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Engineer Test

Wavex is a company that makes full use of many of the popular technologies available today, always investing in people, emerging ideas and products.

Wavex perform a range of IT services to both SMEs and large corporates. Wavex are currently deploying a new support model designed for SMEs, having developed a number of tools and applications to further distance themselves from other support organisations. Wavex are always looking for individuals that exhibit outstanding ability within IT or supporting areas.

You may upload your CV here but you MUST do the test to be considered. Prior to uploading, please rename the document to your name (FirstnameLastname)



You will be given a score on completing the test. Only your first submission is counted. You should have been provided instructions as to which part to complete in the job-advert but the first (Main) section should always be populated. If you attempt additional sections on areas you are unfamiliar you run the risk of reducing your overall score.

Good luck!

Main (questions about you)

1. Your email address
(max 100 characters)

2. What position are you interested in?

3. How did you come to find yourself here?

4. Your Full Name
(max 200 characters)

5. Nick Name (Only fill this if you want your score, nickname, and test duration shown on the hi-score table)
(max 200 characters)

6. Where did you hear about this position?
(max 200 characters)

7. Contact telephone number (optional)
(max 200 characters)

8. Marital Status

9. Sex

10. Own a car?

11. Are you an MCSA, MCSE or MCP?

12. Where roughly do you live?
(max 200 characters)

13. How long have you worked in I.T.?

14. What salary are you looking for?
(max 200 characters)

15. Wavex also has positions for engineers to work outside of normal business hours, would you be interested in this?

16. Are you a CCNA?

17. What time during business hours are you available to receive a short call from Wavex? (if your test results are satisfactory)

18. Are you JNCIA accredited?

19. For what reasons do you qualify your salary expectations?
(max 200 characters)

20. Are you looking for a permanent role?

21. What is your work status in the UK?

22. Wavex runs regular recruitment mornings and evenings during the week, which time would be convenient for you to join us?

23. What are your interests outside of IT?
(max 200 characters)

General Support

1. You are trying to connect via remote desktop to a Windows XP computer with a 3rd party firewall installed, you need to allow remote desktop access, what port would you allow?

1723
110
3389
you do not need to open a port

2. Ben`s computer has started to run very slow over the last couple of weeks and this seems to happen more when he has been useing the internet, whch would you do to fix it?

Reinstall windows
Run a spyware and virus check
Run some hardware tests
Update the network card drivers

3. You need to configure the power settings of your laptop so that the display turns off when it is inactive and running on battery but you want to ensure that the power settings of the harddrive are not changed, what should you do?

Change the advanced power settings of the balanced power plan
configure the laptop to use power saver plan
configure the laptop to use high performance power plan
restore the power settings to default

4. Your computer is not connecting to internet, you check the network settings, you know that the DNS server address are correct, which one would allow you to connect to the internet?

IP 192.168.2.2/32 , Gateway 0.0.0.0
IP 10.0.0.21 /24, Gateway 10.0.0.254
IP 169.X.X.X/32, Gateway 169.X.X.X
IP 10.10.2.4 / 21, Gateway 10.10.9.254

5. If you were to type Nbtstat -S at a command prompt what would you see?

Lists sessions table with the destination IP addresses
Lists the remote machine's name table given its name
Lists names resolved by broadcast and via WINS
Purges and reloads the remote cache name table

6. A new laptop running Windows Vista home is brought to be used on your Windows 2003 SBS network, why would this not work?

You can not fully network Windows Vista home
Windows Vista can not be joined onto a network domain
Windows Vista is not licensed to run on a network
It will work fine

7. If you wanted to find out your IP address from the command prompt what would you type?

Show IP
Ipconfig
ipconfig /show
it can not be done from the command prompt

8. Outlook keeps on hanging and crashing, what would you do?

Run the office repair tool
Reinstall office
Install a new office service pack
Make a new outlook profile

9. You need to uninstall a program from a users computer, the user is at lunch and you do not have the users password. You can not reboot the computer and the group policy does not allow access to the control panel, how can you access add and remove programs?

make a new short cut on the desktop to "appwix.cpl", open this but run as a local admin
You can not as you need to reboot the computer and log on as a administrator
Edit the Group policy as this will take effect straight away
make a new short cut to control.cpl and then open the control panel via this and then add and remove programs

10. What command launches a terminal server session from the command prompt

Go to start, programs, accessories, communications and then Remote Desktop.
MSTSC
MCSTCS
Console/admin

11. What TOE do?

Takes the network processing away from the CPU and proforms it on the network card
Speeds up network access
TOE is a form of hard drive controller
TOE is a chip on the SCSI card for the "Megaraid" controller

12. You have 5 x 146GB hard drives, the server is configured with a Raid 1 C: and a Raid 5 d:, what size will these drives be?

c: 146GB d: 438GB
c: 292GB d: 438GB
c: 146GB d: 292GB
c: 73GB d: 365GB

13. what is the max amount of users that you can have on a Windows SBS 2003 server?

55
75
100
50

14. What command would you use to shutdown and reboot a server from the command prompt?

Restart /y
Shutdown -f -r
Shutdown /l
reset -f

15. what would the following command do when run via a login script? Net use f: /delete, Net use g: \\server\share

Disconnect f: and map g: to the share folder
it would disconect all network drives
it would map the g: to the share
Disconect the f:

16. What is the number of extra Domain controllers that Windows SBS 2003 supports?

4
10
0
2

17. You are installing a new Windows R2 into a windows 2000 domain, this new server will be a DC, what must you run before you can make it a DC?

Adprep from c:\windows\system32
Adprep from Windows R2 CD2
Nothing, Windows R2 can join a 2000 Domain as a DC
Forest prep

18. Windows update should be set on a server to do which one of the following ?

Download and install udates automaticy
Download but dont install updates
Do not run Windows updates
leave it set to defaults

19. Your server has 3GB of memery installed, what is the minimum size of the page file

1.5GB
3GB
4GB
1GB

20. Your server had a hard disk crask, you have replaced the drive and reinstalled windows, now you need to restore AD from a backup, which windows mode would you do ths in?

Safe Mode
AD restore mode
Normal
Safe mode with networking

Microsoft Exchange

1. Which of the following windows components must you install before installing exchange 2003?

Smtp service
Nntp
Wins
Dns

2. What is the maximum information store size before exchange 2003 running service pack 1?

There was no maximum store size
16GB
75GB
25GB

3. Which exchange 2007 component must be installed on its own server?

Mailbox
Client access
Edge server
Transport

4. You want to reconfigure your MX records so that if the first server is down then the mail will go to the next server amd then the third. You want the mail for wavex.co.uk to be sent to your servers in the following order starting with white.wavex.co.uk, then bronze.wavex.co.uk and last gold.wavex.co.uk. Which of the following would you select for your MX records setup?

White.wavex.co.uk preference = 50, bronze.wavex.co.uk preference = 10, gold.wavex.co.uk preference = 20
White.wavex.co.uk preference = 7, bronze.wavex.co.uk preference = 10, gold.wavex.co.uk preference = 5
White.wavex.co.uk preference = 10, bronze.wavex.co.uk preference = 10, gold.wavex.co.uk preference = 20
White.wavex.co.uk preference = 10, bronze.wavex.co.uk preference = 20, gold.wavex.co.uk preference = 25

5. Which command would you use to run a defrag on a Exchange mail store ?

Eseutil /r priv1.edb
Isinteg /fix priv1.edb
Eseutil /d  priv1.edb
Defrag exchange store

6. Your environment contains the following:: mailbox server called Exchhub 1,client access server called ExchCAS1,standby Windows 2003 server called Standby,Two hub transport servers named Hub1 and Hub2 -Hub1 fails, you need to restore Hub1 to its prf failed configuration, what should you do?

Rename standby to Hub1 , run the setup /m:recover server command on Hub1
rename standby to Hub1 , run the setup /m: install /Role:HT command on hub1
On hub2 run setup/m:recoverserver
on hub2 run the setup /m:install /role:HT

7. Your current network has a exchange 2003 SP2 server, this server is also the DC running on Windows 2003 32Bit , you want to upgrade to Exchange 2007. Which of the following must you do

Upgrade the current server to 2007 onto the current server
Build a new server, install windows 2003 32Bit and install Exchange 2007
Build  a new server, install windows 2003 64Bit and install Exchange 2007
You can not upgrade from Exchange 2003 to 2007

8. What does the "Pfmigrate" tool do?

Defrags your exchange stores
Assists in the moving of public folders from one server to another
Purges all deleted email
Resets admin rights

9. You want to Enable outlook anywhere access, which of the following must you do

Install RPC over http proxy
Install outlook onto the exchange server
Install a vailid SSL cert
Enable OWA

10. You sign up to Message labs which of the following should you change on your network

Lock your firewall down so that only SMTP traffic from Message Labs will be allowed
Make sure that you firewall will allow ALL SMTP traffic from any where
Configure your exchange server to send email out via DNS
Configure your exchange server to send email out via the Message Labs relay servers

TCP/IP

1. What is the difference between TCP and UDP?

TCP is session orientated where as UDP is not
UDP is session orientated where as TCP is not
TCP is best effort where as UDP is not
I don’t know

2. Why do certain applications prefer UDP over TCP?

UDP offers faster transfer of data important to VoIP and Games
UDP requires less overhead during the transfer of data
UDP guarantees every packet is delivered to the destination
I don’t know

3. What is the 3rd Layer in the 7 Layer OSI Model

Network
Data Link
Session
Electrons

4. What port does a web site use by default?

TCP 80
UDP 80
TCP 443
TCP 8080

5. At which layer of the 5 Layer TCP/IP Model does ICMP belong to?

Network Layer
Transport Layer
Application Layer
IP Layer

6. What is ICMP used for?

Troubleshooting to identify if a host is online
To send network error messages between network hosts
To check which port is open on a host
To send email.

7. Why would an organisation block ICMP on their network?

Prevent the structure of their network from being identified
Prevent hacking
Prevent Denial of Service
Cause headaches for Network Engineers

8. What does "port forwarding" mean?

It transfers the existence of a TCP or UDP port from the host to the network edge
It enables outside hosts to connect to internal hosts on specified ports
It configures internet access for computers
I don’t know

9. When would you restrict access to TCP port 25?

To prevent the internet sending mail to your mail server.
To prevent unauthorised internal hosts from sending mail out.
To stop access to websites
To stop access to ftp sites

10. What is the difference between an IPv6 Packet and an IPv4 Packet?

IPv6 has a larger header to hold the larger IPv6 address
IPv4 has a larger header to hold the larger IPv4 address
An IPv6 Packet can contain an IPv4 payload
An IPv4 Packet doesn’t contain a version field

Routing (IP, subnet masks)

1. What is the default subnet mask for a Class C IP Address

255.255.160.0
255.255.255.0
255.255.254.0
255.255.255.192

2. The address 172.16.208.16/20 is a host on which of the following subnets:

172.16.176.0–255.255.240.0
172.16.192.0–255.255.240.0
172.16.208.0–255.255.240.0
172.16.224.0–255.255.240.0

3. What does the command "tracert" from a windows machine show?

The route along which packets take to reach a destination.
The response times of devices along the route.
The subnet mask of the remote network
The port of the application you are troubleshooting

4. When would you use the "tracert" command in a troubleshooting situation?

When I need to find out where my packets are going to reach the destination.
When I need to find out the latency of the route to the destination.
When I need to find out what the default gateway is.
When I need to find out what port the affected application is using.

5. What is the default gateway?

The address of the main router for all traffic not otherwise specified in the routing table.
The address of the main layer 3 device for all traffic not otherwise specified in the routing table.
The server which holds the information about the internet.
A website which holds the information about the internet.

6. In a routing table, what does the network address 0.0.0.0 mean?

All traffic that doesn’t match another network address.
All traffic going to the internet.
Traffic going to the 0.0.0.0 network
I don’t know

7. Which of the following commands adds a route in windows?

route add 10.0.10.0 MASK 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.1
route add NETWORK 10.0.10.0 MASK 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.1
route add 10.0.10.0 MASK 255.255.255.0 GATEWAY 192.168.0.1
route add NETWORK 10.0.10.0 MASK 255.255.255.0 GATEWAY 192.168.0.1

8. What happens if no default gateway is configured on a computer?

The computer has normal internet access.
The computer can only access the local network.
The computer will not be able to communicate with any other computers.
I don’t know.

9. How do you check if a default gateway is defined on a computer?

ipconfig /all
route print
netstat –an
arp –a

10. What sort of device can a default gateway be?

Layer 2 Switch
Layer 3 Switch
Router
Hub

Microsoft AD

1. Your office has 6 sites, london and New York have an exchang server and 2 DC`s, each of the other office has a DC, how should the global catalog servers be setup?

You need a GC at london and New york
All sites need a GC
Only London needs a GC
You do not need to worry about it as Windows will set this up its self

2. Where can you set the schudle as to how when AD updates remote sites with changes?

Sites and Services
AD users and computers
AD domains and trusts
Via Windows updates

3. Where would you change the Operations Masters Role?

AD sites and services
AD users and computers
AD domains and trusts
run regedit

4. Which tab would you use to disable a user from changeing their password?

Profile
Account
General
Com+

5. Under which tab would you assign a users manager?

Profile
Account
Organization
General

6. In order to install software via group policy what file type must be used?

.Msi
.Com
.Exe
.Bat

7. Where would you set a server to be a Global Catalog server?

Under Sites and Services
Use ADSI edit to set a Global Catalog server
AD domains and trusts
AD users and computers

8. Where would you add a new email address to user and set it as the default?

In AD users and computers, on the users email adddress tab
In Ad Users and computers, on the users General Tab
The user can do this via outlook
Edit the settings on the users mail box

9. What command would you run to promote a server to a DC

Adprep
Dcpromo
Use the tool in add / remove computers
server /promote

10. Where in the default Group Policy would you find the "Password Policy" tab?

computer settings\Windows settings\Security settings
computer settings\Windows settings\Security settings\Account Policies
computer settings\Windows settings\ Account Policies
computer settings\Software settings\Windows settings\ Security settings\Account Policies

SQL Server and T-SQL

1. What could you use SSIS for?

Copying files retaining their NTFS permissions
Transferring and transforming data in SQL 2000
Accessing an exchange mailbox remotely without the use of a VPN
Importing data into SQL 2005

2. What is the does the * in the Following statement tell the server to do: SELECT * FROM Accounts

Select the column named * from accounts
Select all of the columns but the one named * from accounts
Select all of the columns from accounts
Return only the columns from accounts that have a * in the name

3. In the following statement what is the "Accountbase": SELECT DefaultPriceLevelId, CustomerSizeCode, IndustryCode, AccountClassificationCode FROM AccountBase

A Column
A view
A table
A view or a table

4. If the following were to be run within SQL 2005 what does the order by section of the command tell the server to do (please assume that the tables, columns etc are in place): SELECT DefaultPriceLevelId, CustomerSizeCode, IndustryCode, AccountClassificationCode FROM AccountBase ORDER BY DoNotFax

The statement is not valid and would produce an error 
Sort the returned results in Ascending order by the Accountbase column
Sort the returned results in Ascending order by the DoNotFax column
Sort the returned results in Descending order by the DoNotFax column

5. You are running a transaction log backup of a database yet it consistently fails, what might be causing this?

The database is corrupt
The database is too small
There is a table with the datetime datatype used
The database has the Simple recovery model selected

6. An .ldf file rapidly grows what might this indicate?

Lots of people are running Select queries against the database
A large table has been opened by a user
The transaction logs aren’t being backed up and committed
There are lots of updates being made to the database

7. What type of join is this: SELECT * FROM employee INNER JOIN department ON employee.DepartmentID = department.DepartmentID

Right Outer Join
Left Outer Join
Explicit Inner Join
Implicit Inner Join

8. What does SQL stand for:

Standard Query Language
Structured Question Language
Standard Quota List
Structured Query Language

9. What does the following command do: GRANT SELECT, UPDATE ON Accounts TO PatrickS, DavidP

Allows PatrickS to view data in the Accounts table
Allows DavidP and PatrickS to change data in the Accounts table
Allows DavidP to view and change data in the Accounts table
Allows DavidP and PatrickS to view and change data in the Accounts table

10. What does the number 50 represent in the following: VARCHAR (50)

The number of columns
The length
The number of rows
The table name

Virtualisation (VMWARE, MS Virtualisation)

1. Which of the following is false

ESXi has a 32Mb foot print
ESXi has no command line interface
ESXi is only available pre-installed
I don’t know

2. VMWare server licensing is per

Processor
Server
Virtual machine
I don’t know

3. Virtual machine swapfile by default is

Stored in the default datastore
Stored with the VM
Not configured
I don’t know

4. Which of the following is not required for HA

VI Standard licenses
Shared storage
Vmotion
I don’t know

5. What file system is used for storing virtual machines

NTFS
VMFS
NFS
I don’t know

6. An ESX cluster is primarily managed using

Virtual Centre server
VI client
Command line
I don’t know

7. VCB is used to

Migrate machines in real-time
High availability
Backup
I don’t know

8. The following can’t be used for shared storage

iSCSI SAN
Fibre SAN
NFS share
NTFS share

9. HA is possible with

Shared storage only
Shared and local storage
Local storage
I don’t know

10. The following is not a VMware competitor

Microsoft
Novell
Xen
Symantec

Programming (VB, ASP, .NET, VBS)

1. What is the main difference between .dll and .exe?

.dlls are libraries supporting code for the application and .exes are processes.
.exe can be run and used by end users.  .dll cannot be run or used by end users.
.dlls run in an independent memory space of the calling application. .exe run in the same memory space as the calling application.
.exe: the memory reference to the variables is relative. Dll:  the memory reference to the variables is absolute.

2. A Subrutine

Always returns a value.
Sometimes returns a value.
Returns a value if requested in the code.
Never returns a value

3. Passing a variable ByValue means

You are working on a copy of the dat
You are working on the actual data.
You  can overwrite the reference to the variable instance .
You can substitute the original variable instance with another one.

4. The .Net Garbage Collection

Provides methods that control the system.GC class.
Manages allocation and release of memory in an application.
Takes care of the resources management responsibility.
Automatically releases and terminates the unmanaged resources

5. In ADO.Net, what object replaces the ADO Recordset?

DataAdapter
DataTable         
DataSet
DataRow

6. In VB.Net by default parameters are passed to a procedure.

ByRef
ByVal     
Both
None

7. How many classes can be contained in a .Net Namespace?

10
3
None
Unlimited

8. What is the extension of  a form designer code file or code editor?

.dsg
.Designer.vb
editor.vb
.codeeditor.vb

9. What is the VB6 data type equivalent to the Short type in VB.Net?

Integer
Single
String
Long

10. How many elements will give you the array declare "Dim items(5) As String" in VB .Net?

6 elements from index 0 to index 5
5 elements from index 1 to index 5
5 elements from index 0 to index 4
6 elements from index 1 to index 6  

Cisco

1. At Which Prompt would you configure the Hostname on a Cisco Router:

Router$ hostname MyCorpRouter01
Router# hostname MyCorpRouter0
Router# hostname MyCorpRouter01
Router# MyCorpRouter01 hostname

2. How do you save the running config to the start-up config on a cisco router or switch?

router$ write mem
router# copy run start
router# copy running-config startup-config
router# save to memory

3. How would you export the config of a cisco device to another computer

Upload the running or startup config to TFTP
Copy “show running-config” from the console to a text file on a pc
Export the config using the export-config command
I don’t know

4. How would you identify other cisco devices on the local network?

Run the command “sh cdp neighbours” on your current cisco device
Run the command “sh cisco devices” on your current cisco device
Run arp –a on a PC, and verify the mac addresses against a hardware vendor database
Use the ping command

5. How do you identify the hardware of the cisco device if you have connected via telnet to a remote cisco device?

Run the command “show version”
Run the command “show hardware”
Run the command “show model”
Run the command “get version”

6. How would you identify the IP address on a Cisco device?

Router$ show ip interface brief
Router# show interface ip brief
Router# get ip interface brief
Router# show running-config

7. How would you check the status of a network port on a Cisco device?

Router$ show interface FastEthernet 0/0
Router# show interface brief
Router$ get interfaces
Router# execute interface show

8. What do VLANs enable you to do with a network

Separate broadcast domains
Separate important networks from non-important networks
Separate collision domains
Separate email domains

9. What does STP enable you to do with a network?

Enable redundancy in a switch network infrastructure
Enable two links to be used between switches without creating a switching loop
Enable two switches to exchange layer 3 routing information
Enable two routers to exchange  layer 2 switching information

10. When can you use a straight through cable to connect two devices together?

A switch to a switch
A switch to a computer or server
A switch to a router
A Router to a Router

Service desk

1. You are working on the Service Desk. Every Tuesday afternoon a Client calls in with the same Word Processor mail merge question. She has been calling for weeks and she is very friendly to you. The next time you speak to her, you: 

Take the call in annoyance and say "What do you want?"
Take the call, listen to her problem, then close the call.
Tell her how you remember speaking to her every week. Ask her how she is and just talk to her for a long time. You spend a while talking to her and disregard other customers
Ask her if it's the same problem that has been re-occurring. You have a small conversation with her and resolve the issue. You speak to the Client Services Manager of that client and make a recommendation for Word Processor Training.

2. Later in the day on the Service Desk a customer starts shouting about how one of your colleagues has "broken" their Exchange Server, after a brief review of the call details you discover your colleague did make a mistake. You: 

Pass the phone call through to Client Services
Explain, "Yeah, that happens sometimes. I'll pass you through to my Team Leader".
Ask, "I'm sure it's not that bad, what do you want us to do?"
Explain to the customer that you will resolve the issue and escalate it to your manager who will review the issue, cause and the work previously carried out.
You pass the call back through to the engineer who originally did the call. You just walk away and go get the manager.

3. You have built up a rapport with a client, however they start emailing you requests rather than logging calls through the call logging system. One day, they email you requesting an urgent call back, however you are currently working on another clients server which is higher priority, what do you do:

Email back the client advising you are currently working on a call, but you have logged this and passed it to your team leader to be reassigned to a more available engineer.
Email the client back and let them know you'll all them back later.
Stop what you are doing, make the call, listen to the problem and resolve the call.
Ignore the email and continue working on the high priority call.

4. You receive a call from a third party supplier of one of our clients. They have asked you for the administrator password of the network as they need to install some software on the server, what do you do:

Get authorisation from the client then give the supplier the domain administrator password.
Tell them they can't have it.
Give them the domain administrator password.
Get authorisation from the client in writing, then create a support domain administrator account for this supplier and provide them with the details.

5. A client calls up and requests some third party software to help with an issue they have , do you :

Work through the calls in the order you received them
Pass it straight back saying you can't deal with it
Use your own judgement and prioritise the calls so you can deal with the priority 10 call first and deal with the less urgent calls after

6. What utility from within Exchange System Manager would you use to confirm whether an email was delivered successfully?

Tools -Monitoring and Status
First Administrative Group - Servername - Queues
Tools -Message Tracking
Global Settings - Message Delivery

7. What are the prerequisites for a Blackberry handheld before it can be activated on a Blackberry Enterprise Server?

Upper Case GPRS or EDGE or 3G
Lower Case gprs or edge
GSM
BES Enabled
BIS Enabled

8. On your Exchange 2007 server, you create a distribution list with the email address: test@wavex.co.uk and you add 5 people to the group. Users have been using this internally, however one mentions when clients send emails to this it bounces back. What do you do?

Ask users to restart Outlook.
Untick the box in the properties of the distribution list that “require all senders are authenticated”.
Hide the distribution list from all address lists.
Check the email address alias is correct.
Advise the users that senders are probably using the wrong email address.
Restart the exchange server.

9. When talking a user through activating their Blackberry Handheld (OS V4.0 onwards), which steps would you follow for the Enterprise activation?

Options -> Security Options -> General Settings -> Enterprise Activation
Options -> Security Options -> Enterprise Activation
Options -> Advanced Options -> Enterprise Activation
Options -> Enterprise Activation

10. A user is receiving an error when they are working through Citrix XenApp. You need to connect to their Citrix session to begin troubleshooting, what tool should you use:

Go To Assist
NETi – Wavex proprietary remote tool.
Remote Desktop through Terminal Services Administration.
Shadow through Citrix Access Management Console.

11. What is the logical destination of a backup job?

Media unit
Media set
Media group
Media pool

12. A user has reported that they cannot access any emails from Outlook. You have connected to their computer and confirmed that the server is accessible and all users are having the problem. You connect to the server and it appears the Mailbox Store under First Store Group is dismounted. Which of the following would you check before mounting the information store?

Location and free space available on the partition where PRIV1.edb and PRIV1.stm are located
Amount of Exchange CAL’s installed on server
The latest service packs are installed
You can ping the server by IP Address

13. A user is trying to log into Citrix XenApp, when entering in their credentials, they receive the error: "The credentials you typed are incorrect. Please try again or contact your help desk or system administrator." What settings would you check first to ensure this gets resolved?

Reset users’ password.
Check user has permissions to log into Citrix.
Check the default gateway of the users’ PC.
Reinstall XenApp plugin.

14. Once a user has been added into Blackberry Manager you now need to set the Activation Password this can be done in more than one place, where would this be set?

Select the user --> Within the Tasks on the bottom pane --> Device Management
Select the user --> Within the Tasks on the bottom pane --> IT Admin
Right click on the user --> Set Activation Password
Right click on the user --> Assign Device
Select the user --> Within the Tasks on the bottom pane --> Service Access

15. "Recently on your Exchange 2003 server the Mailbox Store under the First Storage Group has been dismounting even when remounted. You find the following error in the event log:

Not enough disk space
The DWORD Entry Database Size Limit in GB under the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeIS\Server name\Private-Mailbox Store GUID is set to 65
Maximum Size allowed by Exchange SP2 is 65GB
The partition the Exchange database is stored on is FAT32

16. The targeted device for an existing backup job has failed and must be changed. Which action should be taken?

Change the Device and Media settings in Properties for this job in Job Setup.
Modify the default Device and Media settings for all jobs in the global settings.
Delete the job and create a new one using the original selection list.
Change the Device and Media settings in default Properties for this job in Job Monitor.

17. Within Blackberry Manager on the Blackberry Enterprise Server, where would you configure the Synchronisation Properties E.g. Bidirectional Sync and Conflict resolution between handheld and users mailbox.

Users Properties --> Redirection
Users Properties --> Filters
Users Properties --> Security
Users Properties --> IT Policy
Users Properties --> WLAN Configuration
Users Properties --> PIM Sync
Users Properties --> Advanced

18. Once a users Blackberry is activated which Mail Folders are redirected to the Handheld by default?

Inbox Only (and Sent Items if the device supports this)
Inbox, Sent Items, Draft
Inbox, Sent Items, Draft and Deleted Items
Inbox, Sent Items and Deleted Items

19. A user contacts you requesting to access their email using Outlook whilst they are away on their laptop. They have mentioned that they may not have an internet connection at all times but would still like the ability to see their emails. What do you do?

Tell them it is not possible to do this.
Enable offline caching on the users roaming profile.
Force Outlook to ‘Work Offline’.
Change Exchange account settings to ‘Use Cached Exchange Mode’.
Change Exchange advanced settings to use Outlook Anywhere.

20. What command do you need to enter at the command prompt to install applications on a Terminal Server?

Change mode/install
Change mode/execute
Change user /install
Change user /execute

21. You are on the phone with a client however it is approaching 6pm when you finish for the day, however the users problem is not resolved, what do you do:

Tell the user you have now finished for the day and can pick this back up tomorrow morning.
Tell the client this is no longer the standard working hours, ask them if they want this resolved overnight, and advise them of the Out of Hours process.
Pass the call to your team leader and tell the client someone will call them to fix this.
Keep working on the problem until it is fixed.

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