This certification exam measures your ability to implement, administer, and troubleshoot information
systems that incorporate Windows NT Server version 4.0 in a simple computing environment. A simple
computing environment is typically a homogeneous LAN. It might include one or more servers, a single
domain, and a single location; and it might have file-sharing and print-sharing capabilities. Before
taking the exam, you should be proficient in the following job skills.
Planning
- Plan the disk drive configuration for various requirements. Requirements include:
- Choosing a file system
- Choosing a fault-tolerance method
- Choose a protocol for various situations. Protocols include:
- TCP/IP
- NWLink IPX/SPX Compatible Transport
- NetBEUI
Installation and Configuration
- Install Windows NT Server on Intel-based platforms.
- Install Windows NT Server to perform various server roles. Server roles include:
- Primary domain controller
- Backup domain controller
- Member server
- Install Windows NT Server by using various methods. Installation methods include:
- CD-ROM
- Over-the-network
- Network Client Administrator
- Express versus custom
- Configure protocols and protocol bindings. Protocols include:
- TCP/IP
- NWLink IPX/SPX Compatible Transport
- NetBEUI
- Configure network adapters. Considerations include:
- Changing IRQ, IObase, and memory addresses
- Configuring multiple adapters
- Configure Windows NT Server core services. Services include:
- Directory Replicator
- License Manager
- Other services
- Configure peripherals and devices. Peripherals and devices include:
- Communication devices
- SCSI devices
- Tape device drivers
- UPS devices and UPS service
- Mouse drivers, display drivers, and keyboard drivers
- Configure hard disks to meet various requirements. Requirements include:
- Allocating disk space capacity
- Providing redundancy
- Improving performance
- Providing security
- Formatting
- Configure printers. Tasks include:
- Adding and configuring a printer
- Implementing a printer pool
- Setting print priorities
- Configure a Windows NT Server computer for various types of client computers. Client computer types include:
- Windows NT Workstation
- Microsoft Windows® 95
- Microsoft MS-DOS®-based
Managing Resources
- Manage user and group accounts. Considerations include:
- Managing Windows NT groups
- Managing Windows NT user rights
- Managing Windows NT groups
- Administering account policies
- Auditing changes to the user account database
- Create and manage policies and profiles for various situations. Policies and profiles include:
- Local user profiles
- Roaming user profiles
- System policies
- Administer remote servers from various types of client computers. Client computer types include:
- Windows 95
- Windows NT Workstation
- Manage disk resources. Tasks include:
- Copying and moving files between file systems
- Creating and sharing resources
- Implementing permissions and security
- Establishing file auditing
Connectivity
- Configure Windows NT Server for interoperability with NetWare servers by using various tools. Tools include:
- Gateway Service for NetWare
- Migration Tool for NetWare
- Install and configure Remote Access Service (RAS). Configuration options include:
- Configuring RAS communications
- Configuring RAS protocols
- Configuring RAS security
- Configuring Dial-Up Networking clients
Monitoring and Optimization
- Monitor performance of various functions by using Performance Monitor. Functions include:
- Processor
- Memory
- Disk
- Network
- Identify performance bottlenecks.
Troubleshooting
- Choose the appropriate course of action to take to resolve installation failures.
- Choose the appropriate course of action to take to resolve boot failures.
- Choose the appropriate course of action to take to resolve configuration errors.
- Choose the appropriate course of action to take to resolve printer problems.
- Choose the appropriate course of action to take to resolve RAS problems.
- Choose the appropriate course of action to take to resolve connectivity problems.
- Choose the appropriate course of action to take to resolve resource access problems and permission problems.
- Choose the appropriate course of action to take to resolve fault-tolerance failures. Fault-tolerance methods include:
- Tape backup
- Mirroring
- Stripe set with parity
- Disk duplexing
December 12th 1997, Hannes Reisinger