Mcts 70-642 Cert Guide

Learn, prepare, and practice for Microsoft MCTS 70-642 exam success with this MCTS 70-642: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuring Cert Guide from Pearson IT Certification, a leader in IT Certification learning. The companion CD features two complete practice exams.

• Master Microsoft’s MCTS 70-642 exam topics
• Assess your knowledge with chapter-ending quizzes
• Review key concepts with exam preparation tasks
• Practice with realistic exam questions on the CD

MCTS 70-642: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuring Cert Guide is a best-of-breed exam study guide. Best-selling author and expert instructor Don Poulton shares preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills. Material is presented in a concise manner, focusing on increasing your understanding and retention of exam topics.

The book presents you with an organized test preparation routine through the use of proven series elements and techniques. Exam topic lists make referencing easy. Chapter-ending Exam Preparation Tasks help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly. Review questions help you assess your knowledge, and a final preparation chapter guides you through tools and resources to help you craft your approach to passing the exam.

The companion CD contains the powerful Pearson IT Certification Practice Test engine, complete with hundreds of exam-realistic questions. The assessment engine offers you a wealth of customization options and reporting features, laying out a complete assessment of your knowledge to help you focus your study where it is needed most.

Well-regarded for its level of detail, assessment features, and challenging review questions and exercises, this CompTIA authorized study guide helps you master the concepts and techniques that will enable you to succeed on the exam the first time.

The study guide helps you master all the topics on the MCTS 70-642 exam, including

• IPv4/IPv6 address configuration and troubleshooting
• DHCP configuration, installation, management, and troubleshooting
• Routing configuration, tables, RRAS, management, and maintenance
• Windows Firewall, Advanced Security, and IPsec
• DNS installation, configuration, zones, replication, and records
• Client name resolution
• File services, shared folders, permissions, and encryption
• DFS, namespaces, and replication
• Backup/restore
• File Server Resource Manager (FSRM)
• Print services
• Remote Access, VPNs, and NAT

Companion CD

The CD contains two free, complete practice exams. Includes Exclusive Offer for 70% Off Premium Edition eBook and Practice Test.

Pearson IT Certification Practice Test minimum system requirements:

Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista (SP2), or Windows 7; Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 Client; Pentium class 1GHz processor (or equivalent); 512 MB RAM; 650 MB hard disk space plus 50 MB for each downloaded practice exam.

Don Poulton (A+, Network+, Security+, MCSA, MCSE) is an independent consultant who has been involved with computers since the days of 80-column punch cards. After a career of more than 20 years in environmental science, Don switched careers and trained as a Windows NT 4.0 MCSE. He has been involved in consulting with a couple of small training providers as a technical writer, during which time he wrote training and exam-prep materials for Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. Don has written or contributed to several titles, including Security+ Lab Manual (Que, 2004), MCSA/MCSE 70-299 Exam Cram 2: Implementing and Administering Security in a Windows 2003 Network (Exam Cram 2) (Que, 2004), MCSE 70-294 Exam Prep: Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure (Que, 2006), MCTS 70-620 Exam Prep: Microsoft Windows Vista, Configuring (Que, 2008), MCTS 70-680 Exam Prep: Microsoft Windows 7, Configuring (Que, 2011) , and MCTS 70-640 Exam Prep: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring (Que, 2011).

In addition, Don has worked on programming projects, both in his days as an environmental scientist and, more recently, with Visual Basic to update an older statistical package used for multivariate analysis of sediment contaminants.

When not working on computers, Don is an avid amateur photographer who has had his photos displayed in international competitions and published in magazines such as Michigan Natural Resources Magazine and National Geographic Traveler . Don also enjoys traveling and keeping fit.

Don lives in Burlington, Ontario, with his wife, Terry.