6. You are a systems administrator for a company called MCSA Simulation Ltd. Currently, MCSA Simulation Ltd. has 300 Windows 2000 Professional computers and 5 Windows 2000 Server computers installed at company Main office. To perform a backup test, you log on to a Windows 2000 Server computer named MCSASVR using an account that is member of backup operator group. The Windows 2000 Server computer is a member server of the mcsasimulation.com domain. As the backup tape device manufacturer has release a new update drivers for the tape device, you want update of the tape device drivers before the backup test is performed, what can you do to accomplish this task? (Choose two)

A. Since backup operator group has the right to update backup tape device drivers, you can open the device manager directly and then update the drivers
B. At MCSASVR, open control panel, point your mouse to the System applet, then press the shift key and then right click the mouse button simultaneously, after that, click the run as, finally, supply your domain administrator username and password and then update the driver.
C. At MCSASVR, go to command prompt and then use the runas command to start the device manager using your domain administrator account and password. Then use device manager to update the backup tape drivers.
D. At MCSASVR, open control panel, point your mouse to the System applet, then press the shift key and right click the mouse button simultaneously, then click on run as, after that supply your backup operator username and password and then update the driver.
E. At MCSASVR, go to command prompt and then use the runas command to start the device manager using your backup operator account and password. After that, use device manager to update the backup tape drivers.

From Microsoft Documentation:
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Runas
Allows a user to run specific tools and programs with different permissions than the user's current logon provides. It is good practice for administrators to use an account with restrictive permissions to perform routine, nonadministrative tasks, and to use an account with broader permissions only when performing specific administrative tasks. To accomplish this without logging off and back on, log on with a regular user account and use the runas command to run the tools that require the broader permissions.

Run as allows you to run programs (*.exe), saved MMC consoles (*.msc), shortcuts to programs and saved MMC consoles, and Control Panel items. You can run them as an administrator while you are logged on to your computer as a member of another group, such as the Users or Power Users group.
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There are two types of Runas, one is initiated by using the runas at command prompt, and the other is by using the shift key together with a right click on the item you want to run. Normally, we do not log on to our Domain using our Administrator account to avoid some security treats, as such, runas is very useful as we can still perform some administrator tasks with current user account without having to log off and log on again. When you use runas, or Run as and then supplying the administrator user account and password, administrator right is granted for the program that you run, but all other user rights are still remaining the same. Runas/run as is per session only, as such, after you close the program you use the run as to run, you no longer have the right to use it again, unless you use the runas/run as again or otherwise log on as a user that have the administrator privileges.

Answer: B, C

References:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/en/server/help/windows_security_runas.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/en/advanced/help/RUNAS.HTM

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9. You installed a SCSI controller and a SCSI hard disk to one of your Windows 2000 Server computers. After you start your computer, you found that both the SCSI controller and the hard disk are not listed in your device manager. While you check the hardware compatibility list, you found that the SCSI controller is not listed at Windows 2000 HCL. What can you do to make sure that you can use that SCSI hard disk? (Choose two)

A. Use the add/remove hardware applet at control panel to add the SCSI controller drivers by supplying the disk provided by the manufacturer.
B. Use the disk management to rescan disks.
C. Reinstall Windows 2000 Server to redetect the SCSI controller.
D. Use device manager to scan for new hardware changes.
E. Use the setup program provided by the hardware manufacturer to install the drivers.
F. Use the add/remove hardware applet at control panel to add the SCSI controller drivers by supplying the Windows 2000 Installation CD.

For this case, your SCSI controller is not detected, hence the hard disk will not be operational. To solve this problem, you have to make sure that the SCSI controller is installed. To do so, you can either use the add/remove hardware applet at control panel or the setup program provided by the hardware manufacturer. When a Windows 2000 Server is started, it will automatically detect the new hardware, for this case, the SCSI controller is not detected, if you tried again in the device manager, the result will be the same, as such, D is an incorrect answer(we normally scan for new hardware change when a plug and plug device is added to the system while the system is already up and running). The rescan disks option is used only if you have a hard disk that supports hot swapping or hot plug, with that, you can add or swap hard disk without shutting down your computer by using the rescan disks to scan for newly added hard disk. For this case, it is nothing to do with the hot swapping or hot plug hence B is also an incorrect answer. Since the hardware is not listed at HCL, using Windows 2000 Installation CD will not help. It is not necessary to reinstall Windows 2000 to redetect the hardware hence C is also an incorrect. Finally, some hardware manufacturers may provide the installation disk to install the hardware to our system by using the custom setup application. Read the following Microsoft Documentation to find out more.

From Microsoft Documentation:
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Custom Setup Application
An IHV or OEM can provide a custom setup application. For more information, see Writing a Custom Device Installation Application in the Windows 2000 DDK.
From:
http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/driver/DeviceInstall.asp

If the device is not Plug and Play, you may have to use the Add/Remove Hardware wizard in Control Panel to tell Windows 2000 what type of device you are installing. After the device is detected, or you identify the device using the Add/Remove Hardware wizard, Windows 2000 may ask you to insert the Windows 2000 CD-ROM or the manufacturer's floppy disk so it can load the proper device drivers.
After the device drivers are loaded onto your system, Windows 2000 configures the properties and settings for the device. Although you can manually configure device properties and settings, you should let Windows 2000 do it. When you manually configure properties and settings, the settings become fixed, which means Windows 2000 cannot modify them in the future if a problem arises or there is a conflict with another device.
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Answer: A, E

References:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/en/advanced/help/hardware_installing_overview.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/driver/DeviceInstall.asp

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