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Microsoft 70-243 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Plan and Deploy System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Infrastructure | 20% | - Plan infrastructure requirements
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| Configure and Manage Clients | 20% | - Deploy Configuration Manager clients
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| Deploy Operating Systems | 15% | - Prepare infrastructure for OSD
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| Manage Compliance and Monitor Infrastructure | 20% | - Implement compliance settings
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| Deploy Applications and Software Updates | 25% | - Create and deploy applications
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70-243 Exam FAQ: Review, Demo, and Policy
No mandatory prerequisites; recommended 1+ year experience with System Center Configuration Manager, Windows Server, Active Directory, and network infrastructure Since requirements change over time, confirm the latest on the official Microsoft exam page before scheduling.
The 70-243 exam is a Microsoft certification exam validating the Microsoft Administering and Deploying System Center 2012 Configuration Manager syllabus shown above. It belongs to these credential paths: MCTS: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, MCSA: Private Cloud, MCSE: Private Cloud. Candidates in 2026 prepare for it with GuideTorrent's 158 practice questions, available as a printable PDF, a Windows Desktop Test Engine, and an Online Test Engine — three versions of the same materials.
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The official Microsoft Administering and Deploying System Center 2012 Configuration Manager outline defines 5 domains. The leading three are Plan and Deploy System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Infrastructure (20%), Configure and Manage Clients (20%), and Deploy Operating Systems (15%). The full list is in the topics section above, and GuideTorrent's 158 practice questions cover each one.
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Microsoft Administering and Deploying System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Sample Questions:
Your company uses System Center 2012 Configuration Manager to distribute operating system images.
You receive 300 new desktop computers. All of the client computers have the same hardware configuration.
When you attempt to deploy a Windows 7 image to one of the client computers, you receive an error message indicating that a storage device cannot be found during the pre- boot deployment phase.
You need to ensure that you can deploy Windows 7 to the new computers by using an image.
What should you do?
- A. Import the storage drivers to the Drivers container and update the task sequence.
- B. Update the existing boot image to include the storage drivers.
- C. Create a new driver package and update thetask sequence.
- D. Clear the contents of the Drivers container and update the task sequence.
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
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Your network contains a System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1
(SP1) environment.
You have an application named App by using the Application Catalog.
You need to ensure that users in the finance department can install App1 by using the
Application Catalog.
What should you do?
- A. Create a required user deployment and target the deployment to all of the client computers in the finance department.
- B. Create anavailable user deployment and target the deployment to all of the client computers in the finance department.
- C. Create a required user deployment and target the deployment to all of the financedepartment users.
- D. Create an available user deployment and target the deployment to all of the finance department users.
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
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Your network contains a System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1
(SP1) environment.
The hierarchy contains a Central Administration Site named Site1 and a primary site named Site2.
You discover that none of the packages created on Site1 are displayed in Site2.
You need to identify whether there is a replication issue between the sites.
What should you review?
- A. the Despool.log file (or Replmgr.log IN EXAM!)
- B. the Microsoft SQL Server replication diagnostic files
- C. the Colleval.log file
- D. the Inventoryagent.log file
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
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Your network contains a single Active Directory domain.
You plan to deploy System Center 2012 Configuration Manager.
The hierarchy will have a Central Administration Site and five Primary Sites.
You need to ensure that you can target user groups for software distribution.
The solution must minimize network traffic.
Which Configuration Manager discovery method should you use?
- A. Active Directory User Discovery and Active Directory Group Discovery on the Central
Administration site - B. Active Directory User Discovery on the Central Administration site and Active Directory
Group Discovery on the primary sites - C. Active Directory User Discovery and Active DirectoryGroup Discovery on the primary sites
- D. Active Directory User Discovery on the primary sites and Active Directory Group
Discovery on every site
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
You have a server named Server1 that runs Windows Server 2012 R2.
You plan to install System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 (SP1) on Server1.
You need to install the prerequisites on Server1.
Which three features should you install from the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit for Windows 8.1? Each correct answer presents part of the solution.
- A. Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE)
- B. WindowsAssessment Services
- C. Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Express
- D. Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT)
- E. Windows Performance Toolkit
- F. User State Migration Tool (USMT)
- G. Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT)
- H. Deployment Tools
Correct Answer: A,F,H 🗳️
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