MCSA/MCSE 70-290 Exam Cram

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.)  

Introduction

Self Assessment

Chapter 1: Microsoft Certification Exams

Assessing Exam Readiness

What to Expect at the Testing Center

Exam Layout and Design

    The Single-Answer and Multiple-Answer Multiple-Choice Question Formats

    The Build-List-and-Reorder Question Format

    The Create-a-Tree Question Format

    The Drag-and-Connect Question Format

    The Select-and-Place Question Format

    Special Exam Question Formats

Design Exam Question Formats

Microsoft's Testing Formats

Strategies for Different Testing Formats

    Case-Study Exam Strategy

    The Fixed-Length and Short-Form Exam Strategy

Question-Handling Strategies

Mastering the Test-Taking Mindset

Additional Resources

Chapter 2: Administering Computer Accounts and Resources in Active Directory

Introduction to Active Directory

    Domains, Domain Trees, and Domain Forests

    The Microsoft Management Console (MMC)

    MMC 3.0

Administering Computer Accounts in Active Directory

    The Active Directory Client for Windows 9x and Windows NT 4.0

    Creating Computer Accounts

    Managing and Troubleshooting Computer Accounts

Using Command-Line Utilities for Active Directory Objects

Managing Resources Using the Run As Command

    Using Run As from the Command Line

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Chapter 3: Managing User Accounts in Active Directory

Managing Users in Active Directory

    Adding New Users

    Modifying and Deleting Users

Troubleshooting User Account Problems

    Locked-Out User Accounts

Troubleshooting User Authentication Problems

    Changing Cached Credential Settings Through the Registry

    Changing Cached Credential Settings Through Group Policy

Searching for User Accounts and Other Objects in Active Directory

    Working with Active Directory Queries

    Exporting and Importing Saved Query Definitions

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Chapter 4:Managing Groups in Active Directory

Managing Groups in Active Directory

    Understanding Group Scopes

    Maintaining Groups and Group Membership

    Creating New Groups Using ADUC

    Creating New Groups Using the Command Prompt

    Active Directory Naming Conventions

Active Directory: The Schema and Functional Levels

    Active Directory Functional Levels

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Chapter 5: Managing Access to Resources

Working with Shared Network Folders

    Creating Shared Folders from Windows Explorer

    Creating Shared Folders from the Command Line

    Working with the Shared Folders Snap-In

    Working with Shared Folder Offline Settings

    Working with Share Permissions

NTFS File and Folder Permissions

    Working with Basic NTFS Permissions

    Working with Advanced NTFS Permissions

    Determining NTFS Effective Permissions

    Understanding Ownership of Files and Folders

Troubleshooting Access to Files and Shared Folders

    Checking Share Permissions

    Checking NTFS Permissions

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Chapter 6: Implementing Printing

Printer Terminology

Local Versus Network Printing

Printing Process

Adding a Printer to a Windows Server 2003 Computer

    Installing a Local Printer

    Install a Network Printer

Printer Properties

Printer Clients

Sharing Options

Using Paper Trays

Printer Permissions

Internet Printing

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Chapter 7: Managing Printing

Managing the Print Spooler

Printers, Print Devices, and Printer Pools

    Priorities and Scheduling

    Printer Pools

Managing Print Jobs

Redirecting Print Jobs

Looking at the Logs

Auditing Printer Access

Monitoring Print Queue Performance

Troubleshooting Printing Problems

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Chapter 8: Managing Access to Objects in Organizational Units

Active Directory Permissions

Effective Permissions

Ownership

Delegating Control of Organizational Units

Moving Active Directory Objects

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Chapter 9: Implementing Group Policy

Introduction to Group Policies

Modifying Policy Settings

Controlling Inheritance

User and Computer Configuration Settings

Attributes of a GPO Link

Group Policy Permissions

Back Up, Restore, and Import GPO

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Chapter 10: Managing the User Environment by Using Group Policy

Enabling and Disabling Group Policy Settings

Assigning Scripts with Group Policy

Restricting Group Membership

Access to Software

Folder Redirection

Administrative Templates

gpupdate

Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP)

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Chapter 11: Implementing Administrative Templates and Audit Policy

Permissions Versus Rights

User Rights

Security Policies

    Password Policy

    Account Lockout Policy

    Security Options

    Using Security Templates to Secure Computers

    Security Configuration and Analysis Tool

Setting Up Auditing

Event Viewer

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Chapter 12: Preparing to Administer a Server

Taking Advantage of Server Administration Tools

The Run As Feature

    Using Run As from the Command Line

Using Server Management Tools Remotely

Adding Snap-Ins to a Custom MMC for Remote Management

Using Remote Assistance for Remote Administration

Configuring Group Policy Settings for Remote Assistance

    Configuring Remote Assistance on the Client Side

    Requesting and Receiving RA.

Using Terminal Services for Remote Administration

    Configuring TS on the Server

    Configuring Remote Desktop Connections on the Client

    Using the Remote Desktops Snap-In

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Chapter 13: Preparing to Monitor Server Performance

Understanding and Monitoring System Events

    Working with the Event Viewer

    Working with the System Monitor

Monitoring System Performance

    Using System Monitoring in Real Time with Task Manager

    Using Real-Time Monitoring with System Monitor

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Chapter 14: Monitoring Server Performance

Monitoring File and Print Services

    Monitoring General Server Workload with Task Manager

    Monitoring Disk Quotas with the Event Viewer

    Troubleshooting Server Bottlenecks with System Monitor

Monitoring and Optimizing Application Server Performance

    Monitoring Processor Usage

    Monitoring Memory Usage

    Monitoring Disk Usage

    Monitoring Network Usage

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Chapter 15: Maintaining Device Drivers and Hardware

Managing Hardware Devices and Drivers

    Installing, Configuring, and Managing Devices

    Managing Device Drivers and System Updates

    Managing and Troubleshooting Device Conflicts

    Managing and Troubleshooting Driver Signing

    Working with Network Interface Cards (NICs)

    Wireless Networking Support

    Multiprocessor Support and Hardware Abstraction Layer

    Managing Hardware Profiles

    Managing Card Services

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Chapter 16: Managing Disks

Disk Partitioning

Disk Storage Management

    Basic Disks

    Dynamic Disks

    Managing Basic Disks and Dynamic Disks

    Moving Disks to Another Computer

Basic Partitions

    Partitions and Logical Drives on Basic Disks

Dynamic Volumes

    Simple Volumes

    Spanned Volumes

    Extending Simple or Spanned Volumes

    Striped Volumes

    Mirrored Volumes and RAID-5 Volumes

Troubleshooting Issues on Basic and Dynamic Disks

    Installing Windows Server 2003 on a Dynamic Disk

    Extending a Volume on a Dynamic Disk

    Upgrading from Windows NT Server 4.0 with Basic Disks

    Diagnosing Hard Disk Problems

Removable Storage Support

The Disk Defragmenter Tool

The chkdsk and chkntfs Command-Line Tools

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Chapter 17: Managing Data Storage

Managing Portable Media and Devices

    Supporting CD-recordable and DVD-recordable Media

    Installing, Configuring, and Troubleshooting USB Devices

Managing Data Compression, Data Encryption, and Storage Quotas

    Compressed (Zipped) Folders

    NTFS Data Compression

    NTFS Data Encryption

    NTFS Disk Quotas

Shadow Copies of Shared Folders

    Setting Up Shadow Copies

    Accessing Previous Versions of Files from Shadow Copies

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Chapter 18: Managing Disaster Recovery and Data Backup Procedures

Preparing for Disaster Recovery Situations

Booting Windows Server 2003 with a Startup Disk

Using Safe Mode to Recover a Server

    Accessing Safe Mode

Using Last Known Good Configuration

Working with the Recovery Console

    Starting the Recovery Console from the Windows Server 2003 CD

The Automated System Recovery Feature

    Creating an ASR Backup Set

    Restoring a Server Using ASR

Emergency Management Services

    Out-of-Band Management

    EMS with New Installations of Windows Server 2003

    EMS with Existing Installations of Windows Server 2003

    Special Administration Console

    !Special Administration Console

Summary of Disaster Recovery Options

Managing Backup and Restore Procedures

    Backing Up Data Files

    Setting Backup Utility Defaults

    Scheduling Backup Jobs

    Managing Backup Storage Media

    Configuring Security for Backup Operations

Restoring Backup Data

    Restoring System State Data

    Restoring the System State for DCs

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Chapter 19: Software Maintenance Using Windows Server Update Services

Microsoft Updates

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Chapter 20: Securing Windows Server 2003

Security Challenges

Defense-in-Depth Model

Microsoft Server Security

    Physically Secure the System

    Service Packs and Security Fixes

    Hardening Windows Server 2003

    Windows Firewall

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer

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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

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Help and Support

Books

Websites

Appendix B: Accessing Your Free MeasureUp Practice Test—Including Networking Simulations!:

Appendix C: MeasureUp's Product Features

Multiple Testing Modes

    Study Mode

    Certification Mode

    Custom Mode

    Missed Question Mode

    Non-Duplicate Mode

Question Types

Random Questions and Order of Answers

Detailed Explanations of Correct and Incorrect Answers

Attention to Exam Objectives

Technical Support

Glossary

 

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