Gaze At Microsoft Windows Xp Exam 70-270
Hold on to your hats, boys and girls, the fun is about to start
. Microsoft has prepared another
batch of exams that will test your knowledge of its most recent operating system, Windows XP.
This Daily Drill Down will show you how
70-270 Exam fits into your MCP, MCSA, and MCSE study plans. In addition, Ill give you a detailed analysis
of the exam so you can focus your study efforts to ace it the first time through.
The skinny on exam 70-270
The title of exam 70-270 is Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows XP
Professional, and it will thoroughly test your knowledge of Windows XP. This exam has been
available for testing since October 23, 2001, and, as with all Microsoft exams, it will cost you
$100 to take it. Following the trend of making its certification exams more difficult (and more
valuable), Microsoft is raising the bar to a new level this time around. Youll be given 240
minutes to complete exam 70-270, which will challenge you with 110 form-based questions.
Information related to the passing criteria was not available at the time of this writing, but
you should not walk into the testing room unprepared.
How this exam fits into the certification picture
If this is the first Microsoft exam youre taking, youll be certified as a Microsoft
Certified Professional (MCP) when you pass. Should you want to pursue the
MCSA or Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
certifications, exam 70-270 will be one of the first steps you take along those paths. The
material covered by this test forms a foundation that other, more technical exams will build
upon.
Breaking down Microsoft exam 70-270
Given the length of this exam, youll need to be well versed in every facet of Windows XP
Professional. Im going to break exam 70-270 down into several broad categories, including
installation, basic administration, hardware devices and drivers, monitoring and optimizing,
configuring the desktop environment, network configuration, and security. Ill cover each of
these categories in depth in the following sections.
Installing Windows XP Professional
While you could probably work through a basic CD-ROM installation of Windows XP, to be able to
pass exam 70-270 you must be knowledgeable about the other types of installations you can
perform, such as network installation and an operating system upgrade. In addition, you must
understand the four stages of the installation process and be familiar with the many switches
that can be used to customize your installation.
Another type of installation is the unattended variety that employs an answer file created with
either a text editor or the Setup Manager Wizard. Ensure that youre familiar with the five
levels of user interaction, as well as with creating a Uniqueness Database File (UDF). This file
is used in conjunction with the answer file, allowing you to perform many individual
installations with a single answer file.
Youll be tested on installing Windows XP using the Remote Installation Services (RIS). You
should also know the RIS client requirements and understand how to create a Remote Installation
Preparation (RIPrep) image.
The final type of automated installation that youll be challenged on is the System Preparation
Tool, Sysprep.exe. Know the four modes that have been added under Windows XP and be very
familiar with the Sysprep switches and their functions.
Other installation topics you might find covered by
70-
270 include upgrading to Windows XP, uninstalling Windows XP, performing a dynamic update,
and configuring dual-boot workstations. Pay special attention to troubleshooting installations
and upgrades. Microsoft seems to favor tricky questions along this line.
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