Prerequisites

This book is designed for seasoned Windows NT 4 professionals who want to prepare for the 70-240, Microsoft Windows 2000 Accelerated Exam for MCPs Certified on Microsoft Windows NT 4 certification exam. Before you can attempt the 70-240 exam, you must have already passed three Windows NT 4 certification exams (70-067, 70-068, and 70-073). This book assumes that you have the skills and knowledge listed in the following objectives and therefore content may not be presented on these skills. For example, NTFS permissions are basically the same in Windows 2000 as they were in Windows NT 4. For that reason, this book will not fully explain NTFS permissions. NTFS information is limited to what makes sense for the flow and presentation of content in the appropriate chapters. There are other content areas, such as domains, trust relationships, and so on, that will not be covered because they will be assumed as prerequisite knowledge for anyone qualified to take the 70-240 exam.

The following objectives list the skills and knowledge you must have before attempting to prepare for the 70-240 exam.

Skills Being Measured on Exam 70-067

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

Skills Being Measured on Exam 70-068

This certification exam measures your ability to implement, administer, and troubleshoot information systems that incorporate Windows NT Server version 4.0 in an enterprise computing environment. An enterprise computing environment is typically a heterogeneous WAN. It might include multiple servers and multiple domains, and it might run sophisticated server applications. Before taking the exam, you should be proficient in the following job skills.

Planning

Plan the implementation of a directory services architecture. Considerations include:

• Selecting the appropriate domain model
• Supporting a single logon account
• Allowing users to access resources in different domains

Plan the disk drive configuration for various requirements. Requirements include choosing a fault-tolerance method.

Choose a protocol for various situations. Protocols include:

• TCP/IP
• TCP/IP with DHCP and WINS
• NWLink IPX/SPX Compatible Transport Protocol
• Data Link Control (DLC)
• AppleTalk

Installation and Configuration

Install Windows NT Server to perform various server roles. Server roles include:

• Primary domain controller
• Backup domain controller
• Member server

Configure protocols and protocol bindings. Protocols include:

• TCP/IP
• TCP/IP with DHCP and WINS
• NWLink IPX/SPX Compatible Transport Protocol
• DLC
• AppleTalk

Configure Windows NT Server core services. Services include:

• Directory Replicator
• Computer Browser

Configure hard disks to meet various requirements. Requirements include:

• Providing redundancy
• Improving performance

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
• Windows 95
• Macintosh

Managing Resources

Manage user and group accounts. Considerations include:

• Managing Windows NT user accounts
• 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:

• 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 multiprotocol routing to serve various functions. Functions include:

• Internet router
• BOOTP/DHCP Relay Agent
• IPX router

Install and configure Internet Information Server.

Install and configure Internet services. Services include:

• World Wide Web
• DNS
• Intranet

Install and configure Remote Access Service (RAS). Configuration options include:

• Configuring RAS communications
• Configuring RAS protocols
• Configuring RAS security

Monitoring and Optimization

Establish a baseline for measuring system performance. Tasks include creating a database of measurement data.

Monitor performance of various functions by using Performance Monitor. Functions include:

• Processor
• Memory
• Disk
• Network

Monitor network traffic by using Network Monitor. Tasks include:

• Collecting data
• Presenting data
• Filtering data

Identify performance bottlenecks.

Optimize performance for various results. Results include:

• Controlling network traffic
• Controlling server load

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. Tasks include:

• Backing up and restoring the registry
• Editing the registry

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 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

Perform advanced problem resolution. Tasks include:

• Diagnosing and interpreting a blue screen
• Configuring a memory dump
• Using the Event Log service

Skills Being Measured on Exam 70-073

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.