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Windows Server 2016 Administration Fundamentals

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Windows Server 2016 Administration Fundamentals

Overview of this book

Windows Server 2016 is the server operating system developed by Microsoft as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems, developed concurrently with Windows 10. This book is designed to get you started with Windows Server 2016. It will prepare you for your MTA 98-365 exam. With step-by-step instructions driven by targeted, easy-to-understand graphics, you will be able to understand the roles, features, functions, and quirks of Windows Server 2016. The book begins with the basics of Windows Server 2016, which includes the installation process and basic configuration. You will then move on to roles and features such as Active Directory, Hyper-V, Remote Access, Storage, and Printer. With the help of real-world examples, you will get to grips with the fundamentals of Windows Server 2016, which will help you solve difficult tasks the easy way. Later, the book also shows you maintenance and troubleshooting tasks, where with the help of best practices you will be able to manage Windows Server 2016 with ease. Each chapter ends with a questionnaire to ensure you make the best use of the content provided. By the end of this book, you will have the knowledge required to administer and manage Windows Server environments.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)

Understanding devices and device drivers (1.1)

Knowing that computer hardware is nothing more than a collection of devices and that the operating system is just a collection of programmed instructions, it is very intriguing to see the interaction between these two computer components. This raises the question, How does the operating system recognize the devices that make up the physical part of a computer?

Computer devices and device drivers

In general, if we agree that the computer system is comprised of a computer case, monitor, keyboard, and mouse, as shown in Figure 3.1, then computer devices are organized into internal, external, peripheral, and network devices:

  • An internal device is any device that is located in the...