and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment: counts as credit toward the following certification(s):
Core credit toward Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) on Windows Server 2003 certification
Core credit toward Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) on Windows Server 2003 certification
Core credit toward Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA) on Microsoft SQL Server 2000 certification
Note 70-290 preparation guide is subject to change at any time without prior notice and at the sole discretion of Microsoft. Microsoft exams might include adaptive testing technology and simulation items. Microsoft does not identify the format in which exams are presented. Please use 70-290 preparation guide to prepare for the exam, regardless of its format.
70-290 exam Skills Being Measured
70-290 exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed below.
The percentages indicate the relative weight of each major topic area on the exam.
Managing and Maintaining Physical and Logical Devices
Manage basic disks and dynamic disks.
Monitor server hardware. Tools might include Device Manager, the Hardware Troubleshooting Wizard, and appropriate Control Panel items.
Optimize server disk performance.
Implement a RAID solution.
Defragment volumes and partitions.
Troubleshoot server hardware devices.
Diagnose and resolve issues related to hardware settings.
Diagnose and resolve issues related to server hardware and hardware driver upgrades.