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Microsoft exams are not theory based exams.

Microsoft learning suggest you must have one year experience working on platforms, on which you have planned to take exams ..
you must have some practical knowledge..

well... in contrast,,
In companies, you won't get hold on those operating system until you have certification
or
some experience
or
any reference (for that post)

But lots of pals study & pass microsoft exams without industrial experience . I have passed microsoft exams & even you can pass these microsoft exams easily! if you are really interested in computer & network technologies..

Here are few habits which you can adopt too like Microsoft professionals, that useful to get done Microsoft exams certifications:


* Experiments, practicals, installations:

Do every installation manually..

especially you are new to It field, (anybody who is concern to technologies won't afraid to do anything with comp... )
but if you are new to IT field & hesitate to do something unknown... experiment all the options & gain experience.
You do all games installations & all.. even this is same as to follow onscreen instructions..

In fact,
Microsoft exams based on these options, setting etc. So try each & every option you can..

you know..
you understand whats written on screen...
you can understand whats written message on screen..
&
we are not so dump that we can make serious problem to our hardware..

&
some software crashes we can handle them..
i mean.. we can troubleshoot them.. reinstall them..

&
that's what Microsoft professionals job 'to troubleshoot'...

Reading " Microsoft help" :

Any Microsoft's operating system's help menu is a treasures of knowledge..

If you have ever checked & read the Microsoft's help then you will know.. after all which exams you are giving about man!!! Microsoft Operating system's !!!

just go to help & search FDISK - you will get detail knowledge .. all hard disk types, different command options.. everything.. basic knowledge you need to know.. you will get it from there.. & even more than just basic knowledge..

when i was working in It firm I was addicted to read XP help .. & then somehow i connected to these microsoft exams.. I felt all these microsoft exams easy.. cause all stuff about operating systems require to learn for microsoft exams, i had already covered in reading Xp help menu..

Troubleshooting & computer maintenance:

Solve your & any body's PC problem..
not only software problem but hardware too.. search for help on net to solve those problems... after all you want to be Microsoft professionals.

It is useful in Industrial job but is it useful for microsoft exams ?

of-course,
If you have seen Microsoft exams result report... in some old reports you will find microsoft's testing method on different different levels.. such as maintenance, troubleshooting, its services, features etc. on how much you know..

Do as directed:

whenever you read microsoft exams study guide or books.. Do as suggested.. Do whatever you are learning from the book.. practice all options mention in the book..

read all kinds of stuff.. & select which is the best for you... & revise it..

Do not compare yourself with anybody..

follow your own path...
Select training method which is best for you.. not what other select...
select exam which are in your interests.. not what other choose.

Plan your own path & stick to it..
read other people stories & know that even you can do it in your own way...

there are cheating ways that people use to pass exams..
but it's really not worth to loose your integrity & untrust yourself for these simple microsoft exams.. which you can easily passed with little effort & planning. Just do not waist chance to be proud of yourself by giving Microsoft exams yourself.....

Remember thousands of people pass Microsoft exams & become Microsoft certified, with some dedication & simple efforts.. there is no reason, that you can't pass microsoft exams.

Microsoft Exam 70-298

Microsoft Exam 70-298: Designing Security for a Windows Server 2003 Network

Microsoft exam 70-298 based on concepts related to security.. That included local physical, remote. Network security of resources & their access..

• Credits for this certification:

When you pass Microsoft exam 70-298 you became Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)

Microsoft exam 70-298 is also one of the exams requiring achieve following group certifications

Certificate MCSE on win server 2003... = core exam

Certificate MCSE Security on win server 2003... = core exam

• Program of study for Microsoft exam 70-298

You will need to acquire a solid understanding of Windows 2003 Security concepts... & some business concepts that will allow you to configure security to enhance your company’s business objectives. & importantly need to focus on various components of Windows 2000 security, like the different types of protocols and their implementations.

• Analyze business requirements for designing security.

Study about:

existing security policies and procedures

requirements for securing data, sensitivity of data

flaws in current administration structure and security practices

cost & risks in implementing new strategies

• Design a framework for designing and implementing security

Study about:

detection of threats to your network from internal and external sources

segmented networks

process for recovering services

• Technical constraints for security

Study about:

capabilities of the existing infrastructure

technology availability

Analyze interoperability constraints

• Network Infrastructure Security

Study about:

public key infrastructure (PKI)

certification authority (CA) hierarchy implementation

enrollment and distribution processes

security for CA servers

• logical authentication strategy

study about:

certificate distribution

forest and domain trust models

account and password requirements for security

• security for network management

study about:

risk of managing networks

Microsoft Management Console (MMC)

Terminal Server

Remote Desktop for Administration

Remote Assistance

Telnet

Emergency Management Services

• Security update infrastructure

Study about:

Software Update Services (SUS)

Deploy software updates by Group Policies

Strategy for identifying computers those are not at the current patch level

• Physical Design for Network Infrastructure Security

Study about:

IP filtering

IPSec policy

DNS implementation

Security for data transmission

• security for wireless networks

study about:

public and private wireless LANs

802.1x authentication for wireless networks

• authentication for Internet Information Services (IIS)

study about:

user authentication for a Web site by using IIS authentication

RADIUS for IIS authentication

strategy for IIS

strategy for updating an IIS server

• security for communication between networks

study about:

protocols for VPN access

VPN connectivity

demand-dial routing between internal networks

• communication with external organizations

study about:

extranet infrastructure

cross-certification of Certificate Services

• Assigning server roles

study about:

domain controller

network infrastructure server

file server

IIS server

terminal server

POP3 mail server

security template for systems

• access control for directory services

study about:

auditing

group permission to resources

permission structure for directory service objects

• security for files & folders

study about:

encryption and decryption of files and folders

permission for files and folders

backup and recovery of files and folders

• permission for registry objects

• client authentication strategy

study about:

account and password of clients

remote access policies

access to internal resources

authentication by using Internet Authentication Service (IAS) for remote users

• securing client computers

study about:

desktop and portable computers

hardening client operating systems

restricting user access to operating system features

these all point must be covered before giving Microsoft exam 70-298

Microsoft warns that preparation guide can be change at any time without any notice... well they change exam structure suddenly... so prepare for all concepts that related to security of win 2003 server & you don’t have to worry about Microsoft exam 70-298.

Microsoft Exam 70-297

Microsoft Exam 70-297:Designing a Windows Server 2003 Active Directory and Network Infrastructure

As title suggest Microsoft exam 70-297 based on Active Directory & network infrastructure of win server 2003. Study includes learning from creating logical design for active directory & network services infrastructure to plan physical deign for active directory & network infrastructure.

• Credits for this certification:

When you pass Microsoft exam 70-297 you became Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)

Microsoft exam 70-297 is also one of the exams which require achieving following group certifications:

Certificate MCSE on Windows Server 2003 certification... = core exam

• Program of study for Microsoft exam 70-297

Microsoft exam 70-297 is regarding to planning... n planning what active directory.. n network infrastructure...

So you must aware of all terms about active directory.. Like OUs Policies etc...

& about network infrastructure... like.. start from DNS DHCP... to IP Addressing, TCP/IP etc...

• Creating the Conceptual Design by Gathering and Analyzing Business and Technical Requirements

Hardware and software requirements

Interoperability requirements

Current level of service within an existing technical environment

Current network administration model

Network requirements

Current DNS infrastructure

Analyze the current namespace

Existing domain model

Number and location of domain controllers on the network

Configuration details of all servers on the network. Server types might include primary domain controllers, backup domain controllers, file servers, print servers, and Web servers.

Analyze current security policies, standards, and procedures

Active Directory on the current security infrastructure

Existing trust relationships

Design the envisioned administration model

Create the conceptual design of the Active Directory forest structure

Create the conceptual design of the Active Directory domain structure

Design the Active Directory replication strategy

Create the conceptual design of the organizational unit (OU) structure

Create the conceptual design of the DNS infrastructure

Create the conceptual design of the WINS infrastructure

Create the conceptual design of the DHCP infrastructure

Create the conceptual design of the remote access infrastructure

Constraints in the current network infrastructure

Interpret current baseline performance requirements for each major subsystem.

• Creating the Logical Design for an Active Directory Infrastructure

Identify the Group Policy requirements for the OU structure

Design an OU structure for the purpose of delegating authority

Design a security group strategy

Define the scope of a security group to meet requirements

Define resource access requirements

Define administrative access requirements

Define user roles

Common authentication requirements

Select authentication mechanisms

Optimize authentication by using shortcut trust relationships

Specify account policy requirements

Specify account requirements for users

Computers, administrators, and services

Design an Active Directory naming strategy

Internet domain name registration requirements

Use of hierarchical namespace within Active Directory

NetBIOS naming requirements

Design migration paths to Active Directory

Define whether the migration will include an in-place upgrade, domain restructuring, or migration to a new Active Directory environment

Strategy for Group Policy implementation

Administration of Group Policy objects (GPOs)

Deployment strategy of GPOs

Strategy for configuring the user environment with Group Policy

Strategy for configuring the computer environment with Group Policy

Design sites

Site links

• Creating the Logical Design for a Network Services Infrastructure

DNS name resolution strategy

Create the namespace design

DNS interoperability with Active Directory, WINS, and DHCP

Zone requirements

DNS security

A DNS strategy for interoperability with UNIX Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) to support Active Directory

Design a NetBIOS name resolution strategy

Design a WINS replication strategy

Security for remote access users

Security host requirements

Authentication and accounting provider

Remote access policies

Specify logging and auditing settings

DNS service implementation

Strategy for DNS zone storage

Use of DNS server options

Registration requirements of specific DNS records

Design a remote access strategy

Specify the remote access method

Specify the authentication method for remote access

Design an IP address assignment strategy

Specify DHCP integration with DNS infrastructure

Specify DHCP interoperability with client types

• Creating the Physical Design for an Active Directory and Network Infrastructure

DNS service placement

An Active Directory implementation plan

Placement of domain controllers and global catalog servers

Placement of flexible operations master roles

Domain controller creation process

Specify the server specifications to meet system requirements

Internet connectivity for a company

Network and routing topology for a company

TCP/IP addressing scheme through the use of IP subnets

The placement of routers

IP address assignment by using DHCP

Design a perimeter network

Design the remote access infrastructure

Plan capacity

Ascertain network settings required to access resources

Design for availability, redundancy, and survivability

Before taking Microsoft exam 70-297 ensure that you have gone through all topics mention above.

Microsoft Exam 70-620

Microsoft Exam 70-620: Windows Vista, Configuring

Microsoft exam 70-620 is based on Windows Vista. Windows Vista is client operating system. Microsoft exam 70-620 is also available in other languages than English.

• Credits for this certification:

When you pass Microsoft Exam 70-620 you become Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) for windows vista

Microsoft exam 70-620 is also one of the exams which require achieving following group certifications:

MCITP: Consumer Support Technician

MCITP: Enterprise Support Technician

MCITP: Enterprise Administrator

MCSA on Windows Server 2003 & Microsoft Windows 2000 Server = core exam

MCSE on Windows Server 2003 & Microsoft Windows 2000 Server = core exam

• Program of study for Microsoft exam 70-260

Microsoft Exam 70-620 study includes all services provides by Windows Vista operating system.

• Installing and upgrading Windows Vista

Study about:

Hardware requirements

The Hardware Compatibility List (HCL)

BIOS Compatibility

Driver Requirements

Clean installation.

Upgrade to Windows Vista from previous versions of Windows

Upgrade from one edition of Windows Vista to another edition

Using Windows Anytime Upgrade

Troubleshoot Windows Vista installation

Windows Vista drivers

• Automating the Windows Vista Installation

Study about:

Unattended Installation

Windows Deployment Services

System Preparation Tool and Disk Imaging

Windows Deployment Services (WDS)

Image Manager

• Configuring and troubleshooting Post-installation system settings

Study about:

Microsoft Management Console

Registry Editor

Device Manager

Post-installation configuration

Windows Aero

Parental controls

• Windows Vista Environment

Study about:

Plug and Play Devices

Non–Plug and Play Devices

Updating Device Drivers

DVD and CD-ROM Devices

Removable Media

Video Adapters

Multiple-Display Support

Mobile Computer Hardware

Power Options

Power Consumption Using the Battery Meter

Windows ReadyBoost and Windows Vista

ReadyDrive and Windows Vista

Handwriting Recognition

• Users and Groups

Study about:

Built-in Accounts

Local and Domain User Accounts

Local User Logon Authentication

Users and Groups Utility

Accounts and Family Safety

Built-in Groups

Default Local Groups

Special Groups

• Configuring Windows security features

Study about:

Security Configurations

Group Policy Objects and Active Directory

GPO Inheritance

Account Policies

Local Policies

Windows Security Center

Windows Firewall

Windows Defender

Folder Options

NTFS Permissions

Shared Folders

• Disks

Study about:

File System Selection

File System Conversion

Basic Storage

Dynamic Storage

Data Compression

Compact Command-Line Utility

EFS Features in Windows Vista

Encrypting and Decrypting

EFS File Sharing

DRA to Recover Encrypted Files

Defragmenter Utility

• Configuring network connectivity

Study about:

Network Adapters

Network and Sharing Center

Remote Access

Tunneling Protocols

Network Projectors

Network Printers

Wireless Network Settings

Security for a Small Wireless Network

TCP/IP

• Internet Explorer

Study about:

Accessing Resources through Internet Explorer

Instant Search

RSS

Add-ons

Phishing Filter

Parental Controls

Protected Mode

Privacy

Security Options

Advanced Options

• Windows Vista Applications

Study about:

Welcome Center

Windows Sidebar

Windows Mail

Windows Contacts

Windows Calendar

Windows Fax and Scan

Windows Meeting Space

Media Player 11

Media Center

Windows Sync Center

Windows CardSpace

• Optimizing Windows Vista

Study about:

Creating Baselines

System Bottlenecks

Alerts for Problem Notification

Performance Monitor

Reliability Monitor

Data Collector Sets

Memory Performance

Processor Performance

Disk Subsystem

Network Subsystem

Diagnostics Tool

System Information

Task Manager

System Tool in Control Panel

Task Scheduler

Event Viewer

Indexing Options

Remote Desktop

Remote Assistance

Recovering from Disaster

Safe Mode

Enabling Boot Logging

Boot Options

Startup Repair Tool

Backup and Restore Center

Microsoft Exam 70-620 is based on windows vista. & there are lots of study guide available.. But recommended the 1^st step to prepare for this exam is visit the site windows vista..
for Microsoft Exam 70-620

Here u will get overview of windows vista.. Many of you might be using this site to download some cool features..

you know that... Lots of topics mentions above you can simply learn in single hour...

All the best for Exam 70-260 preparation!!!

Microsoft Exam 70-270

Microsoft Exam 70-270: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Windows XP Professional

Microsoft Exam 70-270 based on client operating system win XP.. Its features.. Utilities.. n services.. Windows XP Professional is a desktop operating system. & Microsoft Exam 70-270 tests your skills of administrating win XP in network environment..

• Credits for this certification:
  

When you pass Microsoft exam 70-270 you became Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)

Microsoft exam 70-270 is also one of the exams requiring in achieving following group certifications:

Certificate MCSE on Windows Server 2003 certification... = core client exam.. ( Optional )

Certificate MCSA on Windows Server 2003 certification... = core client exam.. ( Optional )

• Program of study for Microsoft exam 70-270

Microsoft exam 70-270 study includes installation of win XP... Learning its different features.. Services.. how to troubleshoot the problems regarding services, installation & different applications.

• Installing Windows XP Professional

Study about:

Attended installation of Windows XP Professional

Unattended installation of Windows XP Professional

Troubleshooting installation problems

Remote Installation Services (RIS)

System Preparation Tool

Unattended answer files & Set up manager.

Upgrade from a previous version of Windows

• Monitor, manage, and troubleshoot access to files and folders.

Study about:

File compression

Files and folders permissions

Create and remove shared folders

Access to shared folders

Web server resources

• Local and network print devices

Study about:

Print jobs

Access to printers

An Internet printer

• File Systems

Study about:

NTFS, FAT32, or FAT files systems

Convert FAT to NTFS.. n vice versa..

Synchronization of offline files

• Hardware Devices and Drivers

Study about:

DVD and CD-ROM devices

Hard disks & volumes

Removable media

Multiple-display support

Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI)

I/O devices: printers, scanners, multimedia devices, mouse, keyboard, and smart card reader

Multimedia hardware

Modems

Infrared Data Association (IrDA) devices

Wireless devices

USB devices

Hand held devices

Network adapters

Drivers and driver signing

Multiprocessor computers

• Monitor, optimize, and troubleshoot performance of win XP.

study about:

Memory performance

Processor utilization

Disk performance

Application performance

System performance for mobile users

• Restore and back up the operating system, System State data, and user data

Study about:

Windows Backup

Safe mode

Recovery console

• Desktop Environment

Study about:

Multiple-language support

Local settings

• Network Protocols and Services

Study about:

TCP/IP protocol

Dial-up networking

Virtual private network (VPN) connection

Remote access server

Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)

Internet Information Services (IIS)

Remote Desktop and Remote Assistance

Internet Connection Firewall (ICF)

• Configuring, Managing, and Troubleshooting Security

Study about:

Encrypting File System (EFS)

Security configuration and local security policy

• Local user and group accounts

Study about:

Auditing

Account settings

Account policy

User and group rights

These all topics you must cover up before having Microsoft exam 70-270.