Preparation Guide for Exam 70-244
Supporting and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Network
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 | Exam news |
| Audience profile |
| Credit toward certification |
| Preparation tools and resources |
| Skills measured |
Exam news
Exam 70-244 became available on June 16, 2001.
| • | This exam retired in March 2008 |
Audience profile
Candidates for this exam operate in medium-sized to very large computing environments that use Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 as a primary network operating system. They have a minimum of one year of experience implementing and administering Windows NT Server 4.0 in environments that have the following characteristics:
| • | From 200 to more than 26,000 users. |
| • | From one to more than 50 physical locations. |
| • | Typical network services and applications, including file and print, database, messaging, proxy server or firewall, dial-in server, desktop management, and Web hosting. |
| • | Connectivity needs, including connecting branch offices and individual users at remote locations to the corporate network, and connecting corporate networks to the Internet. |
| • | Operating systems on client computers, including Windows 2000 Professional, Windows NT Workstation 4.0, Windows 98, and third-party operating systems. |
| • | Client computers that are being incrementally upgraded to Windows 2000 Professional. |
Credit toward certification
When you pass the Supporting and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Network exam, you achieve Microsoft Certified Professional status. You also earn credit toward the following certifications:
| • | Elective credit toward Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer on Microsoft Windows 2000 certification |
| • | Elective credit toward Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 certification |
| • | Elective credit toward Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator on Microsoft Windows 2000 certification |
Preparation tools and resources
In addition to your hands-on experience working with the product, we recommend that you use the following tools and training to help you prepare for this exam.
Classroom training for this exam
| • | Currently, corresponding Official Microsoft Learning Products are not available. |
Microsoft Press self-paced training products
| • | Currently, a corresponding Microsoft Press title is not available. |
Microsoft certified practice tests
| • | MeasureUp: Visit the MeasureUp Web site to take a practice test. |
| • | Self Test Software: Visit the Self Test Software Web site to take a practice test. |
Microsoft online resources
| • | TechNet: Designed for IT professionals, this site includes how-to instructions, best practices, downloads, technical chats, and much more. |
| • | MSDN: The Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) is a reference for developers. It features code samples, technical articles, newsgroups, chats, and more. |
| • | Training and certification newsgroups: There is a newsgroup for every Microsoft certification. By participating in the ongoing dialogue, you take advantage of a unique opportunity to exchange ideas with and ask questions of others, including more than 750 Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) worldwide. |
Skills measured
This exam measures your ability to support and maintain networks that use Windows NT Server 4.0 as a primary operating system. Before taking the exam, you should be proficient in the job skills listed in the following matrix. The matrix shows which Official Microsoft Learning Products may help you reach competency in the skills being tested in the exam.
| Skills measured by Exam 70-244 | ||||||||
| Maintaining, Troubleshooting, and Optimizing Servers | ||||||||
Deploy service packs and hot fixes. | ||||||||
Optimize, configure, manage, and troubleshoot hardware.
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Back up and restore data. Considerations include the number of available tapes, the time available for backup and restore, and the type of backup. | ||||||||
Recover system files and reestablish the previous operating system environment. | ||||||||
Troubleshoot and optimize server performance.
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| Configuring and Troubleshooting Users and Groups | ||||||||
Configure and troubleshoot trust relationships. Considerations include cross-domain resource access and one-way trusts versus two-way trusts. | ||||||||
Configure and troubleshoot Account policy. Considerations include password uniqueness, password length, password age, and account lockout. | ||||||||
Configure and troubleshoot groups. Considerations include group membership, default groups, global groups, and local groups. | ||||||||
Configure and troubleshoot user accounts, user profiles, and logon scripts.
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Configure and troubleshoot system policies. Considerations include client computer operating system, file locations and names, and interaction between local security policy and system policies.
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| Analyzing, Configuring, and Monitoring Security | ||||||||
Analyze and configure the operating system environment and the user environment by using Security Configuration Manager.
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Implement auditing and monitor security. Implementation includes configuring Audit policy, enabling auditing on objects, and analyzing audit logs. | ||||||||
Implement advanced security options. Implementation includes implementing the Syskey utility, configuring Server Message Block (SMB) signing, and enforcing usage of the appropriate version of Windows NT LAN Manager (NTLM). | ||||||||
| Configuring, Managing, and Troubleshooting Access to Resources | ||||||||
Create, configure, and troubleshoot permissions. Considerations include combined NTFS and share permissions, printer permissions, default permissions, multiple group membership, and use of the Deny permission. | ||||||||
Install, configure, and troubleshoot file-based resource access by using Distributed file system (Dfs) on multiple servers. | ||||||||
Configure, manage, and troubleshoot printers and print devices. Considerations include drivers, connectivity, printer pools, print queues, managing the Print Spooler service, and TCP/IP printing. | ||||||||
Configure, manage, and troubleshoot Internet access and intranet access to file and printer resources. Considerations include protocols such as HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP. | ||||||||
| Configuring, Managing, Troubleshooting, and Optimizing Network Services | ||||||||
Configure and troubleshoot network connectivity. Considerations include name resolution servers, default gateway, Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA), options for the Ipconfig utility, and DHCP. | ||||||||
Configure, manage, and troubleshoot Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) on the server. Considerations include hosting of multiple Web sites, performance tuning, and Windows NT Load Balancing Service (WLBS). | ||||||||
Monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot name resolution. Considerations include NetBIOS name resolution, host name resolution, and the Computer Browser service. | ||||||||
Configure and troubleshoot Remote Access Service (RAS) and Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS). Considerations include backup and restore of RRAS configuration, Internet Authentication Service (IAS), and virtual private network (VPN) access. | ||||||||
Troubleshoot and optimize network performance. Tools include Event Viewer, Performance Monitor, and Network Monitor. |
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