What is the correct structure order for Active Directory schema?

What is the correct structure order for Active Directory schema?

• A. Forest - Tree - Domain - Organizational Unit
• B. Domain - Forest - Organizational Unit - Tree
• C. Organizational Unit - Tree - Forest - Domain
• D. Tree - Domain - Forest - Organizational Unit

Answer: (A)

Active Directory is structured with a forest at the top, which defines the overall security boundary and contains all domains and trees. Within a forest, you can have one or more trees, each representing a contiguous namespace. Each tree includes one or more domains, which are the administrative and security boundaries for objects. Inside a domain, Organizational Units are used to organize objects for delegation, policy application, and administration. The schema itself is shared across the entire forest, defined in the forest-wide schema partition and managed by a Schema Master. This means the structure order is forest → tree → domain → Organizational Unit.

Active Directory is structured with a forest at the top, which defines the overall security boundary and contains all domains and trees. Within a forest, you can have one or more trees, each representing a contiguous namespace. Each tree includes one or more domains, which are the administrative and security boundaries for objects. Inside a domain, Organizational Units are used to organize objects for delegation, policy application, and administration.

The schema itself is shared across the entire forest, defined in the forest-wide schema partition and managed by a Schema Master. This means the structure order is forest → tree → domain → Organizational Unit.