Microsoft Windows 2000 Network and Operating System Essentials

Describe the principal features of Windows 2000 and the basics of networking with Windows 2000.

Describe the types of user accounts and the principal security features of a Windows 2000 network.

Identify the tools used to perform various administrative tasks.

Describe the features of the common protocols used in the a Windows 2000 network.

Describe the fundamentals of TCP/IP, including name resolution, routing, and IP addressing-classful versus Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR).

Describe the network communication models used in a Windows 2000 network.

Differentiate between the various types of network architectures.

Describe the common physical components used for network communication.

Describe the concepts and protocols for remote access communication.

Describe the client and server technologies used in accessing Web services.

Exam 70-210, Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

Exam 70-215, Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

Proficiency using the Windows interface to locate, create, and manipulate folders and files and to configure the desktop environment

General knowledge of computer hardware components, including memory, hard disks, and central processing units

General knowledge of networking concepts, including network operating system, server-client relationship, and local area network (LAN)

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

Define an operating system.

Identify the features of Windows 2000.

Define a network and describe the different types of networks and network operating systems.

Define domains, trees, and forests.

Describe the implementation of Microsoft Windows NT Directory Services with Windows 2000 Active Directory directory service.

Use Online Help.

Describe the tools used to perform routine administrative tasks:

•	Control Panel
•	System Properties
•	System Information
•	Event Viewer
•	Windows Task Manager
•	Performance
•	Printers
•	Shared Folders
•	Disk Management
•	Backup
•	Security Management
•	Network
•	Microsoft Management Console

Identify two types of user accounts: local user accounts and domain user accounts.

Describe the role of groups in administering Windows 2000.

Describe the user rights that can be granted and the permissions that can be granted for access to resources.

Describe the scope of a network.

Describe the components used in a network.

Describe the topologies used in networks.

Describe the technologies used in networks.

Describe the components used to expand a network.

Define a protocol and describe the types of protocols.

Name the common network protocols supported by Windows 2000 and describe their characteristics.

Describe the communication protocols and technologies that are compatible with Windows 2000.

Describe the protocols used for remote access: dial-up protocols and virtual private network (VPN) protocols.

Describe the TCP/IP communication process.

Describe the protocols in the TCP/IP protocol stack and the services they provide.

Describe the process for resolving user-friendly computer names by mapping them to an IP address.

Describe the process for sending data packets from one computer to another.

Describe how the process of routing passes information between two network segments, so that computers can communicate on a wider scope.

Define classful IP addressing and describe the features of each class.

Describe the procedure for subnetting a network.

Describe the issues involved in planning the IP addresses for a network.

Describe the procedure for assigning an IP address by using the tools provided by Windows 2000.

Describe the features of Classless Inter-Domain Routing.

Convert IP addresses from decimal format to binary format.

Calculate the network ID of a subnet mask to determine local and remote hosts.

Describe IP address allocation using CIDR.

Describe the Internet, an intranet, the domain namespace, and a Uniform Resource Locator (URL).

Describe the different client technologies available for accessing information on the Internet.

Describe the methods for connecting to the Internet from a Windows 2000 network by using Network Address Translators (NATs), proxy servers, and firewalls.

Explain how Web server technologies, such as Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS), can be used to host services on the Internet.