Windows Sysadmin Interview Questions

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Windows Sysadmin interview questions

1. What are the required components of Windows Server 2003 for installing Exchange 2003?
2. What must be done to an AD forest before Exchange can be deployed?
3. What Exchange process is responsible for communication with AD?
4. What 3 types of domain controller does Exchange access?
5. What connector type would you use to connect to the Internet, and what are the two methods of sending mail over that connector?
6. How would you optimise Exchange 2003 memory usage on a Windows Server 2003 server with more than 1Gb of memory?
7. What would a rise in remote queue length generally indicate?
8. What would a rise in the Local Delivery queue generally mean?
9. What are the standard port numbers for SMTP, POP3, IMAP4, RPC, LDAP and Global Catalog?
10. Name the process names for the following: System Attendant?

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