Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP): Enterprise Administrator
ICT Curriculum Roadmap for MCITP: Enterprise Administrator
Updated: July 6, 2009
This information and communications technology (ICT) curriculum roadmap outlines the technical knowledge and skills that are required to achieve your Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP): Enterprise Administrator certification.
Microsoft products
The MCITP: Enterprise Administrator credential applies to these products:
| • | Windows Server 2008 |
| • | Windows Vista |
| • | Windows XP |
Step 1. Assess your foundational knowledge
Before you begin the MCITP: Enterprise Administrator curriculum, review the following prerequisites in the order presented, and assess your knowledge against this list to determine your starting point. If you have knowledge gaps, use the Learning Plans in the following table. In some cases, a certification exam is available to validate your knowledge.
Fundamental understanding of computers, the Internet, and personal productivity programs: Digital Literacy Curriculum | Microsoft Digital Literacy*
| Microsoft Digital Literacy*
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Knowledge of computer hardware and components, as in the CompTIA A+ Essentials certification: Download file from Comptia.org (PDF, 164 KB)
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Microsoft Official Academic Course (MOAC): ALS A+ Certification Package, Third Edition (Wiley.com)
| | | | CompTIA A+ certification (Comptia.org)
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Knowledge of computer networking and components, as in the CompTIA Network+ certification: Download file from Comptia.org (PDF, 60 KB)
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MOAC: ALS Network+ Certification Package, Fourth Edition (Wiley.com)
| | | | CompTIA Network+ certification (Comptia.org)
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Knowledge of desktop operating systems, such as Windows Vista (View the preparation guide for Exam 70-620: TS: Windows Vista, Configuring)
| Course 5115*: Installing and Configuring the Windows Vista Operating System
and Course 5116*: Configuring Windows Vista Mobile Computing and Applications
and Course 5117*: Configuring Windows Vista Mobile Computing
or MOAC: 70-620: Microsoft Windows Vista Client Configuration
(Wiley.com)
| Collection 5347*: Installing and Configuring Windows Vista
and Collection 5354: Configuring Windows Vista Networking and Security
and Collection 5360: Configuring Windows Vista Applications and Devices
| MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-620): Configuring Windows Vista Client Windows Vista Resource Kit Windows Vista Administrator’s Pocket Consultant | Learning Plan for Exam 70-620: MCTS: Windows Vista, Configuration
| Exam 70-620: TS: Microsoft Windows Vista, Configuring (available at an academic discount)
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*Available to Microsoft IT Academy members
Step 2. Gain and apply product skills
The next step is to acquire technical knowledge and skills on the Windows Server 2008 platform. Use the suggested pathway in the following tables. Visit the following Web site to learn more about the Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) exams on Windows Server 2008.
*Available to Microsoft IT Academy members
Step 3. Gain and apply job role and technical skills
To begin the MCITP: Enterprise Administrator curriculum, use the suggested pathway in the following table. Visit the following Web site to learn more about the MCITP: Enterprise Administrator requirements and training resources.
*Available to Microsoft IT Academy members
