Section 1.1. Areas of Study for Exam 70-290 | MCSE Core Required Exams in a Nutshell: The required 70: 290, 291, 293 and 294 Exams (In a Nutshell (OReilly))

Manage basic disks and dynamic disks.
Monitor server hardware. Tools might include Device Manager, the Hardware Troubleshooting Wizard, and appropriate Control Panel items.
Optimize server disk performance.
Implement a RAID solution.
Defragment volumes and partitions.
Install and configure server hardware devices.
Configure driver signing options.
Configure resource settings for a device.
Configure device properties and settings.

See "Managing and Maintaining Physical and Logical Devices" on page 12.

Manage local, roaming, and mandatory user profiles.
Create and manage computer accounts in an Active Directory environment.
Create and manage groups. ^X
Identify and modify the scope of a group. ^X
Find domain groups in which a user is a member. ^X
Manage group membership. ^X
Create and modify groups by using the Active Directory Users and Computers Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in. ^X
Create and modify groups by using automation. ^X
Create and manage user accounts. ^X
Create and modify user accounts by using the Active Directory Users and Computers MMC snap-in. ^X
Create and modify user accounts by using automation. ^X
Import user accounts. ^X
Troubleshoot computer accounts.
Diagnose and resolve issues related to computer accounts by using the Active Directory Users and Computers MMC snap-in.
Reset computer accounts.
Troubleshoot user accounts.
Diagnose and resolve account lockouts.
Diagnose and resolve issues related to user account properties.
Troubleshoot user authentication issues. ^X

See "Managing Users, Computers, and Groups" on page 32.

Configure access to shared folders.
Manage shared folder permissions.
Troubleshoot Terminal Services. ^X
Diagnose and resolve issues related to Terminal Services security. ^X
Diagnose and resolve issues related to client access to Terminal Services. ^X
Configure filesystem permissions.
Verify effective permissions when granting permissions.
Change ownership of files and folders.
Troubleshoot access to files and shared folders.

See "Managing and Maintaining Access to Network Resources" on page 62.

Monitor and analyze events. Tools might include Event Viewer and System Monitor.
Install and configure software update infrastructure. ^X
Install and configure software update services. ^X
Install and configure automatic client update settings. ^X
Configure software updates on earlier operating systems. ^X
Manage software update infrastructure. ^X
Manage software site licensing.
Manage servers remotely. ^X
Manage a server by using Remote Assistance. ^X
Manage a server by using Terminal Services remote administration mode. ^X
Manage a server by using available support tools. ^X
Troubleshoot print queues.
Monitor system performance.
Monitor file and print servers. Tools might include Task Manager, Event Viewer, and System Monitor.
Monitor disk quotas.
Monitor print queues.
Monitor server hardware for bottlenecks.
Monitor and optimize a server environment for application performance.
Monitor memory performance objects.
Monitor network performance objects.
Monitor process performance objects.
Monitor disk performance objects.
Manage a Web server. ^X
Manage Internet Information Services (IIS). ^X
Manage security for IIS. ^X

See "Managing and Maintaining a Server Environment" on page 84.

Perform system recovery for a server.
Implement Automated System Recovery (ASR).
Restore data from shadow copy volumes.
Back up files and System State data to media.
Configure security for backup operations.
Manage backup procedures.
Verify the successful completion of backup jobs.
Manage backup storage media.
Recover from server hardware failure.
Restore backup data.
Schedule backup jobs.

See "Managing and Implementing Disaster Recovery" on page 126.