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About This Book
Welcome to MCSE Self−
Paced Training Kit (Exam 70−
293): Planning and Maintaining
a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure, Second Edition. In
this book,
you study some of the more advanced applications, protocols, and services
included
with Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) and learn how to use them
to cre-
ate a network that is both efficient and secure. For many of these
applications, proto-
cols, and services, implementing them on a network consists of a good deal
more than
just running an installation program or configuring a few parameters; many
of them
require careful planning and continual maintenance once you have completed
the ini-
tial implementation. This book covers all these phases of the implementation
process,
so you learn all the relevant information about each network infrastructure
component.
Planning
The 70-293 exam includes simulation questions. Simulating a computer running
the Windows Server 2003 operating system, these challenging questions
provide you with a
virtual computer interface through which you need to perform a number of
administrative pro-
cedures. A simulation question presents a scenario with a list of
requirements that you must
translate into a set of procedures to perform. For a demonstration of a
simulation, see the
“Answering Simulation Questions” demo on the companion CD.
Intended Audience
This book was developed for information technology (IT) professionals who
plan to take
the related Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) exam 70-293, Planning and
Maintain−
ing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure, as well as IT
professionals
who design, implement, and maintain networks based on Microsoft Windows
Server
2003 SP1 and its related technologies.
Note Exam skills are subject to change without prior notice and at the sole
discretion of
Microsoft.
Prerequisites
The MCSE 70-293 exam and this training kit do not have any official
prerequisites, but
students should have the following:
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At least one year of experience implementing and administering a Microsoft
Windows network with the following characteristics: 250 to 5,000 or more
users,
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