MCSA/MCSE 70-290 Exam Cram: Managing and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Environment (2nd Edition)
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- Title
- MCSA/MCSE 70-290 Exam Cram: Managing and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Environment (2nd Edition)
- Author
- Regan, Patrick,Balter, Dan
- Publisher
- Pearson IT Certification
- Publication year
- 2007
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- New
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0789736179
- ISBN 13
- 9780789736178
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
MCSA/MCSE
Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003 Environment Second Edition
Exam 70-290
Dan Balter
Patrick Regan
The Smart Way to Study™
Covers the critical information you’ll need to know to score higher on your 70-290 exam!
- Set up and maintain Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
- Use the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC)
- Intelligently select the appropriate disk storage technology when deciding between basic versus dynamic disks and between MBR versus GPT disks
- Take advantage of command-line tools such as DSADD, DSGET, DSMOD, DSMOVE, DSQUERY, and DSRM
- Discover the enhanced functionality of Microsoft Management Console (MMC) 3.0 under the R2 edition of Windows Server 2003
- Harness the power of the increased security that Service Pack 1 (SP1) offers, such as the Security Configuration Wizard (SCW) and Access-based Enumeration filtering of network files and folders
- Perform bulk imports and exports of Active Directory user accounts using the CSVDE and LDIFDE command-line utilities
- Manage Windows Firewall settings under SP1 and R2
- Configure shadow copies of shared folders so that users can easily retrieve previous versions of data files on their own
WRITTEN BY LEADING 70-290 EXPERTs:
Dan Balter is the chief technology officer for InfoTechnology Partners, Inc., a Microsoft Certified Partner company. He works as an IT consultant and trainer for both corporate and government clients and has worked with several network operating systems throughout his 24-year career. Dan holds the following Microsoft certifications: MCDST, MCSA, and MCSE.
Patrick Regan is a senior design architect/engineer and training coordinator for Miles Consulting Corp (MCC). He holds many certifications, including the Microsoft MCSE, MCSA, and MCT; CompTIA’s A+, Network+, Server+, Linux+, Security+, and CTT+; Cisco CCNA; and Novell’s CNE and CWNP.
See the Inside Back Cover for Exclusive Access to 70-290 Practice Questions and Simulations!
- Helps you identify your strengths and weaknesses so you can assess your readiness to take the actual 70-290 exam.
- Provides detailed explanations of correct and incorrect answers.
- Features a variety of study modes so you can work your way through the questions in the manner that best suits your study preferences.
- Covers each 70-290 exam objective.
Introduction
Self Assessment
Chapter 1: Microsoft Certification Exams
Chapter 2: Administering Computer Accounts and Resources in Active Directory
Chapter 3: Managing User Accounts in Active Directory
Chapter 4:Managing Groups in Active Directory
Chapter 5: Managing Access to Resources
Chapter 6: Implementing Printing
Chapter 7: Managing Printing
Chapter 8: Managing Access to Objects in Organizational Units
Chapter 9: Implementing Group Policy
Chapter 10: Managing the User Environment by Using Group Policy
Chapter 11: Implementing Administrative Templates and Audit Policy
Chapter 12: Preparing to Administer a Server
Chapter 13: Preparing to Monitor Server Performance
Chapter 14: Monitoring Server Performance
Chapter 15: Maintaining Device Drivers and Hardware
Chapter 16: Managing Disks
Chapter 17: Managing Data Storage
Chapter 18: Managing Disaster Recovery and Data Backup Procedures
Chapter 19: Software Maintenance Using Windows Server Update Services
Chapter 20: Securing Windows Server 2003
Chapter 21: Practice Exam 1
Chapter 22: Answers to Practice Exam 1
Chapter 23: Practice Exam 2
Chapter 24: Answers to Practice Exam 2
Appendix A:Suggested Readings and Resources
Appendix B: Accessing Your Free MeasureUp Practice Test―Including Networking Simulations!:
Appendix C: MeasureUp's Product Features
Glossary
www.examcram.com
ISBN-13: 978-0-7897-3617-8
ISBN-10: 0-7897-3617-9
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About the Author
Dan Balter is the chief technology officer for InfoTechnology Partners, Inc., a Microsoft Certified Partner company. He works as a technology consultant for small- to medium-sized businesses and has worked with several different network operating systems throughout his 22-year career. Dan takes pride in turning complex, technical topics into easy-to-understand concepts. Dan is a Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST), a Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA), and a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE).
He specializes in Microsoft networking technologies, firewalls, VPNs, and other security solutions in addition to designing and implementing messaging and business solutions, such as Exchange Server environments. As CTO for InfoTechnology Partners, Inc., Dan has worked to implement an affordable continuous offsite data protection backup system for companies large and small.
Dan is a coauthor for the best-selling books Exam Cram 2: Windows XP Professional, Exam Cram 2: Supporting Users and Troubleshooting a Windows XP Operating System, and Exam Cram 2: Windows 2000 Professional, published by Que Certification. Dan has been a featured speaker at conferences across North America, including Advisor DevCons and Summits sponsored by Advisor Media and Windows Connections conferences sponsored by Windows IT Pro Magazine.
A graduate of USC’s School of Business in 1983, Dan has authored more than 300 video-, CD-, and DVD-based computer education courses, including instructional titles on installing, configuring, and administering Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003. He has also appeared as a featured video trainer for self-paced learning courses on Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Outlook, and Intuit’s QuickBooks small business accounting software. Dan is the video instructor for ExamBlast―Windows XP Professionaland for many of the QuickBooks Prolearning series titles on video and DVD from http://www.BlastThroughLearning.com.
Dan and his family live in the Santa Rosa Valley area in Southern California, near the city of Camarillo. Dan lives with his lovely wife, Alison; their 10-year-old daughter, Alexis; their 7-year-old son, Brendan; and their golden retriever, Brandy. When he’s not writing, researching, or consulting, Dan enjoys traveling with his family, swimming, playing racquetball and basketball, rooting for the L.A. Lakers and Dodgers, going for long walks, listening to music, and exploring new age spirituality. Dan can be contacted via email at Dan@InfoTech-Partners.com.
Patrick Regan has been a PC technician and network administrator/engineer for the past 15 years after graduating with a bachelor’s degree in physics from the University of Akron. He has taught many computer and network classes at Sacramento local colleges (Heald Colleges and MTI Colleges), worked as a product support engineer for the Intel Corporation Customer Service, and participated in and led many projects (Heald Colleges, Intel Corporation, and Miles Consulting Corp). For his teaching accomplishments, he received the Teacher of the Year award from Heald Colleges. In addition, he received several recognition awards from Intel. Previously, he was a senior network engineer for Virtual Alert support the BioTerrorism Readiness suite. Currently, he is a senior design architect/engineer and training coordinator for Miles Consulting Corp (MCC), a premiere Microsoft Gold partner and consulting firm. He holds many certifications, including the Microsoft MCSE, MCSA, and MCT; CompTIA’s A+, Network+, Server+, Linux+, Security+, and CTT+; Cisco CCNA; and Novell’s CNE and CWNP Certified Wireless Network Administrator (CWNA). Over the last couple of years, he has written several textbooks for Prentice Hall Publisher, including Troubleshooting the PC, Networking with Windows 2000 and 2003, Linux, Local Area Networks, Wide Area Networks, and the Acing Series (Acing the A+, Acing the Network+, Acing the Security+, and Acing the Linux+).
You can write with questions and comments to the author at Patrick_Regan@hotmail.com. (Because of the high volume of mail, every message might not receive a reply.)
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