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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