Introduction

Welcome to MCSE Windows 2000 Active Directory Services Design Exam Cram 2 ! Whether this is your first or your fifteenth Exam Cram book, you'll find information here and in Chapter 1, "Microsoft Certification Exams," that will help ensure your success as you pursue knowledge, experience, and certification. This book aims to help you get ready to take ”and pass ”the Microsoft certification Exam 70-219, titled "Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure." This introduction explains Microsoft's certification programs in general and talks about how the Exam Cram series can help you prepare for Microsoft's Windows 2000 certification exams.

Exam Cram books help you understand and appreciate the subjects and materials you need to pass Microsoft certification exams. Exam Cram books are aimed strictly at test preparation and review. They do not teach you everything you need to know about a topic. Instead, we (the authors) present and dissect the questions and problems we've found that you're likely to encounter on a test. We've worked to bring together as much information as possible about Microsoft certification exams.

Nevertheless, to completely prepare yourself for any Microsoft test, we recommend that you begin by taking the Self-Assessment included in this book, immediately following this introduction. This tool will help you evaluate your knowledge base against the requirements for an MCSE under both ideal and real circumstances.

Based on what you learn from that exercise, you might decide to begin your studies with some classroom training or background reading. On the other hand, you might decide to read our MCSE Training Guide (70-219): Windows 2000 Active Directory Services Design (ISBN: 0-7897-2938-5) or one of the many study guides available from third-party vendors . We also recommend that you supplement your study program with visits to ExamCram.com to receive additional practice questions, get advice, and track the Windows 2000 MCSE program.

We also strongly recommend that you install, configure, and experiment with the software you'll be tested on because nothing beats hands-on experience and familiarity when it comes to understanding the questions you're likely to encounter on a certification test. Book learning is essential, but hands-on experience is the best teacher of all!