Subject: MS Exam 70-079

Hello All,

 

On Tuesday, March 10, 1998, I took and passed MS Exam 70-079 -

Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Internet Explorer by Using

the Microsoft Internet Explorer Administration Kit. Passing this

exam is a requirement for the new MCSE + Internet Certification.

 

This was my 12th MS Certification Exam but was the first that

required me to accept the new Non-disclosure Agreement. I take

these agreements very seriously because I feel they preserve the

value of the Certification. That said, I have included in this

e-mail the topics that you must know to pass this exam and the

resources I used to prepare.

 

Number of Questions: 70

Required Score to Pass: 703

Time: 90 minutes (Note: When I called to schedule the exam, the

Sylvan Representative told me I would have 2 hours to take the

exam. When I sat down to take the exam the instructions said I

would have 105 minutes but when the exam started the clock

started counting down at 90 minutes.

 

I strongly recommend that you review Eric's Braindump of the

Beta exam at the MCSE MCSD Braindump Heaven site. The site has

moved. Here is the new URL:

http://www.bnla.baynet.de/bnla01/members/robsch19/index.htm

 

Download, read and know the Internet Explorer 4.0 Deployment

Guide at:

http://www.microsoft.com/ie/corp/docs/deployment.zip

 

The Deployment Guide steps through all of the options for

Corporate Administrator role but you also must use the IEAK to

create customized versions of IE 4.0 using the Content

Provider/Developer and the Service Provider roles. Knowing which

options are available depending on the role you choose will help

you answer approximately 5-7 questions.

 

The 7 or 8 scenario questions (Required Results and Optional

Results) had two themes to them.

1. Understand that the only way to create a package that

installs without user intervention is to select the Silent

installation option when using the IEAK Wizard.

2. Understand which optional components must be included in your

package to allow your users to perform certain tasks. For

example, users must install NetMeeting if they want to share

applications. Another example, users must install the Desktop

Update if they want to have live feeds of information pushed

down to their desktops.

 

Understand the difference between Full Subscriptions and Partial

Subscriptions to Channels.

 

Understand the differences between an Active Channel, a Software

Distribution Channel and an Active Desktop Component and how to

create each one.

I strongly recommend going to the MS Site Builder site and

reading these two articles:

CDF 101: Creating a Simple Channel with Active Channel

Technology (cdf101zip.doc)

CDF 201: Beyond the Basics in Channel Creation (cdf2zip.doc)

These articles can be found at:

http://www.microsoft.com/workshop/prog/ie4/ then follow the

Channels link.

 

Understand the .ins files for remote administration using the

Profile Manager included with the IEAK.

Also understand how .js and .pac files are used for remotely

changing proxy settings.

 

Well that is all I can remember for now. Good Luck.

 

In closing I would like to remind you that when the test asks

you for the best solution, sometimes the best solution is not

listed as one of the answers. Try to select the best solution

from those that are listed as answers. I found myself wasting

time on these questions because I knew of a better way to do the

task.

 

Robert