Meet with at least 2 managers and team lead. What is Active Directory and why is it used? Active Directory (AD) is a Microsoft technology used to manage computers and other devices on a network. ... Active Directory allows network administrators to create and manage domains, users, and objects within a network. • What is an Active Directory domain? An Active Directory domain is a collection of objects within a Microsoft Active Directory network. An object can be a single user or a group or it can be a hardware component, such as a computer or printer. Each domain holds a database containing object identity information. • What are the roles in Active Directory? Currently in Windows there are five FSMO roles: Flexible Single-Master Operation (FSMO) 1. Schema master. 2. Domain naming master. 3. RID master. 4. PDC emulator. 5. Infrastructure master. MicroSoft active Directory User Accounts • What is Active Directory management? 1. Active Directory management (AD management) is the process of managing and monitoring the operations of the Active Directory service that is mostly found in Windows Server operating systems. • What is an Active Directory user account? 1. In Active Directory, a user account is an object that consists of all the information that defines a domain user, which includes user name, password, and groups in which the user account has membership. User accounts can be stored in either Active Directory or on your local computer. 2. For computers running Windows XP Professional and member servers running Windows Server 2003, use Local Users and Groups to manage local user accounts. For domain controllers running Windows Server 2003, use Active Directory Users and Computers to manage domain user accounts. and computer accounts. 3. A computer account is an account that is stored in Active Directory and that uniquely identifies a computer in a domain. A computer account uses the same name as the computer joining the domain. represent a physical entity such as a computer or person. 4. User accounts can also be used as dedicated serviceaccounts for some applications. A dedicated service is a program, routine, or process that performs a specific system function to support other programs, particularly at a low (close to the hardware) level.