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MCSE 2003 : 70-290
 

Module 1 Introduction to Administering Account and Resources
 
   1.The Windows Server 2003 Environment
     

Computer Roles
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  • Discusses various computer roles using massive number of pictures
  • Introduces the cluster function of Backup Domain Control
  • No illustrations are provided
  • Does not introduce the cluster function of Backup Domain Control
  • Provides oral lecture only
  • No illustrations are included
     

The Windows Server 2003 
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  • Illustrates different versions of Windows Server 2003 using pictures
  • Discusses the features of each version of operating system using a comparison table
  • Students can clearly identify the major features of each O/S
  • This section is discussed in plain text only
  • Introduces the features of each operating system in simply words
  • Contents are not organized in a table for easy reading
  • Some experienced instructors may share their experience of administering AD.
      What Is a Directory Service?
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  • Illustrates Directory Service using a topology table to give students a better understanding of the concept
  • Introduces Directory Service in plain text only
  • Lectures are given orally
  • No illustrations are provided
     

Active Directory Terms
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  • Discusses Active Directory structure in detail and uses multiple graphs
  • Uses a single graph to discuss the entire section
  • Students easily get confused
 
     

Classroom Setup Review

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  • Introduces the network environment for the course using a network topology table
  • Demonstrates how to install and configure a Domain Controller and a Member Server in a step-by-step approach
  • Introduces the network environment for the course in general terms only
  • Does not discuss how to install and configure the Domain Controller and Member Server
 
   2.Logging on to Windows Server 2003
     

Logon and Authentication
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  • Describes each step of the Logon and Authentication process using actual screen shots
  • Briefly discusses Logon and Authentication of Windows Server 2003
  • Generally introduces this section without going into the details
     

Logon Dialog Box Option
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  • Demonstrates the logon process as the domain controller, member server, and the client
  • Students can actually see the different logon options as different roles
  • Introduces the various logon options in plain text only
  • No demonstrations are provided
  • Generally introduces this section without going into the details
   3.Installing and Configuring Administrative Tools
     

What Are Administrative Tools?
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  • Introduces each Administrative Tool using actual screen shots to show the location of the tool
  • Briefly introduces each Administrative Tool in plain text only
 
     

How to Install Administrative Tools
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  • Demonstrates how to install Administrative Tools on the client computer and Member Server
  • Compares computers installed with Administrative Tools with computers not installed with Administrative Tools.
  • Discusses the benefits of having Administrative Tools installed
  • Provides only a procedure on how to install Administrative Tools
  • Does not discuss the benefits of Administrative Tools
 
     

What Is MMC ?

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  • Discusses MMC using actual screen shots
  • Introduces MMC in text only
 
     

How to Create a Custom MMC

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  • Demonstrates how to install and manipulate MMC
  • Introduces different methods to utilize the Run As function
  • No demonstrations are provided
  • Does not introduce the Run As function
 
     

How to Resolve Problems with Installing and Configuring Administrative Tools
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  • Introduces Windows Help Files using actual screen shots
  • Demonstrates how to install Windows Help Files in a step-by-step approach
  • Provides only a procedure on installing Windows Help Files without prior introduction
 
   4.Creating an Organizational Unit
     

What Is an Organizational Unit?
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  • Introduces Organizational Units using pictures and graphs
  • Introduces Organizational Units in plain text only
  • Briefly introduces what Organizational Units are
     

Organizational Unit Hierarchical Models
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  • Provides basic information on what a hierarchical structure is and what students should pay attention to when creating a hierarchical structure before starting this section
  • Describes the OU hierarchical structure without providing any background information on hierarchical structure
 
     

Names Associated with Organizational Units
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  • Illustrates the three LDAP naming methods using simple examples before explaining ihe complex OU naming structure
  • Introduces the OU names without providing basic information
 
     

How to Create an Organizational nit
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  • Goes over the process before demonstrating how to create OUs using Windows tool
  • Demonstrates how to create OUs in command mode
  • Discusses every command used in the demonstration
  • Provides a simple procedure for how to create an OU
  • Provides some commands that are used to create OUs in command mode
  • Does not give a detailed description for any specific command
 
   5.Moving Domain Objects
     

When Do You Move a Domain Object?
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  • Illustrates this section using graphical examples
  • Introduces this section in plain text only
  • Lectures this section orally
     

How to Move a Domain Object
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  • Demonstrates how to move a domain object using different methods in a step-by-step approach with the OU structural graph as a reference
  • Shows only one method to move domain objects
 
 
Module 2 Managing User and Computer Accounts
 
   1.Creating User Accounts
     

What Is a User Account?
     

Names Associated with Domain User Accounts
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  • Illustrates each type of domain user account using actual screen shots
  • Discusses the LDAP syntax in details with examples
  • Introduces domain user accounts in plain text only
 
     

Guidelines for Creating a User Account Naming Convention

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  • Uses graphical examples to illustrates this section
  • Provides the guidelines in text only
  • Briefly goes over this section
     

User Account Placement in a Hierarchy
     

User Account Password Options

     

When to Require or Restrict Password Changes
     

How to Create User Accounts
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  • Demonstrates how to create user accounts using Windows tool
  • Each item in the demonstration is discussed in detail
  • Compares the precedence of each password option
  • Provides a procedure on how to create user accounts
  • Does not discuss the option setting
  • Does not discuss the preceding order of password options
 
     

How to Create User Accounts
   2.Creating Computer Accounts
     

What Is a Computer Account?
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  • Uses graphical examples to illustrate this section
  • No examples are provided while defining computer accounts
  • No examples are provided while defining computer accounts
     

Why Create a Computer Account?
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  • Uses graphical examples to illustrate this section
  • No examples are provided while defining computer accounts
  • No examples are provided while defining computer accounts
     

Where Computer Account Are Created in a Domain
     

Computer Account Options
     

How to Create a Computer Account
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  • Illustrates GUID with an example
  • Demonstrates how to create a computer account in command mode
  • Does not introduce GUID
  • Provides a procedure on creating a computer account in command mode
  • No demonstrates are illustrated
  • Does not clearly define GUID
   3.Modifying User and Computer Account Properties
     

When to Modify User and Computer Account Properties

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  • Each concept in this section is illustrated with actual screen shots
  • Discusses each concept using plain text only
  • This section is omitted by most instructors
     

How to Modify User and Computer Account Properties
   4.Creating a User Account Template
     

What Is a User Account Template?
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  • Uses several graphs to illustrate user account template
  • Introduces user account template briefly
  • Quickly goes over this section orally
     

What Properties Are in a Template?
     

Guidelines for Creating User Account Templates
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  • Illustrates each guideline with pictures and actual screen shots
  • Provides a list of guidelines with little explanation
 
     

How to Create a User Account Template
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  • Illustrates how to configure the Profile tab to save the user profile on the File Server
  • Demonstrates how to create a User Account Template
  • Inspects the properties of the user account template and compares the differences with the original user account
  • Demonstrates how to create multiple user accounts using the following methods:
    1. the DSAdd command
    2. the Csvde and Ldifde commands
    3. script
  • Provides a simple procedure on creating a user account template
  • Does not discuss the option to save user profile
  • Does not inspect the user account template after it has been created
  • Does not discuss how to create multiple user accounts
  • Does not inspect the user account template after it has been created
   5.Enabling and Unlocking User and Computer Accounts
     

Why Enable and Disable User and Computer Accounts?
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  • Illustrates the reasons for enabling and disabling user and computer accounts using examples and pictures
  • Describes only a few scenarios of enabling and disabling user and computer accounts
  • Describes only a few scenarios of enabling and disabling user and computer accounts
     

How to Enable and Disable User and Computer Accounts
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  • Emphasis that a password is required for a user account to be enabled
  • Does not mention the password requirement for enabling user accounts
 
     

What Are Locked-out User Accounts?
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  • Illustrates the concept of user account locked-out with actual screen shots and realistic scenarios
  • Describes user account locked-out in plain text only
  • Describes user account locked-out orally without any illustrations
     

How to Unlock User Accounts
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  • Introduces how to enable the lock function before demonstrating how to unlock a user account
  • Does not introduce the lock function, which is disabled by default
  • No demonstrations are provided
 
   6.Resetting User and Computer Accounts
     

When to Reset User Passwords
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  • Illustrates password reset with real life examples
  • Does not explain the concept with examples
  • Uses only the courseware
  • No examples are used
     

How to Reset User Passwords
     

When to Reset Computer Accounts
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  • Illustrates password reset with real life examples
  • Does not explain the concept with examples
  • Uses only the courseware
  • No examples are used
     

D. How to Reset Computer Accounts
   7.Locating User and Computer Accounts in Active Directory
     

Search Type
     

How to Search for Active Directory Objects
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  • Demonstrates how to use the search function
  • Discusses the precautions when using the search function
  • Defines the following conditions:
    1. Ends with
    2. Is (exactly)
    3. Is not
    4. Present
    5. Not present
  • Explains that the search function is available only to computers in a domain
  • Provides only procedures on how to use the search function
  • Does not discuss the conditions used in the search function
  • Does not inform students that only computers in a domain can use the search function
 
     

How to Search Using Common Queries
     

Using a Custom Query
   8.Saving Queries
     

What Is Saved Query?
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  • Illustrates saved query using actual screen shots
  • Provides only a definition of saved query
 
     

How to Create a Saved Query
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  • Discusses the import and export methods of saved query
  • Discusses the ability to search LDAP syntax in saved query
  • Does not introduce the import and export of saved query
  • Does not introduce the ability to search LDAP syntax in saved query
 
 
Module 3 Managing Groups
 
   1.Creating Groups
     

What Are Groups?
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  • Illustrates different types of groups such as Domain Local Group, Global Group, and Universal Group using several pictorial examples
  • Briefly defines each type of group in plain text
  • This section is omitted by most instructors
     

What Are Domain Functional Levels?
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  • Introduces that upgrades to the Windows 2000 Native Mode and Windows 2003 Mode are not reversible
  • Does not mention the irreversibility of domain functional level upgrades
 
     

What Are Global Groups?
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  • Uses several pictures to illustrate Global Groups
  • No pictures are provided
  • Describes all types of groups together
     

What Are Universal Groups?
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  • Uses pictures to illustrate Universal Groups
  • No pictures are provided
  • Describes all types of groups together
     

What Are Domain Local Groups? 
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  • Uses pictures to illustrate Domain Local Groups
  • No pictures are provided
  • Describes all types of groups together
     

What Are Local Groups?
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  • Uses pictures to illustrate Domain Local Groups
  • No pictures are provided
  • Describes all types of groups together
     

How to Create a Group
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  • Introduces the prerequisites for creating a Universal Group
  • Demonstrates how to create a Universal Group in a step-by-step approach
  • Provides only a procedure on how to create a group
  • Does not discuss the prerequisites for creating a group
 
     

Naming Guidelines for Groups
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  • Illustrates the guidelines for naming groups with realistic examples
  • Describes the guidelines for naming groups in a general description
 
   2.Managing Group Membership
     

The Members and Member Of Properties
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  • Illustrates the relationship between Members and Member Of with using pictures
  • Discusses Members and Member Of with a single picture
  • Does not discuss the two terms in detail
  • Follows only the contents in the courseware
  • Discussion on Members and Member Of are not detailed
     

Demonstration: Members and Member Of
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  • Justify the relationship between Members and Member Of with demonstrations
  • Provides a procedure on how to use Members and Member Of
 
     

How to Add and Remove Members from a Group
   3.Strategies for Using Groups
     

Strategy for Using Groups in a Single Domain
     

What Is Group Nesting?
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  • Discusses that the availability of Group Nesting exists only in Native Mode and Windows Server 2003
  • Uses graphical examples to explain the reason for having Group Nesting
  • Does not discuss the availability of Group Nesting among different Window modes
  • Does not discuss the reason for having Group Nesting
 
     

Group Strategies
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  • Illustrates Group Strategies using pictures
  • Discusses the benefits of AGDLP strategies
  • Describes each group strategy generally in plain text only
  • Does not discuss the benefits of using group strategies
  • Describes different group strategies together using a single picture
   4.Modifying Groups
     

What Is Modifying the Scope or Type of a Group?
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  • Discusses the change of group scope and group type using pictures
  • Describes the change of group scope and group type in plain text only
  • This section is omitted by most instructors
     

How to Change the Scope or Type of a Group
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  • Demonstrates how to change group scope and group type
  • Discusses that the change between Global Group and Domain Local Group must be done through the Universal Group
  • Discusses the changes on permission settings after changing Security Type to Distribution Type
  • Provides only a procedure on how to change group scope and group type
  • Does not discuss the significance of Universal Group when changing between Global Group and Domain Local Group
  • Does not mention the change in permission settings after changing Security Type to Distribution Type
  • Does not mention the change in permission settings after changing Security Type to Distribution Type
     

Why Assign a Manager to a Group?
     

How to Assign a Manager to a Group

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