Microsoft's 70-290

Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment

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The Microsoft MCSE and MCSA certification is an industry recognized vendor neutral credential. The certification is proof of a person's competence across a spectrum of skills including administer Windows XP Professional, implement, plan and maintain, windows server 2003 environment, server 2003 network infrastructure and server 2003 active directory infrastructure. uCertify’s guaranteed certification prep for 70-290 is comprehensive and helps you not only earn your certification in the shortest time possible, but to also gain the knowledge required on the job. Here’s what to expect from your uCertify prepkit:

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The Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows XP Professional exam is part of Microsoft's MCSE and MCSA certification which comprises of 6 and 4 exams respectively. It is a required piece to the MCSE certification and optional piece of MCSA certification.

The certification is targeted at system, technical and network engineers and analyst. The exam covers concepts of managing and maintaining physical and logical devices, troubleshoot server hardware devices, manage local, roaming, and mandatory user profiles, configure file system permissions and monitor and manage software update infrastructure.

Skills Measured

  • Managing and Maintaining Physical and Logical Devices
  • Managing Users, Computers, and Groups
  • Implementing, Managing, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting Hardware Devices and Drivers
  • Managing and Maintaining Access to Resources
  • Managing and Implementing Disaster Recovery

70-290 Course Duration

This is a self-paced, independent study program, so there are no minimum or maximum restrictions placed by uCertify. The amount of time you will take depends on your existing knowledge of the area and related experience, as well as your availability. We recommend at least 2-3 weeks if you have a reasonable amount of network and system knowledge or work experience.

70-290 Course/Exam Objectives

  • Chapter 1: Managing and Maintaining Physical and Logical Devices
    • Manage basic disks and dynamic disks.
    • Monitor server hardware. Tools might include Dev...ing Wizard, and appropriate Control Panel items.
    • Optimize server disk performance. Implement a RAID solution.Defragment volumes and partitions.
    • Install and configure server hardware devices. C...evice. Configure device properties and settings.
  • Chapter 2: Managing Users, Computers, and Groups
    • Manage local, roaming, and mandatory user profiles.
    • Create and manage computer accounts in an Active Directory environment.
    • Create and manage groups. Identify and modify th...n. Create and modify groups by using automation.
    • Create and manage user accounts. Create and modi...counts by using automation.Import user accounts.
    • Troubleshoot computer accounts. Diagnose and res... Computers MMC snap-in. Reset computer accounts.
    • Troubleshoot user accounts. Diagnose and resolve...esolve issues related to user account properties
    • Troubleshoot user authentication issues.
  • Chapter 3: Managing and Maintaining Access to Resources
    • Configure access to shared folders. Manage shared folder permissions.
    • Troubleshoot Terminal Services. Diagnose and res...s related to client access to Terminal Services.
    • Configure file system permissions. Verify effect...missions. Change ownership of files and folders.
    • Troubleshoot access to files and shared folders.
  • Chapter 4: Managing and Maintaining a Server Environment
    • Monitor and analyze events. Tools might include Event Viewer and System Monitor.
    • Manage software update infrastructure.
    • Manage software site licensing.
    • Manage servers remotely. Manage a server by usin...anage a server by using available support tools.
    • Troubleshoot print queues.
    • Monitor system performance.
    • Monitor file and print servers. Tools might incl...queues. Monitor server hardware for bottlenecks.
    • Monitor and optimize a server environment for ap...mance objects. Monitor disk performance objects.
    • Manage a Web server. Manage Internet Information Services (IIS). Manage security for IIS.
  • Chapter 5: Managing and Implementing Disaster Recovery
    • Perform system recovery for a server. Implement ...media. Configure security for backup operations.
    • Manage backup procedures. Verify the successful ...ion of backup jobs. Manage backup storage media.
    • Recover from server hardware failure.
    • Restore backup data.
    • Schedule backup jobs.

Career Prospects

An MCSE and MCSA certified professional has several career opportunities open up to them, including:

  • Systems engineers
  • Technical support engineers
  • Systems analysts
  • Network analysts
  • Technical consultants
  • Systems administrator
  • Network administrator
  • Information systems administrator
  • Network operations analyst
  • Network technician
  • Technical support specialist.

70-290 Exam FAQ's

What certificate do I earn on passing the vendor certificationS?
If you pass Microsoft's 70-290 exam you will get credit towards the following certificationS:
What is the exam registration fee?
150
Where do I take the exam?
The Microsoft 70-290 exam is administered by Prometric at testing centers worldwide. Click here to find a testing center near you.
How many questions are asked on the exam?
The exam contains 50 questions.
What is the duration of the exam?
120 minutes

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What is the exam's retake policy?

In the event that you fail your first attempt at passing the MCSE or MCSA certification, Microsoft's retake policy is:

  • If a candidate does not achieve a passing score on an exam the first time, he must wait at least a 24-hour period before retaking the exam.
  • If a candidate does not achieve a passing score the second time, the candidate must wait at least a 14-day period before retaking the exam a third time.
  • A 14-day waiting period will also be imposed for the fourth and fifth subsequent exam retakes.
  • A candidate may not take a given exam any more than five times per year (12 months). This 12-month period would start the day of the fifth unsuccessful exam retake.
  • The candidate would then be eligible to retake the exam 12 months from that date. In order to take a given exam more than five times per year, a candidate must submit a request and obtain prior permission from Microsoft.
What is the validity of the certification?
MCSE and MCSA Certification have no expiration. The certification holder is certified for life unless the vendor changes their policy. Click here for more information.
Where can I find more information on this exam?
You can find more information about the 70-290 here: https://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exam.aspx?id=70-290&locale=en-us#tab1
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Chapters 1 5
Practice Tests 1 7
Total Questions (inc. quizzes) 30 507
Interactive Quizzes 15 150
Final Test No Yes
Articles, How Tos.., Tips No Yes
Study Notes Sample 246
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