Updated Windows Server 2008 Active Directory (70-640)

TestOut is excited to offer a new LabSim course for the Microsoft exam 70-640, Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, available beginning May 31, 2011. 

LabSim users with a current license to the 70-640 course will receive an automatic update on May 31 with the new course content; or, you may use LabSim’s Course Update feature to delay the update by up to three months. This feature benefits schools by allowing LabSim updates to be scheduled to occur when least intrusive, such as in between grading periods. 

With many new videos, demos, labs, revised exam questions, and updated text lessons, the new 70-640 LabSim training course gives users the training and practice they need to successfully pass the Microsoft exam 70-640. 

TestOut invested the time and resources to build a new 70-640 LabSim course because Microsoft revised the objectives of the certification exam. The new LabSim training for 70-640 now addresses the updated Microsoft objectives, including topics such as:

  • Active Directory Recycle Bin
  • Offline domain join
  • PowerShell cmdlets
  • Service accounts
  • RODC security
  • Advanced auditing features
Like other new LabSim courses by TestOut, the 70-640 course, Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, is now accessible online through any major Web browser on a PC or Mac.

The following table outlines the exact changes TestOut incorporated in the new 70-640 course. 

Section

Changes
0.1

0.1.3 New video on Active Directory Schema
0.2

0.2.3 and 0.2.4 New video/text on Time Service
0.3

0.3.2 New video on New 2008 R2 Features

0.3.4 New demo on PowerShell Cmdlets

0.3.6 New demo on Best Practice Analyzer

0.3.8 Updated text on Server Core
1.2

1.2.1 Edited video on Creating User Accounts

1.2.5 New demo on Managing User Accounts with PowerShell

1.2.6 Updated text on Active Directory module for PowerShell and PowerShell cmdlets
1.3

1.3.2 and 1.3.3 New video/demo on Offline Domain Join

1.3.4 Updated text for Offline Domain Join

1.3.6 Updated questions
1.4

1.4.1 and 1.4.2 New video/demo on service accounts

1.4.3 New text on service accounts

1.4.4 Updated questions

*Note: Old sections 1.4, 1.5, and 1.6 are now 1.5, 1.6, and 1.7, respectively.
1.7

1.7.2 New demo on Administrative Center

1.7.3 New demo on using PowerShell to manage objects

1.7.4 New video on Web Services and Management Gateway

1.7.5 Updated text for additional object management tools

1.7.6 Updated questions

2.3

2.3.9 Updated questions for DNS commands
3.1

3.1.2 and 3.1.3 New video/demo on Schema Preparation

3.1.4 Updated text for 2008 R2 installation preparation
4.1

4.1.2 Updated text for 2008 R2 functional level

4.1.4 Updated text for 2008 R2 (roll back and PowerShell cmdlets)

4.1.7 Updated questions
4.2

4.2.7 Updated text for Load-balancing, automatic site coverage, replication commands

4.2.11 Updated questions
4.3

4.3.3 Updated text on attributes in the Global Catalog

4.3.6 Updated questions
4.4

4.4.4 Updated text on commands to identify operations master role owners

4.4.8 Updated questions
4.5

4.5.10 Updated questions
5.1

5.1.3 Updated questions
5.3

5.3.2 Updated text on RODC management PowerShell cmdlets

5.3.4 New video on BitLocker

5.3.5 Updated text on Bitlocker, password recovery, Read-only SYSVOL

5.3.6 Updated questions
6.1

6.1.4 New demo on Configuring Starter GPOs

6.1.5 Updated text for System Starter GPOs and PowerShell cmdlets

6.1.7 New demo on Group Policy Preferences

6.1.8 Updated text for Group Policy Preferences, PowerShell cmdlets, CSEs

6.1.9 Updated questions

*Note: Some resources in the old 6.2 are now found in the new 6.1.
6.2

6.2.2 New demo on Managing GPOs with PowerShell cmdlets

6.2.3 New demo on linking and enforcing GPOs with MMC snap-in and PowerShell cmdlets

6.2.4 Updated text for PowerShell cmdlets and GPO management

6.2.10 Updated questions
6.5

6.5.1 and 6.5.2 New video/demo on Software restriction policies

6.5.3 New text on Software restriction policies

6.5.4 and 6.5.5 New video/demo on AppLocker

6.5.6 New text on Applocker

6.5.7 Updated questions

*Note: Old sections 6.5 and 6.6 are now 6.6, and 6.7, respectively.
6.6

6.6.8 Updated text on PowerShell cmdlets for granular password policies

6.6.9 Updated questions
6.7

6.7.4 and 6.7.5 New video/demo on Advanced Audit Policy

6.7.6 and 6.7.7 New video/demo on Global Object Access Auditing and Reason for Access

6.7.8 New text for Advanced Audit Policy

6.7.10 Updated questions
7.1

7.1.4 Updated text on High-volume CA support, Certificate enrollment across forests, and Certificate Enrollment Web Service and Certificate Enrollment Policy Web Service

7.1.5 Updated questions
7.4

7.4.8 Updated questions
7.5

7.5.7 Updated questions
7.6

7.6.2 Updated text on certutil commands

7.6.3 Updated questions
7.7

7.7.1 New video on Authentication Mechanism Assurance (AMA)

7.7.2 Updated text on Authentication Mechanism Assurance (AMA)

7.7.8 Updated questions

8.1

8.1.2 Updated text on multiple, stand-alone AD LDS installation replication

8.1.6 Updated questions
8.2

8.2.2 Updated text on AD FS 2.0

8.2.5 Updated questions
8.3

8.3.2 Updated text on Windows Rights Management Add-on for Internet Explorer, Mobile support, and template rights

8.3.4 Updated text on RMS domain local groups and AD RMS deployment/administration PowerShell cmdlets

8.3.6 Updated questions
9.2

9.2.2 New demo on Windows Server Backup

9.2.3 Updated text on Windows Server Backup

9.2.4 Updated text on Windows Server Backup and commands

9.2.7 Updated questions
9.3

9.3.3 Updated text on domain replica restoration

9.3.4 and 9.3.5 New video/demo on Active Directory Recycle Bin

9.3.6 New text on Active Directory Recycle Bin

9.3.7 New demo on Taking and Mounting Database Snapshots

9.3.8 Updated text on Active Directory Recycle Bin configuration and default GPO restoration

9.3.9 Updated questions
9.4

9.4.5 New demo on Reliability Monitor

9.4.6 New demo on Resource Monitor

9.4.7 Updated text on system monitoring tools

9.4.10 Updated questions