Managing and Maintaining a Windows 2003 Network Outline:(70-290):

Videos: 58
Demonstrations: 64
Simulations: 103
Fact Sheets: 77
Exam Questions: 276
Exams: 42

0.0 Introduction (15 questions)

0.1 Introduction

0.1.1 Windows 2003 Introduction

0.2 Active Directory Overview

0.2.1 Active Directory Overview
0.2.2 Active Directory Organization
0.2.3 Functional Levels
0.2.4 Users and Groups
0.2.5 Default Local Groups
0.2.6 Default Domain Groups
0.2.7 Permissions and Rights

0.3 Group Policy

0.3.1 Group Policy Objects
0.3.2 Creating and Linking a GPO
0.3.3 Configuring GPO Settings
0.3.4 Controlling GPO Application
0.3.5 Configuring GPO Application
0.3.6 Effective GPO Settings
0.3.7 Group Policy Facts
0.3.8 Refreshing Group Policy

0.4 Server Administration

0.4.1 Management Tools
0.4.2 Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
0.4.3 ExamSim Questions - Section 0.4

1.0 Installation (8 questions)

1.1 Installing Windows 2003 Server

1.1.1 Winnt and Winnt32
1.1.2 Command Switches
1.1.3 Troubleshooting Installation Facts
1.1.4 Licensing
1.1.5 Licensing Facts
1.1.6 ExamSim Questions - Section 1.1

1.2 Automated Installs

1.2.1 Unattended Installation
1.2.2 Creating an Unattend.txt File
1.2.3 Unattended Installation Facts
1.2.4 Disk Imaging Facts
1.2.5 Remote Installation Services (RIS)
1.2.6 Network Installation Facts

2.0 Users, Groups, and Computers (62 questions)

2.1 Users

2.1.1 Creating User Accounts
2.1.2 Create a Domain User Account
2.1.3 Modify User Account Properties
2.1.4 User Account Management
2.1.5 Managing User Accounts
2.1.6 Domain User Account Facts
2.1.7 Change the Logon Name
2.1.8 Modify Password Settings
2.1.9 Set Account Expiration
2.1.10 Enable an Account
2.1.11 Modify Multiple Users
2.1.12 Create a Template User
2.1.13 ExamSim Questions - Section 2.1

2.2 Groups

2.2.1 Group Scopes
2.2.2 Domain Local Scopes
2.2.3 Group Facts
2.2.4 Creating Groups
2.2.5 Create a Global Group
2.2.6 Create a Domain Local Group
2.2.7 Create a Universal Group
2.2.8 Create a Distribution Group
2.2.9 Change the Group Scope
2.2.10 Built-in Groups
2.2.11 Default Domain Groups
2.2.12 ExamSim Questions - Section 2.2

2.3 Group Strategy

2.3.1 Group Strategy
2.3.2 Implementing a Group Strategy
2.3.3 Group Strategy Facts
2.3.4 Implement a Group Strategy 1
2.3.5 Implement a Group Strategy 2
2.3.6 ExamSim Questions - Section 2.3

2.4 User Profiles

2.4.1 Mandatory Profile
2.4.2 Create a Mandatory Profile
2.4.3 Roaming Profile
2.4.4 Managing User Profiles
2.4.5 User Profile Management Tasks
2.4.6 Roaming Profile Facts
2.4.7 Create a Roaming Profile
2.4.8 Delete User Profiles
2.4.9 Add Mandatory Roaming Profiles
2.4.10 ExamSim Questions - Section 2.4

2.5 Computer Accounts

2.5.1 Computer Accounts
2.5.2 Joining a Domain
2.5.3 Managing Computer Accounts
2.5.4 Computer Account Facts
2.5.5 Create Computer Accounts
2.5.6 Disable a Computer Account
2.5.7 Reset a Computer Account
2.5.8 ExamSim Questions - Section 2.5

2.6 Account Policies

2.6.1 Password Policies
2.6.2 Setting Account and Password Policies
2.6.3 Account Policies Facts
2.6.4 Configure Account Settings 1
2.6.5 Configure Account Settings 2
2.6.6 Configure Password Settings 1
2.6.7 Configure Password Settings 2
2.6.8 Troubleshooting Logon
2.6.9 Reset the Password
2.6.10 ExamSim Questions - Section 2.6

2.7 AD Command Prompt Tools

2.7.1 Importing and Exporting
2.7.2 AD Management Commands
2.7.3 Using Command Prompt Tools
2.7.4 Command Prompt Tools
2.7.5 ExamSim Questions - Section 2.7

3.0 Hardware Devices (12 questions)

3.1 Installing Hardware Devices

3.1.1 Device Installation
3.1.2 Installing Devices
3.1.3 Device Installation Facts
3.1.4 Autodetect a Plug and Play Device
3.1.5 Install a Legacy Device

3.2 Managing Devices and Drivers

3.2.1 Managing Devices and Drivers
3.2.2 Device Management Facts
3.2.3 Enable and Disable Devices
3.2.4 Remove a Device
3.2.5 Upgrade a Driver
3.2.6 Driver Signing
3.2.7 Configuring Driver Signing
3.2.8 Driver Facts
3.2.9 Configure Driver Signing
3.2.10 File Verification Programs
3.2.11 Hardware Control Panel Applets
3.2.12 ExamSim Questions - Section 3.2

4.0 Disk Storage (18 questions)

4.1 File Systems

4.1.1 File Systems
4.1.2 Convert to NTFS
4.1.3 File System Facts
4.1.4 Format a Drive
4.1.5 Convert a Drive
4.1.6 ExamSim Questions - Section 4.1

4.2 Disks and Volumes

4.2.1 Disk Types
4.2.2 Basic and Dynamic Disks
4.2.3 Creating a Simple Volume
4.2.4 Upgrade a Disk
4.2.5 Revert a Disk to Basic
4.2.6 Create a Volume
4.2.7 Spanned Volumes
4.2.8 Creating Spanned Volumes
4.2.9 Span an Existing Volume
4.2.10 Create a Spanned Volume
4.2.11 Volume Characteristics
4.2.12 ExamSim Questions - Section 4.2

4.3 Performance and Fault Tolerance

4.3.1 RAID Levels
4.3.2 Striping
4.3.3 Create a Striped Volume
4.3.4 Mirroring
4.3.5 Creating Mirrored Volumes
4.3.6 Create a Mirrored Volume
4.3.7 Mirror an Existing Drive
4.3.8 Mirror the System Partition
4.3.9 RAID-5
4.3.10 Creating RAID Volumes
4.3.11 Create a RAID Volume
4.3.12 Redundancy and Fault Tolerance
4.3.13 ExamSim Questions - Section 4.3

4.4 Maintaining Disks and Volumes

4.4.1 Defragmenting a Hard Disk
4.4.2 Disk Recovery
4.4.3 Recovering from a Failed Disk
4.4.4 Disk Management Facts
4.4.5 Break a Mirrored Volume
4.4.6 Recover a Failed Mirrored Volume
4.4.7 Repair a RAID Volume
4.4.8 Boot.ini File
4.4.9 Boot.ini Facts
4.4.10 ExamSim Questions - Section 4.4

5.0 Backup and Recovery (46 questions)

5.1 Backup and Restore

5.1.1 Windows Backup
5.1.2 System State Data
5.1.3 Choosing a Backup Strategy
5.1.4 Backing up Data
5.1.5 Restoring Data
5.1.6 Backup Types Facts
5.1.7 Backup Management Facts
5.1.8 ExamSim Questions - Section 5.1

5.2 Volume Shadow Copy Services (VSS)

5.2.1 Volume Shadow Copy Services (VSS)
5.2.2 Using Volume Shadow Copy
5.2.3 Enable Shadow Copies
5.2.4 ExamSim Questions - Section 5.2

5.3 System Recovery

5.3.1 Driver Rollback and ASR
5.3.2 Setting up and Using ASR
5.3.3 Troubleshooting System Startup
5.3.4 System Recovery Facts
5.3.5 Backing Up and Restoring Active Directory
5.3.6 Active Directory Restore Facts
5.3.7 ExamSim Questions - Section 5.3

6.0 File Management (29 questions)

6.1 NTFS Permissions

6.1.1 NTFS Permissions
6.1.2 Setting NTFS Permissions
6.1.3 NTFS Permission Facts
6.1.4 Configure NTFS Permissions
6.1.5 Copy and Modify Inherited Permissions
6.1.6 Remove Inherited Permissions
6.1.7 Viewing Effective Permissions
6.1.8 Effective NTFS Permissions
6.1.9 ExamSim Questions - Section 6.1

6.2 Shared Folders

6.2.1 Share a Folder
6.2.2 Shared Folder Facts
6.2.3 Share a Folder with a Second Name
6.2.4 Unshare a Folder
6.2.5 Remove a Shared Folder
6.2.6 ExamSim Questions - Section 6.2

6.3 Share Access

6.3.1 Share Permissions
6.3.2 Controlling Share Access
6.3.3 Share Access Facts
6.3.4 Configure Share Permissions
6.3.5 Create a Share and Set Permissions
6.3.6 Configure Share Limits
6.3.7 Configure NTFS and Share Permissions 1
6.3.8 Configure NTFS and Share Permissions 2
6.3.9 ExamSim Questions - Section 6.3

6.4 Disk Quotas

6.4.1 Disk Quotas
6.4.2 Enabling Quota Management
6.4.3 Enable Quota Restrictions
6.4.4 Quota Entries
6.4.5 Configuring Quota Entries
6.4.6 Create a Quota Entry
6.4.7 Modify Quota Limits
6.4.8 Delete a Quota Entry
6.4.9 Disk Quota Facts
6.4.10 ExamSim Questions - Section 6.4

6.5 Encryption and Compression

6.5.1 File Encryption
6.5.2 Encrypting Files
6.5.3 Encryption Facts
6.5.4 Encrypt a Folder
6.5.5 Decrypt a File
6.5.6 Compression
6.5.7 Compressing Files
6.5.8 File Compression Facts
6.5.9 Compress a Drive
6.5.10 Compress a Folder

6.6 Offline Files

6.6.1 Configuring Offline Files on the Server
6.6.2 Configuring Offline Files on the Client
6.6.3 Offline File Facts
6.6.4 Optimize Program Caching
6.6.5 Enable Automatic Caching
6.6.6 Disable Share Caching
6.6.7 ExamSim Questions - Section 6.6

7.0 Internet Information Services (IIS) (12 questions)

7.1 Installing and Configuring a Web Site

7.1.1 IIS Facts
7.1.2 Installing and Administering IIS
7.1.3 Install IIS
7.1.4 Change the Default Home Page
7.1.5 Change the Home Directory Path
7.1.6 Creating a Virtual Directory
7.1.7 Create a Virtual Directory
7.1.8 Set the Virtual Directory Home Page
7.1.9 ExamSim Questions - Section 7.1

7.2 Securing IIS

7.2.1 IIS Security
7.2.2 Managing IIS Authentication
7.2.3 IIS Authentication Facts
7.2.4 Configure Web Site Authentication
7.2.5 Configure Virtual Directory Authentication
7.2.6 Managing IIS Permissions
7.2.7 IIS Permission Facts
7.2.8 Configure Virtual Directory Permissions
7.2.9 ExamSim Questions - Section 7.2

7.3 Managing IIS

7.3.1 Creating a Web Site
7.3.2 Create a New Web Site
7.3.3 Configuring Web Site Identification
7.3.4 Web Site Identification Facts
7.3.5 IIS Management Facts
7.3.6 Limit Web Site Access
7.3.7 Stop the Web Site
7.3.8 ExamSim Questions - Section 7.3

8.0 Printers (9 questions)

8.1 Configuring Printing

8.1.1 Printing Concepts
8.1.2 Printing Facts
8.1.3 Installing a Local Printer
8.1.4 Install a Local Printer
8.1.5 Sharing a Printer
8.1.6 Share a Printer
8.1.7 Create and Share a Printer
8.1.8 Unpublish a Printer in Active Directory
8.1.9 Add Printer Drivers
8.1.10 Configure Printer Permissions
8.1.11 ExamSim Questions - Section 8.1

8.2 Customizing Printing

8.2.1 Advanced Print Configuration
8.2.2 Configuring Printer Pooling
8.2.3 Configure Printer Pooling
8.2.4 Configuring Multiple Printer Objects
8.2.5 Restrict Printing Times
8.2.6 Configure Printer Priority
8.2.7 ExamSim Questions - Section 8.2

8.3 Managing Printing

8.3.1 Managing Printers
8.3.2 Managing the Print Queue
8.3.3 Delete a Print Job
8.3.4 Managing the Print Server
8.3.5 Disable Printer Notification
8.3.6 Disable Printer Notification (Non-2000 Clients)
8.3.7 Change the Spool Location
8.3.8 Managing Printing

8.4 Troubleshooting Printing

8.4.1 Recovering from Printer Failure
8.4.2 Troubleshooting Printing Facts
8.4.3 Redirect Print Jobs
8.4.4 Redirect Print Jobs 2
8.4.5 ExamSim Questions - Section 8.4

8.5 Internet Printing Protocol (IPP)

8.5.1 IPP
8.5.2 Configuring IPP
8.5.3 IPP Facts
8.5.4 ExamSim Questions - Section 8.5

9.0 Installing Software (11 questions)

9.1 Deploying and Updating Software

9.1.1 Deploying Applications
9.1.2 Creating a Software Distribution
9.1.3 Troubleshooting Software Deployment
9.1.4 Service Packs and Patches
9.1.5 Installer Package Facts
9.1.6 ExamSim Questions - Section 9.1

9.2 Software Update Services (SUS)

9.2.1 Software Update Services (SUS) Components
9.2.2 SUS Server Configuration
9.2.3 Configuring SUS
9.2.4 Managing SUS Clients
9.2.5 SUS Client Configuration
9.2.6 SUS Infrastructure Design
9.2.7 SUS Facts
9.2.8 ExamSim Questions - Section 9.2

10.0 System Security (7 questions)

10.1 Auditing

10.1.1 Auditing
10.1.2 Configuring Auditing
10.1.3 Auditing Facts
10.1.4 Configure Auditing 1
10.1.5 Configure Auditing 2
10.1.6 Configure Auditing 3
10.1.7 Configuring File System Auditing
10.1.8 ExamSim Questions - Section 10.1

10.2 Security Templates

10.2.1 Security Templates
10.2.2 Analyzing Security Settings
10.2.3 Configuring and Applying Security Templates
10.2.4 Security Template Facts
10.2.5 ExamSim Questions - Section 10.2

11.0 Management and Performance (44 questions)

11.1 Remote Management

11.1.1 Terminal Services
11.1.2 Installing Terminal Services
11.1.3 Enable Remote Desktop
11.1.4 Terminal Services Facts
11.1.5 Managing Terminal Services
11.1.6 Terminal Service Licensing
11.1.7 Remote Desktop Facts
11.1.8 Remote Assistance
11.1.9 Remote Assistance Facts
11.1.10 ExamSim Questions - Section 11.1

11.2 Event Viewer

11.2.1 Event Viewer
11.2.2 Using Event Viewer
11.2.3 Managing Event Logs
11.2.4 Event Facts
11.2.5 Configure Log Properties
11.2.6 Clear the System Log
11.2.7 ExamSim Questions - Section 11.2

11.3 Monitoring Performance

11.3.1 Monitoring the System
11.3.2 Using Task Manager
11.3.3 Using System Monitor
11.3.4 Performance Monitoring Tools
11.3.5 Objects and Counters
11.3.6 ExamSim Questions - Section 11.3

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