MCSE: Windows 2000 Directory Services Administration Study Guide is as sizable as its title would indicate, providing its readers with ammunition for use in both real life and on the Active Directory exam (70-217). As is typical of technologies for which certification tests exist, the actual skills you need to set up and work with Active Directory are related to (but not the same as) the knowledge you need to pass the Microsoft certification exam on the subject. The authoring team on this book has done a good job of covering all the subjects covered in the Microsoft outline of the Active Directory test's objectives. They've also backed their written work with a good-quality assessment test (with answers) on CD-ROM, suitable for use when certification candidates don't want to tote the book.

The authors' approach to their subject is typical of books in this series. In essence, it's complete documentation of the Active Directory subsystem of Windows 2000, just as you would get in a reference book on that subject. In addition, there are exercises that readers can follow to build their experience with aspects of Active Directory. Chapters wrap up with questions (for which detailed answers follow a few pages later) and lab processes to try. --David Wall

Topics covered: The material you have to understand in order to pass the Active Directory exam (70-217) on your way to a Microsoft professional certification. Chapters address installation and configuration, implementation of the Domain Name Service (DNS), user and group management, remote installation, and troubleshooting.


Book Description
Existing and aspiring Windows 2000 certified professional will quickly seek to get their W2K credentials in order to be technically current and capable of supporting Windows 2000 implementations. Windows 2000 is substantially different from Windows NT 4.0 so even the most experienced network professionals will need to be updated and certified. Covers all of Windows 2000 Networking services, including providing Internet Protocol (IP) networking infrastructure (TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS), supporting remote users, providing IP routing and secure communications, and managing access to Internet. CD-ROM includes TEST YOURSELF Personal Testing Center and video clips of the world's premiere classroom instructors teaching the most critical and complex topics. 60 minutes of audio tape reviews kew exam topics essential to passing the exam.


Book Info
(Osborne) Complete certification study program for the MCSE Implementing and Administering a Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure (Exam 70-217). The CD-ROM contains CertTrainer software, with testing engines, exam questions, and explanations of why each answer is correct. System requirements include 600 MB hard disk pace, Explorer 4.0, CD-ROM drive, and Windows 98+.


From the Back Cover

The Only Certification Study System Based on 200,000+ Hours of IT Training Experience

100% Complete Coverage -- All official test objective for exam 70-217 are covered in detail

Hands-on Exercises -- Step-by-step instruction modeled after classroom labs

Exam Watch -- Warnings based on through post-exam research identifying the most troublesome exam topics and how to answer them correctly

Three Types of Practice Questions -- Knowledge, scenario, and lab-based questions, all with in-depth answers

From the classroom -- Discussions of important issues direct from the classroom of Global Knowledge's award-winning instructors

Full coverage of the topics you need to review, including how to: Create Global Catalog Servers Implement an Organizational Unit structure Back up and restore Active Directory Delegate administrative control of Group Policy Deploy software by using Group Policy Create a RIS Server Install an image to a client machine ManageAD objects Manage and troubleshoot DNS replication

PLUS!

CD-ROM features full CertTrainer CBT software and the new ExamSim test engine -- more than 300 questions on CD

CertTrainer e-Training --Self-paced review of key Windows 2000 topics, including exam tips CertCam -- Instructional Windows 2000 animations with audio explanations In-depth Links -- Need more explanation? Topically relevant links provide detailed Skill Assessment --Test your knowledge with more than 230 challenging practice exam questions Score Reports --Indicate subject areas requiring further study

ExamSim Complete Practice Exam --A realistic MCSE exam with questions found only on the CD-ROM Two Testing Modes --Standard or adaptive Simulation Questions --Windows 2000 simulations challenge your applied skills Detailed Answers --Explain why the correct options are right and why the incorrect options are wrong

PLUS DriveTime --More than 30 minutes of CD audio for exam prep on the go E-book --Electronic, searchable version of the Study Guide


About the Author
Syngress Media, Inc. (Rockland, MA) is an independent company committed to creating the very best book, software and Internet based exam preparation tools. They have published over 20 certification study guides and over a dozen Personal Testing Centers. All of these products are created by leading content experts, many of whom are also full-time trainers

FROM OUR EDITORS

Syngress' MCSE study guides bring 200,000+ hours of IT training experience to the table, and it shows. You'll master every testable element of Active Directory administration here: implementing organizational unit structures; installing, configuring, and troubleshooting Active Directory DNS; managing and troubleshooting replication; day-to-day backup and restore; delegation of administrative control of group policies; and much more. Test your knowledge with three types of practice questions -- knowledge-based, scenario-based, and lab-based -- all with in-depth answers! Also includes more than 30 minutes of "drivetime" audio review on CD-ROM.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Existing and aspiring Windows 2000 certified professional will quickly seek to get their W2K credentials in order to be technically current and capable of supporting Windows 2000 implementations.

Windows 2000 is substantially different from Windows NT 4. 0 so even the most experienced network professionals will need to be updated and certified.

Covers all of Windows 2000 Networking services,including providing Internet Protocol (IP) networking infrastructure (TCP/IP,DHCP,DNS),supporting remote users,providing IP routing and secure communications,and managing access to Internet.

CD-ROM includes TEST YOURSELF Personal Testing Center and video clips of the world's premiere classroom instructors teaching the most critical and complex topics. 60 minutes of audio tape reviews kew exam topics essential to passing the exam.

The Only Certification Study System Based on 200,000+ Hours of IT Training Experience 100% Complete Coverage — All official test objective for exam 70-217 are covered in detail Hands-on Exercises — Step-by-step instruction modeled after classroom labs Exam Watch — Warnings based on through post-exam research identifying the most troublesome exam topics and how to answer them correctly Three Types of Practice Questions — Knowledge,scenario,and lab-based questions,all with in-depth answers From the classroom — Discussions of important issues direct from the classroom of Global Knowledge's award-winning instructors Full coverage of the topics you need to review,including how to:

Create Global Catalog Servers Implement an Organizational Unit structure Back up and restore Active Directory Delegateadministrative control of Group Policy Deploy software by using Group Policy Create a RIS Server Install an image to a client machine ManageAD objects Manage and troubleshoot DNS replication

PLUS!

CD-ROM features full CertTrainer CBT software and the new ExamSim test engine — more than 300 questions on CD

CertTrainer

e-Training —Self-paced review of key Windows 2000 topics,including exam tips CertCam — Instructional Windows 2000 animations with audio explanations In-depth Links — Need more explanation? Topically relevant links provide detailed Skill Assessment —Test your knowledge with more than 230 challenging practice exam questions Score Reports —Indicate subject areas requiring further study

ExamSim

Complete Practice Exam —A realistic MCSE exam with questions found only on the CD-ROM Two Testing Modes —Standard or adaptive Simulation Questions —Windows 2000 simulations challenge your applied skills Detailed Answers —Explain why the correct options are right and why the incorrect options are wrong

PLUS

DriveTime —More than 30 minutes of CD audio for exam prep on the go E-book —Electronic,searchable version of the Study Guide

SYNOPSIS

Existing and aspiring Windows 2000 certified professional will quickly seek to get their W2K credentials in order to be technically current and capable of supporting Windows 2000 implementations.

Windows 2000 is substantially different from Windows NT 4.0 so even the most experienced network professionals will need to be updated and certified.

Covers all of Windows 2000 Networking services, including providing Internet Protocol (IP) networking infrastructure (TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS), supporting remote users, providing IP routing and secure communications, and managing access to Internet.

CD-ROM includes TEST YOURSELF Personal Testing Center and video clips of the world's premiere classroom instructors teaching the most critical and complex topics.

60 minutes of audio tape reviews kew exam topics essential to passing the exam.