0.1 Introduction

0.1.1 Windows 2003 Introduction
0.1.2 Active Directory Overview

0.2 Server Administration

0.2.1 Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
0.2.2 Terminal Services
0.2.3 Managing Terminal Services
0.2.4 Enable Remote Desktop
0.2.5 Terminal Services Facts
0.2.6 Remote Assistance
0.2.7 Remote Assistance Facts
0.2.8 ExamSim Questions - Section 0.2

1.0 Installation (6 questions)

1.1 Installing Windows 2003 Server

1.1.1 Winnt and Winnt32
1.1.2 Command Switches
1.1.3 Troubleshooting Installation Facts
1.1.4 Licensing
1.1.5 Licensing Facts
1.1.6 ExamSim Questions - Section 1.1

1.2 Automated Installs

1.2.1 Unattended Installation
1.2.2 Creating an Unattend.txt File
1.2.3 Automated Installation Facts
1.2.4 Remote Installation Services (RIS)
1.2.5 Network Installation Facts

2.0 Users, Groups, and Computers (45 questions)

2.1 Users

2.1.1 Users and Groups
2.1.2 Creating User Accounts
2.1.3 Create a Domain User Account
2.1.4 User Account Management
2.1.5 Managing User Accounts
2.1.6 Modify User Account Properties
2.1.7 Change the Logon Name
2.1.8 Modify Password Settings
2.1.9 Set Account Expiration
2.1.10 Reset the Password
2.1.11 Enable an Account
2.1.12 Domain User Account Facts
2.1.13 ExamSim Questions - Section 2.1

2.2 Groups

2.2.1 Group Scopes
2.2.2 Domain Local Scopes
2.2.3 Creating Groups
2.2.4 Create a Global Group
2.2.5 Create a Domain Local Group
2.2.6 Create a Universal Group
2.2.7 Create a Distribution Group
2.2.8 Change the Group Scope
2.2.9 Built-in Groups
2.2.10 Group Facts
2.2.11 Built-in Groups
2.2.12 ExamSim Questions - Section 2.2

2.3 Group Strategy

2.3.1 Group Strategy
2.3.2 Implementing a Group Strategy
2.3.3 Group Strategy Facts
2.3.4 Implement a Group Strategy 1
2.3.5 Implement a Group Strategy 2
2.3.6 ExamSim Questions - Section 2.3

2.4 User Profiles

2.4.1 Mandatory Profile
2.4.2 Create a Mandatory Profile
2.4.3 Roaming Profile
2.4.4 Managing User Profiles
2.4.5 Create a Roaming Profile
2.4.6 Delete User Profiles
2.4.7 User Profile Facts
2.4.8 User Profile Management Tasks
2.4.9 ExamSim Questions - Section 2.4

2.5 Computer Accounts

2.5.1 Computer Accounts
2.5.2 Joining a Domain
2.5.3 Managing Computer Accounts
2.5.4 Create Computer Accounts
2.5.5 Disable a Computer Account
2.5.6 Reset a Computer Account
2.5.7 Computer Account Facts
2.5.8 Troubleshooting Logon
2.5.9 ExamSim Questions - Section 2.5

2.6 AD Command Prompt Tools

2.6.1 Importing and Exporting
2.6.2 AD Management Commands
2.6.3 Using Command Prompt Tools
2.6.4 Command Prompt Tools
2.6.5 ExamSim Questions - Section 2.6

3.0 Group Policy (1 question)

3.1 Group Policy

3.1.1 Group Policy Objects
3.1.2 Creating and Linking a GPO
3.1.3 Configuring GPO Settings
3.1.4 Controlling GPO Application
3.1.5 Configuring GPO Application
3.1.6 Effective GPO Settings
3.1.7 Group Policy Facts
3.1.8 ExamSim Questions - Section 3.1

4.0 Hardware Devices (12 questions)

4.1 Installing Hardware Devices

4.1.1 Device Installation
4.1.2 Installing Devices
4.1.3 Autodetect a Plug and Play Device
4.1.4 Install a Legacy Device
4.1.5 Installing Devices

4.2 Managing Devices and Drivers

4.2.1 Managing Devices and Drivers
4.2.2 Enable and Disable Devices
4.2.3 Remove a Device
4.2.4 Device Management Facts
4.2.5 Upgrade a Driver
4.2.6 Driver Signing
4.2.7 Configuring Driver Signing
4.2.8 Configure Driver Signing
4.2.9 Drivers
4.2.10 File Verification Programs
4.2.11 Hardware Control Panel Applets
4.2.12 ExamSim Questions - Section 4.2

5.0 Disk Storage (18 questions)

5.1 File Systems

5.1.1 File Systems
5.1.2 Convert to NTFS
5.1.3 Format a Drive
5.1.4 Convert a Drive
5.1.5 File System Facts
5.1.6 ExamSim Questions - Section 5.1

5.2 Disks and Volumes

5.2.1 Disk Types
5.2.2 Basic and Dynamic Disks
5.2.3 Creating a Simple Volume
5.2.4 Upgrade a Disk
5.2.5 Revert a Disk to Basic
5.2.6 Create a Volume
5.2.7 Spanned Volumes
5.2.8 Creating Spanned Volumes
5.2.9 Span an Existing Volume
5.2.10 Create a Spanned Volume
5.2.11 Volume Characteristics
5.2.12 ExamSim Questions - Section 5.2

5.3 Performance and Fault Tolerance

5.3.1 RAID Levels
5.3.2 Striping
5.3.3 Create a Striped Volume
5.3.4 Mirroring
5.3.5 Creating Mirrored Volumes
5.3.6 Create a Mirrored Volume
5.3.7 Mirror an Existing Drive
5.3.8 Mirror the System Partition
5.3.9 RAID-5
5.3.10 Creating RAID Volumes
5.3.11 Create a RAID Volume
5.3.12 Redundancy and Fault Tolerance
5.3.13 ExamSim Questions - Section 5.3

5.4 Maintaining Disks and Volumes

5.4.1 Defragmenting a Hard Disk
5.4.2 Disk Recovery
5.4.3 Recovering from a Failed Disk
5.4.4 Break a Mirrored Volume
5.4.5 Recover a Failed Mirrored Volume
5.4.6 Repair a RAID Volume
5.4.7 Disk Management Facts
5.4.8 Boot.ini File
5.4.9 Boot.ini Facts
5.4.10 ExamSim Questions - Section 5.4

6.0 Backup and Restore (24 questions)

6.1 Backup and Restore

6.1.1 Windows Backup
6.1.2 System State Data
6.1.3 Choosing a Backup Strategy
6.1.4 Backing up Data
6.1.5 Restoring Data
6.1.6 Backup Facts
6.1.7 Backup Devices Facts
6.1.8 Backing Up and Restoring Active Directory
6.1.9 ExamSim Questions - Section 6.1

7.0 File Management (18 questions)

7.1 NTFS Permissions

7.1.1 NTFS Permissions
7.1.2 Setting NTFS Permissions
7.1.3 Configure NTFS Permissions
7.1.4 Copy and Modify Inherited Permissions
7.1.5 Remove Inherited Permissions
7.1.6 Viewing Effective Permissions
7.1.7 NTFS Permission Facts
7.1.8 ExamSim Questions - Section 7.1

7.2 Shared Folders

7.2.1 Share Permissions
7.2.2 Share a Folder
7.2.3 Share a Folder with a Second Name
7.2.4 Unshare a Folder
7.2.5 Remove a Shared Folder
7.2.6 Shared Folder Facts
7.2.7 ExamSim Questions - Section 7.2

7.3 Share Access

7.3.1 Controlling Share Access
7.3.2 Share Access Facts
7.3.3 Configure Share Permissions
7.3.4 Create a Share and Set Permissions
7.3.5 Configure Share Limits
7.3.6 Configure NTFS and Share Permissions 1
7.3.7 Configure NTFS and Share Permissions 2
7.3.8 ExamSim Questions - Section 7.3

7.4 Disk Quotas

7.4.1 Disk Quotas
7.4.2 Enabling Quota Management
7.4.3 Enable Quota Restrictions
7.4.4 Quota Entries
7.4.5 Configuring Quota Entries
7.4.6 Create a Quota Entry
7.4.7 Modify Quota Limits
7.4.8 Delete a Quota Entry
7.4.9 Disk Quota Facts
7.4.10 ExamSim Questions - Section 7.4

7.5 Encryption and Compression

7.5.1 File Encryption
7.5.2 Encrypting Files
7.5.3 Encrypt a Folder
7.5.4 Decrypt a File
7.5.5 Encryption Facts
7.5.6 Compression
7.5.7 Compressing Files
7.5.8 Compress a Drive
7.5.9 Compress a Folder
7.5.10 File Compression Facts

7.6 Offline Files

7.6.1 Configuring Offline Files on the Server
7.6.2 Configuring Offline Files on the Client
7.6.3 Optimize Program Caching
7.6.4 Enable Automatic Caching
7.6.5 Disable Share Caching
7.6.6 Offline Settings
7.6.7 ExamSim Questions - Section 7.6

8.0 Internet Information Services (IIS) (6 questions)

8.1 Installing and Configuring a Web Site

8.1.1 Installing and Administering IIS
8.1.2 Install IIS
8.1.3 Change the Default Home Page
8.1.4 Change the Home Directory Path
8.1.5 Creating a Virtual Directory
8.1.6 Create a Virtual Directory
8.1.7 Set the Virtual Directory Home Page
8.1.8 Internet Information Services (IIS)
8.1.9 ExamSim Questions - Section 8.1

8.2 Securing IIS

8.2.1 IIS Security
8.2.2 Managing IIS Authentication
8.2.3 Configure Web Site Authentication
8.2.4 Configure Virtual Directory Authentication
8.2.5 Managing IIS Permissions
8.2.6 Configure Virtual Directory Permissions
8.2.7 IIS Security Facts
8.2.8 ExamSim Questions - Section 8.2

8.3 Managing IIS

8.3.1 Creating a Web Site
8.3.2 Create a New Web Site
8.3.3 Configuring Web Site Identification
8.3.4 Web Site Identification
8.3.5 Limit Web Site Access
8.3.6 Stop the Web Site

9.0 Printers (7 questions)

9.1 Configuring Printing

9.1.1 Printing Concepts
9.1.2 Installing a Local Printer
9.1.3 Install a Local Printer
9.1.4 Sharing a Printer
9.1.5 Share a Printer
9.1.6 Create and Share a Printer
9.1.7 Unpublish a Printer in Active Directory
9.1.8 Add Printer Drivers
9.1.9 Configure Printer Permissions
9.1.10 Printing Facts
9.1.11 ExamSim Questions - Section 9.1

9.2 Customizing Printing

9.2.1 Advanced Print Configuration
9.2.2 Configuring Printer Pooling
9.2.3 Configure Printer Pooling
9.2.4 Configuring Multiple Printer Objects
9.2.5 Restrict Printing Times
9.2.6 Configure Printer Priority
9.2.7 ExamSim Questions - Section 9.2

9.3 Managing Printing

9.3.1 Managing Printers
9.3.2 Managing the Print Queue
9.3.3 Delete a Print Job
9.3.4 Managing the Print Server
9.3.5 Disable Printer Notification
9.3.6 Disable Printer Notification (Non-2000 Clients)
9.3.7 Change the Spool Location
9.3.8 Managing Printing
9.3.9 ExamSim Questions - Section 9.3

9.4 Troubleshooting Printing

9.4.1 Recovering from Printer Failure
9.4.2 Redirect Print Jobs
9.4.3 Redirect Print Jobs 2
9.4.4 Troubleshooting Printing Facts
9.4.5 ExamSim Questions - Section 9.4

9.5 Internet Printing Protocol (IPP)

9.5.1 IPP
9.5.2 Configuring IPP
9.5.3 IPP Facts

10.0 Installing Software (8 questions)

10.1 Deploying and Updating Software

10.1.1 Deploying Applications
10.1.2 Creating a Software Distribution
10.1.3 Troubleshooting Software Deployment
10.1.4 Service Packs and Patches
10.1.5 Installer Package Facts
10.1.6 ExamSim Questions - Section 10.1

10.2 Software Update Services

10.2.1 Software Update Services (SUS) Components
10.2.2 SUS Server Configuration
10.2.3 Configuring SUS
10.2.4 SUS Client Configuration
10.2.5 Managing SUS Clients
10.2.6 SUS Infrastructure Design
10.2.7 SUS Facts
10.2.8 ExamSim Questions - Section 10.2

11.0 System Security (6 questions)

11.1 Account Policies

11.1.1 Password Policies
11.1.2 Setting Account and Password Policies
11.1.3 Account Policies Facts
11.1.4 Configure Account Settings 1
11.1.5 Configure Account Settings 2
11.1.6 Configure Password Settings 1
11.1.7 Configure Password Settings 2

11.2 Auditing

11.2.1 Auditing
11.2.2 Configuring Auditing
11.2.3 Auditing Facts
11.2.4 Configure Auditing 1
11.2.5 Configure Auditing 2
11.2.6 Configure Auditing 3
11.2.7 Configuring File System Auditing
11.2.8 ExamSim Questions - Section 11.2

11.3 Security Templates

11.3.1 Security Templates
11.3.2 Analyzing Security Settings
11.3.3 Configuring and Applying Security Templates
11.3.4 Security Template Facts
11.3.5 ExamSim Questions - Section 11.3

12.0 System Performance and Recovery (25 questions)

12.1 Event Viewer

12.1.1 Event Viewer
12.1.2 Using Event Viewer
12.1.3 Managing Event Logs
12.1.4 Configure Log Properties
12.1.5 Clear the System Log
12.1.6 Event Facts
12.1.7 ExamSim Questions - Section 12.1

12.2 Monitoring Performance

12.2.1 Monitoring the System
12.2.2 Using Task Manager
12.2.3 Using System Monitor
12.2.4 Monitoring Performance Facts
12.2.5 Counters and Values to Watch
12.2.6 WMIC
12.2.7 ExamSim Questions - Section 12.2

12.3 System Recovery

12.3.1 Driver Rollback and ASR
12.3.2 Setting up and Using ASR
12.3.3 Volume Shadow Copy Services (VSS)
12.3.4 Using Volume Shadow Copy
12.3.5 Troubleshooting System Startup
12.3.6 System Recovery Facts
12.3.7 ExamSim Questions - Section 12.3

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