mcsa Tutorials & Websites

Excellent guide to developing Active Directory.

Authored by: cbrzana  Category: Microsoft Certification  Tags: mcse mcsa ad active directory 70-294

An excellent tutorial on Terminal Services for Windows Server 2003. Features step-by-step explanations, color images, and covers just about everything you need to know about terminal services for the 70-290 exam.

Authored by: cbrzana  Category: Microsoft Certification  Tags: 70-290 mcse mcsa microsoft server 2003

Hot area, active screen, drag and drop, build list and reorder, create a tree, testlet exam format, and simulation question types. Download examples of MCP exam question types and testlet exam format.

Authored by: cbrzana  Category: Microsoft Certification  Tags: mcp microsoft mcse mcsa testlet simlet

An excellent resource on backing up data on Windows Server 2003. Explains the types of backups, how to backup and restore data, and automated system recovery.

Authored by: cbrzana  Category: Microsoft Certification  Tags: mcse mcsa 70-290 backup ntbackup windows 2003

Found this article in MCP mag on the subject of building your own lab to prepare for the MCSA/MCSE. The article is a bit dated (2003) but I feel it's still relevant. The author also provides links/resources that help you build study scenarios.

Authored by: obsar3  Category: Microsoft Certification  Tags: mcsa mcse lab microsoft certification

A nice article detailing the process of configuring a virtual PC. Useful for just about any certification!

Authored by: cbrzana  Category: Microsoft Certification  Tags: vmware virtual pc microsoft mcse mcsa

Nice overview of steps to take in server hardening.

Authored by: cbrzana  Category: Microsoft Certification  Tags: security mcsa mcse microsoft windows server 2003

A very nice summary of the ds commands that you need to know for the 70-290 exam.

Authored by: cbrzana  Category: Microsoft Certification  Tags: mcsa mcse 70-290 windows 2003 directory service

I confess to stealing this link from user "Alice" but found it particularly helpful to learn and confirm my understanding. Please note that the guide quotes "in Windows 2000, by default the Full Control NTFS permission is granted to the Everyone group" - amend this to "Read" for XP/2003 Server.

Authored by: pete071  Category: Microsoft Certification  Tags: microsoft mcp mcsa mcse win2000 winxp 70-270

This site has a great list of tutorials, how-tos, and study material for IIS including security tutorials. It should be a great resource for anyone who has not had much experience with IIS preparing for 70-290 or the other MCSA/MCSE exams. Enjoy!

Authored by: redwarrior  Category: Microsoft Certification  Tags: mcsa mcse iis webserver 70-290