The Ideal MCSE Candidate

Just to give you some idea of an ideal MCSE candidate, here are some relevant statistics about the background and experience such an individual might have. Don't worry if you don't meet these qualifications or don't come that close ”this is a far from ideal world, and where you fall short is simply where you'll have more work to do.

  • Academic or professional training in network theory, concepts, and operations. This includes everything from networking media and transmission techniques through network operating systems, services, and applications.

  • Three-plus years of professional networking experience, including experience with Ethernet, token ring, modems, and other networking media. This includes installation, configuration, upgrade, and troubleshooting experience.

  • Two-plus years in a networked environment that includes hands-on experience with Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows NT Server, Windows NT Workstation, and Windows 95 or Windows 98. A solid understanding of each system's architecture, installation, configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting is also essential.

  • Knowledge of the various methods for installing Windows 2000, including manual and unattended installations.

  • A thorough understanding of key networking protocols, addressing, and name resolution, including TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, and NetBEUI.

  • A thorough understanding of NetBIOS naming, browsing, and file and print services.

  • Familiarity with key Windows 2000-based TCP/IP-based services, including HTTP (Web servers), DHCP, WINS, and DNS, plus familiarity with one or more of the following: Internet Information Server (IIS), Index Server, and Proxy Server.

  • An understanding of how to implement different connectivity models, such as remote access, IP routing, Internet connection sharing and network address translation, and virtual private networks.

  • An understanding of how to implement security for key network data in a Windows 2000 environment.

  • Working knowledge of NetWare 3.x and 4.x, including IPX/SPX frame formats, NetWare file, print, and directory services, and both Novell and Microsoft client software. Working knowledge of Microsoft's Client Service for NetWare (CSNW), Gateway Service for NetWare (GSNW), the NetWare Migration Tool (NWCONV), and the NetWare Client for Windows (NT, 95, and 98) is essential.

Fundamentally, this boils down to a bachelor's degree in computer science, plus three years' experience working in a position involving network design, installation, configuration, and maintenance. We believe that well under half of all certification candidates meet these requirements, and that, in fact, most meet fewer than half of these requirements ”at least when they begin the certification process. But because all 200,000 people who already have been certified have survived this ordeal, you can survive it too ” especially if you heed what this self-assessment tells you.



Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure Exam Cram 2 (Exam 70-216)
MCSE Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure Exam Cram 2 (Exam Cram 70-216)
ISBN: 078972863X
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2005
Pages: 167

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