TotalRecall press examinsight for windows XP professional certification exam 70270 apr 2004 ISBN 1590956109

ExamInsight for Windows XP Professional Certification: Exam 70-270 ISBN:1590956109 by Deborah Timmons and Patrick Timmons TotalRecall Press © 2003 (554 pages) From the producers of the popular BeachFront Quizzer test engine, this guide will help readers prepare for and pass the Microsoft Windows XP Professional Exam 70270 Table of Contents ExamInsight For Windows XP Professional Certification— Examination 70-270 About the Author About the Book How To Read This Book Introduction Installing Windows XP Chapter 1 Professional What’s New in Windows Chapter 2 XP? Chapter 3 - Configuration Chapter 4 - Hardware Devices and Drivers Network Protocols and Chapter 5 Services Chapter 6 - User Management Administration of Chapter 7 Resources Chapter 8 - Implementing Security Optimizing System Chapter 9 Performance Troubleshooting and Chapter 10 Recovery Index List of Figures List of Tables Back Cover Part of the ExamInsight For IT Certification Series, this new book fills the gap existing in study material available for candidates preparing to sit the Microsoft Windows XP exam It covers the information associated with each exam topic in detail and includes information found in no other book Using the book will help readers determine if they are ready for the Microsoft Windows XP Professional 70270 certification exam Each chapter in this book includes a pre- and post-assessment quiz to measure comprehension of each topic This book explains the concepts in a clear and easy-to-understand manner to help you not only pass the exam, but to apply the knowledge later in a real-world situation Chapter summaries help wrap up each topic The large glossary at the end of the book provides a review of essential exam-related terms and concepts that will prove invaluable just before taking the exam Helpful tips and time management techniques will alleviate pre-exam jitters and put you in control For implementing Windows XP Professional in a production environment, tips on pre-installation, workstation tuning, application tuning, registry hacks, and maintenance techniques are included About the Authors Deborah Timmons is a Microsoft Certified Trainer and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer She came into the Microsoft technical field after six years in the adaptive technology field, providing technology and training for persons with disabilities She is the President and co-owner of Integrator Systems Inc Patrick Timmons is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer + Internet He has been working in the IT industry for approximately 15 years, specializing in network engineering and has recently completed his Bachelor of Science, Major in Computer Science He is currently the CEO of Integrator Systems Inc., a company based in Nepean, Ontario, Canada ExamInsight For Windows XP Professional Certification-Examination 70-270 Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows XP Professional CD-ROM practice exam provided by BeachFront Quizzer, Inc Author: Deborah Timmons, MCT, MCSE Technical Editor Patrick Timmons, MCSE+I Published by TotalRecall Publications, Inc 1103 Middlecreek Friendswood, TX 77546 281-992-3131 NOTE: THIS IS BOOK IS GUARANTEED: See details at www.TotalRecallPress.com TotalRecall Publications, Inc This Book is Sponsored by BeachFront Quizzer, Inc Copyright © 2003 by TotalRecall Publications, Inc All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976, No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical or by photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission of the publisher The views expressed in this book are solely those of the author, and do not represent the views of any other party or parties Printed in United States of America Printed and bound by Data Duplicators of Houston Texas Printed and bound by Lightning Source, Inc in the USA and UK ISBN: 1-59095-610-9 UPC: 6-43977-62270-7 The sponsoring editor is Bruce Moran and the production supervisor is Corby R Tate This publication is not sponsored by, endorsed by, or affiliated with Microsoft, Inc The 'Windows® 2000, MCSE™ Microsoft logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft, Inc in the United States and certain other countries All other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners Throughout this book, trademarked names are used Rather than put a trademark symbol after every occurrence of a trademarked name, we used names in an editorial fashion only and to the benefit of the trademark owner No intention of infringement on trademarks is intended Disclaimer Notice: Judgments as to the suitability of the information herein for purchaser's purposes are necessarily the purchaser's responsibility BeachFront Quizzer, Inc and TotalRecall Publications, Inc extends no warranties, makes no representations, and assumes no responsibility as to the accuracy or suitability of such information for application to the purchaser's intended purposes or for consequences of its use This book, as always, is dedicated to our children,Katie, Jamie, Alex and Lauren We love you To my mother, Dorothy Caroline (Schick) McEachern, I will miss you every day of my life Until we meet again Deborah About the Author Deborah Timmons is a Microsoft Certified Trainer and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer She came into the Microsoft technical field after six years in the adaptive technology field, providing technology and training for persons with disabilities She is the President and co-owner of Integrator Systems Inc Patrick Timmons is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer + Internet He has been working in the IT industry for approximately 15 years, specializing in network engineering and has recently completed his Bachelor of Science, Major in Computer Science He is currently the CEO of Integrator Systems Inc., a company based in Nepean, Ontario, Canada Patrick and Deborah have four children Lauren, Alexander, James and Katherine who take up a lot of their rare spare time Integrator Systems Inc designs and implements network solutions based on Microsoft and 3Com technology, produces custom applications based on customer needs, provides local and remote network troubleshooting and support, and provides courseware, training, and consultants to various horizontal and vertical markets Integrator Systems is a Microsoft Certified Partner and 3Com Focus Partner About the Book Part of the ExamInsight For IT Certification Series, this new book fills the gap existing in study material available for candidates preparing to sit the Microsoft Windows XP exam It covers the information associated with each exam topic in detail and includes information found in no other book Using the book will help readers determine if they are ready for the Microsoft Windows XP Professional 70-270 certification exam Each chapter in this book includes a pre- and post-assessment quiz to measure comprehension of each topic This book explains the concepts in a clear and easy-to-understand manner to help you not only pass the exam, but to apply the knowledge later in a real-world situation Chapter summaries help wrap up each topic The large glossary at the end of the book provides a review of essential exam-related terms and concepts that will prove invaluable just before taking the exam Helpful tips and time management techniques will alleviate pre-exam jitters and put you in control For implementing Windows XP Professional in a production environment, tips on pre-installation, workstation tuning, application tuning, registry hacks, and maintenance techniques are included How To Read This Book The styles used in this book are listed in the following table In the left column is the definition of what is being displayed and the right column displays the formatting used for the definition Internet Address http://www.integratorsystems.ca Command to CONVERT D: /FS:NTFS type Replacement drive in Commands Option to select Clean Install Tips, Notes: Remember: Don’t run with scissors Introduction I’ve realized something as I’ve stared at this blank page It can harder to write an introduction to a book than it is to write the book itself What can I say that is new and different and exciting? We’ve all seen the commercials on television for Windows XP Wonderful shadings, bodies soaring through the air, and the familiar Madonna tune The first time I installed XP Professional, my initial reaction was “Wow! That’s colorful!” XP provided a shiny, new, slick user interface that removed some of the common irritants with previous incarnations of Windows – hundreds of desktop shortcuts cluttering up the screen, twenty copies of Internet Explorer open on the taskbar But having worked in the technical field for a number of years, slick and shiny wasn’t going to make me want to run out and start upgrading all my systems I needed a better reason What’s new with XP? What makes it different? Better? As with any new technology, it took a little while to find the answers Those answers are the ones I’ve tried to provide to you in this book I’ve done my best to show you all the new features of Windows XP Professional, noted the differences between Professional and Home Edition, and brought you the “guts” of XP – the similarities and differences between it and the previous versions of Windows Hopefully, you finish the book with a good grasp of what XP Professional really is You should end up with the information you need to make the decision – to upgrade or not to upgrade After all, that really is the question! Deborah Timmons President, Integrator Systems Inc Chapter 6: User Management Figure 6.1: User Accounts Figure 6.2: Add New User Wizard (dialog box 1) Figure 6.3: Add User Permissions Figure 6.4: User Properties Figure 6.5: Advanced User Properties Figure 6.6: Local Users and Groups Console Figure 6.7: Adding a New User Figure 6.8: Creating a New Group Figure 6.9: Managing User Profiles Chapter 7: Administration of Resources Figure 7.1: Compressing a Folder in Windows Explorer Figure 7.2: Confirming Compression Changes Figure 7.3: Compression Using the Compact Utility Figure 7.4: Compress folders, subfolders and files Figure 7.5: Default permissions on new NTFS volume Figure 7.6: Default permissions on new NTFS folder Figure 7.7: Removing inheritance from files and folders Figure 7.8: Altering Permissions Figure 7.9: Everyone Permissions Figure 7.10: Indexing Service Figure 7.11: Indexing Query Figure 7.12: Adding a Directory to the Index Figure 7.13: Modifying the folder attribute for the Indexing Service Figure 7.14: Network Share Figure 7.15: Quota Management Figure 7.16: Quota Entries Figure 7.17: Sharing a folder Figure 7.18: Creating a New Share using Computer Management Console Figure 7.19: Share Permissions Figure 7.20: Enabling Offline Files Figure 7.21: Offline Files Wizard Figure 7.22: Offline Files Icon Figure 7.23: Add Printer Wizard Figure 7.24: Printer Properties General Tab Figure 7.25: Printer Properties Sharing Tab Figure 7.26: Printer Properties Ports Tab Figure 7.27: Printer Properties Advanced Tab Figure 7.28: Printer Properties Color Management Tab Figure 7.29: Printer Properties Security Tab Figure 7.30: Printer Properties Device Settings Tab Figure 7.31: Editing Special Permissions Figure 7.32: Advanced Security Settings Figure 7.33: Setting up an Internet Printer Figure 7.34: Internet Information Services Chapter 8: Implementing Security Figure 8.1: Computer Local Group Policy (Part 1) Figure 8.2: Computer Local Group Policy (Part 2) Figure 8.3: Administrative Template, User Configuration, Local Group Policy Figure 8.4: IP Security Policies Figure 8.5: IPSec on Local Computer Figure 8.6: Using a smart card for authentication Chapter 9: Optimizing System Performance Figure 9.1: Event Viewer Figure 9.2: Event Viewer – Event Details Figure 9.3: Event Viewer Filter Figure 9.4: Tools – Error Checking Figure 9.5: Check Disk Options Figure 9.6: Defragmenting Hard Drives Figure 9.7: Fragmented Drive Figure 9.8: Non-Fragmented Drive Figure 9.9: Analysis Report Figure 9.10: Completed Disk Defragmentation Figure 9.11: Task Manager (Applications view) Figure 9.12: Task Manager Processes View Figure 9.13: Task Manager Processes Figure 9.14: Task Manager Performance View Figure 9.15: Performance View with Kernel Times Figure 9.16: Task Manager Networking View Figure 9.17: System Monitor Figure 9.18: Performance Logs and Alerts Figure 9.19: Performance Options Chapter 10: Troubleshooting and Recovery Figure 10.1: Backup Wizard Figure 10.2: Restore Wizard Figure 10.3: Automated System Recovery Wizard Figure 10.4: Driver Signing Options Figure 10.5: Dr Watson Figure 10.6: Stop Message Figure 10.7: Stop Message – Bugcheck Information Figure 10.8: Stop Message – Recommended User Action Figure 10.9: Stop Message – Debug Port Information List of Tables Chapter 1: Installing Windows XP Professional Table 1.1: Minimum/Recommended Hardware Requirements Table 1.2: Upgrading your operating system Table 1.3: Disk Configuration and Multi-booting Table 1.4: Installation Methods Table 1.5: RIS Services Table 1.6: Setup Menu Table 1.7: Upgrade Installation Checklist Chapter 3: Configuration Table 3.1: Windows XP Pre-Built Consoles Table 3.2: Console Mode Types Table 3.3: Control Panel Item Definitions Table 3.4: Windows XP Command Item Definitions Table 3.5: Fsutil Item Definitions Table 3.6: Terminal Service Item Definitions Table 3.7: SC Item Definitions Table 3.8: Batch File Item Definitions Table 3.9: MS DOS Subsystem Item Definitions Table 3.10: MS DOS Configuration Item Definitions Table 3.11: TCP/IP Command Item Definitions Table 3.12: Network Command Item Definitions Table 3.13: Processing Item Definitions Table 3.14: Redirection Item Definitions Table 3.15: Predefined keys Table 3.16: WSH command line parameters Table 3.17: CSCRIPT Item Definitions Table 3.18: RUNAS command line parameters Table 3.19: Wizards Definitions Chapter 4: Hardware Devices and Drivers Table 4.1: FAT Allocation Unit Table 4.2: FAT32 Allocation Units Table 4.3: NTFS Allocations Units Table 4.4: Supported File Systems Table 4.5: MOUNTVOL command line parameters Table 4.6: Standard COM port Addresses Table 4.7: Supported Hardware Abstraction Layers Chapter 5: Network Protocols and Services Table 5.1: Netware version support Table 5.2: CSNW vs Novell Client for Windows XP Table 5.3: Simple TCP/IP Services Chapter 7: Administration of Resources Table 7.1: Compact.exe Command Line Parameters Table 7.2: Compress.exe Command Line Parameters Table 7.3: Expand.exe Command Line Parameters Table 7.4: NTFS Permissions Table 7.5: Permissions Single Group Table 7.6: Permissions Multiple Groups Table 7.7: Effective Permission Table 7.8: Share Permissions Table 7.9: Separator Page Table 7.10: Transfer Protocol Service Chapter 8: Implementing Security Table 8.1: Switches for cipher.exe Table 8.2: Password Policy Table 8.3: Account Lockout Policy Table 8.4: User Rights Chapter 9: Optimizing System Performance Table 9.1: Chkdsk.exe Command Line Parameters Table 9.2: Printed Analysis Report Table 9.3: NTFS Permission Comparison Table 9.4: Process Definitions Chapter 10: Troubleshooting and Recovery Table 10.1: built-in troubleshooters Table 10.2: Recovery Console Commands ... 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