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Installation:
O How do you add additional SCSI drivers during installation of Windows 2000, and why would you?
O How should you modify your BOOT.INI file when you have mirrored drives? 
O Know what operating systems support which file systems.
O Know the pros and cons of the file systems: FAT, FAT32, NTFS, NTFS v.5
O Know the difference between Standard, EPP / ECP printer ports.
O How can you install service packs into Windows 2000 before installation on a computer?
O What is a slipstream install? What steps are involved? ( UPDATE.EXE -S:D:\Dir\Win2K) (burn back to CD)

Troubleshooting:
O How do you install recovery console on a computer?
O How can you run recovery console if you did not install it on a computer?
O Know how to disable a service in recovery console, how do you run it?
O Know how to fix the Master Boot Record, how do you run it? (FIXMBR)
O Know how to read a multi-processor graph in Task Manager.
O How and when should you use the last known good configuration?
O Know when to use save mode (How can you boot past a network card driver that locks the system)
O What is a parallel (not port) backup/recovery? Why would you do it?
O Know when to use Recovery Console, Safe mode, or Last known Configuration!

System Maintenance:
O Where can you set application priority? (Task Manager and Command Line)
O What application priorities should you use? (Always lower)
O How can you set processor affinity? (Which processor runs an application)
O What should you do when a server becomes fragmented? 
O How do your servers become fragmented?
O What is a Hot Fix?
O What is HFNETCHK.EXE?
System Config-Identify a stalled process in task manager, use the NET STOP 1121 (<--PID)
System Config-Q259283 - File signature verification tool - res: Q222193 - Win 2000 file protection feature

Service Configuration:
O How to install DFS (Distributed File System) Read article: Q241452 
O How do you establish quotas on a drive? What can go wrong in config?
O What does a quota actually limit?
O How do you block the installation of unsigned drivers locally? on the domain? Know the screen!
O What happens when you block unsigned drivers locally and don't Apply settings as system default.
O How can you mount a drive as a folder on another volume? Steps? Why would you? 

Performance:
O What is acceptable for Avg. Disk trans/ sec. counter?  In what object is it found?
O What is the acceptable range for Avg. Pages/Sec. counter? In what object is it found? 
O What do you do with a processor at 100% and excessive page faults?
O How do you create performance alerts? What services must be running on the server and client?
Q244640: Alerter and messenger service on source and just messenger on receiver - alerter is not started by default on W2K Pro, but is on server
System Config-Identify when memory usage is more than actual memory used 754MB, RAM 128MB

Security:
O What is the difference between share and NTFS permissions?
O What does the Deny permission mean?
O Users > Global Groups > Domain Local Groups > Resources. 
O Know that Encryption has NOTHING to do with NTFS or Share security.
O Why should you not share encrypted files / folders?
O What steps are taken to give one user or group priority printer access?
O What steps are taken to give one user or group time restrictions on a printer?
O What different permissions can be assigned at a printer? Who is the default for each?
O Sharing a printer auto publishes it in Active Directory.
O In what object's properties would you go to establish a quota?
O How can you apply two different quotas on two different shares on a single server? 

networking-UGLR and concepts of share entry points.
System Config-Choose between upgrading RAM, MEM, HDD or NIC based on performance
 
Networking:
O How many users can map a drive to a share on a Windows 2000 Professional computer?
O Know how to troubleshoot basic network issues like: New Client can't reach existing server. Which is bad?
O How do you identify if a problem is IP configuration or name resolution?
O How do you configure Internet Connection Sharing? What are the adapter settings?
O How can you create and use a hidden share? (Create a Hidden share by adding $ to the end of the name.)
O Why can you see a share published in Active Directory, but not in Network Neighborhood? (hidden)

Network Services:
O Know how to set up WINS replication partners, and why!
O When do you need WINS? When do you need DNS? When do you need both?
O How do you get WINS and DNS to work together?
O Know how name resolution works on Windows 98 -vs- Windows NT -vs- Windows 2000 
O Understand BOOTP forwarding / RFC1542 compliance and the benefit.
O How do you use a TRACERT command to find a down link?
O PATHPING and TRACERT also detect trip times! How does this help you?
O How do you use the ARP command seconds after a NIC swap to update MAC table?
 
IP Configuration:
O Know how to identify correct Subnet Masks (by looking at other computers)
O Know how to identify correct IP address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway assignment for a new client.
O Routing between subnets (Why and how)
O Be prepared to identify the correct subnet mask for a subnet from a diagram
O Identify a default gateway from a diagram and TCP/IP properties. (it's the router!)
O When would you IPCONFIG /FLUSHDNS use on a DNS client 
O If client is DHCP for IP, make client DHCP for DNS (TCP/IP properties)
O Identify APIPA addresses and the cause: 169.254.xxx.xxx
O How do you configure clients for dynamic DNS: Windows 2000? Windows 98? Windows NT? 
O Which clients register with DNS through DHCP? (95, 98, NT, 2K, XP)
O Who can Authorize DHCP servers in a domain? (Enterprise Admins)
O What happens to a DHCP server that is not authorized?
O IPCONFIG /Registerdns. When would you need to use it?

DNS Servers:
O Why not to make your DNS server a DHCP Client.
O What is DNS Forwarding? How do you set it up, and why?
O What must be configured on a Multihomed DNS server, configuring NICs for use?
O Know the difference: Active Directory DNS vs. BIND DNS services. 
O What are the advantages of Active Directory Integrated zones?
O Where can you install Active Directory integrated zones? ( only on Domain Controllers)
O What must you consider when using BIND DNS in an Active Directory environment?
O On DNS server where is the cache flushed/ ( in DNS console.)
O How can you configure multiple zones on one DNS server (like acme.com and acme.net)
O Primary zone server is authoritative for zone. What if there's two primaries?
O Use a CNAME (how why) Q308163 - Configure Host Headers in IIS
O When no DNS solution is available, use a HOSTS file. How to you configure a HOSTS file?

O RAS Client resolves local names, but not internet. Config an internet DNS
DNS Services-Bad DNS entry: make ADI zone, only secure updates, fix bad entry
 
Active Directory
O How do you give permissions to users in other domains (what groups from where?).
O What users can add up to ten computers to a domain by default? Q251335 
O Understand GPO permissions for Delegation of Authority to OUs
O How do you stop a policy from applying to the administrator of an OU?
O How do you assign the Reset Passwords right on an OU?
O How can you Separate departments by OUs
O Know how to pre-stage computer accounts in domain. Why would you do this?
O Publishing a shared folder in Active Directory has nothing to do with permissions. Read: Q234582
O Each computer also has a local administrator account. 
O How do you add a domain user to the LOCAL admin group on a server?
O How can you do a Authoratative Restore of a single user? Turn off Kerberos Pre-Authentication.
O What Permissions required to create a GPO for a OU: 111
O Know the difference: Distribution Groups vs Security Groups
O Group Nesting (UGGLR) requires Native mode (like Univ Groups)
O How can you give permissions to only add computer accounts into a specific OU?
O Why would you use the delegation of control wizard to add control to AD
O When you use the delegation of control wizard, how do you remove control? ( use properties to remove.)
O User can't log on because AD replication hasn't happened yet. Explain.

Win 9x clients need AD Client and WINS to locate printers from Start > Search
Terminal Services session settings in ADU&C account settings.
 
Group Policies:
O Deploying an Update.msi
O Policy inheritance and blocking
O Password policies can only be applied to the domain level
O Understand the concept of group policy inheritance. 
O How do you block a domain policy from applying to an OU?
O Understand group policy inheritance blocking and no override features.
O What does the -secedit /refreshpolicy do? why would you add the /enforce switch ? 
O Can one domain inherit a group policy from a parent domain ?  (no)
O How can you apply a password policy to an entire forest ?  (apply the policy to each domain)
O A group policy object cannot be linked to a container, only to a OU.
O How do you deploy an application using AD GPO?
O How do you  force the uninstall of an application using a Microsoft installer policy.
       (Uninstall this application when it falls out of the scope of management check box)
O Where in a group policy object can you prevent of the use of offline files? 
O What is the default group policy object setting for the log on locally user right assignment. 
O How can you assign GPO to only one user or group? 
O What is the difference between publishing and assigning an application?
O What steps must you take to audit all files deleted it in a given directory? 
O What steps must be taken to audit all file access by a given user on a given server? 
O How would you set up an OU so that all servers added in future have a policy applied.

-Apply multiple policies through an Domain/OU structure & one GPO to many OU.
 
Remote Access:
O RAS and RADIUS using IAS
O What must be configured on the dialup client to establish a Multilink connection?
O What must be configured on the server to established a Multi link connection? 
O what additional service is necessary to terminal server to run an application mode?  
O Terminal server in application mode gives you 90 days, then fails. Why?
O What the protocol is generally used to secure windows dial up connections?
O Do whatever protocols are used to secure it windows of the VPN connections?(PPTP L2TP)
O What is the relationship between L2TP and IPSec?   
O What protocol is required and to use smart card authentication?  EAP - TLS
O What is the purpose of the MPPE protocol?
O where to go to show the user's session on a terminal server?   
O How do you configure ICS / Clients IP settings?
O How do you edit a dial-in profile to enable MSChap2 and Strong Encryption (know the screen)
O Ensure automatic dialing is configured when using ICS.
O VPN through Dial-up needs the internet connection established first
O Windows 98 has no EAP support, but can use MS-CHAP
O Effects of Idle time setting and session time on users and demand dial (know the screen)
 
Web Services:
O Know the steps required to configure host headers on a web server and on the DNS server.
O ISAPI Applications are executables (not scripts), and require execute permissions.
O Know each of the different Authentication methods for accessing documents in IIS.
O What user account must have log on locally rights to the web server? (anonymous user) Click for Details  
O understand the purpose of the "Send detailed ASP error messages" check box. 
O Understand the steps for Setting up SSL with IIS 5 and Cert Srv 2.0 Q299525
O host headers: Q308163
O DNS Server setup with IIS Q315982
O Causes: Start web site: Service could not be started because it is not properly configured
O What to do on both client and server to access a site on alternate port number.