CIW Server Administrator Exam 1D0-450

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SKILLS MEASURED

Server Administrator skills are not product- or system-specific. They are a combination of minimal technical and non-technical skills and knowledge required for those interested in developing specific Internet skills as a Web Server Administrator. Skills measured in the 1D0-450 exam include but are not limited to:

[edit section] Common IT services, focusing on hardware platforms and frequently used operating systems.

[edit section] TCP/IP configuration parameters, and Windows 2000 and Linux system configuration with static IP addresses.

[edit section] User access levels, password policies, and permissions based on standard practice and procedures.

[edit section] Management of users in Windows 2000 and Linux.

[edit section] Domain Name System (DNS) in Windows 2000 and Linux.

[edit section] Name resolution options for LANs and WANs, including the Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) and Samba.

[edit section] Internet services including FTP and Telnet, and control of access to these services.

[edit section] Web servers, including Microsoft IIS and Apache Server.

[edit section] Advanced Web server administration tasks.

[edit section] User-based access to Web servers.

[edit section] Limitation of access based on IP addresses.

[edit section] Functionality of a Web server, including Perl configuration and additional services.

[edit section] Web server connection to a database via Open Database Connectivity (ODBC).

[edit section] Configuration and management of streaming media servers.

[edit section] Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) transactions.

[edit section] Management of news servers.

[edit section] Configuration and management of SMTP, IMAP and POP3 e-mail servers.

[edit section] Configuration and management of proxy servers and Internet servers.

[edit section] Server and service log analysis.

[edit section] System performance evaluation.

[edit section] Internal and external security risks.

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