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Microsoft 70-640 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | TS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring |
| Exam Number: | 70-640 |
| Certificate Validity Period: | Retired certification, no active validity |
| Exam Format: | Simulation, Multiple choice, Case studies, Drag and drop |
| Related Certifications: | MCITP: Enterprise Administrator MCITP: Server Administrator |
| Real Exam Qty: | 40–65 |
| Passing Score: | 700 / 1000 |
| Available Languages: | Portuguese (Brazil), Japanese, Spanish, English, German, French, Chinese (Simplified) |
| Exam Price: | $165 USD |
| Exam Duration: | 120–180 |
| Recommended Training: | 6425C: Configuring and Troubleshooting Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services |
| Exam Registration: | Microsoft Retired Exam Page Pearson VUE |
| Sample Questions: | ![]() |
| Exam Way: | Proctored exam at Pearson VUE test centers or online proctoring; retired from official testing as of July 31, 2013 |
| Pre Condition: | Recommended: 1+ year of experience implementing and administering Windows Server 2008/R2 environments; no mandatory prerequisites |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/mcsa-windows-server-2008/ee703405(v=technet.10) |
Microsoft 70-640 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Topic 1: Configuring Additional Active Directory Server Roles | 14% | - Configure Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) - Configure Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS) - Configure read-only domain controllers (RODCs) |
| Topic 2: Configuring Domain Name System (DNS) for Active Directory | 16% | - Configure DNS records - Configure DNS server settings - Configure DNS replication - Configure DNS zones and zone transfers |
| Topic 3: Creating and Maintaining Active Directory Objects | 20% | - Configure Group Policy objects (GPOs) - Configure user, group, and computer accounts - Manage GPO scope and processing - Configure account policies and audit policies |
| Topic 4: Maintaining the Active Directory Environment | 13% | - Backup and restore Active Directory - Manage SYSVOL replication - Perform offline maintenance - Monitor Active Directory |
| Topic 5: Configuring the Active Directory Infrastructure | 22% | - Configure sites and replication - Configure global catalog servers - Configure forests and domains - Configure operations masters - Configure trusts |
| Topic 6: Configuring Active Directory Certificate Services | 15% | - Manage certificate templates - Configure certificate authority settings - Install Active Directory Certificate Services - Manage certificate enrollment and revocation |
Microsoft 70-640 Exam: FAQ for Serious Candidates
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Active Directory. Configuring is an official Microsoft exam, listed under exam code 70-640. A passing result earns you the MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuration certification at the Technology Specialist level. It also ties into MCITP: Server Administrator, MCITP: Enterprise Administrator, extending its value across your certification roadmap. Employers read this credential as verified competence, which is why it keeps appearing in job requirements.
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Recommended: 1+ year of experience implementing and administering Windows Server 2008/R2 environments; no mandatory prerequisites
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The Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Active Directory. Configuring syllabus spans 6 domains, led by Configuring Additional Active Directory Server Roles (14%), Maintaining the Active Directory Environment (13%), and Configuring Active Directory Certificate Services (15%). The complete topic list is published above; candidates who study the map first rarely get lost later.
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Active Directory. Configuring Sample Questions:
Your network contains an Active Directory domain named contoso.com.
The properties of the contoso.com DNS zone are configured as shown in the exhibit. (Click the Exhibit button.)
You need to update all service location (SRV) records for a domain controller in the domain.
What should you do?
- A. Run sc.exe and specify the triggerinfo parameter.
- B. Restart the DNS Client service.
- C. Run ipconfig.exe and specify the /registerdns parameter.
- D. Restart the Netlogon service.
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
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Your network contains an Active Directory domain. The domain contains several domain controllers. All domain controllers run Windows Server 2008 R2.
You need to restore the Default Domain Policy Group Policy object (GPO) to the Windows Server 2008 R2 default settings.
What should you do?
- A. Run dcgpofix.exe /target:domain.
- B. Delete the link for the Default Domain Controllers Policy, and then run gpupdate.exe /sync.
- C. Delete the link for the Default Domain Controllers Policy, and then run gpupdate.exe /force.
- D. Run dcgpofix.exe /target:dc.
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
Your network contains an Active Directory domain named contoso.com. The contoso.com domain contains a domain controller named DC1.
You create an Active Directory-integrated GlobalNames zone. You add an alias (CNAME) resource record named Server1 to the zone. The target host of the record is server2.contoso.com.
When you ping Server1, you discover that the name fails to resolve. You are able to successfully ping server2.contoso.com.
You need to ensure that you can resolve names by using the GlobalNames zone. Which command should you run?
- A. Dnscmd DCl.contoso.com /ZoneAdd GlobalNames /DsPrimary /DP /domain
- B. Dnscmd DCl.contoso.com /ZoneAdd GlobalNames /DsPrimary /DP /forest
- C. Dnscmd DCl.contoso.com /config /Enableglobalnamessupport 1
- D. Dnscmd DCl.contoso.com /config /Enableglobalnamessupport forest
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
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Your network contains an Active Directory forest. The forest contains domain controllers that run Windows Server 2008 R2. The functional level of the forest is Windows Server 2003. The functional level of the domain is Windows Server 2008.
From a domain controller, you need to perform an authoritative restore of an organizational unit (OU).
What should you do first?
- A. Modify the tombstone lifetime of the forest.
- B. Restore the system state.
- C. Raise the functional level of the domain.
- D. Raise the functional level of the forest
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
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You have a domain controller that runs Windows Server 2008 R2. The Windows Server Backup feature is installed on the domain controller.
You need to perform a non-authoritative restore of the domain controller by using an existing backup file.
What should you do?
- A. Restart the domain controller in safe mode. Use the Windows Server Backup snap-in to perform a critical volume restore.
- B. Restart the domain controller in Directory Services Restore Mode. Use the WBADMIN command to perform a critical volume restore.
- C. Restart the domain controller in Directory Services Restore Mode. Use the Windows Server Backup snap-in to perform a critical volume restore.
- D. Restart the domain controller in safe mode. Use the WBADMIN command to perform a critical volume restore.
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
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