Interview Questions

1. Could you tell me the different editions of Windows 2003 Server?
2. What is the name given to the pre-Assignment of an IP address to a particular Mac address in DHCP?
3. How do you set up Windows NT4 user to use login scripts in an AD domain?
4. Name 2 methods to recover a crashed Windows 2000 Server?
5. Name the five FMSO roles in Active Directory?
6. Name three types of group scopes or types in Active Directory?
7. What service is required when setting up a Domain Controller?
8. What tool would you use to set up password and lockout account policies for users?
9. What 2 steps would you need to do before installing Exchange 2000 for the first time after AD is set up?
10. Name at least two scripting languages used to write logon scripts in AD?
11. Part of the AD tree is missing, what restore method would you use to restore the missing accounts?

In addition to P.J.s ask what is Active Directory.
What is required for users to log in [global catalog]
What are the Active Directory administrative tools. [if they can answer this, at least they've look at them].
What is a MMC?
What is group policy used for [if they don't know group policy, you don't want them on your network.
What is a OU
What is an OU used for [goes with the GP question]
What is NTFS
What is NTFS used for
How does one set permissions for access to resources in AD [basic policy question] if someone doesn't know this, you don't want them on your network.

A4A;

Asking questions is definitely the best way to get to meet someone. Here is the but, I had found that no matter how hard you think the questions are, there is always more than one possible answer. I found out that, after passing a written test about what DNS is and what it does, the person had a hard time locating the application used to manage it.

What I decided to do was a "practical test". Write down a series of instructions for someone to follow in the creation of a DC under 2003 (Forest name, domain name, etc.) complete with AD integrated DNS, WINS (??) and DHCP with three or four different scopes. Give them a PC with a working copy of WK3 and whatever drivers they will need, even some they won't.

I wanted to make sure they read the whole instructions before starting so, I waited 'till the middle of the document to specify that the C: drive should be 8GB and that it should have a D: and an E: drives. Many will have to start over.

Make sure someone other than YOU can understand and follow the instructions. Leave the prospect on a conference room with the PC, the software and the instructions. If they can't complete the tasks on the list on 2:00 hours, they go to the bottom of the pack.

I used this method with my last two hires and they haven't let me down. Simply, make sure they can "talk the talk" and "walk the walk".