Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services

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Evaluating the Characteristics

Cost
Use a planned domain	No additional costs are required as a planned domain is being used as the forest root.	Low
Empty root domain	Dedicating an empty root domain to host the forest root will incur extra hardware and software costs for the computers to run the domain and maintain its availability.	High

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