Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Section Reference: Creating a Disk Partition Explanation: Windows PE boot disks include the Diskpart.exe utility, which enables you to partition and format disks from the command prompt. Running the Diskpart.exe program opens a DISKPART> prompt, from which you can execute commands that manipulate the disks on the computer. 17. What technology enables a computer to transmit the same data to multiple destinations at the same time? a) Unicasting b) Multicasting c) Anycasting d) Transcasting Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Section Reference: Multicasting with WDS Explanation: Multicasting is a TCP/IP methodology that enables a computer to transmit the same data to multiple destinations at the same time. Also called a one-to-many transmission, multicasting can conserve network bandwidth during a large-scale deployment by replacing the individual one-to-one unicast transmissions between the WDS server and the target workstations with a single transmission. 18. What is the file-based disk image format used to deploy its latest Windows operating system releases, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008? a) ISO b) GHO

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c) WIM d) FIL Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Section Reference: Capturing Images Explanation: To create an image file, you must capture an existing source and package it using the Windows Imaging format. Different from previous image files that were sector based, WIM is a filebased disk image format. It was developed by Microsoft to deploy its latest Windows operating system releases, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008. 19. Which script is used to create the Windows PE build? a) Copype.cmd b) Winpe.cmd c) Pecreate.cmd d) Createpe.cmd Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Section Reference: Capturing an Image Manually Using ImageX.exe Explanation: Run the Copype.cmd script using the following syntax, where amd64 is the type of processor on the workstation and C:\winpe is the location where you want to create the Windows PE build. The script creates a directory structure at the location you specify. 20. What option is used with the imageX.exe to capture an image from a reference computer? a) /copy b) /capture c) /pe d) /set Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Section Reference: Capturing an Image Manually Using ImageX.exe Explanation: ImageX.exe is the primary tool for capturing and applying Windows Imaging files from the command line. With ImageX.exe, you can capture an image of your reference computer and save it to another disk in the system or to a shared folder on the network. To capture an image of the computers C: drive and save it to a file called Win7.wim on the computers D: drive, you would use the /capture option. 21. What technology do you use to boot the server over the network to perform an installation over the network? a) Capture b) NetBEUI c) PXE d) Easy Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Section Reference: Windows Deployment Services Explanation: To use WDS, your network must have a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server and your workstations must have network interface adapters that support the Pre-boot Execution Environment (PXE). When the workstations boot, they obtain TCP/IP configuration parameters from the

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DHCP server as usual, but the DHCP server also identifies the WDS server on the network. With this information, the PXE client connects to the WDS server and downloads the Windows PE boot image you have configured the server to supply. 22. What is a customized boot image that you burn to disk that enables a workstation to boot Windows PE and connect to the WDS server? a) Discover image b) Capture image c) PXE image d) Sequence image Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Section Reference: Windows Deployment Services Explanation: For workstations that do not have PXE-compliant network adapters, you can use WDS to create a discover image. A discover image is a customized boot image that you burn to a disk and enables a workstation to boot Windows PE and connect to the WDS server. In addition to boot images, WDS can also deploy install images, either the default Windows 7 image or a customized image. 23. What software replaces the Package Manager that was available with the Windows AIK associated with Windows Vista? a) Windows SIM b) DISM c) Sysprep d) USMT Answer: b Difficulty: Easy Section Reference: Windows Automated Installation Kit Explanation: DISM.exe is new to Windows 7 and provides in one tool the same functionality as the Package Manager (Pkgmgr.exe), Peimg.exe, and Intlcfg.exe programs from earlier Windows AIK versions. 24. What option do you use with the dism command to mount an image to a folder? a) /wimfile b) /mount-wim c) /mount d) /mount-folder Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Section Reference: Mounting an Image Explanation: To modify an image file using DISM.exe, you must first it mount it to a folder. The /mountwim option specifies that the command should mount an image to a folder. 25. What basic network service is necessary to deploy an install image using WDS? a) PXE b) DNS c) DFS d) NFS

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Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Section Reference: Deploying Images Using WDS Explanation: WDS requires that Active Directory, DHCP and DNS services be available on the Network. DNS, short for Domain Name System, provides name resolution and is used to find the necessary network resources, including domain controllers and WDS servers. Fill in the Blank 26. The answer file used to perform an unattended installation should be called __________. Answer: Autounattend.xml Difficulty: Medium Section Reference: Creating a Configuration Set Explanation: When the answer file validates without any errors, click Tools > Create Configuration Set. A configuration set is a copy of the files you copied to the distribution share and added to the answer file, as well as the answer file itself, which is called Autounattend.xml. You use these files to perform the installation on the reference computer. Short Answer 27. What command packages the Windows PE file into a sector-based image file with an .iso extension? Answer: Oscdimg.exe Difficulty: Hard Section Reference: Capturing an Image Manually Using ImageX.exe Explanation: To package the Windows PE files into a sector-based image file (with an .iso extension), you use the Oscdimg.exe program. 28. What command with parameters do you use that prepares a reference computer before you take an image of it? Answer: sysprep /generalize /oobe Difficulty: Hard Section Reference: Prepare the Reference Computer Explanation: After you install and configure the reference computer, you must prepare it for image capture by running the Sysprep.exe program from the command prompt. The Sysprep.exe program is included with Windows 7 and is located in the Windows\System32\Sysprep folder. When running Sysprep on the reference computer, use the following syntax: sysprep /generalize /oobe. 29. If you create an answer file manually, what tool does Microsoft recommend you use to validate the answer file? Answer: Windows SIM Difficulty: Medium Section Reference: Configuring Answer File Settings Explanation: After you configure all the settings you need in your answer file, click Tools > Validate Answer File. Windows SIM then checks your configuration values and the dependencies between settings and displays any discrepancies in the Messages pane.

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30. What command do you use to make a system disk bootable? Answer: Bcdboot command Difficulty: Hard Section Reference: Apply Boot Files Explanation: After you apply the image, the final step is to make the system disk on the target computer bootable. To do this, you use the Bcdboot.exe command line tool with a command like the following: bcdboot c:\windows.

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