Exam 70-073
Implementing and Supporting Microsoft^® Windows NT™ Workstation 4.02

This certification exam measures your ability to implement, administer, and troubleshoot information systems that incorporate Windows NT Workstation version 4.0. Before taking the exam, you should be proficient in the following job skills.

Planning

• Create unattended installation files.
• Plan strategies for sharing and securing resources.
• Choose the appropriate file system to use in a given situation. File systems and situations include:
  • NTFS
  • FAT
  • HPFS
  • Security
  • Dual-boot systems

Installation and Configuration

• Install Windows NT Workstation on an Intel^® platform in a given situation.
• Set up a dual-boot system in a given situation.
• Remove Windows NT Workstation in a given situation.
• Install, configure, and remove hardware components for a given situation. Hardware components include:
  • Network adapter drivers
  • SCSI device drivers
  • Tape device drivers
  • UPS
  • Multimedia devices
  • Display drivers
  • Keyboard drivers
  • Mouse drivers
• Use Control Panel applications to configure a Windows NT Workstation computer in a given situation.
• Upgrade to Windows NT Workstation 4.0 in a given situation.
• Configure server-based installation for wide-scale deployment in a given situation.

Managing Resources

• Create and manage local user accounts and local group accounts to meet given requirements.
• Set up and modify user profiles.
• Set up shared folders and permissions.
• Set permissions on NTFS partitions, folders, and files.
• Install and configure printers in a given environment.

Connectivity

• Add and configure the network components of Windows NT Workstation.
• Use various methods to access network resources.
• Implement Windows NT Workstation as a client in a NetWare environment.
• Use various configurations to install Windows NT Workstation as a TCP/IP client.
• Configure and install Dial-Up Networking in a given situation.
• Configure Microsoft Peer Web Services in a given situation.

Running Applications

• Start applications on Intel and RISC platforms in various operating system environments.
• Start applications at various priorities.

Monitoring and Optimization

• Monitor system performance by using various tools.
• Identify and resolve a given performance problem.
• Optimize system performance in various areas.

Troubleshooting

• Choose the appropriate course of action to take when the boot process fails.
• Choose the appropriate course of action to take when a print job fails.
• Choose the appropriate course of action to take when the installation process fails.
• Choose the appropriate course of action to take when an application fails.
• Choose the appropriate course of action to take when a user cannot access a resource.
• Modify the registry using the appropriate tool in a given situation.
• Implement advanced techniques to resolve various problems.