Summary
- Active Directory is a distributed database that stores objects in a hierarchical, structured, and secure format.
- Active Directory's objects typically represent users, computers, peripheral devices and network services.
- The domain, the forest, and the tree represent the logical division of an AD infrastructure.
- A DC, is a server that is responsible for securely authenticating requests to access resources in your organization's domain.
- A domain is a logical grouping of users, computers, peripherals, network services, and security settings.
- A tree in an AD structure is comprised of one or more domains.
- In an AD structure, the forest consists of a collection of trees.
- Master schema and domain naming master are ForestWide operations master roles.
- RID, PDC emulator, and infrastructure master are DomainWide operations master roles.
- The best example of a domain is a client/server network where a dedicated server on the network is used to provide services.
- P2P networking represents the best example...
