About This Book


If you're preparing for the 70-292 certification exam for the first time, we've structured the topics in this book to build on one another. Therefore, the topics covered in later chapters might refer to previous discussions in earlier chapters. It's probably best to completely read this book from front to back before returning to specific focus areas for review.

After you've read the book, you can review a particular focus area by using the index or the table of contents to go straight to the topics and questions you want to re-examine. We've tried to use the headings and subheadings to provide outline information about each given topic, making navigation easier for you during review.

After you have received your Microsoft certification, this book will also serve as an excellent review of the subject material as you use these skills within your personal or professional life.

Chapter Formats

Each Exam Cram 2 chapter follows a regular structure, along with graphical cues about especially important or useful material. The structure of a typical chapter is as follows:

  • Opening hotlists ” Each chapter begins with lists of the terms we feel you should understand and the concepts you'll need to master before you can feel fully conversant with the subject focus of the chapter. The hotlists are followed by a few introductory paragraphs, setting the stage for the rest of the chapter.

  • Topical coverage ” After the opening hotlists, each chapter covers the topics related to the chapter's subject, building from general to more specific areas of concentration where appropriate.

  • Alerts ” Throughout the topical coverage section, we've highlighted material that is very likely to appear on the exam by using a special Exam Alert layout that looks like this:

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    This is what an Exam Alert looks like. An Exam Alert stresses concepts, terms, software, or activities that will most likely appear in one or more certification exam questions. For that reason, any information found offset in Exam Alert format is something we consider worthy of unusual attentiveness on your part.


    Even if material isn't flagged as an Exam Alert, all the content in this book is associated in some way with exam-related material. What appears in the chapter content is critical knowledge.

  • Notes ” This book includes an overall examination of networking and the Microsoft Server technologies to provide a framework for your understanding. As such, we'll delve into many aspects of Windows Server 2003 technology. Where a body of knowledge is deeper than the scope of the book, we'll use notes to indicate areas of concern or specialty training.

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    Cramming for an exam will get you through a test, but it won't make you a competent IT professional. Although you can memorize just the facts you need in order to become certified, your daily work in the field will rapidly put you in water over your head if you don't know the underlying technologies involved.


  • Tips ” We'll also provide tips that will help you to build a better foundation of knowledge or to focus your attention on an important concept that will reappear later in the book. Tips provide a helpful way to remind you of the context surrounding a particular area of a topic under discussion.

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    You should also read Chapter 1, "Microsoft Certification Exams," for helpful strategies used in taking a test. The introduction to the sample tests also contains additional tips on how to figure out the correct response to a question and what to do if you draw a complete blank.


  • Exam prep questions ” This section presents a short list of test questions related to the specific chapter topic, presented in a similar format to what you're likely to encounter on the real exam. Each question has a following explanation of both correct and incorrect answers. The practice questions highlight the areas we found to be most important on the exam and will help you become more comfortable with Microsoft's testing style.

  • Need to Know More? ” Every chapter ends with a section titled "Need to Know More?" This section provides pointers to resources that we found to be helpful in offering further details on the chapter's subject focus. If you find a resource you like in this collection, use it; but don't feel compelled to try to acquire all of these resources. We use this section to recommend resources that we have used on a regular basis, so none of the recommendations will be a waste of your time or money ”many are even freely available on the Web. These resources might go out of print or be taken down (in the case of Web sites), so we've tried to reference several widely accepted resources for each topic.

The bulk of the book follows this chapter structure, but there are a few other elements that we would like to point out:

  • Sample tests ” The sample tests, which appear in Chapters 8 and 10 (with answer keys in Chapters 9 and 11), are very close approximations of the types of questions you are likely to see on the current 70-292 exam.

  • Answer keys ” These provide the answers to the sample tests, complete with explanations of both the correct and incorrect responses to help you clarify any subject areas needing review.

  • Glossary ” This is an extensive glossary of important terms used throughout in this book.

  • The Cram Sheet ” This appears as a tear-away sheet, inside the front cover of this Exam Cram 2 book. It is a valuable tool that represents a collection of the most difficult-to-remember facts we think you should review immediately before taking the exam. You should note this information on the provided paper as soon as you enter the testing room, before starting your exam. These are usually facts that we've found require brute-force memorization. You need to remember this information only long enough to write it down when you walk into the test room.

    You might want to look at the cram sheet in your car or in the lobby of the testing center just before you walk into the testing center. The cram sheet is divided under headings, so you can review the appropriate parts just before your exam.

  • The CD ” The CD contains the PrepLogic Practice Tests, Preview Edition exam simulation software. The preview edition exhibits most of the full functionality of the Premium Edition, but offers only sufficient questions for one practice exam. To get the complete set of practice questions and exam functionality, visit www.preplogic.com.

Contacting the Author

I've tried to create a real-world tool that you can use to prepare for and pass the 70-292 MCSA/MCSE certification exam. I'm interested in any feedback you would care to share about the book, especially if you have ideas about how I can improve it for future test-takers. I'll consider everything you say carefully and will respond to all reasonable suggestions and comments. You can reach me via email at kkhausman@hotmail.com.

Let me know if you found this book to be helpful in your preparation efforts. I'd also like to know how you felt about your chances of passing the exam before you read the book and then after you read the book. Of course, I'd love to hear that you passed the exam ”and even if you just want to share your triumph, I'd be happy to hear from you.

Thanks for choosing me as your personal trainer, and enjoy the book. I would wish you good fortune on the exam, but I know that if you read through all the chapters and work with the product, you won't need luck ”you'll pass the test on the strength of real knowledge and understanding!



MCSA.MCSE Managing and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Environment Exam Cram 2
MCSA/MCSE Managing and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Environment Exam Cram 2 (Exam Cram 70-292)
ISBN: 0789730111
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 132

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