In Windows Server 2012 and later, which PowerShell cmdlet creates a new NIC team?

 In Windows Server 2012 and later, which PowerShell cmdlet creates a new NIC team?

• Add-NetLbfoTeam
• New-NetLbfoTeam
• Set-NewNICTeam
• New-LbfoTeam               

EXPLANATION

The New-NetLbfoTeam cmdlet creates a new NIC team that consists of one or more network adapters.

SOURCE

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj130847(v=wps.630).aspx

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What is the maximum user mailbox size for an Office 365 E3 license?

What is the maximum user mailbox size for an Office 365 E3 license?

• 50 GB
• 100 GB
• 1 TB
• Unlimited 

EXPLANATION

Simple question, something I learned recently as I was solving an issue with a user's mailbox.

User mailbox storage limit for an E3 license is 100 GB, it's archive limit is unlimited and its address list limit is 1000.

SOURCE

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/servicedescriptions/exchange-online-service-description/exchange-online-limits

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What is the minimum PowerShell version that supports Desired State Configuration?

What is the minimum PowerShell version that supports Desired State Configuration?

• 2.0
• 4.0
• 5.0
• 3.0       

EXPLANATION

Desired State Configuration (DSC) was first included in Powershell Version 4 (a part of Windows Management Framework (WMF) 4.0) and further improved in later versions. 

DSC enables you to declare your computer configuration in scripts and then apply that configuration to computers programmatically. The computers are configured to the desired state and remain in the desired state. 

The configuration can be applied to one or many computers, making sure they're always compliant with your requirements.

Reference: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/dsc/overview        

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If you enter the Linux command pwd, what happens?

 If you enter the Linux command pwd, what happens?

• You display your current working directory.
• You display a list of users logged into the system.
• You interactively change your system password.
• You send a file to the attached printer.               

EXPLANATION

The pwd is an acronym for print working directory. The pwd command is considered as one of the most frequently used commands on Linux, AIX, HP-UX, *BSD, and other UNIX like operating systems along with the ls, and cd commands.

https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/pwd-linux-unix-command-examples/

SOURCE

https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/pwd-linux-unix-command-examples/

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The traditional sector size for a HDD is 512 bytes. What is the first generation Advanced Format sector size?

The traditional sector size for a HDD is 512 bytes. What is the first generation Advanced Format sector size?

• 4096 bytes
• 1024 bytes
• 2048 bytes
• 8192 bytes         

EXPLANATION

Advanced Format is a generic term pertaining to any disk sector format used to store data on magnetic disks in hard disk drives (HDDs) that exceeds 512 to 528 bytes per sector, such as the 4096-byte (4 KiB) sectors of the first-generation Advanced Format hard disk drives.      

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