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SK0-004 · Question #133

A server technician is updating the operating system on a server. Currently, the server is running the following services: DHCP WINS DNS HTTP The updated server will be used to allow clients to…

The correct answer is B. WINS. The updated server requires HTTP for web services, DNS for iOS name resolution, and DHCP for Linux thin client network access, leaving WINS as the only service with no applicable use case.

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Question

A server technician is updating the operating system on a server. Currently, the server is running the following services:

DHCP WINS DNS HTTP The updated server will be used to allow clients to access Web services, resolve host names to IP addresses for mobile iOS clients, and provide network access to thin clients running a Linux operating system. Which of the following services can be removed?

Options

  • ADHCP
  • BWINS
  • CDNS
  • DHTTP

How the community answered

(36 responses)
  • A
    6% (2)
  • B
    75% (27)
  • C
    14% (5)
  • D
    6% (2)

Why each option

The updated server requires HTTP for web services, DNS for iOS name resolution, and DHCP for Linux thin client network access, leaving WINS as the only service with no applicable use case.

ADHCP

DHCP is still required to dynamically assign IP addresses to the Linux thin clients so they can obtain network access.

BWINSCorrect

WINS (Windows Internet Name Service) resolves NetBIOS names and is used exclusively by legacy Windows clients. Mobile iOS clients rely on DNS for host name resolution, and Linux thin clients do not use NetBIOS name services, so WINS serves no role in any of the three described functions.

CDNS

DNS is explicitly required to resolve host names to IP addresses for the mobile iOS clients as stated in the scenario.

DHTTP

HTTP is required to provide web services to connecting clients, which is one of the three defined roles for the updated server.

Concept tested: Identifying obsolete Windows NetBIOS name resolution services

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/networking/technologies/wins/wins-top

Topics

#WINS#DNS#network services#service management

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