How This Book Helps You


This book takes you on a self-guided tour of all the areas covered by the Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure exam and teaches you the specific skills you need to achieve your MCSE certification. It also provides helpful hints, tips, real-world examples, and exercises, as well as references to additional study materials. Specifically, this book is set up to help you in the following ways:

  • Organization ” The book is organized by individual exam objectives. Every objective you need to know for the Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure exam is covered in this book. We have attempted to present the objectives in an order that is as close as possible to that listed by Microsoft. However, we have not hesitated to reorganize where needed to make the material as easy as possible for you to learn. We have also attempted to make the information accessible in the following ways:

    • The full list of exam topics and objectives is included in this introduction.

    • Each chapter begins with a list of the objectives to be covered.

    • Each chapter also begins with an outline that provides you with an overview of the material and the page numbers where particular topics can be found.

    • The objectives are repeated where the material most directly relevant to it is covered (unless the whole chapter addresses a single objective).

    • The CD-ROM included with this book contains, in PDF format, a complete listing of the test objectives and where they are covered within the book.

  • Instructional Features ” This book has been designed to provide you with multiple ways to learn and reinforce the exam material. Following are some of the helpful methods :

    • Objective Explanations ” As mentioned previously, each chapter begins with a list of the objectives covered in the chapter. In addition, immediately following each objective is an explanation in a context that defines it more meaningfully.

    • Study Strategies ” The beginning of the chapter also includes strategies for approaching the study and retention of the material in the chapter, particularly as it is addressed on the exam.

    • Exam Tips ” Exam tips appear in the margin to provide specific exam- related advice. Such tips may address the material covered (or not covered) on the exam, the way it is covered, mnemonic devices, or particular quirks of that exam.

    • Summaries ” Crucial information is summarized at various points in the book in lists or tables. Each chapter ends with a summary as well.

    • Key Terms ” A list of key terms appears at the end of each chapter.

    • Notes ” These notes appear in the margin and contain various kinds of useful information, such as tips on technology or administrative practices, historical background on terms and technologies, or side commentary on industry issues.

    • Warnings ” When you're using sophisticated information technology, the potential for mistakes always exists; catastrophes can even occur because of improper application of the technology. Warnings appear in the margin to alert you to such potential problems.

    • Case Studies ” Each chapter concludes with a case study. The cases are meant to help you understand the practical applications of the information covered in the chapter.

    • Step by Steps ” These hands-on tutorial instructions walk you through a particular task or function relevant to the exam objectives.

    • Exercises ” Found at the end of each chapter in the "Apply Your Knowledge" section, exercises are performance-based opportunities for you to learn and assess your knowledge.

  • Extensive practice test options ” The book provides numerous opportunities for you to assess your knowledge and practice for the exam. The practice options include the following:

    • Review Questions ” These open -ended questions appear in the "Apply Your Knowledge" section at the end of each chapter. They enable you to quickly assess your comprehension of what you just read in the chapter. Answers to the questions are provided later in the section.

    • Exam Questions ” These questions also appear in the "Apply Your Knowledge" section. They reflect the kinds of multiple-choice questions that appear on the Microsoft exams. Use them to practice for the exam and to help you determine what you know and what you need to review or study further. Answers and explanations for them are provided.

    • Final Review ” This part of the book provides you with valuable tools for preparing for the exam.

    • Fast Facts ” This condensed version of the information contained in the book is extremely useful for last-minute review.

    • Study and Exam Prep Tips ” Read this section early on to help you develop study strategies. It also provides you with valuable exam-day tips and information on exam/question formats such as adaptive tests and case study “based questions.

    • Practice Exam ” A practice test is included. Questions are written in styles similar to those used on the actual exam. Use it to assess your readiness for the real thing.

The book includes several other features, such as a section titled "Suggested Readings and Resources" at the end of each chapter that directs you toward further information that could aid you in your exam preparation or your actual work. Valuable appendixes are included as well, such as a glossary (Appendix A), a description of what is on the CD-ROM (Appendix B), and an overview of the PrepLogic Practice Tests Software (Appendix C).

For more information about the exam or the certification process, contact Microsoft at

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         World  Wide  Web:  http://www.microsoft.com/train_cert
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MCSE Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure (Exam 70-293)
MCSE 70-293 Exam Prep: Planning and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure (2nd Edition)
ISBN: 0789736500
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 151
Authors: Will Schmied

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