Skills measured by exam 70-098 |
Course 954 |
Course 955 |
Course 1500 |
Course 1501 |
Course 1240 |
Planning |
Develop an appropriate implementation model for specific requirements in a Microsoft environment or a mixed Microsoft and NetWare environment. Considerations include:
- Choosing the appropriate file system
- Planning a workgroup
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Develop a security strategy in a Microsoft environment or a mixed Microsoft and NetWare environment. Strategies include:
- System policies
- User profiles
- File and printer sharing
- Share-level access control or user-level access control
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Installation and Configuration |
Install Windows 98. Installation options include:
- Automated Windows setup
- New
- Upgrade
- Uninstall
- Dual-boot combination with Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
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Configure Windows 98 server components. Server components include:
- Microsoft Personal Web Server 4.0
- Dial-Up Networking server
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Install and configure the network components of Windows 98 in a Microsoft environment or a mixed Microsoft and NetWare environment. Network components include:
- Client for Microsoft Networks
- Client for NetWare Networks
- Network adapters
- File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks
- File and printer sharing for NetWare Networks
- Service for NetWare Directory Services (NDS)
- Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) components
- Virtual private networking and PPTP
- Browse Master
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Install and configure network protocols in a Microsoft environment or a mixed Microsoft and NetWare environment. Protocols include:
- NetBEUI
- IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol
- TCP/IP
- Microsoft DLC
- Fast Infrared
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Install and configure hardware devices in a Microsoft environment and a mixed Microsoft and NetWare environment. Hardware devices include:
- Modems
- Printers
- Universal Serial Bus (USB)
- Multiple display support
- IEEE 1394 Firewire
- Infrared Data Association (IrDA)
- Multilink
- Power management scheme
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Install and configure Microsoft Backup. |
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Configuring and Managing Resource Access |
Assign access permissions for shared folders in a Microsoft environment or a mixed Microsoft and NetWare environment. Methods include:
- Passwords
- User permissions
- Group permissions
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Create, share, and monitor resources. Resources include:
- Remote computers
- Network printers
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Set up user environments by using user profiles and system policies. |
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Back up data and the registry and restore data and the registry. |
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Configure hard disks. Tasks include:
- Disk compression
- Partitioning
- Enabling large disk support
- Converting to FAT32
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Create hardware profiles. |
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Integration and Interoperability |
Configure a Windows 98 computer as a client computer in a network that contains a Windows NT 4.0 domain. |
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Configure a Windows 98 computer as a client computer in a NetWare network. |
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Configure a Windows 98 computer for remote access by using various methods in a Microsoft environment or a mixed Microsoft and NetWare environment. Methods include:
- Dial-Up Networking
- Proxy Server
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Monitoring and Optimization |
Monitor system performance by using Net Watcher, System Monitor, and Resource Meter. |
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Tune and optimize the system in a Microsoft environment and a mixed Microsoft and NetWare environment. Tasks include:
- Optimizing the hard disk by using Disk Defragmenter and ScanDisk
- Compressing data by using DriveSpace 3 and the Compression Agent
- Updating drivers and applying service packs by using Windows Update and the Signature Verification Tool
- Automating tasks by using Maintenance Wizard
- Scheduling tasks by using Task Scheduler
- Checking for corrupt files and extracting files from the installation media by using the System File Checker
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Troubleshooting |
Diagnose and resolve installation failures. Tasks include:
- Resolve file and driver version conflicts by using Version Conflict Manager and the Microsoft System Information utility
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Diagnose and resolve boot process failures. Tasks include:
- Editing configuration files by using System Configuration Utility
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Diagnose and resolve connectivity problems in a Microsoft environment and a mixed Microsoft and NetWare environment. Tools include:
- Winipcfg
- Net Watcher
- Ping
- Tracert
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Diagnose and resolve printing problems in a Microsoft environment or a mixed Microsoft and NetWare environment. |
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Diagnose and resolve file system problems. |
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Diagnose and resolve resource access problems in a Microsoft environment or a mixed Microsoft and NetWare environment. |
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Diagnose and resolve hardware device and device driver problems. Tasks include:
- Checking for corrupt registry files by using ScanReg and ScanRegW
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