MCSA (Windows Server 2003)
To achieve the Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)
qualification, you must successfully pass 4 exams. The MCSA track is
available via eLearning, class-based delivery or mixed.
(Please note that you can also count Microsoft Official Course 6292a: Installing and Configuring Windows 7 Client,
Microsoft Exam 70-680, toward either the elective requirement
or the client operating systems requirement
of the MCSA track.)
Microsoft Official Course
2272 or eLearning
2285
This module is suitable for IT support professionals who: are new to the
Windows XP Professional product; or provide helpdesk support for Windows XP
Professional desktops. Students taking this module will sit the
Microsoft Exam 70-270, successful completion of which will contribute to
the MCSA and MCSE qualifications and will qualify you as a MCP.
Students will learn how to install and upgrade to Windows XP
Professional, automate an installation, configure and manage hardware on a
computer running Windows XP Professional, manage disks, configure and manage
file systems, troubleshoot the boot process and other system issues,
configure the desktop environment and use profiles to control desktop
customisation, configure and support TCP/IP, configure Windows XP
Professional to operate on Windows networks, support remote users, configure
Windows XP Professional for mobile computing, and monitor resources and
performance.
Microsoft eLearning Collections
5347,
5354 &
5360
This module is suitable for IT support professionals who: are new to the
Windows Vista product; or provide helpdesk support for Windows Vista
desktops. Students taking this module will sit the
Microsoft Exam 70-620, successful completion of which will contribute to
the MCSA and MCSE qualifications and will qualify you as a Microsoft
Certified Technology Specialist.
Students will learn how to install and upgrade to Windows Vista, automate
an installation, configure and manage hardware on a computer running Windows
Vista, manage disks, configure and manage file systems, troubleshoot the
boot process and other system issues, configure the desktop environment and
use profiles to control desktop customisation, configure and support TCP/IP,
configure Windows Vista to operate on Windows networks, support remote
users, configure Windows Vista for mobile computing, and monitor resources
and performance.
Microsoft Official Course
2273 or eLearning
2274 &
2275
This module is intended for individuals who are employed as or seeking
employment as a systems administrator or systems engineer. Students taking
this module will sit the
Microsoft Exam 70-290, successful completion of which will contribute to
the MCSA and MCSE qualifications and will qualify you as a MCP.
This module is for students interested in the knowledge and skills that
are required to manage accounts and resources, maintain server resources,
monitor server performance and safeguard data in a Microsoft Windows Server
2003 environment.
Microsoft Official Course
2276 &
2277 or eLearning
2276 &
2277
This module is intended for individuals who are employed as or seeking
employment as a systems administrator or systems engineer. Students taking
this module will sit the
Microsoft Exam 70-291, successful completion of which will contribute to
the MCSA and MCSE qualifications and will qualify you as a MCP.
After completing this module, students will be able to describe the
TCP/IP protocol architecture, convert IP addresses between decimal and
binary, calculate a subnet mask, create subnets using Variable-Length Subnet
Mask and Classless Inter-Domain Routing, configure a host to use a static IP
address, assign IP addresses in a multiple subnet network, describe the IP
routing process, configure a host to obtain an IP address automatically,
configure a host so that automatic private IP address configuration is
disabled, configure a host to use name services, isolate common connectivity
issue, locate IP addressing by using DHCP, manage and monitor DHCP, resolve
names, resolve host names by using DNS, manage the integration of Active
Directory and DNS, manage and monitor DNS, resolve network basic
input/output system names by using WINS, secure network traffic by using
IPSec and certificates, configure routing by using the Routing and Remote
Access service, configure network access, manage and monitor network access.
Microsoft Official Course
2400 or eLearning Collections
5148 &
5149
This module is intended for professionals who typically pursue careers as
systems administrators or system engineers. Students taking this module will
sit the
Microsoft Exam 70-284, successful completion of which will contribute to
the MCSA and MCSE qualifications and will qualify you as a MCP.
After completing this module, students will be able
to perform an installation of Exchange Server 2003, manage recipients,
manage public folders, manage address lists, implement and manage access to
Exchange Server mailboxes for Internet protocol clients, manage client
configuration and connectivity, manage routing, manage mobile devices with
Exchange Server 2003, manage data storage and hardware resources, plan for
disaster and disaster recovery, backup and restore Exchange Server, perform
preventative maintenance, migrate users from Exchange Server 5.5 to a
separate Exchange Server 2003 organisation.