Learn at Your Own Pace
Each chapter of Part 1 identifies the exam objectives that are covered within the chap-ter, provides an overview of why the topics matter by identifying how the information applies in the real world, and lists any prerequisites that must be met to complete the lessons presented in the chapter.
The chapters are divided into lessons. Lessons contain practices made up of one or more hands-on exercises. These exerices give you an opportunity to use the skills being presented or explore the part of the application being described. Each lesson also has a set of review questions to test your knowledge of the material covered in that lesson.
After the lessons, you are given an opportunity to apply what you’ve learned in a case scenario exercise. In this exercise, you work through a multi-step solution for a realistic case scenario. You are also given an opportunity to work through a troubleshooting lab that explores difficulties you might encounter when applying what you’ve learned on the job.
Each chapter ends with a short summary of key concepts and a short section listing key topics and terms that you need to know before taking the exam, summarizing the key learnings with a foucs on the exam.
The use of “Windows Server 2003 family” and “Windows Server 2003″ refers to the family of four products: Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edi?tion; Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition; Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition; and Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition. However, Windows Server 2003, Web Edition, only partially supports the use of Active Directory. Windows Server 2003, Web Edition, can participate as a member server in an Active Directory-enabled network, but it cannot be used as an Active Directory domain controller.
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