Windows NT 4.0 Certification Prep

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Overview

The Windows NT 4.0 Certification Prep course is designed to cover features of the Windows NT 4.0 Workstation and Windows NT 4.0 Server operating systems.  This course also covers the topics typically presented in a Microsoft Certification Exam for Windows NT Workstation or Server.  By the end of the course, students will have learned, examined, and used many advanced and administrative features of Windows NT, helping to prepare for a Microsoft Windows NT Certification Exam and expanding one's knowledge of the Windows NT operating system.

 

Course prerequisites

Day-to-day or end-user experience with Windows 95 or 98, or Windows NT 3.51 or 4.0.  Basic knowledge of computer terms, computer hardware, and operations using the keyboard and mouse.

Course outline

Part I

 

Chapter 1: Introduction to Administering Microsoft Windows NT

 

Topics:

Introduction to Windows NT

Overview of Windows NT directory services

Logging on to Windows NT

Windows NT administrative tasks and tools

Windows NT Security dialog box

Best practices

 

Chapter 2: Setting Up User Accounts

 

Topics:

Introduction to user accounts

Planning new user accounts

Creating user accounts

Creating user profiles

Best practices

 

Chapter 3: Setting Up Group Accounts

 

Topics:

Introduction to groups

Planning a group strategy

Creating local and global groups

Implementing built-in groups

Best practices

 

Chapter 4: Administering User and Group Accounts

 

Topics:

Introduction to administering accounts

Implementing an account policy

Modifying multiple user accounts

Maintaining domain controllers

Troubleshooting logon problems

 

 

Chapter 5: Securing Network Resources with Share Permissions

 

Topics:

Introduction to shared folders

Guidelines for planning shared folders

Sharing folders and assigning permissions

Connecting to shared folders

Best practices

 

 

Chapter 6: Securing Network Resources with NTFS Permissions

 

Topics:

Introduction to Windows NT file system (NTFS) permissions

Combining share permissions and NTFS permissions

Guidelines for assigning NTFS permissions

Assigning NTFS permissions

Taking ownership of folders and files

Copying and moving folders and files

Troubleshooting permission problems

Best practices

 

Chapter 7: Setting Up a Network Print Server

 

Topics:

Introduction to Windows NT-based printing

Setting up a network printer server and client

Configuring a printer

Best practices

 

Chapter 8: Administering a Network Print Server

 

Topics:

Introduction to administering print servers

Managing documents

Managing printers

Identify printing problems

 

Chapter 9: Auditing Resources and Events

 

Topics:

Introduction to auditing

Planning and implementing the audit policy

Using Event Viewer to view the security log

Best practices

 

Chapter 10: Monitoring Resources

 

Topics:

Introduction to monitoring resources

Viewing computer properties

Setting alerts and sending messages

Using Windows NT Diagnostics

Best practices

 

Part II

 

Chapter 1: Overview of Microsoft Windows NT

 

Topics:

Introduction to Windows NT

Overview of Windows NT Directory Services

Workgroups and domains

 

Chapter 2: Installing Windows NT

 

Topics:

Preparing for installation

Installing Windows NT

Adding a computer account to a domain

Logging on to a computer or domain

Installing Windows NT Server from a network share

Upgrading to Windows NT 4.0

Viewing the Windows NT documentation

 

Chapter 3: Configuring the Windows NT Environment

 

Topics:

Windows NT registry

Modifying registry settings using Control Panel

Modifying system settings using Control Panel

Modifying system settings using Registry Editor

 

Chapter 4: Managing System Policies

 

Topics:

Purpose of system policies

Implementing a system policy in a domain

Using System Policy Editor to manage system policy

 

Chapter 5: Managing File Systems

 

Topics:

File systems supported by Windows NT

Working with filenames

Managing Windows NT file system (NTFS) compression

 

Chapter 6: Managing Partitions

 

Topics:

Partitioning a disk

Managing partitions using Disk Administrator

General maintenance and troubleshooting

 

Chapter 7: Managing Fault Tolerance

 

Topics:

Fault tolerance

Recovering from hard-disk failure

 

Chapter 8: Supporting Applications

 

Topics:

Windows NT architecture overview

Subsystems overview

Windows NT Task Manager

Supporting Win32®-based applications

Supporting MS-DOS-based and Win16-based applications

Supporting applications on different hardware platforms

Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM)

Managing applications

 

Chapter 9: Windows NT Networking Environment

 

Topics:

Windows NT network architecture

Distributed processing

Accessing file and print resources

 

Chapter 10: Configuring Windows NT Protocols

 

Topics:

Using the Network program in Control Panel

Configuring NWLink

Configuring NetBEUI

Configuring Microsoft TCP/IP

What are network bindings?

 

Chapter 11: Windows NT Network Services

 

Topics:

Installing Network Services

Dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) overview

Windows Internet Name Service (WINS)

Domain name system (DNS)

Computer Browser Service

 

Chapter 12: Remote Access Service

 

Topics:

Dial-Up Networking and RAS overview

Telephony application programming interface (TAPI)

Installing and configuring RAS

Installing and configuring Dial-Up Networking

Granting remote access permissions

Testing the RAS installation

Troubleshooting RAS

 

Chapter 13: Internetworking and Intranetworking

 

Topics:

Internet and intranet overview

Microsoft Internet strategy

Microsoft Internet Information Server and Peer Web Services networking components

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Securing Internet and intranet sites

 

Chapter 14: Interoperating with Novell NetWare

 

Topics:

Windows NT connectivity with NetWare

Installing and configuring Client Service for NetWare (CSNW) and Gateway Services for NetWare (GSNW)

 

Chapter 15: Implementing Network Clients

 

Topics:

Windows NT Server 4.0 licensing

Clients included with Windows NT Server

Network Client Administrator

Client-based network administration tools

Services for Macintosh

 

Chapter 16: Implementing Directory Replication

 

Topics:

Directory replication overview

Preparing for directory replication

Managing directory replication

Troubleshooting directory replication

 

Chapter 17: Boot Process

 

Topics:

Overview of the boot process

Troubleshooting the boot process

Last Known Good configuration

Emergency repair

 

Chapter 18: Troubleshooting Windows NT

 

Topics:

Diagnostic tools

Resources for troubleshooting