MS-202 sample exam questions

15 exam-style questions for Microsoft MS-202: Messaging Administrator Transition, with answers and explanations. Take them as a timed practice exam first if you want a score out of 1000.

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Question 1Single choiceTopic 1

You have a Microsoft exchange Server 2019 organization that has a database availability group (DAG) named DAG1.
DAG1 contains three members. One of the members contains a mailbox database copy that has a replay lag time of six days.
You need to configure the Exchange organization to minimize the likelihood of an email message being lost if a member of DAG1 fails.
The value of which attribute should you modify?
1. A
  MessageExpirationTimeout
2. B
  ShadowRedundancyEnabled
3. C
  SafetyNetHoldTime
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Correct answer: C

Why
Safety Net keeps copies of delivered messages for SafetyNetHoldTime (default two days) and resubmits them after a failover or lagged copy activation. With a six-day replay lag, raise SafetyNetHoldTime above the lag. MessageExpirationTimeout and ShadowRedundancyEnabled do not cover that window.
Question 2Single choiceTopic 1

You have a Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 organization that has the following configurations:
✑ The forest functional level of Active Directory is Windows Server 2008 R2
✑ The domain controllers in Active Directory Windows Server 2012 R2.
✑ The Exchange servers run Windows Server 2012 Datacenter
You plan to upgrade the organization to Exchange Server 2019.
You need to ensure that the organization meets the minimum supported requirements for the upgrade.
What should you do?
1. A
  Raise the forest functional level to Windows Server 2012 R2
2. B
  Upgrade the domain controllers to Windows Server 2016
3. C
  Upgrade the Exchange servers to Windows Server 2016
4. D
  Upgrade the Exchange servers to Windows Server 2019
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Correct answer: A

Why
Exchange 2019 requires an Active Directory forest functional level of Windows Server 2012 R2 or higher. The forest is at 2008 R2, so raising it is the only gap. The domain controllers already run 2012 R2, and Exchange 2013 servers are not required to be on 2016 or 2019.
Question 3Multiple responseTopic 1

You plan to deploy Microsoft Exchange Server 2019. You need to verify whether the Active Directory environment is prepared?
Each correct answer presents a complete solution.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
1. A
  Review the Exchange Setup log
2. B
  Run the Get-ExchangeServer cmdlet
3. C
  Run the Get-ADForest cmdlet
4. D
  Use ADSI Edit
5. E
  Run the dcdiag.exe command
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Correct answer: A, D

Why
The Exchange Setup log records the PrepareSchema and PrepareAD results, and ADSI Edit lets you check the rangeUpper of ms-Exch-Schema-Version-Pt and the objectVersion of the Exchange organization container. Get-ExchangeServer, Get-ADForest and dcdiag do not show Exchange preparation state.
Question 4Single choiceTopic 3

Note: This question is part of a series of questions that present the same scenario. Each question in the series contains a unique solution that might
meet the stated goals. Some question sets might have more than once correct solution, while others might not have a correct solution.
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You have a Microsoft Exchange server 2019 organization.
You discover that users rarely delete items from their Sent Items folder and their Deleted Items folder.
You need to recommend a solution to automatically reduce the size of the primary mailbox of each user.
Solution: You recommend configuring a retention policy that contains two personal tags.
Does this meet the goal?
1. A
  Yes
2. B
  No
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Correct answer: B

Why
Personal tags are optional and applied by users, and users here rarely manage their folders, so nothing is deleted automatically. You need retention policy tags on Sent Items and Deleted Items, which apply automatically, so this does not meet the goal.
Question 5Single choiceTopic 3

Note: This question is part of a series of questions that present the same scenario. Each question in the series contains a unique solution that might
meet the stated goals. Some question sets might have more than once correct solution, while others might not have a correct solution.
After you answer a question in this section, you will NOT be able to return to it. As a result, these questions will not appear in the review screen.
You have a Microsoft Exchange server 2019 organization.
You discover that users rarely delete items from their Sent Items folder and their Deleted Items folder.
You need to recommend a solution to automatically reduce the size of the primary mailbox of each user.
Solution: You recommend configuring a retention policy that contains two default policy tags.
Does this meet the goal?
1. A
  Yes
2. B
  No
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Correct answer: B

Why
A default policy tag applies to the whole mailbox for items without another tag, and only one per action type is allowed in a policy. It cannot target the Sent Items and Deleted Items folders separately. Retention policy tags for those folders are required, so this fails.
Question 6Single choiceTopic 3

Your company has a Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 organization. The company purchases five portable projectors for its sales department.
You need to enable the users in the sales department to reserve the projectors by using their calendar in Exchange.
What is the best type of recipient to use to achieve the goal? More than one answer choice may achieve the goal. Select the BEST answer.
1. A
  a user mailbox
2. B
  a resource mailbox
3. C
  a shared mailbox
4. D
  a distribution group
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Correct answer: B

Why
Equipment such as projectors is modeled as an equipment resource mailbox, which users can book through meeting requests in calendar with automatic booking. User and shared mailboxes lack the booking processing, and a distribution group cannot be scheduled.
Question 7Single choiceTopic 4

You have a Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 organization.
You purchase a Microsoft 365 subscription and configure Active Directory synchronization. You use a smart host for all email communication between the
organization and the Internet. The smart host performs email hygiene and alters message headers.
You plan to run the Hybrid Configuration wizard to create an Exchange hybrid deployment and change the MX record to point to Exchange Online.
You need to decommission the smart host from the organization.
What should you do first?
1. A
  Modify the Send connector to use DNS delivery
2. B
  Create a Receive connector that allows anonymous authentication
3. C
  Modify the TLSReceiveDomainSecureList value by running the Set-TransportConfig cmdlet
4. D
  Modify the InternalSmtpServer value by running the Set-TransportConfig cmdlet
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Correct answer: A

Why
First change the Send connector from smart host delivery to DNS (MX) delivery so outbound mail no longer goes through the appliance. Only then can the smart host be removed. The other options relate to inbound trust, TLS lists or internal SMTP servers and do not stop its use.
Question 8Single choiceTopic 4

You have a Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 hybrid deployment.
You need to change the free/busy data access sharing level between the on-premises organization and Exchange Online.
What should you do?
1. A
  Modify the organization relationship
2. B
  Create an organization sharing policy
3. C
  Run the Hybrid Configuration wizard
4. D
  Create an individual sharing policy
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Correct answer: A

Why
Free/busy sharing in a hybrid deployment is governed by the organization relationship, whose FreeBusyAccessLevel parameter sets the detail shared (AvailabilityOnly, LimitedDetails). Edit it with Set-OrganizationRelationship. Sharing policies are for individual mailbox sharing with external users, not between the hybrid organizations.
Question 9Multiple responseTopic 4

Your network contains an Active Directory domain named Fabrikam.com. You have a Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 organization that contains two Mailbox
servers. The servers are members of a database availability group (DAG).
You plan to implement an Exchange hybrid deployment.
You are evaluating the use of the Exchange Modern Hybrid connection option during the hybrid deployment.
What are two benefits of using Exchange Modern Hybrid instead of Exchange Classic Hybrid? Each correct answer presents part of solutions.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
1. A
  uses Organization Configuration Transfer to configure Exchange Online
2. B
  allows federated sharing between the on-premises organization and Exchange Online
3. C
  allows the use of Microsoft Azure Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for on-premises users
4. D
  eliminates the need to purchase publicly trusted certificates for communication between the on-premises organization and Exchange Online
5. E
  preserves mailbox quotas when mailboxes are moved between the on-premises organization and Exchange Online
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Correct answer: A, D

Why
Modern hybrid via the Hybrid Configuration wizard uses Organization Configuration Transfer to copy the on-premises configuration to Exchange Online, and the Hybrid Agent removes the need for publicly trusted certificates on the connection to Exchange Online. Federated sharing and quota preservation exist in classic hybrid too.
Question 10Single choiceTopic 5

Note: This question is part of a series of questions that present the same scenario. Each question in the series contains a unique solution that might
meet the stated goals. Some question sets might have more than once correct solution, while others might not have a correct solution.
After you answer a question in this section, you will NOT be able to return to it. As a result, these questions will not appear in the review screen.
You create a new Microsoft 365 E5 subscription.
You need to identify which administrator deleted mailboxes during the last two days.
Solution: From the Security & Compliance admin center, you perform an audit log search.
Does this meet the goal?
1. A
  Yes
2. B
  No
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Correct answer: A

Why
The unified audit log, searched in the Security and Compliance center (now Microsoft Purview), records Exchange admin activity such as mailbox removal, including who did it and when. Searching the last two days identifies the administrator, so this meets the goal.
Question 11Single choiceTopic 5

You have a Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 organization that contains 1,000 users and three Mailbox servers.
You discover an increase in spam.
You need to use an anti-spam real-time block list.
What should you do?
1. A
  Deploy an Edge Transport server.
2. B
  Run the Install-AntispamAgents.ps1 PowerShell script.
3. C
  Deploy a data loss prevention (DLP) policy.
4. D
  Configure the junk email settings for the mailboxes.
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Correct answer: B

Why
On a Mailbox server the anti-spam agents, including IP Block List providers, are not installed by default. Running Install-AntispamAgents.ps1 installs them. An Edge server is not required, a DLP policy does not use block lists, and Outlook junk settings are client-side.
Question 12Single choiceTopic 5

You have a Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 organization.
You have a user named User1. Multiple users have full access to the mailbox of User1. Some email messages appear to have been read and deleted before
User1 viewed them. You need to track the identity of any user who deleted the email messages of User1 in the future.
Which command should you run?
1. A
  Set-AdminAuditLogConfig â€"AdminAuditLogEnabled $true â€"AdminAuditLogCmdlets *Mailbox*
2. B
  Set-Mailbox â€"Identity "User1" â€"AuditEnabled $true
3. C
  Set-MailboxFolderPermission â€"Identity "User1" â€"User [email protected] â€"AccessRights Owner
4. D
  Set-Mailbox "User1" â€"AuditEnabled $true â€"AuditOwner MailboxLogin
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Correct answer: B

Why
Mailbox audit logging, enabled with Set-Mailbox -AuditEnabled $true, records delegate actions such as SoftDelete and HardDelete by default, identifying who deleted items. AuditOwner only covers the owner's own actions, and admin audit logging covers cmdlets, not mailbox access.
Question 13Single choiceTopic 6

You need to recommend a deployment plan that meets the technical requirements for the mailbox databases.
What should you include in the recommendation?
1. A
  Deploy 10 Exchange servers to the main office and one Exchange server to each branch office. Create two mailbox databases on each server.
2. B
  Deploy one Exchange server to each office. Create two mailbox databases on each server. Create copies of the databases on another server.
3. C
  Deploy 11 Exchange servers to the main office and one Exchange server to each branch office. Create one mailbox database on each server.
4. D
  Deploy one Exchange server to the main office and two Exchange servers to each branch office. Create one mailbox database on each server.
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Correct answer: B

Why
Case study not shown here. Mailbox database requirements for high availability are met by placing servers in each office and keeping copies of each database on another server, which gives resilience. Single-copy designs without copies cannot survive a server failure.
Question 14Single choiceTopic 7

You need to implement a routing solution that meets the technical requirements.
What should you do?
1. A
  Configure the main office as an Active Directory hub site.
2. B
  Create 10 accepted domains.
3. C
  Create an SMTP site link for each office.
4. D
  In each office, create a scoped Send connector.
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Correct answer: D

Why
Case study not shown here. To control outbound routing per office, create a scoped Send connector in each office so mail is sent from that site. Accepted domains handle inbound acceptance, and AD site links or hub sites govern internal routing, not outbound internet routing.
Question 15Multiple responseTopic 11

You plan to deploy Microsoft Exchange Server 2019.
You need to verify whether the Active Directory environment is prepared for the deployment.
What are two methods to verify whether the Active Directory environment is prepared? Each correct answer presents a complete solution.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
1. A
  Review the Exchange Setup log
2. B
  Run the Get-ExchangeServer cmdlet
3. C
  Run the Get-ADForest cmdlet
4. D
  Use ADSI Edit
5. E
  Run the dcdiag.exe command
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Correct answer: A, D

Why
The Exchange Setup log records the PrepareSchema and PrepareAD results, and ADSI Edit lets you check the schema version attribute and the objectVersion of the Exchange organization container. Get-ExchangeServer, Get-ADForest and dcdiag do not show Exchange preparation state.