1- What is Active Directory Certificate Services?
This role provides the services necessary to create and manage public key certificates. In fact, public key certificates are used for authentication and through it it is checked whether the sender is approved or not. Today, public key certificates are used in various aspects of security, such as HTTP Security (HTTPS) which is required for most Windows roles, Wireless network security; (VPNs; IPsec; Encrypting File System (EFS) and other software and security systems that require the use of encryption or digital signatures.
2- What is Active Directory Domain Services?
This role, which was previously known as Active Directory, stores information about users, computers and other network devices in a secure area called a domain. Therefore, all resources and users who are members of a domain or trusted domain or forest can easily use each other’s information. In fact, all information on the network is centralized in a central database and their management will be easier.
3- What is Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS)?
This role has the Single Sign On feature In (SSO) between different domains. With ADFS, it is no longer necessary to establish trust between domains and forests. In fact, ADFS does this after establishing trust between different domains, by establishing secure connections and sharing user information and their access rights. Also, instead of using LDAP, SSL and HTTPS are used in network communications.
4-What is Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services?
ADLDS, previously known as Active Directory Application Mode or ADAM, provides services that store information about applications that are not part of AD. ADLDS is an OS-less service and does not require DC implementation. In fact, ADLDS provides the ability to communicate with AD without the need to join it.
5-What is Active Directory Rights Management Services?
In Windows Server 2008, Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS) included new features that were not available in Microsoft® Windows® Rights Management Services (RMS). In this service, a series of features are designed to make the overall management of AD RMS easier and the use of It also provides it outside the organization. In fact, what AD RMS does is create a possibility to protect information. It is also compatible with all applications that provide policies to protect sensitive information. AD RMS includes the following new features or features:
In Windows Server 2008, it is available as a server role.
Management through the Microsoft Management Console or MMC
Integration with AD FS or Active Directory Federation Service
The ability to delegate some responsibilities through new AD RMS management roles
6-What is an Application Server?
An application server provides an integrated environment for running and deploying network applications. These applications respond to requests received from remote computers on the network. In general, some of the applications that run on an application server are:
Internet Information Services (IIS)
the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
ASP.NET
COM+
Message Queuing
Web services that are built with Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)
7-Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol What is (DHCP) Server?
This service allows servers to assign and release IP addresses to computers and other devices on the network that are activated as DHCP clients on the network.
8-What is DNS Server?
It is responsible for naming computers and network services that are stored in a hierarchical manner in the domain. It also converts host names to IP addresses.
9-What is Fax Server?
This service manages fax resources on the network. It is responsible for all the tasks related to the hardware and software of fax machines, sending and receiving, and finally their general settings.
10-What is File Services?
We know that a file server provides a place to store and share files on the network. When a large number of users want to access a specific set of files or applications at the same time, the file server must be defined in the domain and receive the required settings. Well, this is what the file service role does. In previous versions of Windows Server, the file service It was installed, but in Windows Server 2008, you need to add a server as a file server to Windows and configure it through file service.
11- What is Print Services?
Print service allows sharing printers on the network and centralizes print server and network print management using print management snap-ins. Print service in Windows Server 2008 uses two parts to manage print servers:
Server manager: This part was added in Windows Server 2008.
Print management: This part was introduced in Windows Server 2003 R2 and was expanded in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.
12- What is Network Policy and Access Services?
(Network Policy and Access Services (NPAS) in Windows Server 2008 creates the technologies necessary to provide VPN, dial up networking, and 802.11 protected wireless. Using NPAS, you can set policies on the ground
