The PrepKit for Microsoft exam 70-293 is designed to help individuals prepare for the actual Microsoft exam 70-293. The Microsoft exam 70-293 measures an individual’s ability to install, configure, and troubleshoot the Windows 2003 Active Directory components, DNS for Active Directory, and Active Directory security solutions. Before taking the 70-293 exam, you should practice the following:
- Install Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition on two networked computers. During installation, through Setup, create a partition on the hard disks, on which you should install Windows Server 2003 as a stand-alone server in a workgroup.
- Make a Windows 2003 domain-based network of two computers.
- Install and configure DNS.
- Create sites.
- Create organizational units (OUs).
- Create users and computer accounts.
- Create different groups such as local, domain etc.
- Create group policy objects (GPOs).
- Take backup of Active Directory and restore it.
- Understand usage of troubleshooting utilities such as ROUTE, TRACERT, PING, PATHPING, and NETSH commands.
- Configure RRAS server and clients.
- Understand usage of System Monitor.
- Understand usage of Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) and Software Update Services (SUS).
