When you pass the Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment for an MCSA Certified on Windows 2000 exam, you do not achieve Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) status. This exam is intended for people who are already certified as an MCSA on Windows 2000.

Important Information about Exam 70-292

Skills Tested on the real exams

Managing Users, Computers, and Groups
Create and manage groups
Identify and modify the scope of a group
Find domain groups in which a user is a member
Manage group membership
Create and modify groups by using the Active Directory Users and Computers Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in
Create and modify groups by using automation

Create and manage user accounts
Create and modify user accounts by using the Active Directory Users and Computers MMC snap-in
Create and modify user accounts by using automation
Import user accounts

Troubleshoot user authentication issues
Managing and Maintaining Access to Resources
Troubleshoot Terminal Services
Diagnose and resolve issues related to Terminal Services security
Diagnose and resolve issues related to client access to Terminal Services

Managing and Maintaining a Server Environment
Manage software update infrastructure
Manage servers remotely
Manage a server by using Remote Assistance
Manage a server by using Terminal Services remote administration mode
Manage a server by using available support tools

Manage a Web server
Manage Internet Information Services (IIS)
Manage security for IIS

Managing and Implementing Disaster Recovery
Perform system recovery for a server
Implement Automated System Recovery (ASR)
Restore data from shadow copy volumes
Back up files and System State data to media
Configure security for backup operations

Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining Name Resolution
Install and configure the DNS Server service
Configure DNS server options
Configure DNS zone options
Configure DNS forwarding

Manage DNS
Manage DNS zone settings
Manage DNS record settings
Manage DNS server options

Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining Network Security
Implement secure network administration procedures
Implement security baseline settings and audit security settings by using security templates
Implement the principle of least privilege

Install and configure software update infrastructure
Install and configure software update services
Install and configure automatic client update settings
Configure software updates on earlier operating systems
 
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Windows 2003 Page at Microsoft for MCSE 2003 Training for Exam 70-292

Credit Toward Certification

When you pass the Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment for an MCSA Certified on Windows 2000 exam, you do not achieve Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) status. This exam is intended for people who are already certified as an MCSA on Windows 2000. You will earn credit toward the following certifications:

Books for this Exam

MCSA/MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit (Exams 70-292 and 70-296): Managing, Maintaining, Planning, and Implementing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment for MCSAs and MCSEs Certified on Microsoft Windows 2000

MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Core Requirements, Exams 70-290, 70-292, 70-293, 70-294

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70-292 Exam Format

Exam 70-292 follows a traditional Microsoft exam format. For the most part, it is a straightforward multiple-choice exam. Depending on the pool of questions you draw, the innovations you may encounter will be a couple point and click and a couple of drag and drop questions.

70-292 Exam Price

The Microsoft Windows 2000 MCSE examinations are currently $125.00 US. Microsoft however warns that certification exam prices are subject to change, and that in some countries, additional taxes may apply.