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Which of the following Microsoft features/roles can use LDAP to communicate in its default configuration?

  • WSUS
  • Volume Activation Services
  • Active Directory Domain Services
  • DHCP Server
  • I’m not sure, but I’m excited to learn more!

Correct Answer: Active Directory Domain Services

Explanation

Microsoft’s Active Directory supports using LDAP, or Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, to communicate information about objects stored in AD such as users and computers.

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I appear to be the first to vote … and I got it right, though it took a little thought - I almost chose a wrong answer, but then I forced myself to put my “prejudice” aside and think about what the option I was about to choose likely actually does … and then I chose the most logical option instead. :grin:

BTW., I knew it wasn’t WSUS or DHCP immediately, which just left 2 to choose between.

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Studying for Network+ lately “Hey I know this!”

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I was looking for the bacon answer, but chose AD instead.

Bacon is always the answer!

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I had great fun trying to get LDAP to work against AD when we were part of the council. Try as I might, I couldn’t get it to read below the top level OU I pointed it at. After about six months of communications with the company whose software I was trying to get LDAP to work with, and troubleshooting online, it came down to the fact that the council were using a horrendously outdated version of AD…
Unsurprisingly, I got this right. :smiley:

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If you know what LDAP stands for, should be a softball.

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When I read the question the first time, my brain read it as LAPS. Good thing it really didn’t matter! :grin:

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Good start to the week.

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I was really trying to second-guess myself here…good thing it’s Monday and the questions are supposed to be easy!

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LDAP – A Saturday morning breakfast protocol: Lazy Day, Accept Pork

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Wish I could spice this up even more!

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I didn’t even second guess myself today. I looked at the question and didn’t even need to look at all of the options, lol. :smiling_face_with_sunglasses:

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I almost talked myself out of the right answer on this one. I knew with absolute certainty AD supports LDAP, but a little part of me was like “well, it might be referring to something else that we’re not familiar with”. Then, I reminded that part of me that today was Monday and that @Professor-Capsaicin-Spiceworks wasn’t going to throw us a curve-ball question like that on a Monday.

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