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General Information Course Duration:

28 hours Audience:

This course is targeted to anyone interested in the new technologies, features, and architecture of Windows 2000, including Windows NT support professionals, system architects, integrators, engineers, and administrators who are familiar with Windows NT 4.0 networks and are planning to adopt Windows 2000. IT professionals who wish to upgrade their current MCSE certification to Windows 2000 Prerequisites:

Windows NT 4.0 MCSE qualification or good working knowledge of Windows NT 3.51 or Windows NT 4.0 from administrative, support, and architectural perspectives; early adoption experience of Windows 2000 Professional and Server Topics Covered New Features and Architecture Installation and Upgrade The Active Directory Configuration Network Protocols and Services Storage and File Systems Group Policy and Terminal Services

Minimum Requirements to run SmartForce products: 486/33 processor or higher 8MB of RAM VGA display (256 colors recommended) 10-20MB of hard disk space DOS version 3.1 or higher Windows version 3.1/Windows 95 Supported Network Operating Systems: Novell NetWare 3.1x/4.1x Windows NT 3.51/4.0 OS/2 LAN Manager Banyan Vines Course Aim

To prepare students for Microsoft exam 70-240: Microsoft Windows 2000 Accelerated Exam for MCPs Certified on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. Until December 31, 2001, individuals who have passed the three Windows NT 4.0 exams (70-067, 70-068, 70-073) have the option of fulfilling part of the core exam requirement by passing Exam 70-240, instead of four of the core exams in the Windows 2000 track. Learning Objectives

After taking this course, the user should be able to: Describe the architecture, new features, installation and benefits of Windows 2000

Install, configure and administering the Active Directory

Configure network protocols

Configure storage and file systems

Configure and use group policy

SYNOPSIS

This course is targeted to anyone interested in the new technologies, features, and architecture of Windows 2000, including Windows NT support professionals, system architects, integrators, engineers, and administrators who are familiar with Windows NT 4.0 networks and are planning to adopt Windows 2000. The SmartForce Windows 2000 Update curriculum is designed to map to Microsoft exam 70-240: Microsoft Windows 2000 Accelerated Exam for MCPs Certified on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. This exam is in development and will be released in its live version by July 2000.

Certification Information:
The Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer credential is the premier certification for professionals who analyze the business requirements for a system architecture, design solutions, deploy, install, and configure architecture components, and troubleshoot system problems.

The new Microsoft Windows 2000 track is designed for information technology professionals working in a typically complex computing environment of medium to large organizations. A Windows 2000 MCSE candidate should have at least one year of experience implementing and administering a network operating system. MCSE candidates in the Windows 2000 track are required to pass five core exams and two elective exams that provide a valid and reliable measure of technical proficiency and expertise in solution design and implementation. Until December 31, 2001, individuals who have passed the three Windows NT 4.0 exams (70-067, 70-068, 70-073) have the option of fulfilling part of the core exam requirement by passing Exam 70-240: Microsoft Windows 2000 Accelerated Exam for MCPs Certified on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 instead of four of the core exams in the Windows 2000 track.