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Microsoft 070-742 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Identity with Windows Server 2016 |
| Exam Number: | 70-742 |
| Real Exam Qty: | 40-60 |
| Related Certifications: | MCSA: Windows Server 2016 |
| Certificate Validity Period: | Certification retired; originally valid until certification retirement |
| Available Languages: | English, Japanese, German, Portuguese (Brazil), French, Chinese (Simplified) |
| Exam Format: | Multiple Response, Case Study, Active Screen, Multiple Choice, Review Screen, Best Answer |
| Passing Score: | 700/1000 |
| Exam Price: | USD 165 |
| Exam Duration: | 120 minutes |
| Sample Questions: | ![]() |
| Exam Way: | Pearson VUE testing centers and online proctored delivery (when exam was active). Exam retired by Microsoft. |
| Pre Condition: | No formal prerequisite exam. Designed for candidates with experience administering Windows Server 2016 environments. Part of the MCSA: Windows Server 2016 certification path. |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/credentials/certifications/exams/70-742/ |
Microsoft 070-742 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
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| Implement Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) | 15% | - Manage PKI solutions
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| Implement Identity Federation and Access Solutions | 20% | - Implement Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS)
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| Install and Configure Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) | 20% | - Deploy domain controllers
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| Create and Manage Group Policy | 20% | - Manage Group Policy settings
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| Manage and Maintain AD DS | 25% | - Implement advanced AD DS features
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The Microsoft Identity with Windows Server 2016 blueprint covers these core domains:
- Implement Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) (15%)
- Implement Identity Federation and Access Solutions (20%)
- Manage and Maintain AD DS (25%)
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Microsoft Identity with Windows Server 2016 Sample Questions:
Your network contains an Active Directory domain. All client computers run Windows 10.
A client computer named Computer1 was in storage for five months and was unused during that time.
You attempt to sign in to the domain from Computer1 and receive an error message.
You need to ensure that you can sign in to the domain from Computer1.
What should you do?
- A. From Active Directory Administrative Center, disable Computer1, and then enable the computer account of Computer1.
- B. From Active Directory Users and Computers, run the Delegation of Control Wizard.
- C. From Active Directory Administrative Center, reset the computer account of Computer1.
- D. Unjoin Computer1 from the domain, and then join the computer to the domain.
Correct Answer: D π³οΈ
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Your network contains an Active Directory forest named contoso.com. The forest contains a member server named Server1. Server1 has several line-of-business applications. Each application runs as a service that uses the Network Service account. You need to configure the line-of-business applications to run by using a virtual account. What should you do?
- A. From the Services console, modify the Log On properties of the services.
- B. From Windows PowerShell, run the New-ADServiccAccount cmdlet.
- C. From Windows PowerShell, run the Install-ADScrviceAccount cmdlet.
- D. From the Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT), create a shim.
Correct Answer: A π³οΈ
You have a server named Server1 that has the Active Directory Federation Services server role installed.
You need to configure Server1 as the authorization server. Server1 will be used to authorize access to a web API from a web application. The web application will use OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect to access the web API as the authenticated user.
The solution must minimize administrative effort.
What should you do first?
- A. Run Add-AdfsNativeClientApplication
- B. Run Add-AdfsServerApplication
- C. Run New-AdfsapplicationGroup
- D. Enable the OAuth endpoint
Correct Answer: B π³οΈ
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Note: This question is part of a series of questions that use the same or similar answer choices. An answer choice may be correct for more than one question in the series. Each question is independent of the other questions in this series.
Information and details provided in a question apply only to that question.
Your network contains an Active Directory domain named contoso.com. The domain contains 5,000 user accounts.
You have a Group Policy object (GPO) named DomainPolicy that is linked to the domain and a GPO named DCPolicy that is linked to the Domain Controllers organizational unit (OU).
You need to use the application control policy settings to prevent several applications from running on the network.
What should you do?
- A. From user Configuration node of DomainPolicy, modify Administrative Templates.
- B. From Preferences in the Computer Configuration node of DomainPolicy, modify Windows Settings.
- C. From the User Configuration node of DomainPolicy, modify Folder Redirection.
- D. From the Computer Configuration node of DomainPolicy, modify Administrative Templates.
- E. From the User Configuration node of DCPolicy, modify Security Settings.
- F. From the Computer Configuration node of DCPolicy, modify Security Settings.
- G. From the Computer Configuration node of DomainPolicy, modify Security Settings.
- H. From Preferences in the User Configuration node of DomainPolicy, modify Windows Settings.
Correct Answer: G π³οΈ
Note: This question is part of a series of questions that present the same scenario. Each question in the series contains a unique solution that might meet the stated goals. Some question sets might have more than one correct solution, while others might not have a correct solution.
After you answer a question in this section, you will NOT be able to return to it. As a result, these questions will not appear in the review screen.
Your network contains an Active Directory domain named contoso.com. All the accounts of the users in the sales department are in an organizational unit (OU) named SalesOU.
An application named App1 is deployed to the user accounts in SalesOU by using a Group Policy object (GPO) named Sales GPO.
You need to set the registry value of \HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\App1\Collaboration to 0.
Solution: You add a user preference that has a Replace action.
Does this meet the goal?
- A. Yes
- B. No
Correct Answer: B π³οΈ



