In recent years Microsoft’s MCSE program has established itself as the premier computer and networking industry certification. For the Windows 2003 implementation and administration, corporate has made it their mission to demand more of Microsoft certified candidates. The depth of technical knowledge required to obtain Microsoft’s Windows 2003 MCSE is staggering.
Prerequisites: Knowledge of Computer Hardware.
Managing & Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment - 070-290
Administering Accounts and Resources. Managing Users, Groups and Computer Accounts. Managing Access to Resources. Managing Printing. Managing Access to Objects in organizational Units. Implementing Group Policy. Security in Windows Server 2003. Administering Server. Monitor Server Performance Maintaining Device drivers. Managing Disks. Managing Data Storage. Managing Disaster Recovery, Maintaining Software by Using Software Updates Services.
Implementing, Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure - 070 - 291
Allocate IP addressing by using DHCP, Manage and monitor DHCP. Resolving Names. Manage the integration of Active Directory and DNS. Resolve network basic input/output system (NetBIOS) names using WINS. Secure network traffic by using IPSec and certificates. Routing and Remote Access service. Configure network access. Manage and Monitor network access.
Planning and Maintaing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure - 070-293
Plan a TCP/IP physical and logical network. Plan and troubleshoot a routing strategy. Plan a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) strategy. Optimize and troubleshoot DNS. Plan a Domain Name System (DNS) strategy. Optimize and troubleshoot DNS. Plan and optimize Windows Internet Nameing Service (WINS). Plan, optimize, and troubleshoot IPSec network access. Troubleshoot network access.
Planning Implementing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure - 070-294
Logical and physical components of active Directory. Forest and domain structure using ADS. Plan and implement an OU structure. Deploy, manage and troubleshoot software that is deployed using Group Policy. Implementing sites. PLan and implementing sites. Plan and implement the placement of domain controllers, global catalog servers, and DNS servers that are integrated with Active Directory. Plan and manage operations masters. Back up, and maintain Active Directory.
Installing, Configuring and Administering Microsoft Windows XP Professional - 070-270
Installing Windows XP Professional. Configure and manage hardware on a computer running Windows XP Professional. Manage disks. Configure and manage file systems. Configure and support TCP/IP. Configure the desktop environment, and use profiles to control desktop customization. Configure security, privacy and connection settings for Internet Explorer. Supporting remote users. Configure Windows XP Professional for mobile computing. Monitor resource and performance.
Designing Security for a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network - 070-298
Plan a framework for network security. Identify threats to network security. Analyze security risks. Design security for physical resources. Design security for computers. Design security for accounts. Design security for authentication. Design security for data. Design security for data transmission. Design security for network perimeters. Design an incident response procedure.
Designing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory and Network Infrastructure - 070-297
Security Design Process. Threats to Network Security. Analyzing Security Risks. Creating a Security Design for Physical Resources, Computers, Accounts and Authentication. Creating a Security Design for Network Perimeters. Designing Responses to Security Incidents.