West Los Angeles College

MCSE Detailed Course Descriptions

Introduction to Microsoft Windows Server 2003

Course Number: CS982

This course provides the core foundation for supporting Microsoft Windows Server 2003® operating system. The goal of this course is to provide support professionals with the skills necessary to install, configure, customize, optimize, network, integrate, and troubleshoot Windows Server 2003.

Content primarily of interest in a complex environment—such as DNS/ADS Integration, Configuring Sites, Securing Network Resources, Administering Active Directory, Administering Group Policy, and Managing Active Directory Performance—is covered in depth in a series of courses that make up the Microsoft Windows 2003 Active Directory Services course CS984. Content specific to administration and supporting the Windows Server 2003 network operating system can be found in this course CS982 Introduction to Microsoft Windows Server 2003.

At course completion, students will be able to:

  • Create and populate organizational units with user and computer accounts.
  • Manage user and computer accounts.
  • Create and manage groups.
  • Manage access to resources.
  • Implement printing.
  • Manage printing.
  • Manage access to objects in using organizational units.
  • Implement Group Policy.
  • Manage the user and computer environment by using Group Policy.
  • Audit accounts and resources.
  • Prepare to administer server resources.
  • Configure a server to monitor system performance.
  • Monitor system performance.
  • Manage device drivers by configuring device driver signing and restoring a device driver.
  • Manage hard disks.
  • Manage data storage.
  • Manage disaster recovery.
  • Maintain software by using Microsoft Windows Server Update Services.
  • Maintain Windows Server 2003 security.

    Microsoft Certified Professional Exams

    This course helps you prepare for the following certified professional exams:

    Exam 70-290: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment

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