Erics Brain Dump for Microsoft Certification Exam 70-79:
I took the beta exam on 12/16/97. There were 154 questions and the time allotted was 195 minutes. This test will do a good job of determining if you know your IE 4, IEAK and several of the components.
The IE 4 Deployment Guide at:
http://www.microsoft.com/ie/corp/docs/deploymnt.zip
is the key document you need to read. I also recommend you read at least chapters 2 and 5 of the Resource Kit for Microsoft Netmeeting at:
http://www.microsoft.com/netmeeting/reskit
Get the IEAK software at:
IE4 functionality:
Know how autocomplete works and where it obtains its URLs.
Understand what capabilities you get with the Active Desktop enabled that you dont have with the standard desktop.
Understand the ramifications of deleting Temporary Internet files, also History.
I hope they pull this question, but the documentation specifies that you can install IE4 without the Active Desktop on a Windows 95 486-66 with 8MB of RAM. I dont think a professional would, but thats what the book says.
IEAK Basics:
Know how many distribution sites you can have in a silent installation, how many with user interaction.
Understand the different IE components what functionality these components give you, what does NetMeeting do for you that Netshow cannot, etc. There are several situational questions asking what minimal components you need to install to get a specified functionality, so know what they all do.
Understand what you can set as a Corporate Admin role (Proxy, Security Zones, etc.) versus
An ISP role.
Understand what settings migrate during an upgrade from MSIE 3.0 and Netscape 3.0.
Understand how to migrate a Favorites folder from IE 3 while building a distribution package using IEAK.
Note: You must install Internet Explorer 4.0 before running the IEAK Configuration Wizard
Understand the 5 stages of the IEAK process, know when you have to specify the download site(s).
Outlook Express:
Know that you can have more than one account with Outlook Express.
Know the difference between SMTP and POP3 servers and when you use which.
Netmeeting:
Know how to disable users ability to videoconference.
Know how to initiate a call.
Know which protocols you need to have installed to support which Netmeeting functionality.
LDAP understand how it works.
If you are going to run Netmeeting on an NT Server - what do you need to install?
Subscriptions:
Know the difference between partial and full subscriptions.
Know at what intervals content is updated.
Proxy:
Know what a proxy server can do for you in terms of content cacheing.
Licensing:
Know what your obligations are for reporting and the reporting interval for IEAK.
Know how many channels you can remove using the IEAK within the license agreement.
Software Distribution Configuration:
Know it, learn it, love it its almost SMS light.
Packages directory structure of your server distribution, what you might need to do if you change your directory structure.
Understand which file controls the download site locations.
TCP/IP Stuff:
Basic stuff, hosts naming structure (e.g. mailserver.domain.com).
DNS troubleshooting, can get there by IP but not by FQDN
When to use WINIPCFG.EXE and when to use IPCONFIG.EXE
How to release a DHCP lease
Come visit my certification site at:
http://www.arrowweb.com/Echarbon/cert.html
Eric Charbonneau, MCSE