What Does This Book Cover?

Think of this book as your complete guide to administering Exchange Server 2003. It begins by covering basic concepts, such as the fundamentals of messaging services and the architecture behind Exchange Server 2003. Each chapter teaches you how to perform important tasks , including the following:

• Installing and upgrading to Exchange Server 2003

• Creating and managing recipients and public folders

• Configuring storage, routing, and administration in an Exchange organization

• Configuring client applications and Internet protocols

• Using Exchange Server 2003 ‚ s advanced security components

Throughout the book, you will be guided through hands-on exercises, which give you practical experience for each exam objective. At the end of each chapter, you ‚ ll find a summary of the topics covered in the chapter. Finally, each chapter concludes with 20 review questions that test your knowledge of the information covered and provides thorough explanations of the answers. Many more questions, as well as multimedia demonstrations of the hands-on exercises, are included on the CD that accompanies this book, as explained in the ‚“What ‚ s on the CD? ‚½ section at the end of this Introduction.

Note ‚  

The topics covered in this book map directly to Microsoft ‚ s official exam objectives. Each exam objective is covered completely.