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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!
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.
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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
ISBN-13: 978-0-7897-3617-8
ISBN-10: 0-7897-3617-9
Administering Computer Accounts and Resources in Active Directory
MCSA/MCSE 70-290 Exam Cram: Administering Computer Accounts and Resources in Active Directory
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
Exam Prep Questions
Answers to Exam Prep Questions
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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
Exam Prep Questions
Answers to Exam Prep Questions
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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
Exam Prep Questions
Answers to Exam Prep Questions
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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
Exam Prep Questions
Answers to Exam Prep Questions
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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
Exam Prep Questions
Answers to Exam Prep Questions
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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
Exam Prep Questions
Answers to Exam Prep Questions
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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
Exam Prep Questions
Answers to Exam Prep Questions
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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
Exam Prep Questions
Answers to Exam Prep Questions
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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)
Exam Prep Questions
Answers to Exam Prep Questions
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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
Exam Prep Questions
Answers to Exam Prep Questions
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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
Exam Prep Questions
Answers to Exam Prep Questions
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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
Exam Prep Questions
Answers to Exam Prep Questions
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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
Exam Prep Questions
Answers to Exam Prep Questions
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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
Exam Prep Questions
Answers to Exam Prep Questions
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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
Exam Prep Questions
Answers to Exam Prep Questions
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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
Exam Prep Questions
Answers to Exam Prep Questions
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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
Exam Prep Questions
Answers to Exam Prep Questions
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Chapter 19: Software Maintenance Using Windows Server Update Services
Microsoft Updates
Exam Prep Questions
Answers to Exam Prep Questions
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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
Exam Prep Questions
Answers to Exam Prep Questions
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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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