Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012 — Question 10

You work as a Network Administrator at ABC.com. The network contains a single Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain named ABC.com.
The network includes servers running various versions of Windows Server 2008. You plan to upgrade all servers in the network to Windows Server 2012. Some servers run the 32-bit version of Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2) on hardware with x86 CPUs.
Some servers run the 64-bit version of Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2) on hardware with x64 CPUs.
Some servers run Windows Server 2008 R2 on hardware with x64 CPUs. Some servers run Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) on hardware with x64
CPUs.
Which of the servers can be upgraded directly to Windows Server 2012 without the need to purchase new hardware or install additional service packs? (Choose all that apply)

Answer options

• A. The servers running the 32-bit version of Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2) on hardware with x86 CPUs.
• B. The servers running the 64-bit version of Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2) on hardware with x64 CPUs.
• C. The servers running Windows Server 2008R2 on hardware with x64 CPUs.
• D. The servers running Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 on hardware with x64 CPUs.

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A because the 32-bit version of Windows Server 2008 SP2 cannot be directly upgraded to Windows Server 2012. Options B, C, and D can be upgraded, but they are not the answer to the question as they would not upgrade without the need for additional service packs or new hardware.